Hotel Reservations that Includes Traffic, Chickens, Construction and Church Noise

RichGedney from has written 47 comments

I ran into this problem last year. Booked a hotel ahead of time in Pattaya with Agoda.com. The walk up price was 800 baht a day. I got the place for around 566 per day. Saved money but they were building a new hotel literally right next door to my room. So from 8 - 3 or 4 in the afternoon it was hammer,electric circular saw,hammer all day long. Now I was out during the day and didn't mind so much but I came back a few times during the day for siesta only to be met with bang,bang,bang. So next time I'll looking round (feet on the ground) before paying a week in advance.

RichGedney from has written 47 comments

Another draw back to booking ahead - I had decided to leave half a day early to go to Chiang Mai so I would be there for the Sunday Night Market. When I checked out the girl was going to refund me half a day. The other girl behind the desk (who never cracked a smile to me the whole time I was there0 took her aside and said in a very low tone "Don't give him refund, he already pay on line." So because I had already payed on line they thought what the heck, just screw the customer he won't know the difference. But I did and will always remember that hotel for the unfriendly staff and screwing me out of a few dollars at the end of my stay.

nabashalam from has written 58 comments

Hey Andy... Is Posada Don Carlos still a good deal?

Is it not noisy?

I like the idea of landing in Guatemala City knowing I have a private ride and a room waiting for me and hopefully with no surprises...

MTLGinPana from has written 8 comments

I am very familiar with Posada Don Carlos. It's pretty quiet, but since it's in a very indigenous part of town, you will have more than your share of chickens crowing at 4:30 AM, or the church bells warning you mass is in 15 minutes, or 15 minutes later, when the local Quasimodo goes all schizo to let everyone know they're late to mass.

That said, I've never actually stayed there, as I live in Panajachel, so as to the particular amenities, I am probably not the best person to ask. There is an evangelical church being built somewhere down by PDC, but, in the tradition of all great Guatemalan constuction jobs, it should be a while, as in a long, long while, before it's completed.

nabashalam from has written 58 comments

Hi Levi! So do you have a suggestion for a quite hotel that's not going to cost me an arm and both my ears? One that might also pick me up at the airport? My health at the moment requires me to sleep almost 12 hours a day (meds etc) but I also am a light sleeper

Or might you have an apt I can rent from Nov 14 to Dec 24th? I got a good deal on a return ticket flying on Xmas Eve.