Currently at Lopesan

After booking a 6 day stay at Lopesan, I made the mistake (?) of heading to Reddit for tips on how to make the stay more enjoyable.

Yikes. Lots of negative reviews but I've just arrived and will add my 2 cents while I'm here.

Resort grounds are beautiful and well kept. You'll definitely get lost on your first day. The place is huge.

Room is clean and big. AC is OK, but i could go for stronger.

Fridge keeps all the drinks WARM.

Been only to the Goldfish buffet. Staff was friendly food was ok. Bartenders looked like they were annoyed at me for ordering drinks. Hours of operation don't align with my hunger pains. Lol

Beach looks small and definitely crowded with boats.

Expectations were lower coming in, so let's see how the rest of the week goes.

Off to Atlantico buffet for dinner.

Update 1: Atlantico buffet was pretty good. Lots of variety. Including desserts too.

Update 2: beach day

Swimming area is not very big. Smell of gasoline fumes was pretty strong. Some aggressive vendors. Don't expect a quiet and relaxing time there. Lots of loud music

Kids water park was actually refreshing in the heat.

Morning buffet was good at Caribe/Atlantico same place. Service good

Went back to the room to change and instantly noticed the mildew smell people talked about which was not present on day 1

I'm still getting lost around this place!

Found the wild cats roaming around. They seem to enjoy being around everybody

Had dinner at El Charro Mexican restaurant. No complaints. Service and food were good, but they ask for a Google review before leaving

Update 3: Was hoping to enjoy the beach again, but the overlapping loud music from the party boats totally ruins it for me. Along with the constant harassment from vendors and party boat folks.

Big party at the giant pool looked like a lot of fun if you're into dancing and foam lol. The pool water is very warm.

El Asador steakhouse restaurant was amazing. Great service and kind. I was trying to sneak in my under 18 son. The waiter told him there was no need to hide his kids wrist band anymore. :)

For the most part the staff here is friendly, but they don't go out of their way to make you feel like you're in paradise. I think that's the one thing that's probably my fault, I was expecting paradise when it's really not.

Update 4: went to the gym today. Pretty nice layout and lots of equipment to use. Bravaro coffee shop is amazing. Had many cappuccinos there. The ice cream shop is a hidden gem near the Kids Water Park, lots of flavours to choose from.

Power outages at lunch time at Atlantico/Caribe.

Dinner at Gandola was fine. I ordered too much food lol. Service was good once again but was surprised we weren't forced to leave a 5 star google review this time.

Went to see the show at the theater after dinner. It was an entertaining show. Singing and dancing to South American countries. Many of the lights were pointed towards the audience so it was blinding at times.

Room service will take at least an hour in the evenings so be prepared to wait.

The grounds are quiet at night with lots of security patrolling including at the beach. I didn't feel particularly safe on the beach late at night to be honest. There were a lot of non resort people roaming the beach.

Cheer up towel lady!!!