INTERNET CAFES IN THE ZONA ROSA
While you’re tooling around Mexico, you’ll want to stay connected. Mexico City has excellent internet café facilities even for those whose Spanish isn’t the greatest. English is spoken in many internet cafes in the Zona Rosa and Historic District. Here are some of your e-café options.
Café Internet Victal
Address: Hamburgo No. 108 local 101 at the corner of Genova
Phone: 514 – 4161, 672 – 3821
With a going rate of 20 pesos per hour, this is one of the cheapest full-service Internet cafés in the area. Chats, computer games, and office programs (word, Excel, etc.) are also available. The staff is knowledgeable and helpful. The Victal is open from 9am to 9pm Monday through Saturday and is open on Sundays half a day. There are many computer-related services available – if it has to do with computers, they can probably do it or have it. Getting into the place is tricky at first. From the corner of Genova walk down Hamburgo about a quarter of a block. Enter the building through an arcade doorway and go up to the second floor. The entrance will be there but you’ll have to look closely for the signs. The only visible signs from the street are above your head at the second story level with no clue for finding the entrance. You may have a short wait to get onto a computer but this place is worth the trouble.
Coffee Net – Zona Rosa
Address: Florencia No. 35 Local E ( between Hamburgo and Londres)
Phone: 533 – 0844, 533 – 1760
An Internet café – cafeteria featuring a variety of gourmet sandwiches, salads, gourmet coffees and cappuccinos. The hourly rate is 25 pesos. Services are acceptable quality but a bit costly. Centrally located with good quality but pricey food.
Coffee Mail
Address: Amberes No. 61
A 24 pesos hourly rate internet café with standard fare. Similar in structure and price to Coffee Net but with less selection of sandwiches, coffees and foods. Regular customers typically come in to check or send e-mails. Other services are available but not heavily used.
Café Internet Red 2000
Address: in the Insurgentes metro station plaza
Phone: no phone
After exiting the metro at the Insurgentes station, this internet café is in the outside plaza surrounding the station entrances. Long distance phone services are available through the internet. Rates are: 15 minutes 8 pesos, 30 minutes 16 pesos, 45 minutes 24 pesos, one hour 30 pesos. Only sodas and packaged snacks are available.
Conecte Cafe
Address: Liverpool No. 140 (near Amberes)
Phone: 587 – 6179, 587 – 7737
A very well run internet café with full computer services including scanner, photoshop, translations, printing, Microsoft office and MP3 software available, all at reasonable rates. The internet use rate is 20 pesos per hour but there are only a few computers. Located across from Harmon Hall and Quick Learning building. There is also another Zona Rosa location at Genova No. 71 on the first floor near Londres.
NOTE: There are other Internet cafes around the Zona Rosa area with varyingly higher prices for similar services.
In the Historic District:
LAFOEL Internet Service
Address: Donceles No. 80 first floor (two blocks from the cathedral)
Phone: 512 – 3584, 521 – 2978
Open Monday to Friday from 9 am – 8 pm and Saturdays from 10 am – 5 pm. Rates for services are: 10 pesos for 15 minutes, 20 pesos for 30 minutes and 30 pesos for one hour. Conveniently located near the Zocalo but a bit on the high side for service costs. Okay just to check mail or send a quick message though. They also rent computer equipment. Just be sure to confirm the rates before signing anything or leaving the premises with equipment.
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