Shangri-la

lawry · 12-13-2005

I'm a little bit nervous about my trip to pdc in April 06. I have reservations at Shangri-la and I was wondering exactly how much damage they took from Wilma. I know they are rebuilding and rooms will be nice and new. My concern is the greenery, is there any left? All the palm trees and folage was what attracted me to pick this resort. Are there any palm trees left???

ycraig · 12-13-2005

If you read a number of the posts (and look at the pictures) the foliage grows back very quickly. I wouldn't worry everything will be perfest by the time you get there. Have a good trip

**TeeZet** · 12-13-2005

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Originally Posted by lawry

I'm a little bit nervous about my trip to pdc in April 06. I have reservations at Shangri-la and I was wondering exactly how much damage they took from Wilma. I know they are rebuilding and rooms will be nice and new. My concern is the greenery, is there any left? All the palm trees and folage was what attracted me to pick this resort. Are there any palm trees left???

Did you see this already:

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Originally Posted by James

Shangrila Caribe Resort
Wilma Report

updated November 9, 2005

I know it's not the most recent news, but I hope it helps some.
And as far as the flora goes, I'm betting that by the time you will be there you wouldn't even know that some friggin' Wilma came along six months before!

teacher1 · 12-13-2005

you will love Shangri La. We stayed there and it was great. have a wondeful time. enjoy!

suzeq · 12-13-2005

I walked by there last week on the beach. There was still some construction on buildings but it looked pretty good. There were even some rooms right on the beach # 33, 34 &35 that were fine. I didn't look too closely at the other numbers. The beach looked great also.

c943 · 12-13-2005

thanks for that update. we arrive there Feb1st and are trusting all is fine.

cuffedlinks · 12-13-2005

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Originally Posted by c943

thanks for that update. we arrive there Feb1st and are trusting all is fine.

WE trust all is fine with your camera....

suzeq · 12-13-2005

I did take some pictures but they're print and I don't have a scanner. The one shot I have of the beach right next to Shangri La to the north seemed much wider than when we were there in July. I can't speak to the foliage situation since I wasn't really looking at that part. I wish I had walked as far as Zubul but my feet were killing me from walking so much. There seemed to be a big white tent up there.

Bob & Linda · 12-16-2005

We are heading down to the Shangri-La Caribe the second week of Feb. and are wondering how the repairs are coming along. We saw some pictures that were posted in Nov. but have not seen or heard very much since then.

c943 · 12-16-2005

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Originally Posted by Bob & Linda

We are heading down to the Shangri-La Caribe the second week of Feb. and are wondering how the repairs are coming along. We saw some pictures that were posted in Nov. but have not seen or heard very much since then.

Bob and linda, we will report back first day we are there.,but by then it will be a little late for you to make any changes I guess.
I see you are from Dryden....I believe its a small town, and I knew some one from there.
The manager and owner of the Radioshack/Source store.

Bob & Linda · 12-17-2005

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Originally Posted by c943

Bob and linda, we will report back first day we are there.,but by then it will be a little late for you to make any changes I guess.
I see you are from Dryden....I believe its a small town, and I knew some one from there.
The manager and owner of the Radioshack/Source store.

Sorry, I don't know the Manager of the Radio Shack. Thanks for your response, we stayed at the Palladium the year before last and this year we wanted to stay at a smaller resort that is closer to town. I went online and really liked the look of the Shangri-La and booked it a week before Wilma hit. We are still planning to go to the Shangri-La and as long as the sun shines and the beer is cold we'll be in heaven, we have about a foot and half of snow here now. Hope you enjoy your trip and have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

c943 · 12-17-2005

The place does look great, the included dinners bothered me a bit as they dont have a plan without dinners at a lower price. Playa has too many great restaurants to enjoy.
The people I met from Dryden and I made a coonection as their store is called Sounds north and my store is called sound west. Ha, we are in BC and you folks are really northern...
We are coming to the Shangri la from a different angle than you, last year we stayed in very small hotels and we wanted something a bit more social so we moved up to the Shangri la size. Two years ago we were at the Bahai principe and that was nice but we enjoy the small hotels more. The other attraction is the location...the north end has such a gorgeous beach.
Hope you are excited as we are. We will be staying in Tulum first for 5 days then shangri la for 9.....and its onlyabout 35 days till we go....

melody1 · 12-28-2005

SOME OF THE FIRST VISITORS after they opened. They had only 22 guests while we were there. Service was phenomenal, the greenery had been hit very hard - but the palm trees were coming back and the staff was very busy getting things up and running.

