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“Great staff but excessive lounge chair saving”

I am winding down my stay. No issues with the room except maybe water not very hot. Enjoyed the staff. Salvador was great and had some fun with Juan. Mexican a la carte was in a nice setting. The Venezia was ok but the room lacked atmosphere. Buffet had some creative meals and I was pleased Make s… more

I am winding down my stay. No issues with the room except maybe water not very hot. Enjoyed the staff. Salvador was great and had some fun with Juan. Mexican a la carte was in a nice setting. The Venezia was ok but the room lacked atmosphere. Buffet had some creative meals and I was pleased Make sure you get the rooms by the pool not the noisy backside. Although there are signs not to save chairs, this does not seem to be enforced. Towels on chairs at 7am! People gone for hours. Very discouraged by this. Needs a completed makeover maybe the new owner will do this. Too many large families for me. No language issues but I can converse in Spanish

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“Great staff”

Overall good experience, great food. I was a bit disappointed with my room, but when i asked my room was switched right away. The staff is outstanding ! They made my stay a lot better. A special thanks to Salvador, he is outstanding, very fun and charismatic! He did say he could sing at the karao… more

Overall good experience, great food. I was a bit disappointed with my room, but when i asked my room was switched right away. The staff is outstanding ! They made my stay a lot better. A special thanks to Salvador, he is outstanding, very fun and charismatic! He did say he could sing at the karaoke night, but unfortunately I missed hearing him. ;)

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“Overall great stay”

So I felt the need to leave a review potentially in response to some other reviews that were negative. We stayed for a week at the Samba and here are my comments Many reviews have mentioned the resort is an older resort, and that is true. The rooms were more than adequate and the beds were comfo… more

So I felt the need to leave a review potentially in response to some other reviews that were negative. We stayed for a week at the Samba and here are my comments Many reviews have mentioned the resort is an older resort, and that is true. The rooms were more than adequate and the beds were comfortable. In fact, more comfortable than many other resorts I’ve stayed at in the past. The king size bed in our room mattress was better than the one I have at home. The furniture in the room was dated for sure, but I don’t know about you I don’t go to a resort for fancy furniture. This is the first resort I have ever stayed at where I have not had any issues with shower or bath water being cold. In fact, almost every time I took anThis is the first resort I have ever stayed at where I have not had any issues with shower or bath water being cold. In fact almost every time I took a shower the water could get hot enough to be too hot. Any issues we had during our stay were dealt with in a quick and efficient manner and my thanks to the staff of the hotel for helping in any regard. The resort is smaller than many I have stayed at, and I quite enjoyed that not having to hunt for people or search for multiple buffets that just serve the same food this small resort allow you to enjoy the facilities without getting lost. The food is very typical for Mexico buffet, however, I enjoyed the selection and different days at the buffet granted various different themes. The barbeque at the buffet was by far the meal not to miss as the smell and taste of the barbeque chorizo sausage was so good. The snack bar was one of my favourite places to go for lunch as I found their burger and fries to be quite good with lots of toppings to put on to make a very nice burger or nachos. The Mexican à la carte was good. My favourite thing was the tostadas would very much recommend those as an appetizer. The Italian à la carte was also pretty good. I had the Osso Buco I would recommend the meat was very tender and the gravy excellent. I do definitely have to agree with so many of the reviews that I read the staff are by far the jem here yes, some don’t understand English fluently however, we are in their country, so why would we expect them to speak perfect English. It’s not a terrible idea to learn a little Spanish. Special mention to Salvatore and Genora who often took care of me for breakfast in the buffet restaurant, and definitely made my experience better. Also a special mention for Jose who made our Mexican a la crate experience memorable and who encouraged us to come back on other nights. Carlos and Salvatore(again) who served us poolside. Our maid was amazing and kept our room clean and always had a smile on her face when we saw her sadly, I can’t remember her name. Belinda maybe or something similar. Overall, our stay was filled with sunshine and good times. I would definitely come back to this resort in the future.

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