I am thinking of booking a room in the Hotel Plaza Mayor which has gotten consistently high marks from folks on this site. I have one lingering question for those of you have stayed there: can the A/C be individually controlled from your room or are you at the mercy of the hotel staff for when it is turned on and off?

I should add for folks considering this location that I am so far VERY pleased with my communication with the staff. They responded to my initial email inquiry very promptly and answered all of my questions.

with thanks in advance---

Wow. I haven't visited this board in months, and when I drop by, there's a question I can answer. Cool.

I've stayed at Hotel Plaza Mayor twice and as I recall there is a small AC/Heater unit attached to the wall in the room. You can adjust with a little remote control if you can figure it out. You might want to ask the friendly staff for a quick lesson.

Otherwise the Hotel is great. The location is absolutely unbeatable, the staff is helpful, everything is clean, and the attached cafe is handy if not memorable. It's a bit more expensive than some of the budget hostals in the area, but a bargain by US standards.

When I was last there (March '01), Plaza Provincia was totally torn up for the construction of a traffic tunnel. It sapped some of the charm from the neighborhood, but I would stay there anyway.

Have fun,
Steve

Thank you, Steve-Z, for your answer to my question about A/C at the Hotel Plaza Mayor--I've posted several questions on this message board in the last few days, but this is the first one to be answered!--I appreciate your help.