Hostal Casa MX Alameda

Tons of danger: sharp corners, low doorways and unsafe food. Food waste, dirty dishes and used napkins are next to the food. People put the lid for the fruit on top of the bin for dirty bin and food waste. Saliva, snot and diseases contaminate the lid, and the lid contaminates the fruit. Recently, a person dripped a thick trail of blood from the top floor to the bottom floor, but the blood wasn't cleaned for 5 days. This is horrible. A man had a seizure and fell down the stairs. The de facto manger called an ambulance—but did nothing else. For 30 minutes, the man had 12 seizures and heart arrhythmia—life-threatening. Over 10 guests begged the manager over 30 times to get the ambulance to hurry. The annoyed manager sometimes called but he never said this was life-threatening. A competent person at a responsible business would have brought the first aid kit and portable defibrilator if available. He should have talked about local hospitals: guests don't have this knowledge. But his indifference to other people's suffering increased the risks. The guests hired Uber but had to go to 4 hospitals to be admitted because foreigners don't know the Mexican healthcare system—and the manager was too annoyed to help. The man is in the hospital but we don't know if he will recover, have brain damage or die. This hostel ignores health and safety by contaminating food with influenza or herpes, not eliminating bloodborne diseases and allowing tons of physical dangers.

Good hostel. I don't understand why the ratings aren't higher. Everything is cleaned multiple times a day. The lockers are large and fit 2 carry-ons easily. Bring your lockpad. The bunk beds are more like capsules and have curtains. That means a bit of privacy. They also have 2 electrical sockets but no light. WiFi everywhere. They keep your bags for free. Large communal areas with balconies, media rooms, ping pong, small gym, etc. Lots of toilets and showers. Right next to a major avenue, famous church, subway station and lots of places to eat. Walking distance to belas artes and zocalo (20 something minutes). Great breakfast with fruit (watermelon and papaya), good coffee, milk, toast, jam, corn flakes and oatmeal. Nothing ever ran out. The team was always making sure everything was running smoothly. The only "negatives" are that breakfast is really early and in some showers the floor is uneven and the water accumulated.