Owen Goes To Mexico!

   
 
 
 

RESORT REVIEW:
We review key aspects of the resort (at least, what we consider key aspects) on a scale from one to ten -- one being really bad, and ten being great.

Rooms: 8 Our room had a nice firm bed, it was clean, and was always stocked with lots of bottled water (the 'fridge also had soda and beer). Sadly, the view was awful, and many nights were noisy (drunks lingering outside the rooms, children screaming when left alone by parents that went to the bars, etc).

Water sports/Activities: 0/8 Water sports was closed the entire time we were there. Why do they bother keeping a short windsurfer, if they won't let you out on it when conditions warrant it's use? Many activities were on the beach, but the beach was not a good place to hang out (*very* windy, very rough surf). The beach volleyball court was nice, and people always came out to play.

Bars: 7 Liquor selection was poor, bar tenders were of inconsistent abilities and temperament. Most bars had bananas, though.

Restaurants: 7.5 Only allowed 3 reservations at the specialty restaurants, and the buffet was nothing special. We *did* have very nice meals at the specialty restaurants. The Colonial was superb!

Grounds: 9.5 No hot tubs, but a wonderful pool that was well maintained. Expansive layout sprinkled with interesting wildlife. There was a decent little gym available on the other side of the resort next door, but we did not use it.

Overall Service: 7.5 Very inconsistent service. Mostly friendly staffers, but there were unfriendly staffers as well. Significant tip-trolling. They had room service, but we never used it.

Reception/Front desk: 9.5 Easy check-in. Our bags came right away. They were very responsive when we called at 1am to report a totally unattended 3 yr old child screaming at the top of it's lungs in the hallway. Apparently Mom & Dad went out drinking...

Overall: 8 More negatives than we like to report. It makes it much harder to appreciate the positives.
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