Description: Keeping a watchful eye on the virgin beaches of Tanglounda Bay, the Las Brisas Huatulco sits perched above the shores, intertwined amongst 50 acres of wild lush terrain. Emphasizing its gift of natural beauty,
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Las Brisas Huatulco
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May, 2010 | Leisure | With Spouse/Partner
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No problems with this resort at all lots of walking and stairs but not a problem actualy me and my wife lost weight even though the food was good lots to do in the area and the tours to the remote bays should be experianced we will be going back in 2011.
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We are from Regina Sask.
Dates of trip - Jan 8 to 22/2010.
Your Arrival
Airport is very small. If there would be more than 1 plane arriving at a time, the airport would be very crowded. We got through the airport very quickly, just remember to complete the forms as completely as possible and sign the back of the form twice (read carefully!!)
Check in at the hotel was quick, but you don't get your room until after 3 - hint - pack a pair of shorts!)
The hotel staff are wonderful. Just ask and you shall receive if they possibly can.
Rooms
White! Standard rooms, if you are able, try and book the Brisas Beach Club. It has a balcony overlooking the ocean, there are also 10 rooms with jacuzzis.
There is a Beach Club room for a continental breakfast (7:30 - about 11) and Happy hour from 6-7 with drinks and appetizers.
The Beach club section is also farthest away from the lobby etc. There are cars that will pick up and drop off. We walked down, but not up.
Restaurants and Bars
Pretty average. Not a lot of seafood other than fish. Food selection is rather repetitive. Omelettes are great!
There are 4 bars, but they do not open until 11. If you want coffee, juice... you can get it at the poolside restaurant.
The al a cartes are ok, but not the quality you expect at home.
Beach/Pools/Grounds
We only spent time at the snorkel beach. There is a nice coral reef there, and a nice variety of fish. Even away from the coral, fish swim around you, and the water is clear enough to watch. Fins and masks are available, but I don't know the quality of the equipment, as we bring our own.
Pools are nice. There is an adult only pool - we spent our pool time there. Lots of sun. Bring plenty of suntan lotion and aloe!
The grounds are pretty, but there is little "wandering" space, as the resort is quite hilly.
Lots of lovely birds, squirrels to make you laugh, hermit crabs, iguanas, gecko... some say scorpions (didn't see any)
My husband was lucky enough to see whales and a manta ray. Some folks saw sting rays at the beach by the Solarium (Steak House).
For the most part, things are very crowded. The beach recliners are lined up side by side at all pools ans beaches, There main restaurants are similar - sometimes you have to move so people can get by. A little too squished in for me.
Activities on and off the Resort/Hotel
We took a trip into La Crucecita - lots of shopping, and daily specials! I decide what I want to pay for something, and I stick to it. Cab is 3$ US each way. Try and see the church, it is quite nice. Cruise ships come in on Sundays, and the prices in the stores go up significantly. Best to avoid this day!
We booked a cab (Romeo (Edgar Romero Diaz Jarquin) was our driver, he took us around for about 2 hours and charged $40 US. He speaks very good english and is very polite and friendly. We asked for him and the desk, and they tracked him down for us!
Other Comments
This resort is not for people who have trouble getting around - there are stairs everywhere - sometimes you walk up the stairs then turn around ang go down more stairs!
There are non-inclusive liquor available, but the bars and the gift shop DO NOT ACCEPT CASH - you have to use your credit or debit card, or set up an account at the front desk.
Thre is free wi-fi available in the lobby upstairs, but it is s-l-o-w, don't bother e-mailing photos! It is also available in the room, 10$ for 1 hour!
Due to plane problems, we got to spend a night at Dreams. It is quite lovely, everything is close by, but it is more hotel like, and quite noisy at night. Thanks to Signature for putting us up there - beats sleeping on a bench!
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Las Brisas Huatulco
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Doug and Maryjane from Waterloo Ontario >
1 contribution(s) Canada
Nov, 2009 | Leisure | With Spouse/Partner
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My wife and I stayed at Las Brisas Huatulco from November 20-27 /09 on a recommendation of one of one of my co-workers who stayed here a couple of years ago.Last year we stayed at the Akumal Beach Resort on the Mayan side and we were looking for something different.
Flight/Arrival;
We booked our vacation with Signature flying on Skyservice. Enough said about Skyservice. We left Toronto at 9:00 am and after 5hrs we arrived at 1:00 pm their time. On our flight home we managed to get in to Toronto 1/2 hr early.
