Yesterday I talked to a person that had gone down for her families first visit to Rocky Point. "Never going again." She told me check in was a hazzle, unit was not clean, on and on. I took them almost 2 hrs to check out on Sunday. I have never heard anything like this before from people that go down and stay. We all complain about the wait at the border on Sunday but I have never heard complaining about check in and check out. She told me that they wanted to check the room to make sure she had not taken or broken anything. I always wonder about these complaints. But for those of us that rent, we have had a good summer and do not need to have thngs like this going around.
Some people travel well, and others don't. It probably had more to do with them and their expectations than anything else. The "I want it my way" is in full force with some, sadly.
The pity is we should have more hotels and less condos. Keith runs down why "
What made Rocky Point a condo city instead of a hotel city has more to do with financing than tourism trends. Essentially, developers collected 30 percent down on a condo - often money from Americans taken out on second mortgages - instead of using a construction loan. As a result, there was more money in short-term construction projects than in building hotels which have longer payback periods.
"It was easy to ask for $50,000 to $80,000 upfront and proceed from there," said Oscar Palacio, whose family runs the Playa Bonita and 91-room Laos Mar. "Every case is slightly different, involving different investors, different banks and different sales agreements, but what they have in common is they were speculative ventures predicated on the continuing strength of the market."
Whew! I thought something happened to Sandy Beach. Relieved to find out it was an unhappy renter at the Condos.
RP became a Condo city because of INVESTORS instead of business people who are in it for the long run.
Sandy Beach isn't for everyone. That's why some of us live way outside of town, and some live directly in town. High rise condos aren't for everyone, and it's great Penasco has options.
Sorry to hear that these people were so disappointed that they will not be back. I have had my share bad stays at places in the US and Mexico. Needless to say, I will not re-visit those places.
As for PP.......Since 2004, I have stayed at beach condos, hotels and at least 4 differnt resorts on SB. I can honestly say that I have never had a bad stay in PP.
If this was their first time to Rocky Point, they may have had higher expectations as Russ mentioned. But what many may not realize is that things move a little slower in PP sometimes. Again, sorry to hear these people were that soured and will not be back.
Most people have a great time in Penasco. This person felt that they had been detained while the unit was checked to make sure nothing was broken or stolen. This was what upset her. I have been with Seaside for 10 yr and in that time one renter had to replace a lamp. Once my beach towels all disappered but my maid found them in another unit. I just do not believe the people that stay in our units steal or break things. It bmade me uncomfortable that they were detained while someone checked the unit. By the way this did not happen at a Seaside property.
I used to rent out my condo and sometimes things were moved to other units like my DVD player, ironing board and drinking glasses but lots of smaller things like sea shell collections, sand dollars, shot glasses and beach towels would just disappear. After a while I learned what to put in the condo and what not to as some things just seemed to naturally grow legs.
I don't think it's crazy to expect the condo, home, or hotel you are renting to be clean. I also would be pissed if there was a 2 hour process during check out.
I have stayed at several of the condos without issue. My rooms have always been clean and check out was not a problem.
Heard it was a wild Bachelorette party that was reported more than once to the rentals agency.
If that's the case then the resort had every right to go and check on the room before they left. A lot of people think once they get to Mexico there are no rules, and sadly they have to learn the hard way that there are rules no matter where you are. I still want to know which resort it was - even if it's just speculation.
And they didn't have a "bad time on Sandy Beach". If it was a troublemaking group, they caused their own bad time - not Sandy Beach, or the management/rental agency of the resort. They deserve what they got.
Sandy Beach isn't for everyone. That's why some of us live way outside of town, and some live directly in town. High rise condos aren't for everyone, and it's great Penasco has options.
I call that the "Vegas" side of town. But I agree -- high-density resort on one side, low-traffic seclusion on the other side, restaurants / shopping / nightlife in the middle . . . something for everyone.
What a shame. We have stayed in just about every resort/condo in PP. The biggest problem we have had was the water was out for a night. They offered to put us up at another place, but we opted not to pack everything up for one night. We just took a late night swim, like everyone else, and water was back on by morning. Then again, we almost always rent from the owner so . . . .
We have been coming to RP for only 4 years so we are newbies! Our first time we came down and stayed at Laos mar. Then playa Bonita and also penasco del sol. Then we found the condos and now rent from one person. People expect it to be like the all-inclusive and it is not. It is better! You get to know people and be more in town and relax and cook for yourself. Too bad they didn't have a good time. Bummer for them.
I can't ban him. When Tyler updated the forum, the banning powers went away. I have asked him about it today.....All we need is Happy and Hooch. OMG!
