Serenity6 Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Can anyone recommend a nice cafe with wifi (preferably cheap or free), but more importantly a peaceful place without blaring music, where one can bring their laptop and hang out for a few hours working (ie daydreaming) without angering the manager by monopolizing a table for two hours? Comfy chairs a plus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaggisLover Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichbinsaege Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Depending on time of day, Coffee Hour in Chapala has free wifi, comfortable seats and can be quiet. All depends on time of day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyvmx Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Definitely, the Oasis Cloud is exactly what you're looking for and more. Here's the website: http://oasiscloud.mx/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Black Coffee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bournemouth Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Black Coffee I'll second Black Coffee - it is opposite Walmart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeheron Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Oasis is really nice but it is closed on weekends and closes mis afternoon on week days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 You might also consider joining the Lake Chapala Society in Ajijic for a short period. At one time they had short term memberships. I don't know if they still do. They have WiFi etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogirl Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 How do you get to it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigd Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 I have often wondered why the Lake Chapala Society has a requirement to be a member before you can use there wifi? Does it cost them anything for a visitor to use it when they only plan to be here for a short time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 I just checked. They have a one month membership for $100 pesos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericurmudgeon Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 LCS is a good suggestion. Very tranquillo and a lovely spot. I am not sure about their opening hours though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenity6 Posted March 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 What would be the operating hours for LCS? Thanks for the suggestions. I'll check them all out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cortland Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 What would be the operating hours for LCS? Thanks for the suggestions. I'll check them all out. The office is open between 10 and 2 every day except Sunday. You need to get the password from the LCS office in order to connect. LCS is located at the corner of 16 de Septiembre and Corona, three blocks west of the street where La Nueva Posada is located and one block east of Morelos. In response to another question about why you need to be a member, even if for a short time. LCS has to pay for its WiFi service and the equipment that is needed to provide wireless connections throughout the grounds. I am sure the office can provide some additional reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Benno is soon opening a free wi-fi cafe. They are going to serve cafe type food also. They will have a computer you can print from. It should be open soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourbonman Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Don't know how anyone can make enough money to pay the rent , if everyone wants to sit around, amd pay nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regc80 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 That's great about Benno's! Those guys are great, and I'll definitely frequent their cafe. Have any idea when this is going to happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambrit10 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 I can't believe nobody has mention Grano, on the back side of the Ajijic plaza across from the big church (on Marcos Castellanos). Great food and coffee, free wi-fi (ask for the password), many comfortable chairs (ie, big stuffed easy chairs in addition to the normal tables). The prices may be a bit high, though. I would also put in supporting votes for Oasis Cloud in Riberas and Black Coffee across from WalMart although I haven't used the wi-fi in either place. Black Coffee has DELICIOUS sandwiches and I also love the scones at Oasis Cloud. LCS also has a lovely garden and w-fi but you need to be a member. In the end the membership fee will be less (and cause less weight gain!) than having to buy coffee, pastry, etc to occupy a table. But the chairs aren't particularly comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 I guess for me the all their prices at Black Coffee are "over the top" ...maybe if I was still on an expense account, Black Coffee would be the in place for me to meet people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookj5 Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 I have often wondered why the Lake Chapala Society has a requirement to be a member before you can use there wifi? Does it cost them anything for a visitor to use it when they only plan to be here for a short time. The Lake Chapala Society only exists due to membership dues and small fees for non-members to use certain facilities like meeting spaces. A better question might be why the LCS so generously allows such open access to so much of their facilities without charge? A requirement that people be members in order to use facilities like the video and book libraries, and the wifi, is because many people would use all the facilities of the LCS and never pay a dime for it if they could get away with it. Life, unfortunately, is full of freeloaders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdrja Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Delicias in Chapala meets all your criteria. We have hung out there with our laptops for hours when our internet was down. Directions that Cedros posted recently: "On your way to Ajijic from Chapala on the north side of the carretera. Maybe a kilometer or so west of the Chapala traffic light. A few doors east of what used to be ACE hardware and is now Ferreteria Calzada. Great restaurant." Outside wall of the restaurant is painted a medium brown. A little ways west of the immigration office in Chapala - lots of folks going to immigration have breakfast or lunch at Delicias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maw7815 Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 LCS grounds are open from 8-5. The offices, library etc are open 10-2. No obligation to buy anything once you buy your membership. 1 month for 100 pesos is a bargain- especially in such a beautiful setting. I have been there after 2pm and have seen several people using their laptops so wifi is not shut off. maw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrm30655 Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Salvadors also has free Wi-Fi. Inside is generally quiet, the outside is generally loud. Just ask at the counter for the code Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Delicias is open until 1 PM. Their breakfasts are really good, and so is the service. The Wi Fi is reliable. Ferreteria Calzada hardware store is still an ACE franchise, as it always has been. Nothing has changed. The street name is Hidalgo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elpind Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 The American Legion in Chapala should meet all of your needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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