we were supposed to have stayed from 10/27/07-11/03/07, but didn't and left to ixtapa on 10/31/07. Let me tell you about this "Resort". i got this hotel from skyauction.com. i read the reviews from trip advisor and a lot of people gave bad reviews due to the fact that it was away from the city of acapulco. i'm like, "Great!. i want to be away from the city and away from the beach vendors." so i got the hotel for $592 all inclusive for 2 people. Let me tell you. it is away from the city. which is a plus in my books. you have the beach to yourselves, which is another plus., but the ocean is very rough. if you're a surfer or body border, this is a cool spot.. that is where all the pluses end. this resort is runned down. i don't know who runs the place but they are ruining this hotel. if they took the time to actually fix some things here and there. this runned down hotel can be a nice hidden gem. the bungallows or cabins are in bad shape. the curtains in my room had holes, the rooms was musty. the bed was hard on one side and very soft on the other. the linens had holes. the towels were almost see through towels. the shower knobs had rust and the ceiling from the shower was rusted and falling down. the paint from inside the room and the outside was stripping away from the walls. The shower had no hot water, but the water was not cold either. As far as the staff. They were nice, but at the same time lazy. there was only 8 families at this resort when we stayed. the resort was overstaffed, but yet seemed not care enough to cater to the families that were there. you would think that there would be a person asking the people in the pool area if they wanted something to drink or anything. but they didnt. the "Bar" area had very little to offer. as far as non alcoholic drinks. the only thing they had to offer was coke and squirt, and it was flat. as far as the all inclusive part. the breakfast was not embarrasing. here was the menu for the 5 out of the 7 days i was there.: wieners, pieces of fried potato, tortilla chips, fruit with bugs (yum), yogurt on a platter un refrigerated ( good if you want food poisoning), and tang (not orange juice). the only good thing about breakfast was the omellete. did i mention this was the same menu or buffet every morning. for lunch, now: once again "Wieners", fruit with bugs, salad with the same bugs, old fries ( which i liked), tortilla chips, and a mysterious looking beef stew type of soup. the only fresh thing they offered was the freshly cooked hamburgers, hot dogs, or quesadillas. for dinner, i really can't tell you since my girlfriend and i would go out to the acapulco area and eat some realy food. dont get me wrong. the staff at the restaurant were the nicest of people and i do not blame them for lack of choices as far as the so called "all inclusive" is concerned. i put the blame on the ownership of this resort. this place could be a great place, and it is in a great location. the beach is really beautiful. but it just seems that the owner or owners of this location just simply do not care. do no waste your money and go elsewhere. i just hope the owner or owners of the "parador del sol" take the time and read this and other reviews on this website and i hope they get there act straight or i honestly believe this hotel will close down. i will post some pictures of the hotel later on so you can see the plus and minus of this resort.

DON'T WALK AWAY - RUN!!!
Oh my gosh, it was so bad that I do not know where to start - oh yeah - how about arriving after 12 hours of travel and being told that they did not have you reservations (in spanish, of course - no english spoken at this place!) Had to pay double just to have somewhere to spend the night as the taxi left us and we were about one hour from ANYWHERE... oh yeah, how about....
Awful food - cold showers- run down pool tables (ball would fall on the floor when you made them into the pockets), air hockey game with no puck or paddles, sticky tennis raquets and no lit courts (its 90 degrees during the day- a little hot for tennis), closed disco, no red wine served at bars, one ice cube per drink, no room service, no in room water, frig, microwave, working phone, safe, washcloths or internet (anywhere on property), no shuttle to town (costs apx $50.00 each way), poor entertainment, no music anywhere, one english station on TV -through the static, no clock, radio., hard beds, hard pillows, poor kids club, broken hammocks, no bikes, overgrown golf putting area (weeds), gift shop has no gifts and very minimal supplies, no laundry service, no drink service except around pool areas, no organized activities, no tourist info. All this for $5300.00!! I felt like I was on the show "Survivor".

If you don't mind an hour - hour and a half ride from the airport, this is the place to stay. If you don't mind total rest and relaxation, this is the place to stay. If you don't mind being about 30 minutes from downtown and having to take a taxi in and back every night, this is the place to stay. Very quiet, clean, nice pool area, food selection was ok. Jose, Moises and Abel were ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL! Drinks delivered to us at poolside by Jose before previous ones already empty (for a small tip of course! Be kind). Moises was our waiter, right on top of things the whole trip. Abel helped coordinate transportation to and from town for us which was a chore in itself. Lagoon area desolate and a little smelly. Rooms cute and the hammock is relaxing. All in all a nice experience except for the distance.

I can't believe we didn't know what we were getting into when we stayed at Parador del Sol. The food was awful and the rooms were terrible. We had lizards in our room and the website said that they had an eight-hole golf course. Well, they had a tiny grassy area that had literally 8 holes on it. The staff was nice, but that was all they had going for them. We just drank ourselves silly to get through it and basically ate potatoes because the food was disgusting. My parents went with and their air conditioner stopped working and no one would fix it (it was 95 degrees outside) and so my husband and my brother were the ones who figured it out. They told us that the water in the rooms weren't filtered, but everywhere else it was. Well, they lied because we ALL got sick. I would not recommend this place, unless you want to just drink your face off to get through it...