El Mirador Acapulco

Should you visit Acapulco (highly recommend!) do stay at the Mirador: it is clean, it is secure, the staff are lovely and helpful, and you can sit in the lobby or one of its restaurants and watch the famous cliff divers of Acapulco to your heart’s content. Our room was dated but clean - beds were comfortable, air-con worked well, shower was ok, basic toiletries included (soap bar, shampoo), 2 bath towels and 1 hand towel. No coffee in the room as other reviews have mentioned - but based on stays in other hotels in Mexico I don’t think it’s a thing here. The swimming pool was clean and we had it to ourselves. (There are a number of steps down to it but the hotel sits on a cliff after all). We had dinner in the restaurant one night and the food and service were very good. Cheaper options are available nearby but you don’t get the incredible view over the sea and of the amazing cliff! Breakfast is worth it - plentiful food and coffee. Part of this experience is the nostalgia - the Mirador used to attract the famous and has served as a filming location. Doubtless there are newer, smarter places to stay in Acapulco. But this place has history and soul. Sure it’s seen better days, but haven’t most of us?