pinoy99
newbie
Check-in was painless - Pamela(greeted/handled our bags upon getting off the shuttle van) & Carlos who showed us the rooms were
very nice & efficient. Forgot the name of nice person at the desk who gave us room in building six, fourth floor, with a excellent view of the resort and ocean. Too bad our personal concierge was not available
to greet us but the front desk gave us the welcome letter. Rooms were nicely furnished, big bath area, separate toilet, shower and large whirlpool tub. Units has dish soap, laundry detergent, iron/board, hair dryer. Kitchen has coffee/creamer/sugar for at least the first day.
Buffet breakfast @ Oceania was good with reasonable(resort) $19.20 price with the 20% owners discount(showed the letter). Lunch by the Pool - enough selection/good food/prices - got 20% off card from the concierge's desk but still not able to meet my pc :whoopie: .
There are minor construction, maintenance being done thru out the resort during our stay - didn't really bother us as we were out of there most of
the week or by the beach. There is also construction going on across the street 24/7. One morning there was lawn maintenance that deposited grass clippings into the big hot tub - after notifying a lady that was cleaning the glass by the pool - a guy came in and vacuumed the tub, cleaned the filter - basically took half a day to fix the issue that could have been avoided by just putting a tarp cover the tub while the grass cutting was being done.
Peso/dollar exchange was reasonable at Westin - 12.50 vs 12.65 at Isla Plaza(passport needed) across the street but there is a $200 per person limit.
Front desk was always nice & efficient. There are ATM's in the ground floor by the Deli/Market that dispenses either US $$ or MX pesos but fee is $$$.
There are tennis courts, fitness room(requires shoes), mini golf at the resort. Business center has 6 or so PC's - open 24/7 but no printer(need to
go to the concierge's desk). Internet connection is slow. Wi-Fi connection at the room is slower still but free. There is also a kids club. Pool is nice but all at 4ft deep- no lifeguard. Pool slide is under .... maintenance. Beach area is nice and wide, there is a volleyball net, soccer goals, and half dozen or so covered huts, a massage hut at the beach. There is a posting that no lifeguard on duty but there is a tower by the entrance with lifeguards on occasions. One can rent jet skis from 3rd party vendors on the beach.
Hotel is convenient to everything - food/shopping across the street and bus(8.50 pesos fare) stop in front to go either way of Cancun.
Taxi to anywhere in the Hotel Zone from the hotel seems to be 200 or 290(van) - bellhop can get get it for you. Kudos to Andy that called Fred's Seafood house for reservation. Buses are cheap, mostly new and frequent that there is no need to get a taxi. Only came across one lady at front desk that seemed annoyed that she's being asked a question and pointed me to the concierge's desk.Check-out was at 10am - stored our bags prior to our transfer to airport several hours later.
Compare to our home resort - Harborside - resort activities here are very limited. Might be cheaper to go/stay here but all the out of resort trips
(Xplor, ruins, island hoping, eating out etc) will eventually cost more than going to Harborside.
very nice & efficient. Forgot the name of nice person at the desk who gave us room in building six, fourth floor, with a excellent view of the resort and ocean. Too bad our personal concierge was not available
to greet us but the front desk gave us the welcome letter. Rooms were nicely furnished, big bath area, separate toilet, shower and large whirlpool tub. Units has dish soap, laundry detergent, iron/board, hair dryer. Kitchen has coffee/creamer/sugar for at least the first day.Buffet breakfast @ Oceania was good with reasonable(resort) $19.20 price with the 20% owners discount(showed the letter). Lunch by the Pool - enough selection/good food/prices - got 20% off card from the concierge's desk but still not able to meet my pc :whoopie: .
There are minor construction, maintenance being done thru out the resort during our stay - didn't really bother us as we were out of there most of
the week or by the beach. There is also construction going on across the street 24/7. One morning there was lawn maintenance that deposited grass clippings into the big hot tub - after notifying a lady that was cleaning the glass by the pool - a guy came in and vacuumed the tub, cleaned the filter - basically took half a day to fix the issue that could have been avoided by just putting a tarp cover the tub while the grass cutting was being done.
Peso/dollar exchange was reasonable at Westin - 12.50 vs 12.65 at Isla Plaza(passport needed) across the street but there is a $200 per person limit.
Front desk was always nice & efficient. There are ATM's in the ground floor by the Deli/Market that dispenses either US $$ or MX pesos but fee is $$$.
There are tennis courts, fitness room(requires shoes), mini golf at the resort. Business center has 6 or so PC's - open 24/7 but no printer(need to
go to the concierge's desk). Internet connection is slow. Wi-Fi connection at the room is slower still but free. There is also a kids club. Pool is nice but all at 4ft deep- no lifeguard. Pool slide is under .... maintenance. Beach area is nice and wide, there is a volleyball net, soccer goals, and half dozen or so covered huts, a massage hut at the beach. There is a posting that no lifeguard on duty but there is a tower by the entrance with lifeguards on occasions. One can rent jet skis from 3rd party vendors on the beach.
Hotel is convenient to everything - food/shopping across the street and bus(8.50 pesos fare) stop in front to go either way of Cancun.
Taxi to anywhere in the Hotel Zone from the hotel seems to be 200 or 290(van) - bellhop can get get it for you. Kudos to Andy that called Fred's Seafood house for reservation. Buses are cheap, mostly new and frequent that there is no need to get a taxi. Only came across one lady at front desk that seemed annoyed that she's being asked a question and pointed me to the concierge's desk.Check-out was at 10am - stored our bags prior to our transfer to airport several hours later.
Compare to our home resort - Harborside - resort activities here are very limited. Might be cheaper to go/stay here but all the out of resort trips
(Xplor, ruins, island hoping, eating out etc) will eventually cost more than going to Harborside.
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