 SHOPPING
The Centro Acapulco along the Costera is packed with upmarket shops,
pricey restaurants and futuristic rides which are definitely worth checking out
for the first-timers. However, if you like the convenience and coolness of
air-conditioned mall, La Gran Plaza is an impossibly enormous mall
stretching on the area of 75,000 sqare meters, making it the largest shopping
mall in Acapulco with all sorts of goods you can think of. On the other
hand, Sanborn's is an always reliable choice to fall onto, as it provides
electronic appliances, medicines, clothes, books and even bakery. Woolworth
is a typical American-styled mall where every basic item can be found and
purchased including household products, whereas Plaza Bahia boasts all
the fun and beauty hardly found at other malls with its wonderful bronze
fountain, bowling alley and go-karts.
Despite the multitude of shopping malls in Acapulco, there are also a score
of traditional markets for the adventurous at heart to explore around. For
instance, the Artesania Noa-Noa, easily accessible since it's in
front of Tamarindos Beach, sell every kind of crafts and souvenirs. Mercado
del Campesino is packed with mind-boggling species of art and craft, be it
ceramics, handbags or other decorative knickknacks representative of Mexican
culture. The main market of the port, however, is Mercado Central.
Here is the largest and finest stock of fresh produce as well as stalls
selling snacks and traditional food.
NIGHTLIFE
Many of Acapulco's clubs require guest to pay a considerably hefty cover
charge before you're allowed to go in. Nevertheless, prices can be lowered
through haggling especially on weeknights and in the off-season especially if
you come in larger group. The hotel district along the Costera is the
place to go to enjoy the city's unlimited supplies of nightlife entertainment.
Downtown bars and cantinas are heavily Mexican-accented and they're certainly
not recommended for ladies on their own. Look out for "Ladies'
Nights" in the club along the Costera as they give discount rate for female
guests.
To start the night with, visit the famous chain bar-restaurant Carlos 'n
Charlie's west of the Diana Glorieta to grab a bite to eat and maybe heat up
on its dance floor before moving on to other venues. Baby'O is one
of the consistently popular clubs in a cave-lookalike setting which requires an
unbelievably pricey cover charge in order to enjoy the exclusive luxury inside.
Salon Q on the west of CiCi is definitely for those who dance to the
Latino beat. Live music are performed amidst the lively air whose major
group of clients are 30 and older. For a variety of music such as cumbia
to American rock as well as hearty supper, Tropicana Copacabana is an
appropriate bar-restaurant to go complete with a dance floor. Enigma offers
a choice of a high-tech club with an exclusive atmosphere, lavishly decorated
with two waterfalls, 10m-tall statues and large window. For quicker
beat, you may find Rock Train a place to hit as there are rock 'n roll as
well as other music playing here, whereas One Dollar is perhaps the most
frequented bar as it faces the beautiful beach, serve moderate-price drinks and
turn on all the latest hits on the chart.
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