Post reply

Re: all-inclusive (by Janice L.):

Hello! We did the all inclusive @ villa del palmar two years ago. We were not even allowed to go on the villa del arco side (unless you go for timeshare presentation) and I strongly advise you not to do that!!! I'll get to that in a moment. I really liked villa del palmar. There is only 2 restaurants on this property. One inside (which is the sports bar) and the outside restaurant (bar) which has the breakfast buffet in morning. Outside of the sports bar is where they have nightly entertainment (shows) with themed dinners. The bar area by the pool (breakfast buffet) they have lunch & dinner also. It is very expensive if you are not doing all inclusive. The pool area gets very crowded so beware! Rooms and grounds were always well kept & clean. The employees were all wonderful also! Do not do the time share presentation! We paid $3500 for a " trial membership" and then they couldn't find any info on me when I tried to make a reservation! Luckily we paid by credit card and were able to get our money back!! When we visited del arco for the tour there was no one around. No one @ pool or bar. Very strange! The few rooms they showed us were much more elegant than del palmar. I personally like del palmar because it had the Mexican decor and I'm not into fancy. Roomy & clean! Everything is all inclusive. Watch what is in your fridge. Some items are marked complimentary and the rest you will pay A LOT for! Every time you order ANYTHING they have you sign a slip and put your room #. DO NOT add any tip to this. Just tip them cash. The food got a little old after awhile but was decent. Breakfast was my favorite! Make sure you go to nightly themed shows. There are a lot of vendors on the beach but just smile & say "no, gracias". Beach is very strange. There is sand then boom! Deep water. You can't just walk out into ocean. You're on the sand then complete drop off! Good luck & have a great time!