Lodging in Manizales during La Feria

ranaquajo (☼Travelguide writer) says on Nov 4, 2009, 19:01:

if some of our members living in Manizales can't help, you might think about couchsurfing ... it has been discussed favorably here .... start with this link:

http://www.couchsurfing.org/index.html

good luck!

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Ryan2000 says on Nov 4, 2009, 19:44:

What kind of hotel are you looking for, and how much do you want to pay?

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teeo9111 says on Nov 4, 2009, 20:10:

Dick sold his business a couple years ago to a guy named Bob Horne,he is a decent guy. He is probably all booked up though but give him a call. If you really want to go to the feria you should take whatever hotel room you can find at this point because you won't find anything at any price soon.

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pilotguy says on Nov 5, 2009, 04:35:

It is tough to impossible during feria. Many folks rent out their houses, but is very expensive. joe

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Alejita says on Nov 5, 2009, 10:49:

Well, it looks like my cousin found me a half-way decent hotel to stay by the cathedral. 120,000 COP/night. It seems the best that I would be able to find at this point.

Aleja

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theflatline says on Nov 5, 2009, 19:17:

Alejita,

Everyone from all over comes into town for it. What is the name of the hotel. Honestly, I would not stay downtown in a hotel.

Call this place. Very nice, and normally about 60 bucks a night.

Dickermans places were expensive during regular times.

http://www.hotelesportico.com/

And it might sound crazy, but I have done it. Have you your cousin call the love motels. They generally have really nice rooms and are cheaper than the regular hotels.

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Alejita says on Nov 6, 2009, 13:24:

theflatline, thanks for your message. I don't have the hotel name. I trust my cousin though, she has lived in Manizales her whole life, and she knows we want something bueno bonito y barato. As for the Love Motels mi madre would disown me if I stayed in one, he he. So I rather stay downtown.

Aleja

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theflatline says on Nov 6, 2009, 13:35:

Alejita,

As someone who has lived on and off in Manizales for 30 years, and whose family is here, let me check on someone for you. No offense to your cousin at all.

I have an office in down town Manizales, and these days I am loathe to be on the streets downtown past 8 pm. If I want to go out I am in el Cable.

The only hotet down that is worth a damn is Las Kolinas, the rest are pretty much dirty flophouses, and I walked around the Cathedral today with my father and he pointed them all out. Nothing I saw was bonito, and he has stayed in all of them.

The place I mentioned is in the zona rosa, very safe, and quiet. The rooms are junior suites.

Just for giggles give me the dates you are coming and I will check for you, you might be able to get something cheaper and nicer. El Portico es on of the nicest hotels in town.

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Alejita says on Nov 6, 2009, 15:53:

theflatline, thanks for the offer. We will arrive on the 5th and will leave on the 9th. Let me know what you can find out, my cousin is supposed to put money down early next week.

Thanks again!

Aleja

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