Spring Break Acapulco, Mexico
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Spend your Spring Break Acapulco style in a beautiful big city right on the beach. Start your day off at your world class resort's pool with swim-up bars and then make your way to the variety of fun activities, shopping and end your night at a world famous mega-club. Acapulco Spring Break is an unforgettable experience that will leave you with special fond memories of a tropical paradise.
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Local weather for: Acapulco, Mexico
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Nightlife/Dining:
In the past few years Acapulco has become a preferred destination for spring breakers, with tens of thousands of students descending upon this resort town to drink away the sorrows of midterms in a multitude of bars and clubs. Be aware that the fancier places may have long queues outside and will probably not let you in if you wear shorts and/or sneakers.
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El Alebrije claims to be the largest night club in Latin America, capable of holding over 5,000 people. The crowd is fairly young, around 18-25. Foam party on Fridays. Cover is $350 Pesos for men and $300 Pesos for women with a free open bar until 5am. Be prepared to tip if you plan on drinking heavily. If arriving by car, you can park in the Walmart 24 hour carpark just up the road and save on the valet parking charges.
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Palladium is the other super club in Acapulco. It is located in Las Brisas, perched on top of a cliff overlooking Acapulco. The large panoramic glass wall which forms one side of the dancefloor is very impressive. Prices are about the same as in Alebrije, drinks included in the cover charge. Tipping is also a good idea at Palladium; one group saw non-tippers wait 20 minutes for service and tippers serviced immediately.
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Baby'O is one of Acapulco's perennial favorites. Baby'O is by far the most luxurious (and expensive) club in Acapulco and is favored especially by the 18 to 35 set of Mexico City's upper-class. Here, you will be able to revel in luxury. Expect to pay at least a $250 pesos cover charge and $80-$150 pesos for a drink.
La Costera, Acapulco's main street along the coast, is full of bars and clubs:
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Ibiza is a lounge club on the beach which is very pleasant and often frequented by locals. It plays mainly electronic music.
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Disco Beach is very popular with foreign visitors and locals. Its main attraction is a dance floor fronting the Condesa beach (the main beach).
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Barbarroja is a bar/club in the shape of an old pirate ship that caters mainly to the 30 and over crowd. Also conveniently located by the Condesa beach.
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Andromedas, located right on the Costera avenue, is a good place to be if you like electronic music. Full of beautiful girls, according to reports, and it also features a scuba diver mermaid swimming in a large tank on the wall. Cover charge is $25 USD including drinks.
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Señor Frog's - Señor Frog's is a party place; outside you will see signs that read "Drunk Crossing"; from that you can infer what this place is like.
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Casanova - Excellent Italian food with a great view of the city.
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Kookaburra - Also good food with a great view of the city.
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La Perla - La Perla's claim to fame is that it provides a wonderful view of the cliff divers. A buffet breakfast is 110 pesos (roughly $11 gringo dollars) and includes Mexican breakfast specialties such as chilequiles (fried tortilla pieces with scrambled eggs and chilis), sopas, and chicharones, with yogurt, cereal, fresh fruit, tropical juices, Mexican pastellitas (little coffee cakes) and seasonal treats such as a whole roasted piglet. Before the divers' show, you stand a good chance of a getting a serenade from a wandering trio of mariachis. (Tipping recommended, and they also take requests.)
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100% Natural - A Mexican chain of restaurants in many locations throughout the city, including the beach. They specialize in traditional Mexican food prepared with a healthy slant and different sorts of tropical and nutritional juice blends. A hearty, tasty breakfast ranges between 35 and 70 pesos, not including a juice drink. Very clean, with prompt service.
Main Attractions:
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CICI - a water park right by the main beach. Especially nice for kids. Entrance is 100 pesos and it features many different pools and slides, a Skycoaster (a mix between a swing and a bungee jump) and a dolphinarium. Dolphin shows are on offer, and so is one hour swims with the dolphins - a lifetime memory for USD120.
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La Quebrada Cliff Divers - No visit to Acapulco is complete without watching the cliff divers perform their impressive jumps into the shallow stream of water of dangerous tides that forms in the bottom part of La Quebrada. They have been doing it since 1934. You can see the dives from a small platform by the cliff for a small entrance fee, or eat at the La Perla restaurant which offers a good view of the divers. Showtime at 1 PM, 7:30 PM, 8:30 PM and 9:30 PM.
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Zócalo - Zócalo, Acapulco's town square, lies on the western side of La Costera. It tends to expose more local culture than other, more tourist-centric, areas. Zócalo contains Acapulco's cathedral, as well as many restaurants ranging in size from sidewalk bistros and tiny street-corner kitchens. Many of the smaller restaurants will provide full dinners for as little as 35 pesos.
