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Hotel Rincón Vallero Frommer's Highly Recommended

Location Calle Espave, Around Town
Phone 983-6167, 6695-6190
Web site www.hotelrinconvallero.com
Room Information 17 units
Prices $83 (£42) standard; $105 (£53) junior suite; $138 (£69) suite
Credit Cards AE, MC, V
In Room Amenities A/C, TV, minibar, safe

Frommer's Review

The Rincón Vallero has some of the best suites and junior suites in El Valle, but it also has kennel-like double rooms that are not much value, probably because the hotel complex has been adding units like patchwork without maintaining quality. It's altogether a funky but friendly place, with a kids' play area, ponds, and tiny streams that meander through the property, and ceramic toadstools and other decor that make the complex feel a little like a fairyland. The low-slung building has ground-floor rooms only, with separate cabinlike units in the back, behind their popular restaurant. The suites are large enough to feel like a spacious one-bedroom apartment, especially room no. 1, which like the other suites has sloping, bamboo-inlaid ceilings and interesting sunken showers tiled entirely in chipped rock and fitted with a skylight. Doubles are cramped, with small bathrooms, and they don't feature the quality craftsmanship found in the suites.

Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; outdoor pool and kids' pool; kids' playground; billiard table; Ping-Pong table; room service; laundry service

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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