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The place actual name is “FLAMINGOS”. Initially a very sour taste because doorman kept wanting to send us away to another Flamingos who knows where. Our main host did respond but it was quite a delay because he claimed reservation was not received from booking.com. I’d been on the road 5hrs, it was getting dark & the doorman sending us away. The “on site” host never answered phone call nor. text. I had to call main host & booking.com representative somewhere overseas with very bad broken communication. After it was all cleared they finally let us in. As for the villa it’s good, clean & safe. My only disappointment was THERE WAS NO DRINKING WATER, so bring your own water/food. Later I learned that you can buy water from the kiosk. This is not a resort but a private villa so DONT expect much other than access to the villa & pool. There is an OXXO store within walking distance has lots of goodies. Right across oxxos is the beach access. Get a body massage at the beach cabin IT WAS AWESOME. Do not eat at the nearby restaurant “Bugambilias” the next restaurant “Soletado” further down the street is where you want to eat, trust me on this one the host will receive you like family with great staff & their food is wooohoooooooo I LOVED IT.

Very hard to get a lounge chair!! They need to police the saving of chairs all day & never getting used & people wanting one to sit on. Also very hard to find out which restaurant is open which day. Told we must phone & make a reservation at the front desk for the Italian restaurant. We did that twice, made the reservation for a certain time but when we arrived it wasn't even open that day! Frustrating.

Since the beach is the main attraction, I would say it’s the only reason to visit; there aren’t any other main experiences there apparently Getting around is easy, no traffic; but no Uber or any other cab apps available on location; the same goes for courier apps. You literally go there for relaxing on the beach and enjoying the view, beautiful sunsets

The price I was quoted by booking was not the price I paid, they said that for me to get the booking price I should have paid it at the time of booking, booking told me to pay at the hotel! Not impressed they charged me 1400 pesos more than the booking rate. I will not use either again.

I was not a fan of Ixtapa. There were so many rude people there, the food was atrocious. Every restaurant we went to, one of us had issues with, except one breakfast place. (and we are seasoned travelers and very easy going) They did have night clubs, but we didn't go, not our scene.

Ixtapa is the best kept secret of North America! Weather is consistent, people are friendly, felt safe walking about. Enjoy the peace and quiet. Also, no commercialization here! A real bonus in experiencing Mexico!