Villa del Palmar at the Islands of Loreto

Great view and location

Food in a couple of the on site restaurants was very pricey. The restaurant by TPC golf course needs serious attention. First, the service was very slow for a small restaurant, the food and portions can improve. Second, we each asked for Iced Tea to drink and whatever the beverage was that they brought us wasn’t Tea, it was very unpleasant and we all had to ask for bottled water for our meals. And worst of all, the dining area was filled with FLIES! We all spent our entire meal swatting flies away. We mentioned the issue to our waiter but I don’t think he received our message. The rest of our stay, when other guests asked us for dinner recommendations, we told them to stay away from that place. Finally, we (2 couples) listened to a Timeshare presentation. As an incentive to listen to the presentation we were offered 15% discounts on golf and fishing. The timeshare people worked with the Concierge to set up fishing for 2. When they came back to us with the fishing trip, the trip was double the $ of any panga boat I’ve ever been on. The offer was $720 for the 2 of us. We declined and found a fishing charter on our own for $350, so their 15% off offer was still double what we ended up paying. We attended the presentation and our friends ended up buying a timeshare week. Our friends listened to everything and agreed to terms. The timeshare people told our friends that someone would be contacting them the Monday after they got home to discuss their package and we finished our meeting. Instead of calling our friends on Monday, they called on Saturday, our first day home and they told my friends that they made a mistake on the interest rate on their contract, saying that the rate should be 14%, not 10% like their signed contract says. I’m not sure what else to say about that but I know it’s things like that is why many people don’t want to deal with any timeshare programs.

It was a beautiful place for relaxation & resting. Not much going on after dinner.

How remote the resort is. It’s 30 minutes from Loreto. To get into town to explore you have to do a tour, rent a car, or get a taxi.

Location ok

We were not on all inclusive plan so were disappointed with buffet only menu

Nice view and private beach, lovely adults jacuzzi area, loved the beach bar - really good shrimp Baja tacos! Staff is nice.

Even with ear plugs I could not sleep from thin walls and howling winds. The upscale restaurant was more presentation flair than actually high quality food. Glad I didn’t do the all inclusive and instead made trips into town to find local places