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PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:01 pm 
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mgm1456 wrote:
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has anyone stayed at Hotel Balmoral on Ave Central lately. It always seems like a decent non monger hotel that was close to the action with a decent on site dining and many places in walking distance.


I stayed in the Balmoral during my last visit (Dec 26 to Jan 8, 2019). I stayed in their Deluxe Plus (King) room. Great room with a lot of light, a refrigerator and microwave and very comfortable bed. Breakfast was the same everyday, but they had a fruit bowl (papaya, water melon and pineapple) which saved the day for me everyday. Room service was great. Front-desk was not great, but OK, no complaints though. I say OK because even though they allow patrons to take chicas with them, its almost like they did not like it. But their policy is clear that you can take a chica with you anytime, as long as you pay $22 ($20 + 13% tax) each time. You can check-in 1 chica per stay and she can go with you any number of times without you having to pay the $22 and she can also eat the free breakfast with you if you wish. I had no issues bringing 1 chica a day, but boy at the end of my trip that alone costed me about $200.

The best thing about this Hotel is obviously the location - its not just the fact that it's right on Avenida Central, i can go grab a bite anytime of the day or people watch either downstairs or right from my room balcony, but its also just 1.5 blocks from Del f**ing Rey haha. So I loved the convenience. But for my next trip, I am not going to stay there because of the high Chica fee and also a bit more expensive room rent.

Hope this information helps.



Wow you had 10 chicas! Thanks so much for your report. Very helpful. How was the noise level?

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Jawanker wrote:
mgm1456 wrote:
Flabuck wrote:
has anyone stayed at Hotel Balmoral on Ave Central lately. It always seems like a decent non monger hotel that was close to the action with a decent on site dining and many places in walking distance.


I stayed in the Balmoral during my last visit (Dec 26 to Jan 8, 2019). I stayed in their Deluxe Plus (King) room. Great room with a lot of light, a refrigerator and microwave and very comfortable bed. Breakfast was the same everyday, but they had a fruit bowl (papaya, water melon and pineapple) which saved the day for me everyday. Room service was great. Front-desk was not great, but OK, no complaints though. I say OK because even though they allow patrons to take chicas with them, its almost like they did not like it. But their policy is clear that you can take a chica with you anytime, as long as you pay $22 ($20 + 13% tax) each time. You can check-in 1 chica per stay and she can go with you any number of times without you having to pay the $22 and she can also eat the free breakfast with you if you wish. I had no issues bringing 1 chica a day, but boy at the end of my trip that alone costed me about $200.

The best thing about this Hotel is obviously the location - its not just the fact that it's right on Avenida Central, i can go grab a bite anytime of the day or people watch either downstairs or right from my room balcony, but its also just 1.5 blocks from Del f**ing Rey haha. So I loved the convenience. But for my next trip, I am not going to stay there because of the high Chica fee and also a bit more expensive room rent.

Hope this information helps.



Wow you had 10 chicas! Thanks so much for your report. Very helpful. How was the noise level?


I was on the 5th floor. So no problem at all with noise after 9 pm. Most shops on Avenida central close early anyways.

Yah I had more or less 10 Chicas. Haha


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PostPosted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:58 pm 
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Thanks mgm. Nine and a half chicas :)

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