Stuart and Tyler can though, right? I've seriously had enough of Hooch and his BS. If it was in Rants and Raves then it's my choice to go in there or not. But if it's out in the open forum that's different. He adds nothing of value here. We've been ~~~~Happy~~~~ free for a while now and things seem to have gotten better. Not sure if I can stand the forum anymore with the Grand Wizard Hooch and his white sheet and hood hanging around here. He's been given warning after warning. Why should he stop if there's no consequences?
Oh come on the swissmiss lady follows me around so she can throw her liberal vomit in my posts anytime she gets the chance along with the old jeep lady and my posts get deleted wtf? So rocky point reminds me of a garbage dump big deal that's my opinion
So rocky point reminds me of a garbage dump big deal that's my opinion
It is your opinion and you are entitled to it. It is not, however, the prevailing opinion of those that frequent this forum. So, I'd simply ask you to understand that, like you, others have their opinions, too, and not to rub your opinion in their face in the General forums. You are welcome to go to Rants and Raves and express ANY opinion and debate the merits of said opinions until the cows come home. Thanks!
Just for chuckles, I'll tell you all about the private message the Hoochster sent me. He said: "I guess we're not going out on that date now?" My response: "I'd rather pour acid on my vagina."
Just for chuckles, I'll tell you all about the private message the Hoochster sent me. He said: "I guess we're not going out on that date now?" My response: "I'd rather pour acid on my vagina."
And judging by the looks of that old thing it wouldn't be the first time ;) you forgot that part acid cooter :)
When a post lacks details like this one does we could go around the houses and not get anywhere. Rocky Point is not for everyone. On one side it is Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome and on the other side it is world class beaches and a beautiful sea.
Prior to buying my house I stayed in a number of different resorts. One weekend was so busy I had to stay at Laguna Shores. The check in was not easy and the check out was even worse. Just like the poster mentions, we had to wait until the room was checked until we were given the all-clear to leave. It was annoying esp as the unit was at least a half mile from the checkout place (one of the bars/restaurants) and we also felt like teenagers on trial.
HOWEVER - we had stayed in someone's home. Someone had spent a lot of money to get their little piece of paradise and to furnish it in a very nice way. When you take this into account, a few minutes extra at checkout is not too bad. If I was the condo owner I would appreciate it. Some people are good tenants some are animals.
Just for chuckles, I'll tell you all about the private message the Hoochster sent me. He said: "I guess we're not going out on that date now?" My response: "I'd rather pour acid on my vagina."
Hooch is officially on time out for a couple weeks. Y'all can put your hackles down now and retract the claws, okay? And put yer damned pants back on!! Good grief...
Yes, Tyler has fixed the Admin bugs and we Admins again have a full dashboard for controlling the forum, including banning. Although (as said in the past), I honestly hate to have to ban anyone. Just don't push each others buttons or MY buttons and all is good!
Maybe there is a way to prevent him from posting on the forums we all communicate through and you can exile him to the Rants and Raves.
It might be fun to segregate him in that way.
To get back on subject. I have rented my condo for almost 10 yr at Bella. Not much has been damaged or stolen. Someone took my magicjack but they just sent me a new one. Before that I was at Spa and they also did a good job of maintaining the property. Before that we rented at Princessa and Playa Bonita and I do not remember them making me wait at check out until the checked to see if we broke anything or stole anything.
To get back on subject. I have rented my condo for almost 10 yr at Bella. Not much has been damaged or stolen. Someone took my magicjack but they just sent me a new one. Before that I was at Spa and they also did a good job of maintaining the property. Before that we rented at Princessa and Playa Bonita and I do not remember them making me wait at check out until the checked to see if we broke anything or stole anything.
But if the people who were made to wait had already caused problems and like someone else said security had to be called more than once, then I think the rental company/resort had every right to go and check the condo to see if anything was broken or stolen. We don't hear these kinds of stories very often, right? If I were the owner of that condo and things had been broken or stolen and then I found out that there had been problems during the stay as well, I'd be glad they went to go check the unit before they let them leave.
Maybe that owner had a history of things be stolen in his place and has in his rental agreement that the room will be check every time for obvious things missing.
Well it could have been worse. A woman may have poured acid on her V#$%@a in protest!!:eek::eek::eek::eek:
Got a chuckle out of that one Beto, Ok another thing that might of happen is they could of been walkin's that had no credit card and used cash for deposit, they do leave your credit card open for damages, must of wanted the cash back before they left town, Ok back to our version of acid-leaks.