pianoetudes
TUG Member
- Joined
- Feb 15, 2012
- Messages
- 207
- Reaction score
- 97
- Points
- 238
- Location
- 19103
- Resorts Owned
- Wyndham and Vidanta Grand Luxxe
Finally Uber is here. Vidanta does not officially allow guests to take Uber from the resort. You’ll see the sign at the taxi checkpoint that Vidanta does not endorse online car sharing thing. We took Uber twice from downtown PV to the resort with no problem. The rate is about 200 peso. Watch out Uber surcharge and fees in the app. Uber cars are better maintained than the PV taxi.
If you like seafood, try seafood soup at Epazote and Quinto. It is not fishy at all but rich in umami.
We took Almaverde free tour to visit the resort’s owned farm. At the end of the tour, we got free vegetables and fruits, enough to make two breakfasts and one lunch.
We talk to a lady at the GL Punta pool who attended the presentation and was offered 1-BR Residence Loft (this is the two-story Penthouse Loft in Tower 5). We’re surprised this is the same offer we got. Initial price was 160k, then down to 80k. We were not interested to upgrade and rejected the offer.
One interesting bribe for attending a presentation is getting GL bracelet when you do not stay at GL. Our presentation was started with usual scripted sales talk: "I am not in the sales and I normally do not do owners update.", "I am doing this owner update because so and so is not able to do the presentation", "I can't believe you have what you own for what you paid". The topic of unit assignment came up in the presentation which is prioritized to owners who spent the most money. Although I do not 100% trust sales people, they say many owners bought GL contracts to get prioritized with the unit assignment at GM or GB.
As you know, this is a high-pressured sales presentation. The sales person worked together with the manager who decided which unit to offer. When we said no to the offer, the manager became even more aggressive. They did not give up easily and kept asking which part of the deal that we did not like. At one point, I walked away from the table.
The sales person kept mentioning GL is PRC (Private Residence Club), not a timeshare like GB and GM. I’m not sure the difference; maybe someone can help me with this. They also say Vidanta does not have a hotel license so they cannot advertise rooms at travel agent web site, i.e. Expedia.
If you like seafood, try seafood soup at Epazote and Quinto. It is not fishy at all but rich in umami.
We took Almaverde free tour to visit the resort’s owned farm. At the end of the tour, we got free vegetables and fruits, enough to make two breakfasts and one lunch.
We talk to a lady at the GL Punta pool who attended the presentation and was offered 1-BR Residence Loft (this is the two-story Penthouse Loft in Tower 5). We’re surprised this is the same offer we got. Initial price was 160k, then down to 80k. We were not interested to upgrade and rejected the offer.
One interesting bribe for attending a presentation is getting GL bracelet when you do not stay at GL. Our presentation was started with usual scripted sales talk: "I am not in the sales and I normally do not do owners update.", "I am doing this owner update because so and so is not able to do the presentation", "I can't believe you have what you own for what you paid". The topic of unit assignment came up in the presentation which is prioritized to owners who spent the most money. Although I do not 100% trust sales people, they say many owners bought GL contracts to get prioritized with the unit assignment at GM or GB.
As you know, this is a high-pressured sales presentation. The sales person worked together with the manager who decided which unit to offer. When we said no to the offer, the manager became even more aggressive. They did not give up easily and kept asking which part of the deal that we did not like. At one point, I walked away from the table.
The sales person kept mentioning GL is PRC (Private Residence Club), not a timeshare like GB and GM. I’m not sure the difference; maybe someone can help me with this. They also say Vidanta does not have a hotel license so they cannot advertise rooms at travel agent web site, i.e. Expedia.