Shangrilah - it is our favorite place to stay and the dinners don't bother us as the food and services is always great - when we want to eat in playa - we do that for lunch - saves some bucks along the way too.

cjgans · 01-03-2006

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Originally Posted by c943

Bob and linda, we will report back first day we are there.,but by then it will be a little late for you to make any changes I guess.
I see you are from Dryden....I believe its a small town, and I knew some one from there.
The manager and owner of the Radioshack/Source store.

I too would love to see pictures of Shangri La...we are planning on a trip possibly in April!

shutterbug · 01-03-2006

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Originally Posted by cjgans

I too would love to see pictures of Shangri La...we are planning on a trip possibly in April!

I leave on Saturday and am staying at Natz Ti Ha, which is directly behind Shangri La. I will take some pix and post them after I get back (14th).

12-13-2005	#1 (permalink)
lawry very sparkly Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Niceville, Florida Posts: 30	Shangri-la I'm a little bit nervous about my trip to pdc in April 06. I have reservations at Shangri-la and I was wondering exactly how much damage they took from Wilma. I know they are rebuilding and rooms will be nice and new. My concern is the greenery, is there any left? All the palm trees and folage was what attracted me to pick this resort. Are there any palm trees left???

12-16-2005	#9 (permalink)
Bob & Linda sandflea Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dryden, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2	Shangri-La Caribe We are heading down to the Shangri-La Caribe the second week of Feb. and are wondering how the repairs are coming along. We saw some pictures that were posted in Nov. but have not seen or heard very much since then.

12-28-2005	#13 (permalink)
melody1 sandflea Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2	We Were At Shangrilah Nov26-dec 2 SOME OF THE FIRST VISITORS after they opened. They had only 22 guests while we were there. Service was phenomenal, the greenery had been hit very hard - but the palm trees were coming back and the staff was very busy getting things up and running. Shangrilah - it is our favorite place to stay and the dinners don't bother us as the food and services is always great - when we want to eat in playa - we do that for lunch - saves some bucks along the way too. Attached Images

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12-13-2005	#2 (permalink)
ycraig way into it Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northbrook, IL Posts: 119	If you read a number of the posts (and look at the pictures) the foliage grows back very quickly. I wouldn't worry everything will be perfest by the time you get there. Have a good trip

12-13-2005	#4 (permalink)
teacher1 toe in water Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: edmond oklahoma Posts: 48	you will love Shangri La. We stayed there and it was great. have a wondeful time. enjoy!

12-13-2005	#5 (permalink)
suzeq life=playa Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 847	I walked by there last week on the beach. There was still some construction on buildings but it looked pretty good. There were even some rooms right on the beach # 33, 34 &35 that were fine. I didn't look too closely at the other numbers. The beach looked great also.

12-13-2005	#6 (permalink)
c943 life=playa Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 946	thanks for that update. we arrive there Feb1st and are trusting all is fine.

12-13-2005	#8 (permalink)
suzeq life=playa Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 847	I did take some pictures but they're print and I don't have a scanner. The one shot I have of the beach right next to Shangri La to the north seemed much wider than when we were there in July. I can't speak to the foliage situation since I wasn't really looking at that part. I wish I had walked as far as Zubul but my feet were killing me from walking so much. There seemed to be a big white tent up there.

12-17-2005	#12 (permalink)
c943 life=playa Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 946	The place does look great, the included dinners bothered me a bit as they dont have a plan without dinners at a lower price. Playa has too many great restaurants to enjoy. The people I met from Dryden and I made a coonection as their store is called Sounds north and my store is called sound west. Ha, we are in BC and you folks are really northern... We are coming to the Shangri la from a different angle than you, last year we stayed in very small hotels and we wanted something a bit more social so we moved up to the Shangri la size. Two years ago we were at the Bahai principe and that was nice but we enjoy the small hotels more. The other attraction is the location...the north end has such a gorgeous beach. Hope you are excited as we are. We will be staying in Tulum first for 5 days then shangri la for 9.....and its onlyabout 35 days till we go....