I booked this vacation through Mexicana Vacations (which booked it with Expedia) and stayed with a friend for five nights between May 22nd and May 27th.
We booked our roundtrip airport transfer with Acuario Tours - it was only $24/pp round trip. They were on time both from and to the airport. Courteous, professional, friendly, etc.
Check in at Fiesta Inn was at 3pm and when we arrived around 1pm, our room was ready. We stayed in a Deluxe room - #1417.
We are two females from New York who are avid travelers - although we like to experience the local culture, we still know and enjoy luxury!
Acapulco is by no means an upscale town (should have done moe research). There are no upscale stores, no upscale restaurants...probably a lower class to mid-class town. ALL of the hotels had predominantly Mexican vacationers - mostly from Mexico City and other Mexican cities...but overall we enjoyed our vacation!
ROOM
-Fantastic corner room on the 14th floor
-Amazing king size bed
-Amazing view of the Acapulco Bay
-Maid cleaning daily
-24hr room service -
-was immaculately clean
HOTEL
-very nice with marble floors on each floor
-front desk personnel very friendly and spoke English well enough
-restaurant - beautiful view of Acapulco Bay - do not eat the breakfast - very bland and non-optional for $19 per person
-24 hr room service - the dinner food was very tasty and we tended to order after partying, like 2am in the morning and they came within 10-15 minutes each time
-felt completely safe at all times!
FOOD
- I recommend the hamburger and fried chicken tacos from food service - very good!
-La Flor Restaurant - authentic mexican food about two blocks from hotel on side street - belly fulling breakfast buffet on Sunday (maybe saturday too!) cheap! cheap!
-La Tortuga - highly recommend - the mixed food platter and coconut icecream were was amazing! the staff was very friendly
-LOCATION
-great location, in the heart of everything
-24hr Oxxo (think 7-eleven) on every third corner
-three blocks away from all the beach night clubs
-PARTYING/DISCOS
-we went to the "hyped up" Palladium and Mandaras -DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY AT THESE CLUBS!!!
-stadium-like seating
-you can only sit at "open-bar" tables - further away from the dance floors
-the seats closer to the dance floor are reserved for bottle service
-the drinks suck!
-the music sucked even more!!
-the view of Acapulco Bay was great though
-recommend Paradise Club - that's where the nice mixed crowd was Thursday, Friday,Saturday and Sunday night! Feel free to dance on the make-shift stages!! :)
EXCURSIONS
-don't waste your time, except for maybe a:
-city tour
-trip to Mexico City
-do not do the Aca Rey boat cruise unless you really want to join the locals!
MISCELLANEOUS
-Internet usage was $3USD/hr - a bit high, but ok
-security deposit box behind the front desk - very safe to use!
Overall, if you're into exclusivity, I recommend you purchase a time-sharing or stay at an all-inclusive resort in the "hills".
And if you're really into luxury, don't even think of coming here - unless you stay at the Fairmont or Ritz-Carlton.
But, if you want to experience Acapulco, bargain shop at the markets, eat great food and party a lot...this place is definitely recommened!
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