La Quinta Gran Bahia Cuastecomates

“bring your own TP”

Wonderful location, beautiful ocean view from the rooms, friendly helpful staff, limited English, all inclusive, and day passes are available, quiet except for the crashing waves, very soothing, At times the toilet paper dispenser jams up, so bring your own roll, just in case. Room was clean, bed… more

Wonderful location, beautiful ocean view from the rooms, friendly helpful staff, limited English, all inclusive, and day passes are available, quiet except for the crashing waves, very soothing, At times the toilet paper dispenser jams up, so bring your own roll, just in case. Room was clean, beds were comfortabe

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“Clean, with beautiful location but poor food”

I'd say the strong point of this hotel is its location overlooking goregous Gran Bahia. The building is colorful and each room has a balcony with a magnificent view. Room, bathroom, beds, furniture, linen and towels were all clean and smelled clean. The overall price includes all meals, buffet st… more

I'd say the strong point of this hotel is its location overlooking goregous Gran Bahia. The building is colorful and each room has a balcony with a magnificent view. Room, bathroom, beds, furniture, linen and towels were all clean and smelled clean. The overall price includes all meals, buffet style. This we found to be the hotel's weakest point: most of the food was ordinary and uninspiring. Exceptions were their pescado sarandeado and ceviche verde, both of which were extremely good. These you should be able to enjoy on Saturdays when they specialize in mariscos (seafood). Alcoholic drinks are included in the overall fee. Their wine is mediocre but their beer is good. They do mixed drinks as well and their margaritas are quite good. The staff are mostly local youths whom we found very friendly and competent. In regard to peace and quiet, the rooms have thick walls to keep out noise from neighbors, but the hotel puts on a show Friday and Saturday nights from about 8 PM to midnight, which could drive some people crazy if their room is located in the wrong spot. Thanks to Tripadvisor, we knew about this problem in advance and asked to be located far from the loud music. This resolved the problem nicely. Let me add that this hotel has three attractions you are unlikely to find in any other: these are a trio of playful mapaches (raccoons) that, say the staff, show up at 7 PM every night, trying to steal food that gues have left on their plates. Finally: the hotel is located next to the only town-and-beach combination in Mexico offering full facilities for the handicapped and aged. You can, for example rent a floating wheelchair for only 25 pesos per day!

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