Travel

Manzanillo's airport is the closest to our destination. Some hotels have complimentary shuttles. Taxis are cheap but not all speak English. If you share your flight arrival and departures times, we can all better help you get to and from the airport. Use the PARTICIPATE page for that.

Lodging is entirely do-it-yourself (or -yourselves). There are good deals on extended group stays. To make meetups easier, we suggest staying near the area of the hotels on the LODGING page.

For the best deals on flights, hotels, and cars, check with your favorite travel agent or website. Some hotels are only available through particular services or sites. Unless you have very reliable recommendations, avoid bed & breakfasts.


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Local Transportation
Communications
Money
Climate and Culture
Restaurants

LOCAL TRANSPORTATION

Taxis are plentiful, prompt, and very cheap. Your hotel's front desk can help you hail one. Public buses are available and very inexpensive but not recommended. The hotel area we recommend (below) spans a little more than 4 miles (6.5 km). Walking will sometimes be a good option.

COMMUNICATIONS

Many hotels have wi-fi. There's good cell phone service in most of the area. Check with your service provider about coverage. Glowby was able to save a lot by upgrading his plan for foreign coverage. It's cheaper than paying an out-of-country charge per call or per minute.

MONEY

ATMs are the best way to go. Don't use credit cards more than you have to. Be sure to contact your bank and credit card people to let them know what you're up to. The exchange rate is usually right around 20 pesos to the US dollar. So calculating prices back and forth is a nice simple formula...

To convert pesos to dollars: Take half the peso amount and divide by 10 (remove the final "0").

Example: 100 pesos - Half is 50. A tenth of that is 5. So 100 pesos = $5.

To convert dollars to pesos: Double the peso amount and multiply that by 10 (add a "0").

Example: 10 dollars - Double is 20. Ten times that is 200. So $10 = 200 pesos.

CLIMATE AND CULTURE

Nighttime temps get down to 65 F (18 C). Days can be as much as 88 F (31C), max. The beaches are varying shades of black sand. They can get painfully hot in the sun! It virtually never rains in February.

This area is geared more towards Mexicans than Americans or Europeans. Hotel staff and maitre d's usually speak English or can find a translator. But aside from that, it's hit or miss.

English-speaking or not, the locals are very friendly and welcoming. Beautiful people.

RESTAURANTS

There are endless choices for excellent affordable meals, and posh ones too. It's a port. Great seafood! No McDonald's. But Burger King delivers. On motor scooters.