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Updating: If I could give this less than 1 star... We ended up changing our flight bc we literally can't stay here even one night but unfortunately, no other options. We've been here for less than 4 hours and we're ready to leave. One of the worst experiences ever. It's like they are trying to do tacky Vegas in the middle of a beach resort. The hotel is not in great shape, its kind of dirty, there is debris and food in the hallways, plaster is falling of the walls, the staff utility rooms are all propped open, lots of noise, and it smells like industrial cleaning products.
Since I wrote the below review, we showed up for dinner at one of the only 3 restaurants on property that are currently open for dinner. There is a long wait because of course they don't take reservations. We have people pushing in line, being rude... Thank GODDESS we were able to change our flight to leave tomorrow...
The food at Los Gallos for lunch was TERRIBLE. I cannot stress that enough. The "salad" bar was not much salad and what was there was wilted and not fresh. The chips were stale, thick, and tasted werid .Flies were out of control and we had to ask several times to get one of the "fly fans" which helped a bit. Burrito was tasteless and primarily beans, with minimal meat and ZERO veggies.
House wines are not drinkable and we had to ask multiple times before we found out that there is actually a wine list where you can buy better wine - ~3x the prices in US, BTW.
Most of the restaurants are closed for dinner. Not sure if that's a Friday thing, but that seems weird. We ate at Toro. They advertise "local fish" but actually only serve salmon, which is not local. So...
The adult pool is closed. The Eden (quiet) pool closed at 5 for a private party. Around 5:15 a very loud band started playing and even tbough we are on 5th floor with our patio door closed, it is blasting in our room and we're told this will go until around 10:30/11. So much for a quiet, relaxing, beach experience!
The spa and other amenities are run by some vacation club that is a complete pain in the ass to deal with. Never in the hundred+ spa experiences I've had around the world have I been told I have to wear a bathing suit for all spa treatments. Not sure how that works when one gets a scrub, wrap, and massage, but there was no clarification other than repeatedly telling us we needed to wear a bathing suit "at all times" so we cancelled bc I'm not going to pay $600+/person to get a half-assed scrub, wrap & massage.
We got a sales pitch when we walked in and we weren't allowed to get our luggage (which they insisted on taking) or go to our room until we sat through 10 minutes of someone trying to sell us on a membership. She was actually kind and just doing her job and I felt bad that we were just 1000% not interested.
The lobby was crowded, so noisy we could not hear the person in registration. The staff were actually very nice, helpful, and trying to take care of us, but this place is so poorly run, and requiring all guests to go through this vacation planning/time share company is ridiculous.
We are going to dinner tonight but likely leaving tomorrow. Oh, and there is a ton of construction going on, so it's noisy, dusty, and many of the "views" are actually looking at construction vehicles driving on the sand.
Will NEVER EVER EVER stay here again and doubt that we'll even consider EVER STAYING AT another Hard Rock property after this experience.
NOT TO MENTION THIS PLACE IS NOT CHEAP - I MEAN, THIS IS AT BEST WORTH $300/NIGHT AND THAT'S BEING GENEROUS - AT LEAST I KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AT A HOLIDAY INN!