Huatulco

This was my 4th time to Huatulco but the first time we have stayed at dreams. The resort itself was lovely but starting to show its age. Not a problem. The staff were all very pleasant and willing to help. I only have 3 complaints! 1st was the second day of our holidays we went for lunch at the ocean side restaurant and there was really no food out for us to eat, so then we went to the other buffet restaurant and the same thing, no food! This was at 1pm. 2nd complaint was if you are a smoker don't waste your money! We don't smoke but the other couple that we traveled with were smokers . They really didn't have sufficient smoking area provided for them. Not even on the beach! Very few spots and far in between them to get to. I felt really bad for them. 3rd complaint was the chair cops! We always got up early to go and save our chairs...well 3rd day when we put our towels and belongings on the chairs and then walked over to get coffee which is located opposite side of the resort where we had our chairs. When we came back our towels and belongings where gone! We were then told that we can be away from our chairs longer than 20 mins. Wow this made us furious! This means we can't go for breakfast, lunch, or even a walk on the beach! Wow very upsetting to us! The chair cops were very rude and laughed and mocked us as we complained about this! For these reasons we will never stay at Dreams again!

This place is really a cozy humble little hotel. The breakfasts make it super. They have so many breakfast options made fresh to order. Food is authentic Mexican and delicious. We traveled with a baby and made a request with the hotel for a ground floor with pool view and had just that. I think all rooms though have a pool view. The swimming pool open for swimming until late... usually 9:30pm approx. Often they have live music performing and people dancing just by the pool and people dancing around. Lights around pool and fun flashy lights in the pool and it's a wonderful atmosphere. Employees are generally friendly and helpful. They made my toddler feel special as well. If you have any mobility issues or have a stroller, I would suggest requesting ground floor. To get from point A to B will never be more than a 1 and a half minute walk. What i will say is they have the funniest Iguanas living there at the hotgel that come out and lounge by the pool and go in for a dip even if you are swimming. If you are freaked out by that then you will be in for a surprise. They were harmless though The only thing I was not a fan of was poor lighting in the room. Some lamps didn't work properly and trying to apply makeup despite having the magnifying mirror at the hotel was difficult. Rooms are old but still functioning. Floors look dated but that did not affect my trip. One more thing to mention.. when we had housekeeping, I think they were only making the beds. I didn't see them sweeping and could still feel sand on the floor.

Overall our vacation was fantastic. First few days and the last few there was hardly any wind, great for swimming in the ocean. We did hear that it was windier than normal. Getting in and out of the airport was so easy. Hotel was small, but that didn't matter ar all.

We were greeted with an attentive staff. We spoke some Spanish which was helpful and the front desk persons all spoke english. The building was beautiful and rooms very generous in size and amenities.Water was available by the large jug. Chahue Beach is only 6-7 min walk away but probably not best swimming beach...great beaches are only 10-15 min taxi ride away and taxis are very inexpensive.

I sure do not recognize the picture above from the property that we stayed at!

Clean rooms , nice staff but very little English understood, food expensive not much selection an all inclusive would help, no ice machine except from bar , no fridge or coffee maker in room, pool was cloudy needs more chlorine daily, no entertainment, very quiet at night