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Re: Do you rent the palapas through Marriott? I read that the beach in front of the Ocean Club is a public beach and now there is another palapa vendor. Do they both charge the same price and do you have to get there at the crack of dawn? Is it also a problem getting beach chairs with umbrellas/shade by the pool too?

Palapa availability? Depends when you go. Xmas, February and April vacation weeks, college breaks, “hell week”, etc, are difficult to find an empty spot. Other weeks are much easier. Technically, if the palapa is vacant, the beach staff should release it. Regardless of how much stuff is left behind. This is seldom enforced, even if you approach the staff.