Trip Review June 30th - July 7th, 2021

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Trip Review June 30th - July 7th, 2021

Postby tandainla » Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:17 pm

This was our first trip to Pearl after 3 trips to Riveria Maya.  We love DRM so much that we were worried that we made a wrong decision after we booked. 

Got to the resort around 4:00PM on June 30th and immediately got into our room. We had a junior suite which we thought was sufficiently appointed.   We like this room better than the rooms that we've had at DRM.  Same issues with hard to control temperature in the shower and not much room between cold or scalding.  Air conditioning has a hard time keeping up and never got down to our desired temperature, but came close enough.  Beds are a bit on the firm side, but similar to DRM.

First night we ate at Aphrodite as Pearl was closed and Suki was booked until 9.   We were pleseantly surprised.  The Mrs really enjoyed the Octopus. 

The grounds at Pearl we think are nicer than those at DRM.  The jacuzzi is way bigger and the access to the bar is much easier vs DRM.  The other massive plus is no giant set of stairs to get up to the jacuzzi. 

The pool is also much better as well.  There's a quiet side and a party side so you can escape if you wanted. 

The disco is quite a bit smaller than DRM's, but it was still a good party vibe.  Seems like people leave the disco earlier than they do at DRM. 

The beach is in horrible shape right now.  There were a few days that the sargassum was so bad.  I don't think we saw anyone going into the ocean the whole trip.  They try and do what they can to keep it clean, but it seems like a losing battle. 

The food was all around good.  No issues with them working with the Mrs dietary restrictions.  We thought we'd miss the teppan table at Suki which they have at DRM, but not Pearl, but we didn't.   The food at Suki was good, but we still are confused as to why 3 of the 5 sushi rolls have cream cheese in them.  Guillermo was on our service team both nights and the team was excellent. The food at Pearl was also really good as well as the service from Sergio and the sommalier Miguel, who one night saw me drinking water and managed to turn it into wine. 

Ultimately,  we ate at Aphrodite, Suki and Pearl 2 nights each and the 4th of July buffet (that was probably the most disappointing)

Disco shows were hit and miss.   Our favorite was Mia on the trapeze.   There were also a couple of seductive shows which also had good energy.  Super impressed with the electric violinist which plays on Tuesday night at the mansion around 9PM.  Music was good on 5 of the 7 nights in the disco

We did have a 25 min couples massage and also an erotic massage both from Itza and Elodia.  Both of them are amazing and I highly recommend you ask for them. 

Alexis helped us from the time we arrived to the time we left and would check in on us from time to time.  Victor at the pool was great as we needed shade for the Mrs, but had some issues with Horacio that our chairs were given away twice. 

Wally, Yuni, Cesar and Candace are all wonderful playmakers and got people involved in activiites.  They really wanted to make sure everyone was having a great time.

We did the membership pitch this time after talking with Mariana who is super sweet.  Very low pressure.  We opted against it due to our circumstances at the time, but I can see that there is possibilities for value if you can frequent enough.

Mosquitos were worse than we were hoping they'd be.  The Mr also got a spider bite in the middle of the night that when he woke up had swelled up his ear and half his face and Sophie got a Dr over within an hour and after a shot of 3 meds in the butt, started to feel better within a couple hours.  Wally and Alexis checked in with us and they also made sure that they sprayed our room and the even changed all of our bedding. 

We did an excursion away from the property as we try and do on each trip.  This time was the Whale Sharks.  Gone for a long day, but got to experience the majesty of these massive animals.  It was a rocky day though on the water and our entire boat got sick,  no fault of our tour.  Had a great time, but that being said, don't need to do it again. 

Based on our previous stays at DRM, I would say the crowd might have been a few years older at Pearl, but not any less lively.  The people we met were all amazing and that's what makes any trip to any Desire property.  We know that of we show up another 4th of July in years, it will be like a reunion and we are planning on keeping in touch with a great number of people from this trip and hoping our paths will cross again. 

For us, if we know people are going to be at one or the other, we might go to join them, but otherwise, it might come down to who has the best promotion for the property at the time we're ready to book.

All in all, another amazing trip to remember. 
 
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Re: Trip Review June 30th - July 7th, 2021

Postby CenterofTexas » Fri Jul 09, 2021 11:43 pm

Thanks for the report!!!
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