Author Topic: Acapulco master thread (Read 6832 times)

mgoldhammer18 · « **on:** July 14, 2016, 05:13:45 PM »

Has anyone ever been tho Acapulco?
Does the kosher hotel still exist in the winter months?

gsquared · « **Reply #1 on:** July 15, 2016, 11:35:56 AM »

when we there the kosher hotel wasnt open in Jan but I think it was open in Dec.
Also we had our food confiscated at the Mexico City airport so keep that in mind. Lots of police in Acapulco but we didnt feel unsafe.

mgoldhammer18 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 18, 2016, 10:44:24 AM »

In cancun I had no issue bringing in meat. I was told you can also pay off the officers to let you bring the meat in...

mochjas · « **Reply #3 on:** July 18, 2016, 03:01:02 PM »

Quote from: mgoldhammer18 on July 18, 2016, 10:44:24 AM

In cancun I had no issue bringing in meat. I was told you can also pay off the officers to let you bring the meat in...

did you have a seal on it because lots of people reported problems bringing meat into mexico?

mgoldhammer18 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 18, 2016, 03:03:36 PM »

Quote from: mochjas on July 18, 2016, 03:01:02 PM

did you have a seal on it because lots of people reported problems bringing meat into mexico?

They were packs of deli, nothing raw

mgoldhammer18 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 18, 2016, 03:04:07 PM »

Quote from: gsquared on July 15, 2016, 11:35:56 AM

when we there the kosher hotel wasnt open in Jan but I think it was open in Dec.
Also we had our food confiscated at the Mexico City airport so keep that in mind. Lots of police in Acapulco but we didnt feel unsafe.

When were you there?

mochjas · « **Reply #6 on:** July 18, 2016, 03:04:29 PM »

Quote from: mgoldhammer18 on July 18, 2016, 03:03:36 PM

They were packs of deli, nothing raw

there were reports of confiscated pom meals

gsquared · « **Reply #7 on:** July 18, 2016, 03:58:42 PM »

I think the rule is that you can bring in processed foods in their original packaging e.g. cold cuts. We tried to bring in raw meat - hamburgers. chicken cutlets etc. In MEX all the bags go through a scanner which seems to be able to detect foods?

mgoldhammer18 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 19, 2016, 09:13:41 AM »

Quote from: gsquared on July 18, 2016, 03:58:42 PM

I think the rule is that you can bring in processed foods in their original packaging e.g. cold cuts. We tried to bring in raw meat - hamburgers. chicken cutlets etc. In MEX all the bags go through a scanner which seems to be able to detect foods?

Yes, they do have those machines there. They scan you bags after customs

Zalc · « **Reply #9 on:** July 17, 2020, 12:04:41 AM »

Bump.
Has anyone been to Acapulco since 2016?

The kosher hotel seems to have changed hands since then, and there isn't any info online about it.

Is there a Jewish presence at all?

Any supermarkets that carry some kosher food?

CountValentine · « **Reply #10 on:** July 17, 2020, 04:30:05 PM »

Is it safe there?

Dan · « **Reply #11 on:** July 17, 2020, 04:31:14 PM »

Quote from: CountValentine on July 17, 2020, 04:30:05 PM

Is it safe there?

@Zalmysilver

Zalc · « **Reply #12 on:** July 20, 2020, 10:40:00 AM »

Quote from: CountValentine on July 17, 2020, 04:30:05 PM

Is it safe there?

That's part of the question.

Officially (US Travel Advisory) it isn't safe, but if one would stay in a resort the majority of the time, and explore only with resort vetted local guides / Taxis, then it might not be too bad if one is accustomed to areas that operate on corruption/crime?

Zalc · « **Reply #13 on:** August 18, 2020, 04:14:46 PM »

Quote from: Zalc on July 17, 2020, 12:04:41 AM

Bump.
Has anyone been to Acapulco since 2016?

The kosher hotel seems to have changed hands since then, and there isn't any info online about it.

Is there a Jewish presence at all?

Any supermarkets that carry some kosher food?

Mini TR incoming...

tkcentral · « **Reply #14 on:** January 06, 2021, 01:48:28 AM »

Hi I am looking to go to the Banyan Tree Cabo Marqués

Has anyone stayed there and what was the experience
it has very good pricing and the pictures looks amazing just curious why nobody goes there

Zalc · « **Reply #15 on:** January 06, 2021, 06:22:35 AM »

Quote from: tkcentral on January 06, 2021, 01:48:28 AM

Hi I am looking to go to the Banyan Tree Cabo Marqués

Has anyone stayed there and what was the experience
it has very good pricing and the pictures looks amazing just curious why nobody goes there

I stayed there in August for 3 days.
It was AMAZING.

People don't go as the city has a very bad reputation, there was a huge crime wave in 2018-9, you can Google it, it has slowed a lot since then and didn't "feel" dangerous when I went.
The hotel is on its own peninsula, out of the city, and we only ventured out once to do the ocean zipline, always using the hotel's taxi service.
Service is top notch.

Do you have any specific questions?

I really should get around to posting a TR...

Yonazonn · « **Reply #16 on:** January 11, 2021, 09:39:31 AM »

Waiting for a TR

donedeal12 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 05, 2021, 10:29:29 PM »

following

Zalc · « **Reply #18 on:** July 06, 2021, 08:09:22 AM »

I should really get around to it.
One of these days...

Yonazonn · « **Reply #19 on:** July 11, 2021, 02:25:23 PM »

Please Can't wait