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Pie de la Cuesta - Pie de la Cuesta is a quiet strip of land roughly 6 miles northwest of Acapulco, bordered on one side by the Pacific Ocean and on the other by a freshwater lake (Laguna de Cuyoca) on the other. The lagoon is extremely tranquil, but tourists are advised not to enter the Pacific Ocean at Pie de la Cuesta, because the surf is very dangerous. One can reach Pie de la Cuesta via bus. If you are on the Bay Side along the Costera, between Escudero and Diego Mendoza, look for the bus that says Pie de la Cuesta PLAYA LUCES. These go up that narrow strip of land. You can also take one that says San Isidro and that will let you off in the Zocalo in Pie de la Cuesta, but you have to walk a couple blocks to the strip and about a half kilometer up to the lagoon.
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Puerto Marquez - Located at a smaller bay just east of Acapulco, Puerto Marquez sees much less tourist traffic than Acapulco. One side of the bay is completely covered by adjacent beach-side restaurants offering very reasonably priced food and beer. The restaurant owners (as well as most other locals) are very friendly to tourists and some will offer discounts or a free round of beer to groups. Tourists and locals alike munch on shrimp enchiladas, sip negra modelos, wade in the waters, and enjoy the breathtaking sunsets. Fewer locals speak English in Puerto Marquez than in Acapulco, so it is recommended that visitors speak some rudimentary Spanish. One can reach Puerto Marquez via bus.
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Hotels
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Copacabana Beach Hotel
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Fairmont Acapulco Princess
A very large property spread across hundreds of acres of landscaped gardens and golf course with more than 1,000 hotel rooms in three towers. It is built like an Aztec Pyramid and has excellent views of the beach. Like any Fairmont hotel, it is expensive - but well worth the money. It is about half a mile away from the main road linking the Airport to the La Costera. If you walk down to the main road - you will find a McDonald and a Wal-Mart Supercenter - very effective in negating the steep food prices in Princess.
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Fiesta Inn Acapulco
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Hyatt Regency Acapulco
Av. Costera Miguel Aleman 1 (Hyatt Regency Acapulco is the first hotel on the left-hand side of Acapulco's main street, Costera Miguel Alem‡n Avenue.), Phone: +52 744 469 1234 (acara-reservations@hyattintl.com). Check in: 12:00pm; Check out: 15:00pm. Overlooks Acapulco Bay. Close to the shopping centres and restaurants.
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Las Brisas
A complex of ´Casitas´ at the top of a hill overlooking the bay. A private beach club helps avoid the masses (and the rubbish floating in the water). The only issue is that it is a long way out of town - it«s not possible to walk anywhere. Taxis are aware that the resort is expensive and so overcharge massively.
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Las Torres Gemelas
Condominium/hotel complex translating to "The Twin Towers" in the middle of Acapulo's hotel district. Constructed in 1975 and renovated in 2002, Las Torres Gemelas offers a kitchnette in every room as well as excellent location to all beaches, bars, and restaurants.
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Mayan Palace Acapulco
Av. de las Palmas No. 1121. Fraccionamiento Playa Diamante C.P: 39900. Acapulco, Guerrero. México, tel: (52) 744 469 90 00 (email: mailto:conciergeaca@mayanpalace.com.mx), [7]. 365 days of the year. Type: Beach and Golf Luxury Resort, all-inclusive timeshare. Room types: Junior Suite, Suite, Master Suite. Amenities: safety-deposit box, ceiling fan and air-conditioning, living room, tub and shower, hair dryer, breakfast nook, television, kitchenette equipped with electric stove, freezer, microwave oven, toaster, blender, coffee maker, china, glassware, cutlery, pots and pans and kitchen utensils. Attractions: 2,625 foot swimming pool, Aqua Park, Art and Cultural Center, Turtle refuge, Spa. Sports: Golf, Tennis, Gym. Notable restaurant(s): Bakal and Tumtah.
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Park Royal
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Quinta Real
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Sea Garden Acapulco
Beach and Golf Luxury resort, timeshare. Room types: Master Room, Suite, Master Suite. Amenities: Air-conditioning, bathroom with tub and shower, safety-deposit box, king-size bed, kitchenette equipped with electric stove, refrigerator, microwave oven, toaster, blender, coffee maker, china, glassware, cutlery, pots and pans and kitchen utensils, breakfast nook, two single sofa-beds, a double sofa-bed, telephone, cable color television, and ceiling fan. Attractions: Eco-system of lakes and navigational canals, Spa. Sports: Golf, Tennis, Gym. Notable restaurant(s): Rumm-Ba Café and Gaviotas Snack & Pool Bar.
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Main Zones on a Map of Acapulco:
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The Golden Zone*: center of the tourist zone and nightlife with many hotels and bars.
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Las Brisas: movie star homes, fabulous discos, and fine dining in the hills of Acapulco
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Caleta: center of historic Acapulco, home of the legendary "Clavadistas" (cliff divers)
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The Diamond Zone: the "new" Acapulco, with many luxury resorts and condominiums
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Pie de las Cuesta: tranquil beach and lagoon west of town with awesome sunsets
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Costa Azul: residential neighborhood just off the Costera, with conveniences and clubs
*includes the main street La Costera and it's center, La Condesa (by the La Diana fountain)
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