Over Martin Luther King's holiday we decided to take a quick and warm get away! It had come with a lot of thought. We wanted good weather, but we wanted a closer time zone! That made Cancun or the Caribbean out. Cabo was an idea...but it soon became clear to us that PV was our destination!
My spouse is in Pharma and has to stay away from home at least ten days each month. With that comes hotels and points. The thought was Hilton points could lead to a trip to Hawaii but my God, the Hawaii Hilton takes more points than any average person would ever gather!! I looked into their web site and noticed an all-inclusive that had recently opened in PV. We had enough points, it was new and free is good...no great!! Room booked!!
That's when I began reading reviews. That's when I began to get worried! Some reviews were horrible! Then I began to really read! Folks were granting this hotel one star for its size, for the fact that they gave you canned beer at the pool side, that it was too quiet!! The resort itself states it is small! Bottled beer is not safe at pools...sometimes quiet is what you look for! So we decided to think for ourselves!
Our flight to PV got us there by 3pm and since all the flights arrive at the same time; it was chaos! Same when entering any country! I had read all the Trip Advisor hints such as how to avoid the time share fellows (they were not that bad....keep head down), how to walk out of the airport parking lot to the main road and hail a cab...easy and much cheaper ($5.00 to get to our hotel!). We arrived, our upgraded room was ready! Note to self: when your hotel sends you emails prior to your trip, fill them out and send them back! If reviews say things like make dinner reservations ahead of time ~ call the hotel and make the next few night's dinner reservations! A vacation is to vacate thoughts...make that happen!!
Into a gorgeous room we walked. Hot tub on the balcony, claw foot in the bathroom, separate shower, great view!! And again FREE!!
We soon learned that PV is a hot spot in January for Canadian tourist! They come down to get away from the freezing temps! Can't blame them. We felt quilty telling folks we had left a Northern California hot spell of mid 60's and 70's! Crazy! It quickly became apparent that this little gem of a hotel was perfect for us! Yes, it was small but it had everything we needed...complete with all the food and alcohol one can consume...FREE! Of course we thought of all those bad reviews...Hmmmm...yes we are in a different country...guess what they speak Spanish; something that pissed off many reviewers! Yes beer was served at the pool in a can...a VERY COLD can! I was quite happy to learn that Pacifica made a light beer! Who knew?! I could not drink as fast as our server was delivering them...all for one $5.00 tip early in the morning! Kindness is such a valuable tool...we watched people boss the servers around, grunt and groan at them ~ basically ask them to kiss their ass ~ and then they wondered why they did not get big smiles and feel good service. No complaints from us! Throughout the long weekend we would discover that PV had tons to offer (all to be discussed later) but this little hotel could make one learn all about the act of relaxation!!
Italian food, Tapas, sushi, French, Brazilian and all American cuisine...sunsets to kill for, the sound of the ocean waves crashing against the shore...certainly good use of those Hilton Points! Travelers out there you may want to give this some thought!! More about the details tomorrow!!
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