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El Cenote Azul (Hostel)

  • Alfonso Pruneda #24 Copilco
    Mexico City , MEXICO | View map
  • Price Range: Budget
  • Neighbourhood: Copilco El Alto
  • Atmosphere: Backpacker - Basic and Party

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Lonely Planet Review

Quotes This small, laid-back hostel is one of the only accommodations near Ciudad Universitaria, the campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Staying here would afford an excellent opportunity to get to know student life while giving easy access to the southern districts of San Ángel and Coyoacán.

Beach scenes painted on the front doors and decorative surfboards within give you some idea of the mood inside this cozy little brick structure. Guests chill downstairs around the patio, lounging on beds that hang from an overhead loft, sitting in front of a big TV, or snacking at the cafe, which prepares hearty natural fare. (The kitchen may be used by guests outside hours of operation.) Youthful staff do their best to make everyone feel as at home as they do. Parties go on till very late. Upstairs, three four-bed and four two-bed rooms accommodate 20 persons under brick ceilings, with a pair of brightly lit bathrooms down the hall. Conditions are backpacker basic but everything is kept quite clean and comfortable. The hostel makes a good, low-cost base for studying Spanish at the university's language centre (www.cepe.unam.mx).

Review by author Daniel C Schechter

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How To Get There

By subway (METRO): you should look out for the green line which goes from Indios Verdes Station to Universidad Station, you want Universidad Direction. The Copilco station which is our stop is the one before Universidad . Copilco Station is located in the corner of Eje 10 and Cerro del Agua street so you must walk along the street Cerro del Agua (its got trees in the middle) towards the University (UNAM) main gate. Once you reach the University gate you turn to the left (without entering the University ) following the primary schools fence, then left again, and you will be one block away from the 'Alfonso Pruneda' street here in number 24, you will find your new house El Cenote Azul. It is located between'Ezequiel Ordonez' and 'Leopoldo Salazar' streets. If catching a taxi from the airport you will probably be better of printing instructions in Spanish and giving them to the driver, or print out the map. From the Taxquena Southern bus stop, you will have a much closer trip (15-20 mins) by catching a mini bus or collective taxi (called pescero) that goes to Metro Copilco, and should cost you 2.50 pesos (20 US cents) or a taxi, 30 pesos $3 US.

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Facilities

  1. Smoking rooms
  2. In-House bar
  3. Wi-fi available
  4. 24 hour reception
  5. Restaurant
  6. Linen included
  7. Security facilities
  1. Bike Parking
  2. Key Card Access
  3. Luggage Storage
  4. Telephone/Fax Facilities
  5. Towels
  6. Travel Desk/Travel Info

Author Tip

Access to the sprawling UNAM campus is nearby. Mingle with white-coated students at the Facultad de Medicina, then ramble westward across the great lawn toward the main library; the façades of both buildings boast dramatic murals that merit extended scrutiny. Hike southward (or catch a free shuttle) to the University Cultural Centre, with theaters, cinemas, sculpture garden and great science museum.

Curious Fact

UNAM is Latin America's largest university, attended by over 280,000 students and employing 31,000 teachers.