Just coming to Playa with no Reservations or Plans

mango monkey · 11-19-2003

We just plan on coming to Playa the first of Dec. for two days.

Anyone feel this is bad this time of year.

Just want a safe, clean, comfortable hotel to stay in while we play tourist and :roll: look for reasonable housing for 6 months.

Are we crazy to not book in advance. We like to check out places before we book site un seen. (bad experiences)
Will we have trouble finding a place? Just ask the taxie driver?
Thanks

**james** · 11-19-2003

DON'T ask the taxi driver.

Do a search for the word schlep to find more posts on this common question.

Holiday season doesn't really pick up until later in December. Even if you arrived on Christmas day, you'd eventually find something. It's just a question of what you want to spend your vacation time doing: looking for somewhere to stay (schlepping around) or being on vacation.

ranchhand1024 · 11-19-2003

DO ask a taxi driver if you don't want to do the legwork on your own, but give him a price about 25% less than you are really willing to spend. You can always upgrade.

**james** · 11-19-2003

What one must take into account are the relationships that exist for taxi drivers. A taxi driver that drives you to Chilly Willy's gets 140 pesos in his pocket. These deals exist for hotels also. You are much better off doing schlep research online then showing up knowing what you need to know.

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mango monkey lost on fifth Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 11	Just coming to Playa with no Reservations or Plans We just plan on coming to Playa the first of Dec. for two days. Anyone feel this is bad this time of year. Just want a safe, clean, comfortable hotel to stay in while we play tourist and :roll: look for reasonable housing for 6 months. Are we crazy to not book in advance. We like to check out places before we book site un seen. (bad experiences) Will we have trouble finding a place? Just ask the taxie driver? Thanks

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james beach geek admin Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: 10 year Playa resident lost in Kullavik, Sweden Posts: 9,615	DON'T ask the taxi driver. Do a search for the word schlep to find more posts on this common question. Holiday season doesn't really pick up until later in December. Even if you arrived on Christmas day, you'd eventually find something. It's just a question of what you want to spend your vacation time doing: looking for somewhere to stay (schlepping around) or being on vacation. __________________ My lovely house is for sale Get your own signature countdown image! Thanks for taking the time to read the announcement!

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james beach geek admin Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: 10 year Playa resident lost in Kullavik, Sweden Posts: 9,615	What one must take into account are the relationships that exist for taxi drivers. A taxi driver that drives you to Chilly Willy's gets 140 pesos in his pocket. These deals exist for hotels also. You are much better off doing schlep research online then showing up knowing what you need to know. __________________ My lovely house is for sale Get your own signature countdown image! Thanks for taking the time to read the announcement!

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ranchhand1024 beachaholic Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 342	DO ask a taxi driver if you don't want to do the legwork on your own, but give him a price about 25% less than you are really willing to spend. You can always upgrade.

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