Casa de Gopala or Luna Blue but...

HAWKEYE · 06-12-2007

Wife and I were planning on staying at one of these next May but the wife now say's she would prefer a pool on premesis. Perhaps something just off 5th for $100 a night. Thank's in advance. Craig & Kristi.

gingele · 06-12-2007

A few places come to mind that fit that description...Maya Bric, Lab Nah, Tropical Casablanca. All close to 5th (or on 5th), all have pools and all under $100/night. Have fun!!

FrankRN · 06-12-2007

You might want to try the search function as these hotels have been discussed at great length. The owners of the Luna Blue are board members and have always been happy to answer questions for us.

We stayed at the Luna Blue last year for 10 nights. It is in a very good location in that it is literally only a few steps from 5th Ave. It is also nice that it is just as close to 10th Ave which is also bustling these days. Most importantly (for us) it was only a 4-5 minute walk to the beach. You also get complimentary passes to the beach club. It was our first time going to the beach club and we enjoyed it.

The staff at the hotel were very friendly and eager to help. The owners were on holiday themselves, and so only met them on our last day. The hotel was always clean, our room was made up daily, plenty of towels were provided, and a fridge in your room. I liked that they had wireless internet access (we brought our laptop).

We booked one of the Treetop terrace rooms (AKA Shammy's Room) and felt it was definately worth the extra expense. We liked the extra room to spread out and to be able to have a very large outdoors sitting area all to ourselves. It was especially nice at night to have a cup of coffee or read or surf the net.

The Treetop room was booked our 1st 2 nights and we stayed in a kitchen studio ... very nice if you will have kids with you or want to save money by eating in. That room was bigger than our second room, but with a token balcony. And it was not as private.

Though Luna Blue is in the heart of it all, it was very quiet at night. We did not get any spill over in terms of noise or foot traffic from 5th Ave. Parking was never a problem if you are renting a car as we did. There is a laundry acrsoss the street which we used with excellent results. It allowed us to pack a little less, and return home with CLEAN CLOTHES! There is also a super-ette directly across the street ... very convenient.

The only negative thing I can say is that the bed was HORRIFIC! I have been traveling to PDC since 1989 and so have slept on every kind of matress Mexico could throw at me. This was one of the worst. We actually went out and bought an air matress because I just could not stand it.

The owners told us that they were in the process of replacing the matresses, so this may have been taken care of. They also offered to pay for our air matress which, even though we did not take them up on it, was a very nice gesture. I HIGHLY recommend Luna Blue .... just give your matress a bounce when you arrive.

JimmyMN · 06-12-2007

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Originally Posted by gingele

A few places come to mind that fit that description...Maya Bric, Lab Nah, Tropical Casablanca. All close to 5th (or on 5th), all have pools and all under $100/night. Have fun!!

Although I normally stay at Maya Bric, if the pool was important to me, I'd be inclined to choose Tropical Casablanca.

Jimmy

MWC · 06-12-2007

We had a good stay at Casa de Gopala, very quiet and comfortable, but that was more than a year ago.
Since then, someone posted here that CdG no longer had pool-sharing privileges with its neighbor. So I would definitely nail down whether that is true or not before committing.

Bluespicker · 06-12-2007

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Originally Posted by MWC

We had a good stay at Casa de Gopala, very quiet and comfortable, but that was more than a year ago.
Since then, someone posted here that CdG no longer had pool-sharing privileges with its neighbor. So I would definitely nail down whether that is true or not before committing.

Yes no pool sharing at the CdG. Loved our stay there though and the bed was great.

MWC · 06-12-2007

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Originally Posted by Bluespicker

Yes no pool sharing at the CdG. Loved our stay there though and the bed was great.

That sucks! I wonder what happened?

MWC · 06-12-2007

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Originally Posted by HAWKEYE

Wife and I were planning on staying at one of these next May but the wife now say's she would prefer a pool on premesis. Perhaps something just off 5th for $100 a night. Thank's in advance. Craig & Kristi.

For pools, you might also want to look into the LabNah. The Hotel Vista Caribe across from it might be another option. Near the Tropical Casablanca, there is Club Yebo.

HAWKEYE · 06-12-2007

Thank's Jimmy.

HAWKEYE · 06-12-2007

Thank's. Craig & Kristi.

syl · 06-12-2007

la tortuga..that is where we are staying ..they have a pool..let you know about it when i get back..jacko posted some nice pic in his trip report

HAWKEYE · 06-12-2007

Thank's, Craig.

mooski · 06-12-2007

we just stayed at lab nah for 2 nights.... teenytiny pool.... But oh my gosh ..... we then moved to the rivera caribe maya.... $60 room 104 ground floor out the door to a wonderful patio then 2 more steps into the wonderful big nice clean pool!!! clean hotel nice guys at the desk...

MWC · 06-12-2007

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Originally Posted by syl

la tortuga..that is where we are staying ..they have a pool..let you know about it when i get back..jacko posted some nice pic in his trip report

This is a good point. We should have directed you to the "trip planning" tab up above. Right from the start we should have!

