Hotel Posada Pacifico

Barra is a mecca for North Americans in Winter and |I was recommended to this place by a friend from Las Vegas (which can be windy and cold from November to April) and was not disappointed.I had a room with double and single bed on the (UK) first floor (USA 2nd floor!). It had a ceiling fan (I probably could have done with AC for the first couple of nights until I got used to Winter Temperatures around 75f (20+ C) but after this it was fine and most nights I didn't use it. small bathroom but clean and functional. TV with local channels on the wall. there was a public area outside with settees and chairs which was nice (although smoking was allowed and this could float into the room) until 11pm one night when a group of new arrivals were noisy (they went away after a friendly "do you know what the time is?). There are little restaurants nearby with good prices (breakfast for less than gbp 2). and posh restaurants in the **** star hotels on the sea for less than gbp 5 including oj. there are buses to GDL every hour or so and "chicken buses" to local towns and resorts BUT NOT THE AIRPORT WHICH COSTS A FORTUNE (up to usd 50) for a single trip - so beware and try to find a friend to ferry you to/from. In theory there is a "share a taxi" desk at the airport but I've never seen it manned. Hotel and resort quite safe (apart from the occasional tremor - we had one of 4.8 at 8am one morning - but beware, there ia only one ATM which gets filled one day a week (Tuesday I think) and runs out quickly so if you see a queue, and need folding stuff, join it (there are atm's at nearby towns in emergency and visa/mc taken everywhere. beware buying a sim card for your phone with the promise of "free calls to the UK/Europe" - they don't - only to USA & Canada- hotel thoroughly recommended