Hotel Aldama

Western Central Highlands


Four blocks northeast of the central plaza, this budget hotel punches way above its weight with 15 rooms that, though small, have some value-raising touches: flowers strewn across the bed sheets, wrought-iron and heavy wooden furnishings, and desks to work at. The 1st-floor rooms look into the courtyard; choose one on the 2nd floor, which has a lovely roof terrace.


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