My husband and I went to the Grand Mayan in Acapulco April 13th thru 20th for our 5th anniversary. We have stayed at the worst of places in the Dominican to the best which is Sandals. This resort gets a definite 5 star rating. After having a bad experience at an RCI location in a different country, I was terrified to go through RCI again. But this by far is one of the prettiest locations. From the time we walked through the entrance of this resort to the end I was impressed. We were not haggled once by anyone. The restaurants were wonderful. Our room was first class. We had a large one bedroom with a huge balcony and a personal infinity pool on the balcony with a full kitchen. The rooms were cleaned twice a day with turn down service every night. Please tip them b/c they are so nice and very thankful. The property is also very secure. There are guards that blend in with the crowd. I also recommend doing the breakfast 5 day coupon package. It was $116 for 6 coupons (5 for breakfast and 1 brunch coupon that could be used for brunch or a dinner). We also got a fitness center/spa package for 5 days. We both worked out daily and the facility is number 1. Everything is very clean. I did a spa package for massages that were extremely relaxing. The sauna and jacuzzi on the women's side are spectacular.

Our tour guide Benjamin Alacon was by far the sweetest tour guide ever and was very accomodating. He was waiting at the airport for us. We used him for all of our tours (airport, city, clift divers, late night partying pickup and nice restaurants). He was always on time. We tried majority of the restaurants on the property including room service and never had a bad experience. Benji took care of us off the property. We went out every day. I highly recommend Benji and his family. He took us everywhere and he recommended some of the best restaurants in the area. If you love steak you have to visit Su Casa. If you love seafood try Playa Del Mar but only the one that Benji recommends. The snapper, shrimp and lobster are caught fresh daily and are grilled once you pick your items. Awesome!!! Under any circumstance do NOT go to El Fagon in the city. My husband got extremely sick. This restaurant was not suggested by anyone. We just so happened to be out and were hungry. Bad choice.

I am a top shelf margarita queen and I had by far the cheapest and best ones in Acapulco. $3-5 ones that taste like gold. We partied down at the strip almost every night. The people are very accomodating and appreciate you trying to speak the language. Remember that the taxi drivers are beast. They are all competing for your service so make sure you bargain them down. If they don't take it someone else will. There are tons of them.

I LOVE ACAPULCO AND I LOVED MY EXPERIENCE AT THE GRAND MAYAN.

We traded into The Grand Mayan through RCI. This hotel is very nice, but it doesn't have the usual stuff in the rooms that we are use to having in a Top of the Line Resort. The kitchen was very poorly stocked. We didn't even have a skillet or steak knives. The rest of the room was very nice. Outstanding beach, but have to watch the under tow.

For two weeks, I never got the towel boy at the pool to smile.

I would go back to Acapulco, but probably stay downtown.

We booked our stay through a timeshare exchange in a Grand Mayan 1 B/R suite. This is a spacious, well-appointed unit with kitchen and balcony plunge pool. The weather was perfect all week.

Likes:
- Luxury throughout
- Long, wide beach perfect for close-in swimming and body surfing BUT: not suitable for snorkelling; ATV's on beach a nuisance.
- Great on-site activities for all ages, including water park for kids
- Friendly and efficient staff
- Senote-inspired swimming 'canal'

Dislikes:
- Some distance from city centre which means hefty cab fares and delays due to traffic
- Limited restroom/changeroom facilities near beach
- Prices in main restaurant breathtaking. Beach grill/lunches and room service more reasonable

This is a large resort but the well-landscaped grounds and expansive beach help thin the crowds out. We did not rent a car but arranged the services of Roberto Alarcon (robertoalrey@yahoo.com.mx) with his A/C Suburban. Ask him to drop by Mega or Wal-Mart for groceries. Friendly and courteous. Favourite restaurants in town: Su Casa and Linda Vista (both with gorgeous sunset vews of Santa Lucia Bay) and El Zorrito - casual Mexcican food on the main 'strip'. We took care with water and fresh produce but still came down with traveller's tummy. Scuba and snorkelling recommended through Aculpulco Scuba Center (www.acapulcoscuba.com). A 2-tank dive off nearby Isla La Roqueta was US$75. Local sites worth visiting: Peace Chapel, la Quebrada (the cliff divers), nearby Flea Market, and Fort San Diego (A/C with some exhibits in English). A side trip to Coyuca Lagoon was a bit of a disappointment. The boat ride on the lagoon was pleasant enough but the beach was no better than Grand Mayan and the trip back gridlocked. We heard that the trip to Taxco was good but you need to allow about 3 hrs each way. In summary, well worth a week or two!

Went to the Grand Mayan the week of April 19 with my wife Kathy, daughter Kelly and her friend Gail. This was our best vacation. Stayed at the Grand Mayan, one bedroom facing the golf course on the 9th floor. We did have a few problems with the room such as a large leak from the sink, A TV and hair dryer that bew out within 2 days, an iron that left rust spots and an electrice range that was not pluged in. To us this was no big deal because every time we called to report the problem Juan came within 10 mintes and either repaied or gave us a new one. It was kind of funny becaue we got to know Juan from his numerous trips to our room Great guy. The resort was beatiful in all areas, grounds were immaculate, food was good, beach was the best and the pools were what made it. Most of the days we hung out by the pools mostly because of the activities crew there. My hats off to Miguel, Andre, Angel and Alberto. These guys were the best, especially in Kelly's and Gails eyes. Kelly and Gail looked foward to the beer drinking contest, kayak races, and bingo since each time you won you would get a free drink. Between the 2 of them they received 7free drinks. Everyone got to know Kelly and Gail as the Girls from Jersey. Never a problem getting a lounge chair. Happy hour was from 12:00pm to 1:00pm and 4:00pm to 5:00pm. That along with the pool grill made great days at the pool. Now you can see why we hung out and relaxed there. Oh yes we did meet alot of others there and became very friendly with them.To us the beach and ocean were great. We live in New Jersey only 6 miles from the beach and to us the water was much warmer and calmer.
What really made this our best vacation was Roberto Alacon. He was our driver for the week. He was the BEST. Treated him as one of the family. Great guy, will do anything for you, very personalble. He took us on a city tour(a must) wnt to Linda Vista (great restuarant & view) for our anniversary, even set us up with a little surprise there.Also went to a great local restuarant with a rtable directly off the main sidewalk, interest to see all the activity while having dinner. The girls did not go with us here, they decided to go to the disco's with some other girls they met at the Grand Mayan. He will make all the reservations and set you up with the best table. Sad to leave him on our last day. His picture is one of the first ones above. Would definetly suggest using his services over a cab or renting a car. A real down to eath guy. Felt likd we've been friends for years. If you wish to contact him let me know and I can give you his email and phone numver. We definitely will be going back in a few years. What really helped was that everyone at the resort was friendly and helpful.
Pete, Kathy, Kelly and Gail