Monday, September 18, 2006

The Playa Del Sol Resorts in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico equals an ABSOLUTE SCAM

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Sometimes One Must Take A Stand In Life, and Dealing with The Playa Del Sol Resorts in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico equals an ABSOLUTE SCAM, A Review by Robert Paisola, CEO and President of The Western Capital Group of Companies and Trump Worldwide Travel.


For Immediate Release
September 18, 2006
Robert Paisola - Copyright 2006 All Rights Reserved
Puerto Vallarta Mexico/ International Desk/ Travel Review/ Timeshare/Marriott/ Playa Del Sol Resorts

Spanish Version Below:
To Our Readers and Listeners around the World:

Visiting Puerto Vallarta, Mexico can be the most incredible experience of anybody's life. With the pristine beaches, the fantastic culture and the local traditions, Puerto Vallarta is is rapidly becoming one of the busiest tourist destinations in Latin America.

However there is one property in particular that we feel that the world wide audience that we have must be warned about. That property is owned and operated by The Playa Del Sol Chain of Resorts in Mexico. (322) 29-3-24-52-3 and 29-3-47-54

The property at The Playa del Sol Grande looks nice on the surface. The rooms are well decorated, but really small. The resort is also small with not lots to do or eat. The food at the resort is sometimes cold and pricey. When we got up to leave the "Free Breakfast" our salesman asked us to pay the VOLUNTARY TIP, however all that we had were hundred dollar bills, and they refused to give us change in American Money, so our salesman turned to the waiter and said "Lo Sciento" which means SORRY IN SPANISH! This was the beginning of the end.

And the most important thing to know about this resort is that it is out in the middle of nowhere, and that is the good news!

Now here comes the part that will leave you speechless. We were invited to attend a timeshare presentation that was supposed to last for "no more than 90 minutes". We were promised that if we spent the time looking at the property, that we would be compensated in merchandise and services for valued at over three hundred US Dollars. We were also guaranteed that they would pick us up at our beautiful hotel, The Casa Magna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort, which we HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Now, back to the hotel from Hell, the The Playa Del Sol Grand.

We were picked up at our hotel one hour late and we ended up driving around in circles looking for a friend of the gentleman who invited us. Apparently the actual individual who asked us to visit the property was not licensed, so he had to have us sign up under his fishing buddy who was approved to ask us to join in the timeshare celebration.

We ended up at the resort, The Playa del Sol Grande and we were greeted by three ladies who lived in a grass shack. They looked at our invitation like it was a formal federal document and said "I can not believe that they gave you this"

We then met our salesman, Gerry, who stated he was from Canada and had lived in town for "years". He took us to the "free" breakfast, where he told us that "Nothing is Free" ( Refer to the tip comment) We should have taken the hint.

After the breakfast, we took a short tour of the property and could not believe how small the rooms were. With sincere desire, we asked to see the suites, as the rooms were not big enough for our dog, let alone a family.

Needless to say, we never saw the suite.... Does one even exist? We will find out!

GERRY THE SALESMAN

Next we entered the "Boiler Room" where we met the all mighty master closer KIRBY. He came over, spent three minutes reviewing the paperwork that contained the demographical information that we provided and left in a flash. He was the same person who had to approve us to take the tour, as "The resort prefers to deal with people who have purchased time share in the past" and that their

product "was revolutionary, in that they were selling "fractional ownership" opportunities.

Once we were told that we qualified ( I was also told that NO MEXICANS ARE ALLOWED

TO TAKE THIS TOUR REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY QUALIFY, NOR CAN THEY SELL THE SELL THE PRODUCT)

Now, lets look at what it takes to QUALIFY to take a tour of the Playa Del Sol Grand. It just so happens that we have a copy of the qualification list, just for our readers!

CAN YOU SAY ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION?

Hey, Here is the Price List!

Now here is the best part of the story, we were promised that if we would attend the presentation that we would receive round trip transportation from the Marriott Resort where we were staying (Which again is fabulous) and the Playa Del Sol Grand Resort which is in a completely different state in Mexico!

We ended up finishing the tour after being sold by 5 SALESPEOPLE (See Closing Team Above). The last lady said that there was no reason to really buy timeshare or fractional ownership, because she was representing ANOTHER COMPANY CALLED HOLIDAY SYSTEMS which is located at www.holidaysystems.com and www.vacationweeks.com . They were mad that we wrote the domain name down, as "They were the only ones who could sell this product" and "If we were interested in it, why didn't we buy"?

Then we were shuffled to a small hut that served as a travel agency. This is where we encountered the TRAVEL AGENT FROM HELL, MINA (Pictured Above). Mina is perhaps the most incompetent travel agent in the world. She was RUDE, CONDESCENDING and MEAN. She demanded that the visitors that saw what we were going though that came to assist us, LEAVE, as they were not welcome and this was her job.

We then had an argument on whether we could get what we were promised. Can you say LIE?

Not until we met an African American Salesman named Rory, who was from Texas, came to our rescue, did we feel ok about being in the presence of MINA..... AND SHE KICKED HIM OUT TOO!

The final straw was when we were told to get into a cab and return to the sanctuary of life that we have come to know as The CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort. So we said our goodbyes, gave a high five to RORY, and left in a taxi driven by Fernando (Fernando The Mean Taxi Driver is Pictured Below!).

Once we got back to the Marriott, the driver of the taxi ran out of the car and demanded that we pay him the cost of the fare to return to the hotel! That was the final straw. (ABOVE)

We immediately went to the concierge desk at the Marriott and spoke to Denis and a whole cadry of Marriott Employees that were there to rescue us from this terrorizing experience. They called the Playa del Sol Grand and tried to find out who would be paying for the return fare, as the driver was standing there (A security guard had to be called to calm him down)

Finally we told the Marriott that we were not worried about the taxi fare from a monetary standpoint, but we wondered out loud how many other victims this happens to each year at this Hell Hole of A Property The Playa Del Sol.

Even when the Marriott offered to pay the fare, we refused, and decided that the power of the media is much more powerful than a sales manager named KIRBY who REFUSED TO HONOR HIS AGREEMENT WITH US.

My friends, the bottom line is that YOU SHOULD NEVER EVER STAY AT THE PLAYA DEL SOL RESORTS. YOU SHOULD NEVER EVER BELIEVE WHAT A SALESMAN TELLS YOU AND YOU SHOULD BOYCOTT THIS HOTEL.

WHEN YOU ARE IN PUERTO VALLARTA, Call the CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort and ask for our good friend Dennis, the manager. He will make sure that you get not only what you pay for, but MUCH MUCH MORE!

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