Araiza Hotel

The Araiza Hotel in Mexicali is one of the more fabulous hotels built in the Mexicali territory, right across the border separating Calexico in America and Baja in Mexico. Located in 2220 Benito Juarez Boulevard Jardines del Valle Baja California, Mexico, the Araiza hotel is a mile and a half away from downtown – making the accommodations both private and convenient for visitors from out-of-town who want the benefit of the Mexicali experience without having to be in the overwhelming thick of it.

The Araiza Hotel in Mexicali is a lavish six-floor affair that plays home to a hundred and seventy rooms for the private use of the guest, including standard, suite, gold and gold superior accommodations. Standard accommodations include amenities like airconditioning, mini refrigerators, satellite televisions (colored), a standard work area with desks and telephones (with voicemail and data ports), bathtubs in the bathrooms (including a hairdryer), and ironing facilities. There are forty-nine suites in the Araiza Hotel in Mexicali, including the very special Governor suite and Presidential suite. The suites have, on top of the offerings of the standard rooms, a living space/living area which includes a sofa and extra televisions and telephones. The gold accommodations in the Araiza Hotel in Mexicali are also known as their deluxe executive suites. Modern, functional and ample in space, the Araiza gold reservations have all the amenities of a standard room and includes a much larger desks, better safety and security precautions (such as fire sprinklers and safety deposit boxes per room), and a fully-functioning radio alarm clock. The gold superior suites are also regarded as the luxury suites of the Araiza Hotel Mexicali, as it offers (on top of the usual amenities) very soft beds – plus goose down pillows! -- as well as rich robes and slippers, face masks and ear plugs for minimized distractions during bed time, motorized shoe-shining equipment and a complete hygiene/spa kit.

Apart from the rooms, there are other facilities that one can truly enjoy in the Araiza Hotel in Mexicali, like the swimming pools (one of which is heated) and jacuzzi, the free parking, the conference and event rooms (capacity is eight hundred and fifty), the business center with wireless internet, the elevators, and (of course) the restaurant and bar. The restaurant itself is open everyday from six in the morning to eleven at night, offering both breakfast and grill buffets (for lunch and dinner) as well as Mexicali cuisine a la carte – their food is offered as part of room service. There is a cafe and tobacco shop open to serve coffee, cake and salad from Monday to Saturday from six in the morning to midnight. The bar is open only from Monday to Saturday from four in the afternoon to one in the morning, serving snacks and drinks.

Apart from room service, the Araiza Hotel in Mexicali offers twenty-four-information services, laundry personnel and facilities, babysitting and childcare professionals, car rentals, and salon features (including massages).

The average pricing for rooms in the Araiza is one hundred and forty-five American dollars, though it is best to consult with your travel agent for information on discounts.