You can search from playa.info's list of partner hotels, see who can give you what you're looking for.

**ryberg** · 06-12-2007

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Originally Posted by HAWKEYE

Wife and I were planning on staying at one of these next May but the wife now say's she would prefer a pool on premesis. Perhaps something just off 5th for $100 a night. Thank's in advance. Craig & Kristi.

Well just wondering, here: does this mean you are purposely trying to avoid the beach?

I'm not fishing, here: I ask because it seems the answers are avoiding beachfront properties and shooting at more economical rates at the same time, but there are a number of places you can stay during that season right on the beach, putting you a block off 5th, possibly also with a pool, and still be at your given target of about $100 a night...

Steve

06-12-2007	#1 (permalink)
HAWKEYE reposado Join Date: May 2007 Location: Windsor Hts. Iowa Posts: 1,055	Casa de Gopala or Luna Blue but... Wife and I were planning on staying at one of these next May but the wife now say's she would prefer a pool on premesis. Perhaps something just off 5th for $100 a night. Thank's in advance. Craig & Kristi.

06-12-2007	#3 (permalink)
FrankRN añejo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Boston, MA USA Posts: 1,910	You might want to try the search function as these hotels have been discussed at great length. The owners of the Luna Blue are board members and have always been happy to answer questions for us. We stayed at the Luna Blue last year for 10 nights. It is in a very good location in that it is literally only a few steps from 5th Ave. It is also nice that it is just as close to 10th Ave which is also bustling these days. Most importantly (for us) it was only a 4-5 minute walk to the beach. You also get complimentary passes to the beach club. It was our first time going to the beach club and we enjoyed it. The staff at the hotel were very friendly and eager to help. The owners were on holiday themselves, and so only met them on our last day. The hotel was always clean, our room was made up daily, plenty of towels were provided, and a fridge in your room. I liked that they had wireless internet access (we brought our laptop). We booked one of the Treetop terrace rooms (AKA Shammy's Room) and felt it was definately worth the extra expense. We liked the extra room to spread out and to be able to have a very large outdoors sitting area all to ourselves. It was especially nice at night to have a cup of coffee or read or surf the net. The Treetop room was booked our 1st 2 nights and we stayed in a kitchen studio ... very nice if you will have kids with you or want to save money by eating in. That room was bigger than our second room, but with a token balcony. And it was not as private. Though Luna Blue is in the heart of it all, it was very quiet at night. We did not get any spill over in terms of noise or foot traffic from 5th Ave. Parking was never a problem if you are renting a car as we did. There is a laundry acrsoss the street which we used with excellent results. It allowed us to pack a little less, and return home with CLEAN CLOTHES! There is also a super-ette directly across the street ... very convenient. The only negative thing I can say is that the bed was HORRIFIC! I have been traveling to PDC since 1989 and so have slept on every kind of matress Mexico could throw at me. This was one of the worst. We actually went out and bought an air matress because I just could not stand it. The owners told us that they were in the process of replacing the matresses, so this may have been taken care of. They also offered to pay for our air matress which, even though we did not take them up on it, was a very nice gesture. I HIGHLY recommend Luna Blue .... just give your matress a bounce when you arrive. __________________ Last edited by FrankRN; 06-12-2007 at 08:14 AM.

06-12-2007	#2 (permalink)
gingele añejo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 2,522	A few places come to mind that fit that description...Maya Bric, Lab Nah, Tropical Casablanca. All close to 5th (or on 5th), all have pools and all under $100/night. Have fun!!

06-12-2007	#5 (permalink)
MWC añejo Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 6,015	We had a good stay at Casa de Gopala, very quiet and comfortable, but that was more than a year ago. Since then, someone posted here that CdG no longer had pool-sharing privileges with its neighbor. So I would definitely nail down whether that is true or not before committing.

06-12-2007	#9 (permalink)
HAWKEYE reposado Join Date: May 2007 Location: Windsor Hts. Iowa Posts: 1,055	Thank's Jimmy.

06-12-2007	#10 (permalink)
HAWKEYE reposado Join Date: May 2007 Location: Windsor Hts. Iowa Posts: 1,055	Thank's. Craig & Kristi.

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syl añejo Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: santa ynez Posts: 3,402	la tortuga..that is where we are staying ..they have a pool..let you know about it when i get back..jacko posted some nice pic in his trip report

06-12-2007	#12 (permalink)
HAWKEYE reposado Join Date: May 2007 Location: Windsor Hts. Iowa Posts: 1,055	Thank's, Craig.

06-12-2007	#13 (permalink)
mooski beachaholic Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: WA Posts: 346	we just stayed at lab nah for 2 nights.... teenytiny pool.... But oh my gosh ..... we then moved to the rivera caribe maya.... $60 room 104 ground floor out the door to a wonderful patio then 2 more steps into the wonderful big nice clean pool!!! clean hotel nice guys at the desk...

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