![]() ![]() ![]() The resort staff sometimes “preps” the chairs by placing rolled towels on them but they do not do this on all chairs, so the rolled towels give the illusion that the chairs have been saved but they are not saved. Protip: If you have just arrived at the pool and you see chairs containing neatly rolled orange towels, those chairs are free to use. ![]() ![]() I was appalled by this, especially since there is no shortage of signage around the pool stating that if chairs are left vacant for more than 30 minutes, they would be cleared for use by other guests. The staff member removed the objects from the chairs and the four people then set their items on the chairs. The chairs sat empty until about 2pm when a group of four arrived chaperoned by a staff member of the resort. On our second to last day, the chairs next to us were “saved” with various objects – towels, a beat-up book, a foam football, etc. The resort staff also contributed to the chair hoarding issue. Guests arrive at the pool as early as 630am to save chairs by placing towels and other objects of no value on the chairs so that they would have chairs when they arrived at the pool 3.5 hours later. We were a group of six and took no more than three chairs on any given day. There is a lack of pool loungers and chair hoarding is a serious problem at this resort – the worst I have ever seen. I did not see a single golfer in my time there but perhaps that is because I did not arrive at the pool until 9am (still way too early for vacation). The golf course runs between the resort and the ocean for a partial length of the property. The property is fairly spread out by resort standards and the grounds are beautiful and very well-kept, perhaps the most well-kept grounds I’ve seen at a resort. The person we spoke with went over upgrade options, tours, and other basic amenities. I turned to Peter and said, “No! We cannot go over to those desks! We are going to get stuck for hours! I need a beer! Where is my welcome drink?!?!” and Peter was like, I think that’s where they go over the amenities and how to use resort credit and stuff like that and I was like, “No! Those are the timeshare salespeople! I’ve read about those monsters!” After we checked in, we were ushered over to a wall of desks with salespeople at each desk. I’d also read horror stories of timeshare salespeople basically guest-napping people after they checked into the resort and holding them hostage for hours on end. The trigger for the policy change was because timeshare salespeople had recently started copying the names from the official Cabo Shuttle Services signs onto their fake Cabo Shuttle Services signs and then capturing those customers immediately as they exited baggage claim, pretending to be Cabo Shuttle Services.Ĭustomers who fell for this cruel ploy were whisked away and held hostage for a three-hour timeshare presentation before being transported to their accommodation. In the email we received from Cabo Shuttle Services, they informed us that a recent company policy had been implemented whereby they would no longer write customer names on the signs they hold up at the airport. The second thing to know about Cabo is that time share salespeople are relentless. We booked our roundtrip airport transfer through Cabo Shuttle Services for a staggering $125 (~30-minute drive each way) but they served Corona and water during the journey in our blacked-out Chevy Suburban so that lessened the blow of the price. This was our first trip to “Cabo” (in quotes because the resort is actually a 30-minute drive from Cabo San Lucas) and the first thing to know about the Cabo region is that taxis and pre-booked transfers are expensive. And I ask this question yet again: Why do people wake up at 530am on vacation? We met my friends Jill and Nikki and their husbands at the resort.įor those of you who know or have read stories about my adventures with Jill and Nikki, you are likely expecting some crazy wild story but, truth be told, it was a very tame trip. Since I’m on the topic of 40th birthday celebrations, it is worth noting that our trip to Costa Rica was the second of many celebrations taking place this year (and last year!) for my 40th birthday year.īack in November, Peter and I ventured down to Baja California for a five-night stay at Secrets Los Cabos “in” Cabo San Lucas. A travel diary written by a chronic insomniac Menu ![]()
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