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tripledigitken
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Los Arcos Hotel in La Paz
Does anyone have an update on the hotel? Is it still shuttered?
Is there still talk of it reopening?
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Marinero
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It was still shuttered and locked up a couple of weeks ago. No signs, no indication of reopening. I have not heard of any plans to do so.
Si estás buscando la person que cambiará su vida, échale una mirada en el espejo.
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bajajudy
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No.
I dont think that it will ever re-open. Too much money owed the union members for all these years.
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tripledigitken
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I was hoping for another answer, but, it has been closed for such a long time...................
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capitolkat
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Still closed
The property continues to deteriorate. We go by a couple of times a week and there are generally some union members sitting in chairs on the porch.
They have a list of those who is supposed to be there. An article in the local newspaper a few months ago confirmed the strikers who sit on the porch
have no idea what the dispute is about -- they just come and sit when told to do so.
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Barry A.
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I assume this also applies to the "Las Casas de los Arcos" across the street towards downtown La Paz----------a truly delightful place in it's day
where we stayed numerous times. (swimming pool, too).
Barry
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Ateo
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Bummer. That was a great place for a Negro Modelo. My best friends's grandpa had a house a few blocks away and we'd go there every night while we
were visiting him.
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bajajudy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
I assume this also applies to the "Las Casas de los Arcos" across the street towards downtown La Paz----------a truly delightful place in it's day
where we stayed numerous times. (swimming pool, too).
Barry |
Yes
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Vince
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At least we have the memories of the fishing, long strolls on the malecon,delicious dinners in interesting restaurants and an excellent location.
Nothing lasts forever, except the memories.
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Ken Bondy
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Misspent a lot of time in the Pelicanos bar. Good memories, sad to hear how things shook out at Los Arcos.
carpe diem!
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weebray
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Stick a fork in it. We live 2 blocks from it and are saddened every day we walk by it. Coppola and the sindicato have been fighting for years.
Finally after years of animosity Coppola shut the doors. We hear it's partly political but whatever, as was mentioned, the property now carries with
it a huge burden of back wages. So far Coppola has lost in court but it's still being litigated. IMHO both parties are culpabily intractable here.
Que lastima La Paz.
An interesting sidelight here is that when Alaska airlines pulled out of La Paz one of their reasons was the lack of hotel space here. We are
spending millions to attract tourists yet the gov. here does not hint of sticking there nose in here to adjudicate this mess. In its time it was the
jewel of BCS. It still could be but it will take some reasonable people with DEEP pockets to revive it. Some have suggested it will be turned into
condos but remember the sindicato has effectively placed a lien on the property and every day that lien grows.
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Marinero
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| Quote: | Originally posted by weebray
Stick a fork in it. We live 2 blocks from it and are saddened every day we walk by it. Coppola and the sindicato have been fighting for years.
Finally after years of animosity Coppola shut the doors. We hear it's partly political but whatever, as was mentioned, the property now carries with
it a huge burden of back wages. So far Coppola has lost in court but it's still being litigated. IMHO both parties are culpabily intractable here.
Que lastima La Paz.
An interesting sidelight here is that when Alaska airlines pulled out of La Paz one of their reasons was the lack of hotel space here. We are
spending millions to attract tourists yet the gov. here does not hint of sticking there nose in here to adjudicate this mess. In its time it was the
jewel of BCS. It still could be but it will take some reasonable people with DEEP pockets to revive it. Some have suggested it will be turned into
condos but remember the sindicato has effectively placed a lien on the property and every day that lien grows. |
Greatest sunsets in La Paz when the windows would swivel open
Si estás buscando la person que cambiará su vida, échale una mirada en el espejo.
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daveB
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It was 1999 when we stayed, thought it lovely, with the indoor pool viewed from second floor hallway. And what a sight to walk out in the morning, the
arch out -lining the serene bay with the sailboats at anchorage. We met a couple from the Nome, Alaska region there, in the days Alaska Air still
brought frozen northerners to thaw out in La Paz. Hard to believe it's been closed.
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Bob H
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We have stayed there two or three times.... the cabanas side... how SAD! And, the food at the restaurant was fantastic!
[Edited on 6-11-2013 by Bob H]
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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Reeljob
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If you think the Union problem can be solved look at the abortion on the Marina in Cabo. Same thing.
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Alan
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So typical of most labor disputes in Mx. Just a lose/lose/lose proposition. The owners, the employees and the community.
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Hey, Ken...
Give Casa Tuscany B&B a try.
It is two block away right behind the Aplebees. Great breakfasts and rooms are outstanding. It's about 75 steps from the malecon without the car
traffic.
Udo
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tripledigitken
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Thanks for the tip!
| Quote: | Originally posted by Udo
Hey, Ken...
Give Casa Tuscany B&B a try.
It is two block away right behind the Aplebees. Great breakfasts and rooms are outstanding. It's about 75 steps from the malecon without the car
traffic. |
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Marinero
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Casa Tuscany is great. Another good B&B is Angel Azul, just a few blocks away.
Si estás buscando la person que cambiará su vida, échale una mirada en el espejo.
Fish logo from www.usafishing.com, used w/permission.
But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man
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weebray
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There are plenty of nice places to stay in La Paz but none even come close to the grand old Los Arcos Hotel.
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