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The windows open. I was comfortable after the sun went down. And when someone on the other side of the hotel has their windows open, the cross breeze is great.

Of course, my comparison is the jungle, where my room never gets 'cool' even with the AC set at 16 or Hotel La Amistad where the rooms with AC are marginal with it cranked up or there is no AC (and many windows don't open).

Chepe never really gets "hot" to me. Mid-70s / mid-80s and low humidity is great.. Hot is the constant upper 80s / low 90s and 90% humidity of the selva (the Barra).

And I'm from NC - where during the spring-summer-fall you stay in the AC.

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Generally, unless blown up into the air by an updraft, the mosquitoes that bite people don't fly higher than 25 feet.

Secondly, mosquitoes in general are poor fliers. Any sort of breeze blows them away.

And these mosquito-vectored diseases are in the US. Dengue is in Florida, south Texas and southern Californa (and the Bay Aera). Zika is too (and in CR has been more of problem in Jaco due to poor individual vector control). Chikungunya is in the US too (that was last years "OMGWTFBBQ!" disease - this year it is Zika, which has been known for 70 years and never showed a causational link with microcephaly until the Brazilians decided it did).

And the first human case of Zika was in Africa in 1952. There were outbreaks in the Pacific in 2007 and 2013.

Zika is no threat to most people. Obviously until the causational allegation with microcephaly is proved or disproved it is prudent for pregnant women or women desiring to get pregnant to take precautions. The 'sexual contact' appears to be limited to male-to-female and there isn't a literature that I'm aware of of how long the infected male is a carrier (the CDC says 8 weeks).

If you are afraid of getting a mosquito-vectored disease, then smear on DEET, treat your clothes with permathion, stay indoors with the AC on and don't go anywhere - because these diseases are in the US.

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Yep, just saw a map the other day showing that two of the known carrier mosquitos are all over about 2/3 of the US. And scientist have said that with some 500,000 people visiting Rio for the Olympics that you will only see about 14 cases of Zika. They say it is a non-issue. That without the influx of population you would still see 8 cases. That is based on models of past infection and simulated through a computer.

I would worry more about getting pick pocketed or jumped by a gang of angry trannies.

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Just sayin'....Phalstaph

What are the trannies always angry? Why?

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It seems they get mad when mongers try to avoid them. That's why it's good to have your running shoes on when walking from SL to DR as they can't catch you with their heals on. Or better yet take a cab.

Sorry, double post..lol

Just got an email from Pablo G, the Reservations Manager at Hotel Taormina reference their AC.

He says it will be fixed in August.

He also said they would do special rates and provide portable AC units until it was.

I'd recommend you contact him directly at bookings@taorminacr.com.

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To me Taormina is the best deal in town. I'm there right now and for me the A/C problem is no big deal. It's not hot for me and the rooms have little windows you can open for fresh air. At night I'm a little chilly and have to pull a sheet over me. Very nice lobby area with comfy furniture and power outlets. Email Guy and he'll get you a room for $52 (CRT card holders) total including tax and breakfast. With no chica fee that's as good as it gets for a nice place. I eat and shop at the Sportsman's. If I'm too tired or hungover to walk up the hill I take a taxi. Also, ZII is one block up, but I passed by there last night and it was totally dark. Maybe an area power problem 'cause the whole block was dark. ??

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P. S. that price is for 3rd floor, the only floor I can vouch for. Only thing I miss (a little) is a mini-fridge, but for the price I can live without it.

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You obviously are lucky if Guy got a room for you. I was in San Jose in May. Early in April, I emailed Guy and asked if they had any of the cheap rooms for the days I would be there, in May. He answered and said they did not have any rooms available during April but had rooms during May, and asked if I wanted to reserve a room in May. I told him yes, please reserve a room for the days I needed in May. I did not receive an answer. After about a week, I sent another email asking if he reserved a room for me. He responded that he would check the next day to see if any rooms were available. I never received another email from him, even though I sent another email to him a few days later. I contacted Viviana, front desk, and asked if she could make a reservation for the $50 rate. She said she checked with her manager and he told her only Guy can make those reservations.

So, to respond to the topic of this thread, definitely choose Sportsmen's. I will not stay at Taormina if they offered a room for $10.

Guy is doing about 50 / 50 (in my opinion). Something in his private life is interfering. He is distracted and it shows. Last time I saw him his cell phone didn't work so the only option was to call him on the Taormina landline or email.

He comes to work late (around noon-1).

He was pretty good about responding to email, but then started taking days to respond. As in, I emailed him, waited for 3 days for a response, and went to La Amistad instead.

Pablo, on the other hand, is on the ball.

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Pablo should know that Guy is not bringing in many reservations. Maybe that is by design. Maybe they would rather not have our kind staying in their hotel. Why else would he not allow Viviana to make a reservation for the same rate as Guy?

Perhaps I was too diplomatic.

The bottom line is that, for whatever reason, right now I would contact Pablo directly instead of Guy.

Guy has to go to Pablo for any special rate. Pablo has been very responsive to me.

Hotel Taormina isn't turning into the Presidente. There are chicas working the lobby.

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Or, just go to the website directly. The $57 rate is posted there and I have booked twice through it, and received the rate.

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BD - what the website doesn't show is any authorized 'special rates', just the 'standard rates'.

Which you can find out from Pablo.

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