Once at the airport it was slow getting through customs but with 3 agents on duty they tried their best.
The airport I was told has been in existence for 15 yrs. but the buildings are about 5yrs. old. They are new, clean and beautifully constructedwith all modern amenities. Once we cleared customs we were greeted by our Signature Reps and ushered onto our bus. There were 2 air conditioned buses for las Brisas while parked beside us were 2 mini vans bound for the Barcelo and Dreams resorts. This tells you where everybody was going. Its a 30 min. drive from the airport to our resort. All along the saw road construction and workers grooming and maintaining the highway.
Rooms
CHECK-IN/ROOMS:
When we arrived at Las Brisas check-in was quick and staff was very courteous. They gave us our wrist bands, keys, maps and additional information about the resort. Our luggage was loaded onto a large golf cart size vehicle and we were taken to our room. Our room was 2333 in building 9 of the Stars/Estrellas village with a nice ocean view. Sunrises and sunsets were great. The room is large and clean with 2 wash basins and shower. There was always hot water and water pressure was excellent.
Restaurants and Bars
There are numerous restaurants and bars throughout the resort. The main buffet restaurant called Bellavista is where a lot of people go for all 3 meals. OMG the amount and variety of food. You will not starve. The other restaurant we found was La Brisis near the main bar. Breakfast and lunch are served here. It was nice to sit outside for breakfast and listen to the birds. For lunch they serve more fast food such as pizza, burgers, hotdogs chips etc. We like coming here after being on the beach because you can wear your bathing suit.
There are 4 A-La-Carte restaurants you must make reservations for. You are allowed 3 to chose from. We chose The Kasbah a Morrocan theme restaurant, a Mediteranean and a Mexican restaurant. The Kasbah you sit on pillows or low benches with tables to match and enjoy the belly dancers performace. The Mediteranean restaurant was good but our favorite was El Mexicano located down by the beach. The food was traditional mexican. Ask for a Mexican coffee after your meal. While dining that night a couple was having a private candle light dinner on the beach. The staff went all out for this special meal. Very romantic.
There is no shortage of bars on the resortwith the main one near the pool with soft chairs, pool tables big screen tv's and board games. As for tv sports all there is is soccor. How I missed a good hockey game.
Beach/Pools/Grounds
There are 4 beaches at Las Brisas. One I call the sports beach were you can get sea-doo's and other water equipment. The other I call the family beach and then there's the snokel beach where the reef is located. This is where we sent our days as we like to snorkel. Its a novice reef where you see a lot of fish. The 4th beach is through El Mexicano restaurant. Its not much of a beach but the breeze here is great.
Chairs and umbrellas were plentiful and at 11:00 am the bar opens for drinks. A nice lady comes down to take your order and within minutes delivers them to your lounger. Sweet.
There is one big pool down by the main bar. Its about 6 feet deep at the deepest. There was less than 6 people in the pool at any one time and the views of the bay are breath taking. They have an adults only pool and a basketball pool. On the resort they also have 12 tennis courts,squash,basketball and vollyball courts as well as a soccor field. No shortage of activities.
The grounds are immaculant. There are people working everywhere each day raking watering and prunning. These people work hard.
Activities on and off the Resort/Hotel
There are numerous on site activities for both adults and kids. Check the board near Las Brisis bar daily. One morning the wife wanted to go bird watching so 7:00 am out we go around the resort with a gentleman for an hour to show us the birds of Huatulco. Off site trips are extra of course ranging from $25-$85. There are 8 trips. Magic Falls, Paradise Found Bay, Outback Safari, Huatulco Adventure, Rough Guide, Mountain Coffee and Croc's and Turtles. We did 2 trips Paradise Found Bay @$45pp and Rough Guide @$25pp. The Paradise trip is a snokling trip into the protected state park. What a blast we had.
On the day before we were to leave we took a cab (30 pesos or $3)into the town of La Cruceita. The best time we were told is after 3pm. Tell the cab driver to drop you off at the town square. Its very safe. There are great restaurants, coffee bars as well as silver and hand made crafts Be sure to visit the church
Other Comments
As stated before this resort has a lot climbing. If you like to walk as we do it keeps the buffet pounds off. Most of the guests were canadians from the Toronto area or from the Vancouver/Calgary or Mexican families. Huatulco is now in their dry season and by Jan/Feb everything will be brown. Temp. were 32C in the day and 28C at night. Signature reps were always there at their table every day to answer questions or solve your problems. Come to Las Brisas you won't be disappointed. Adios Amigos
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