A February 2003 trip to Acapulco by sharpy
Quote: Villa Vera Hotel & Spa in Acapulco was OK; we had great weather, but I would not recommend staying in the bay area. The Mayan Palace is so much nicer.
Hotel | "Villa Vera Hotel & Spa"
Since the resort was not full when we were there they upgraded us to a room with a balcony, but generally the rooms you get through RCI do not. The resort is separated into individual units at all different levels of the hills, so if you have any walking difficulties this resort would not be for you since you either have to go up or down a hill to get to anything.
The spa: if you like going for a massage in 95 degree weather with no air-conditioning, then you might like it and they charge $8 per day per person to use the fitness center, which is in a glass enclosed room facing the sun with no air-conditioning. It smelled horrible in there, we could not use it. If I went back I'd stay at Mayan Palace.
Member Rating 2 out of 5 on February 16, 2003
Raintree Vacation Club Villa Vera Acapulco 35 Lomas Del Mar Acapulco, Mexico 39690 (744) 109 05 70
Hotel
The beach is so much better here then in the bay of Acapulco where the water is dirty and the sand is real rough. They have a great Mexican Fiesta on Tuesday nights, it had so much great food and a very nice show. We viewed several different buildings and all the different rooms, I don't think there's a bad one anywhere on the property.
Member Rating 4 out of 5 on February 16, 2003
Mayan Palace Avenida Costera de las Palmas Acapulco, Mexico 52 744 4696000
Restaurant | "Maderia"
Member Rating 5 out of 5 on February 16, 2003
Madeiras Carretera Escénica Las Brisas No 33 Acapulco, Mexico 39867 +52 744 484 1908
Restaurant
La Cabrito Costera Acapulco, Mexico
Restaurant | "Piepo's"
Pipo's Costera Miguel Alemán No 105 Acapulco, Mexico 39850 +52 74 84 0165
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Also the sidewalks had huge holes that if you didn't see them you'd break a leg. The transportation here stinks. I read about people taking the "yellow buses", we saw one or two a day, so good luck finding one. And the cabs rip you off. We could of rented a car for so much less, but most people are afraid to drive here because the traffic is so crazy.
sharpy *********, Indiana