Acapulco Travel Articles

Acapulco, Mexico – May 2000

May Holy Week brings a horde of tourists down from México City, and I’d advise against coming to Acapulco during the week before or after Easter Sunday. But that’s the ideal time to visit México City, for most businesses are closed and people are out of town (and here). We expect relatively few visitors durng [...]

Acapulco – Transport

How to Get There Bus The bus stations (there are several) are all near downtown, mostly on Avenida Cuauhtémoc, which is only a couple of blocks from the beachfront drive, the Costera. You can find a number of economical hotels on Cuauhtémoc or take a taxi to the hotel of your choice. Air The international [...]

Acapulco – Restaurants

On the Escenica (Scenic Drive from Airport to town) Luxury Madeira’s (overlooking bay; best food in town) Superior Kookaburra (Australian) Casa Nova (very expensive; nice view) Costa Azul (eastern end of the Bay) Luxury La Casa del Steak (off the Costera near Convention Center) Superior Fersato’s (Mexican food – but not “Tex-Mex”) Pipo’s (where Acapulqueños [...]

Acapulco – History

The Spanish conquistadors, searching for a southern port, found the fishing village of Acapulco four months after the fall of México City in 1521. Acapulco – the name is Nahuátl – means "place of reeds" and is virtually the only natural port south of San Francisco. For 250 years Spain's trade with the Orient, carried [...]

Acapulco – Accommodation

Hotels in Acapulco Airport Several luxury hotels Рthe Fairmont Princess, the Mayan Palace, and the Pierre Marqu̩s are near the airport but transportation into Acapulco is expensive. As you enter the bay area from the airport, you pass another luxury hotel, Las Brisas. It has an excellent view of the Bay, but unfortunately lacks [...]