点评:The good: location is central next to Parque Juarez and convenient to restaurants, cafés and shops. Easy to get a taxi. The staff is unfailingly polite and pleasant – in particular Vanessa, who was fluent in English, helped me practice Spanish, and gave a recommendation for a lovely restaurant in a part of town I wanted to explore (las Arias). The breakfast buffet was simple but more than adequate. The room was spacious, and the bed was fine, but otherwise nondescript. But…
The keys needed to be replaced every afternoon – I was told that they sometimes demagnetized – but why only in the afternoon and for both our keys kept separately? The food was not marked and the staff did not always know if the meat was pork, beef or chicken, or what was in the eggs. Our room 104 was adjacent to the small gym and I could hear the daily 6am workout from one of the guests. The hotel lobby was two levels up – next to a movie theatre. No charm at all.
This would have been a 4 Star review except for Vanessa who gave Holiday Inn Express an extra star. As a matter of comparison – HIE Xalapa was marginally better than HIE in Philadelphia, but far short of the luxury HIE in Medellin against which I measure perfection for a budget hotel.
On the other hand, in spite of the five stars, I doubt I would stay here again, except maybe on IHG points.
翻译:优点:位置中心,毗邻华雷斯公园,方便前往餐厅、咖啡馆和商店。打车方便。工作人员始终彬彬有礼、令人愉快,尤其是 Vanessa,她能说一口流利的英语,帮助我练习西班牙语,并推荐了我想要探索的城区(las Arias)的一家不错的餐厅。自助早餐简单但足够了。房间宽敞,床也不错,但其他方面都平淡无奇。但是……
钥匙需要每天下午更换——有人告诉我,钥匙有时会消磁——但为什么只在下午更换,而且我们的钥匙分开存放?食物没有标记,工作人员并不总是知道肉是猪肉、牛肉还是鸡肉,也不知道鸡蛋里有什么。我们的 104 号房间毗邻小型健身房,我可以听到一位客人每天早上 6 点的锻炼声音。酒店大堂在两层楼上——紧邻电影院。一点魅力都没有。
如果不是 Vanessa 给了智选假日酒店一颗额外的星,这本来会是一份 4 星评价。相比之下,哈拉帕智选假日酒店略优于费城智选假日酒店,但远不及麦德林的豪华智选假日酒店,而我衡量经济型酒店是否完美的标准就是麦德林的豪华智选假日酒店。
另一方面,尽管智选假日酒店有五颗星,但我怀疑自己是否会再次入住这里,除非可能使用 IHG 积分。