El Tukan Condotel questions

[c943]

I have checked it out and the lobby and grounds look nice, I am looking for opinions on the hotel ,rooms restaurants and the El tukan beach club(which is the big appeal as I recall it is/was in the north...an AI beach club in the north would be awesome)

[Rissask]

Originally Posted by c943

I have checked it out and the lobby and grounds look nice, I am looking for opinions on the hotel ,rooms restaurants and the El tukan beach club(which is the big appeal as I recall it is/was in the north...an AI beach club in the north would be awesome)

Shammy was likely waiting for me to answer this one.

We stayed there twice non-AI (because it was the only nonAI hotel you could get in Playa as a package and therefore far cheaper).The last time was in March 2005. It is a bit shabby and tired, although they were doing some sprucing up the last time.

We would stay there again only if it was the same story and the package price was far cheaper than booking air and hotel, otherwise we'd try somewhere new. But it was a fine place to stay, clean and the staff were friendly, and it had a great location. It is popular with Europeans mostly. Very basic.

The pool is small but good for a refreshing dip, and the interior courtyard is very tropical and nice.

The rooms were nice and many have kitchenettes (do NOT book a studio- book at least a standard room or you will get a room without a fridge or they might even stick you at the annex across the street, or across Fifth Ave at the Moongate, they used to do that sometimes to people, anyway)

.Definitely specify you want a room in the main complex near the pool. Better yet- book one of the rooms with the separate bedroom/dining area/sitting room, they are nice and big.

The best thing about it is the location, it's quiet yet close to everything. And yes, the beach club was a great bonus (we got 'free' loungers and towels but we were non-AI, so no drinks.) It is no long the El Tukan though, right? not sure if you get passes to Mamitas now or another one? Nice beach.

[Rissask]

I should mention we did get the 'breakfast included' package the first time and the food was fine. Of course, it's tough to screw up breakfast..

But since it is so small, I wouldn't honestly pick it as an all-inclusive, there are just too many better places to eat nearby, and it would get boring.

[c943]

Our idea is simple. sleep breakast all in and free drinks at the beach club till 4...then siesta , followed by 1st dinner /snack to absorb the subsequent tequila shots as we head to 5th to spend hours pondering life and where to eat real dinner around 10-11after visiting our favorite bars. then ,no surprise its back to the bars then some dancing.
We are not too complicated. The main idea this time is to try to avoid the 60-90 buck a day bar tab between breakfast and 4.
This place has a nice beach for its beach club and you cant get breakfast wrong.But that will be about it for sampling their food...we love to eat all around town.

[patricia w]

Originally Posted by c943

I have checked it out and the lobby and grounds look nice, I am looking for opinions on the hotel ,rooms restaurants and the El tukan beach club(which is the big appeal as I recall it is/was in the north...an AI beach club in the north would be awesome)

We stayed two times in Tukan,last time in Dec.2007.
We like the place so much because it is not so big,people are friendly , and right on the 5th.The rooms and food are good, but the beachclub is much smaller than in 2005 when we visit the first time.And Hopefully they turn the music not so loud anymore.But if we could go back before our next time in Nov/Dec ,we will go back to tukan.

[c943]

Thanks.