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Subject: Allegro Playacar > > Travelers, beware > switch scam. When we arrived at Allegro Playacar we were > told they had overbooked and our reservation would be > honored at Occidental Grand Flamenco Xcaret. I told them we > came for the beach and shopping in the area and that would > not do. I had had the flu and was still coughing and > to recover at the beach and to visit friend in Playacar. > Natalye, the manager assured me that the beach was beautiful > in Xcaret and if we were not happy we could check into the > Allegro the following day. She showed me photos of the hotel > on the Internet, and the picture showed a beautiful beach, > so we went. BIG MISTAKE. There is NO BEACH, just rocks and a > small man made "lagoon" that is filled with water from the > underground river, not even salt water. The hotel is in the > jungle! The water was so cold that people from Canada could > not go in the underground river water. > > We were not happy being lied to about the situation and > irate when we couldn't get into the Allegro. It was a total > waste of a week, we go for the therapeutic effects of the > salt water. > > Don't think this is an isolated incident, folks. They > overbooked the Allegro by 50 to 100 rooms per night the > entire week we were there, December 1-8, 2010. I think they > did it to fill up the Grand Flamenco. In the event this > happens to you, we talked to people who got tickets to the > park, day passes to the Allegro, cab fare, etc. So, demand > lots of perks. I was told that they were even putting people > up at Viva Wyndham Maya in Playacar. They would do nothing > for us and we are currently pursuing it through our travel > agent. > > Now, the Grand Flamenco Xcaret is three times the size of > the Allegro, so you have to take trams everywhere on the > property. The televisions in the rooms are very small and > the sound was horrible. They sprayed for bugs daily which > made us sick. Kids everywhere screaming, no lounge chairs > available at the man made beach. Service in the restaurants > was horrible, we couldn't even get water or tea. They have > no fresh juices, all made with sugar. Food was so-so, not as > good as other all-inclusives. There was the smell of sewage > everywhere, even in our bathroom and outside the > restaurants. The soap container in our shower was broken and > we reported it on arrival. It was never fixed it in the > eight days we were there. > > This Flamenco hotel is in the middle of nowhere, $12 taxi > to Playacar, additional $20 to the airport. When we went to > the lobby to get in a cab to Playacar, this timeshare guy > blocked our way and tried to prevent us from leaving! Very > obnoxious. We spent $24 per trip and lots of wasted time going > back and forth, just to hear they have no room for us!!! And that, the mgr. was not there> We came back feeling sicker than when we arrived due to the > bug spray and being in the jungle with allergies from all > the trees. Beware of Occidental anywhere. I have been > traveling the the Riviera Maya twice a year for over 25 > years and this is the worst experience I have ever had.