Fontan Hotel, Mexico City

No business center, only one elevator (two others are being refurbished... sloooowly).

2 of 3 elevators out of service

Travel tip : Use the Metro to see the City.

Some modernization going on so only one lift was working during Holy Week 2009. The floors that have been renovated look much better than those still to be dealt with - cleaner and brighter - so it´s worth asking about this when you book.

Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : The Diego Rivera Mural museum is only one block away at the start of the Alameda park and on the way to the Historic Centre.

Reception Staff speak little but Spanish. Only 1 elevator, the other two under construction. WiFi internet didn't work.

Hotel Feature Tip : Request (if that's even possible) a room on a lower floor unless you enjoy climbing stairs while hotel undergoes extensive renovations. 2 of 3 lifts have been removed with no completion date available).

Not shiny new. Some street noise.

Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : Alameda Park a block away. Placio de Bellas Artes, a pleasant walk through Alameda Park away.

it's near by road and car parking, so it's very noisy in the night. The windown is not insulation of it.

Overpriced restaurant, rooms facing Reforma very loud, safe deposit at reception desk inconvenient - seperate safes in the room would be better, "solarium" out of order. "Wake-up" by staff at 8am, if you don`t use the "no molestar" sign.

Hotel Feature Tip : If you are sensitive to loud noise, take a room on an higher floor NOT facing P.d.l. Reformas.

The hotel is exceptionally noisy because of its location. Most of the staff cannot speak english. Rooms on lower floors were refurbished. We could not obtain a refurbished room. We wanted to extend our stay, the hotel would not honor the rate we were paying through Agoda. We therefore, were forced to take another hotel, because they wanted to charge us full rate.

Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : Many attractions are relatively close to the hotel, you can walk (if fit)

Dirty, Unsafe (my cell phone was stollen), Only one elevator in use, Some rooms are old some are new, the new ones are ok but there is something doesnt work properly, sometimes de air conditones, sometimes de hot water, sometimes the internet..Nothing works proply.

It´s an old hotel and was under some elevator re-construction, so the contruction debris was not pleasant to see but was not a big deal!

Nightlife Tip : I do not recomend going to Casa del Sol(on Juarez ave.) the service lousy, the food is horible,and they will NOT let you leave unless they see your receipt (which the waitress forgot to give to my wife)

Frustrating to make phone calls because you can't dial directly. You have to ask the staff to connect you. The elevator was not working properly I was out of hot water for 2 days and it was chilly. I did not have a telephone working for a couple of days. The hotel receptionists are very rude and helpless. I speak English and Spanish so I understood perfectly what the front desk staff was saying about the clients and their lack of helpfullness. I stayed in the sixth floor where you could see a lot of repairs going on. Some of the staff did not speak English.

noisy

They did not turn on the heat and the rooms were a bit cold. No coffe in rooms.

Shopping Tip : go into the town and shop. excellent deals

Windows not very sound-proof. Do not rely on the wake-up call service

Noise level is very high, Paseo de la Reforma is a very crowded street, The bed is a little bit hard. It's kind of hard to get hot water due to the water handles, might become a mess.