The Junior suite (#363) was very nice, roomy, had a casual luxurious feel to it, great shower, large terrace with small pool (which was fine): a great room to stay and lounge. The morning breakfast service is very nice. The staff was friendly and often prompt to react and help you. That's for the good part.

CAREFULL not all rooms have the same view or the same level of intimacy. Our junior suite did not have the Acapulco Bay view but the Ocean View which was obstructed by large trees, not to mention that the terrace was directly above a road (not much traffic, I must confess). They tried to accomodate a better view but were either not successful or the room and pool were drastically shrinking... They recommended that we make our reservation on line and then called to guarantee the Bay view rooms next time.

The jeep service to take you up and down is efficient and somehow prompt (and they are always smiling). Going to the beach club is every 20 minutes by shuttle bus: careful with the sea urchins... if you don't like fishes and crabs, the salt water pool is not for you (otherwise, it's great).

We ate often with in room service: the food quality is ok but tasteless (and not cheap; note that the tip is included). Same comment when we went and took breakfast (great view though). We went to Madeiras, a nice restaurant overlooking the bay not far from the hotel: same conclusion i.e. not much to brag about for the food. Oh well.... Once we had to wait 1 1/2 hour to get our lobster salad: good we were not in any hurry...

We went to the Jewelry store and we got the "dowtown treatment" i.e. where they tried to rip off the turists: I had to take the calculator to disagree and had to go to the lobby to get change (they could not give me the equivalent of USD20 back... sad for a Leading Hotel of the World).

Overall it is a wonderful place to relax and the view is enchanting. The service is quite good with a casual style to it, and the staff helpful and always smiling. Careful about the room you want to select, not all look alike or have the same view or the same intimacy. I still would recommend this hotel, even if there is room for improvement. We had a great and relaxing time, and the staff and room sure did help!

Stayed here with my wife for 1 night in May, while driving through Mexico. The hotel is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World, and I can't say this doesn't fit them. What a wonderful place. Having been reluctant to stay in Acapulco at all in the first place, one glance at this place was enough to make me feel happy about doing just that. We had a wonderful room and pool, great views, and the service was great. We could park our car at (under) our casita. In the morning, we headed down to the private beach club. A wonderful place with a pool and sea-water pools connected to the ocean. Breakfast is included and there are plenty of dinner options in town (the hotel itself is quite pricey). If only we'd had a few more days to spend at this place..

We booked a 10 day vacation at Las Brisas to celebrate my wife's birthday. We booked both the resort and 1st class airfare from NY on Aeromexico. The prices were far better than any other travel sites, the flight was incredible especially in these days of horrible travel stories. Las Brisas was FANTASTIC!!! I was worried about booking a vacation in a 50 year old resort hotel since we usually go for only the newest and the best facilities. We stayed in Casita 470 which is the top level with great views of both the ocean and the bay since it is a corner unit. The unit was obviously recently completely renovated and EVERYTHING was brand new and in great shape... eve had a large flat panel TV (but who had time to watch TV???). We had complete privacy being on the top level and had exactly what we were looking for... a quiet, romantic, layed-back get-a-way in paradise. The service is the best we have had anywhere in the world. And you can see from my profile that we have traveled extensively world-wide. The staff at Las Brisas is incredible... they seem to anticpate your every need and provide it before you even ask. All 3 restaurants and room service are first class, though just a little pricey. The air-conditioning worked excellantly. Our private pool was perfect temperature and was cleaned and had fresh flowers floated in it twice a day. The room was cleaned several times a day and the maid alwayd left a beautiful flower petal arrangement on the bed daily. The continental breakfast, which was included in the price, was just enough to get you started every day... an assortment of fresh fruit, pastries and a big pot of hot coffee. We ate at a number of superb restaurants within 10 minutes drive of the hotel including Italian, Sushi, Mexican, Continental and Seafood and all were wonderful... not a bad meal in 10 days. Hard to believe! Dinners cost us anywhere from $13.00 to $60.00 per per person, including beer, wine or mixed drinks (a LOT of Tequila).

My only warning advice is DO NOT RENT A CAR FROM THRIFTY RENT-A-CAR in Acapulco... they are the biggest crooks that I have encountered in any country. Rather than fight with their REQUIRED ADD-ONS which doubled the original contract price, I simple paid the bill on American Express and had them adjust the amount when I got home.

We will definitly go back! I would recommend Las Brisas to anyone from honeymooners to AARP travelers like my wife and I. However it would not be ideal for a family with a bunch of kids.

Last week I returned from several days at “Las Brisas” Hotel.

The accommodations and the service are ok, but not excellent. The view over Acapulco is impressive (esp. at night, when you do not see the high rises), and if you do not plan to leave the room and porch during your stay you should be ok.

Room service was decent when you stick to Mexican food (although a Guacamole without Cilantro was disappointing), but it took each time to the next day until the plates with leftovers, cutlery, napkins, etc. were removed.

Our package also included one “romantic dinner” at the Bellavista restaurant, the showplace eatery of the hotel. After being seated, we reviewed the menu, and were excited about the mouthwatering selection. We made our choices and waited to order. The hostess appeared, took the menus to our surprise away and said “You have the wrong menus!”, as if we grabbed the menus somewhere ourselves. The new menu was a shadow of the first one, but we ordered chicken and salmon for main courses, some appetizers and desserts. Sadly the food was mediocre and overcooked. Before the food arrived, we had planned about returning another night and order from the “real menu”, but in the light of these offerings that would have been a mistake. The bread was good, though.

Many rooms have their own “pool” which is more like a large tub. Two strokes and you are at the other end. When I remembered that this is honeymoon central, I preferred to take just cooling showers instead of thinking what had happened in the pool before. Sadly there is no real beach. A “beach club” can be reached by shuttle bus which leaves every 20 minutes, but we did not bother to go, knowing that there is no real beach.

Acapulco itself is rather dingy, noisy and polluted (especially when you use an open Jeep). 60 years ago it must have been an enchanting spot, but now there is one high rise building at the beachfront to the next and behind it you find the main street, where Pizza Hut, Wal-Mart, Subway and establishments of similar class enchant the visitor.

Our hotel package included a Jeep rental. I had read on Tripadvisor before, that other guests using the hotel Jeeps were squeezed for bribes by the police. I mentioned this to the person who handed the car to me, and he said that they have a letter prepared for that purpose. It is basically a letter in Spanish addressed to the authorities, asking that the dear tourists should not be harassed, and if there is a problem, they should call the hotel directly.

The rental cars from the hotel are all Jeeps, and they have a distinctive white-pink paintjob, which makes them easily recognizable as the cars with the rich gringos from the “Las Brisas” hotel.

THREE times we were stopped by the police!! Each time we were told that we overlooked a signal far away. When I showed the policemen the letter from the hotel, it was always ignored. Instead I was asked: “My friend (?!?!), what can we do about this”? I then asked in my broken Spanish for an official traffic ticket (boleto) which of course means, that the money is paid to the government and not to these crooks. (Interestingly each time they started asking for a bribe of 600 pesos. I presume, that is the going rate). After some negotiations they always took less, but it left a very bitter taste and I will think very hard about going to Mexico again.