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  • Hotel class: 1 of 5
  • Rooms: 40
Description: **CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS** This description is based on information provided by the hotel.
Address:
Playa Caletilla
(Closed for renovations)
Acapulco 39390
Mexico
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“A bit tatty but nice gardens”

Boca Chica Hotel

2 of 5 stars
Melbourne, Australia
Apr 5, 2007
3/3 found this review helpful

My adult kids and I stayed here for a few days after a business trip to Mexico City. We were looking for somewhere to wind down and chill out - and this was pretty good, and a good price. Unfortunately the rooms were not really fitted out adequately for three people, so my daughter and I ended up sharing a double bed - not ideal but ok if the bed is comfortable and it's for a short period of time. However the beds were probably at their best some 30 years ago and the fold out couch - well don't even go there! Our first (very cramped) room had a fantastic view of the canal and the island, the second had a fantastic view of the beach, and we did sit there and watch the goings on for hours. We traded off the view for a larger room, although otherwise there were no differences.
Unfortunately the staff we met didn't speak much English, and really nothing got explained, so we didn't go and spend much time on the beach, which I regret. The swimming off the pier was great until the jellyfish and the oil slick appeared, but the pool was clean and comfortable. The man with the snorkels turned up intermittently so my tip is to buy some cheap ones yourself so as not to miss out on the snorkelling as we did.
The rooms are really in need of re-vamp, in particular the beds and the bathrooms. Also, a pet peeve of mine - if there are three people paying for a room then there should be three towels without having to ask! The rooms and bathroom were clean however, and we found the aircon worked just fine. It's a good taxi ride away from anything, but then again that's why we picked it - and the gardens are lovely!

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — the gardens and location
    • Disliked — the beds!
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xenathedog's Summary
Date of Stay: March 2007
Traveled with: Family (extended)
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 35-49
Member since: October 13, 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
most likely
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun, Other
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“get away at boca chica”

Boca Chica Hotel

4 of 5 stars
milwaukee, wi
Mar 10, 2007
6/6 found this review helpful

My husband is Mexican, and I am a low-maintenance kind of girl, so I suppose our standards and what we are looking for when we go on vacation may be different than some.

With that said, we really loved the Boca Chica. We stayed in a corner
suite, which looked like most of the other rooms, but had a king-sized bed (which was comfortable, not luxurious) and a private balcony that wrapped around the room. We could watch the sun rise over the hills across the bay in the morning, and watch the sky changed as the sun set each night. We also had a view of the beach and La Isla de Roqueta.

Besides the nice room, the staff was very pleasant, if not particularly energetic. And, unlike the last reviewer, we found both Playa Caletilla and Caleta (just steps away) very charming and clean. We loved walking by the fisherman each morning, who sold a wicked ultra-fresh ceviche around lunch and the general Mexican aura of the beach. I don't particularly want to see a lot of Americans when on vacation, so it was nice to be in a more local (albeit also touristy) scene.

A couple of days we camped out for $3 under an umbrella on the beach, taking turns reading and swimming, sipping micheladas, coronas and pina coladas (served by the owners of the restaurants toward the back of the beach).

Like many said, the hotel restaurant is excellent, not only the included breakfast but also the Marina Bay lunch and dinner spot under the high palapa roof. Try to get the older, paunchier waiter, he's really fun and will give the ladies a fresh flower.

Overall, the Boca Chica's ambience and location charmed us, and we'll
be back.

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viajeralaura's Summary
Date of Stay: March 2007
Member since: February 16, 2007
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“Paradise”

Boca Chica Hotel

Mar 8, 2007
4/4 found this review helpful

I Love this place it is very special. The seafood is the best in Acapulco. The water is very clear here.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — The View
    • Disliked — The stay was to short
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unusual7777's Summary
Date of Stay: March 2007
Traveled with: Solo traveler
Visit was for: Business
Age group: 35-49
Member since: March 08, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
People with disabilities, Pet owners
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun, Outdoor / Adventure, Great food / Wine, Skiing / Winter sports
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“Boca-Ok”

Boca Chica Hotel

4 of 5 stars
Salt Lake City, UT
Mar 4, 2007
5/5 found this review helpful

My wife and I traveled to Acapulco last summer and we stayed at the Boca Chica hotel mostly based on reviews from this website. First the pros:
-Price: we paid about 60 dollars and that included breakfast. Much cheaper than anywhere else we looked.
-Manager-I think he was the owner of the hotel, and he was very kind. It was raining the night we got there but we wanted to go eat some tacos, and he directed to a good place within walking distance and gave us an umbrella.
-Food: we only ate breakfast there, but it was quite good. Especially because it was included in the price. It was very authentic Mexican food and was a nice sit down atmosphere by the bay.
View- we had a great view from our balcony of the caletilla (bay)
The Cons
-The rooms are very old and kind of run down. They have concrete floors and the air conditioning does not work very well at all. The beds were rock hard. The bathroom was pretty old but it was clean.
-The beach next to the hotel was very dirty and not a great place to swim/play. There were a lot of fisherman and it smelled of rotting fish and the sand had a lot of glass in it. To sum up the beach "good from far, but far from good"
-The location is pretty far from downtown and out of the way. our taxi driver told us that it was the dangerous part of town. I felt ok having lived in Mexico a few years, but my wife was a little scared. A good point was that it was very quiet and not by any main roads. It was very close to "la Quebrada" which was a great attraction.
I gave the Boca Chica hotel an above average rating because for the price, you aren't going to find anything better. But if you are looking for a really nice place to stay and pamper yourself, this isn't the place. It isn't Americanized if that is what you are looking for.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — The Price and the view from our balcony.
    • Disliked — The beach and the beds.
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ahutchlax's Summary
Date of Stay: August 2006
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 25-34
Member since: April 03, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
most likely
I recommend this hotel for:
A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
People with disabilities, Pet owners
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“Lovley location, rubbish bed”

Boca Chica Hotel

3 of 5 stars
Brighton England
Nov 30, 2006
6/6 found this review helpful

The hotel has a lovely location, and it was wonderful to be wake up and have a sea view from the room. Slight feeling from our stay, though, was that the rooms themselves had seen better days. The bed was on the verge of falling apart, and the shower and bathroom tiling were in serious need of a revamp.
However, as we got the room at a good discount on the internet, we were pretty happy overall. Great location and views made up for the inadequacies of the bedroom.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Views from rooms
    • Disliked — Rooms in need of some revamp
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
MattfromBrighton's Summary
Date of Stay: November 2006
Age group: 25-34
Member since: November 30, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
most likely
I recommend this hotel for:
A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
People with disabilities, Pet owners
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun
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Average price*: $105 (year-round)
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