Hello All Camino Real Lovers,
My wife and I have been vacationing in PV for over 15 yrs. We lucked out and stayed at the Camino by chance way back when and have stayed there every time, usually for about 10 days in March. We love it. We love PV. The attractive things about the Camino are its beach (private and lovely), the staff, and its location only about 3 km South of town. Half of what we like is the hotel area, where we can just plop and do nothing if we choose, but we can also have easy access to PV, the other half of the experience.
In scoping out next year, I was upset to learn it is now owned by Dream Resorts and being converted into an AI. YUCK! Do they have a clue that a good part of the fun in PV is eating in the zillions of great
restaurants (from cheap to expensive) and that most of the Camino regulars (whom I have contacted) dont want an AI experience? At least give the option of not signing up for AI.
We have stayed at one other AI (not in PV) and, how should I say this delicately? The food was mediocre and the guests tended to overeat, overdrink and become obnoxious, something we never had at the Camino. I hope there is a way of changing there minds - - - if not, we will have to look elsewhere. Unfortunately the site is unique, close by secluded, so we might have to opt for a villa in the Conchas Chinas area, which we dont really want to do. They are going to ruin the Camino experience if they stick with the only AI mentality . . . and that is sad. I shoulda seen it coming when they changed from the elegant and wonderful La Perla to the noisy Maria Bonita restaurant several years ago.
This is my first post, I just joined specifically to get some feedback on the change from this group of hardcore PVers. Basically I dont want to pay for an AI and then go into town and eat , just the latter
:-)
SLOCal
