The Castillo is one of my favorite hotels in SJ - decent rooms, friendly service, great discounts and pricing, very centrally located between the SL 2 blocks in one direction, the NF and HLH 1-3 blocks in the other and the HDR/BM/KL 3 blocks to the south. That said, I thought you guys might get a hoot (or become enraged) about one of the reviews about it from a member on the TripAdvisor website, particularly considering the reaction by guys here when someone recently reposted another review from TA of the Amistad.
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"Don't walk outside at nightâ€
Hotel Castillo
phuket6
New York
Sep 2, 2008
I booked a suite room at the Hotel Castillo because I was traveling with my family. A private taxi driver suggested the place. The workers at the hotel were nice and during the daylight the hotel seamed like it was in a decent neighborhood. However the restaurant/bar doubled as a brothel. While they advertised seafood fine cuisine, it was only barely edible. While I was hoping this would be a nice base for my family for touring the region. I found that all of the clients were 50+ men staying there for the purpose of sex tourism. Later I realized the whole neighborhood was quite dangerous to walk outside at night. This is not a family place nor a place I would take a date. However, If you are looking for a different scene perhaps you would enjoy this place.
Liked — Room was nice, too bad it wasn't in a different hotel
Disliked — Sleazy