Avoiding Spring Break--Advice Needed
Jan 26, 2005 | 8:35 pm
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 58
Avoiding Spring Break--Advice Needed
I was hoping to go to Mexico with my mother as a joint birthday girls' trip(specifically Las Brisas Acapulco for which I found a really good deal including a jeep). The problem is, the only week that works is the week of March 15. I was hoping to avoid Spring Break craziness but I wasn't sure if the fact that Las Brisas comes with a private beach club membership for the length of stay would remove us enough from drunk college students for it to be enjoyable.
Has anyone had any experience with the tourist locations in March or should I just forget it?
Has anyone had any experience with the tourist locations in March or should I just forget it?
Jan 31, 2005 | 9:16 pm
#2
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Toronto
Programs: AC*50K, IHG Platinum, Accor Gold, Bonvoy Gold
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Las Brisas is by far the best hotel in Acapulco as I believe every room gets a Jeep. Regarding a beach club, from what I recall, no.
The beaches in Mexico are all federally owned, but in smaller resort towns you can sometimes find patches of sand that are accesssible only via private property (or water).
Acapulco does get rowdy during Spring Break as the beaches will be very full, I would reccomend the beaches by the Princess hotel (wider, better & cleaner) rather than the ones in the actual Bay. The hotel will most probably not have any spring breakers and you'll be able to enjoy the quite breathtaking views from your room on the mountain.
I like Acapulco more for the party than the beach.. Yes, it's nice weather and the beaches are nice with lots of restaurants to eat at along with shops, but by night time it does get extremely busy with all the club goers.
If you go and like Tacos, have a bite at "Tacostumbras" a word play meaning "you'll get used the (good) Tacos" as they open at nights only but are great.
I would look up the spring break schedule of Universities (general) and see when they fall. In Canada they are mostly the last two weeks of February, but in the states.. I don't know..
Try calling a student tour operator STA Travel or the equivalent and ask them when their busy period for Spring Break is and take it from there..
let me know if I can help with something...
The beaches in Mexico are all federally owned, but in smaller resort towns you can sometimes find patches of sand that are accesssible only via private property (or water).
Acapulco does get rowdy during Spring Break as the beaches will be very full, I would reccomend the beaches by the Princess hotel (wider, better & cleaner) rather than the ones in the actual Bay. The hotel will most probably not have any spring breakers and you'll be able to enjoy the quite breathtaking views from your room on the mountain.
I like Acapulco more for the party than the beach.. Yes, it's nice weather and the beaches are nice with lots of restaurants to eat at along with shops, but by night time it does get extremely busy with all the club goers.
If you go and like Tacos, have a bite at "Tacostumbras" a word play meaning "you'll get used the (good) Tacos" as they open at nights only but are great.
I would look up the spring break schedule of Universities (general) and see when they fall. In Canada they are mostly the last two weeks of February, but in the states.. I don't know..
Try calling a student tour operator STA Travel or the equivalent and ask them when their busy period for Spring Break is and take it from there..
let me know if I can help with something...
Feb 1, 2005 | 8:06 pm
#3
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Austin, Texas U S A
Posts: 9
Avoiding Spring Break
Here in Texas, Spring Break, for all school levels is the week of March 13. All resort destinations in Mexico will be swamped by students and US families.
The only silver lining is I always factor in an extra day on both ends so I can
volunteer my seat as the airlines overbook by alot. Seats connecting through
IAH or DFW needed to be purchsed a month or more ago. If you don't require beach there many quiet & interesting destinations. Eg. Oaxaca, Michoacan, Guanajuato, Puebla, Jalapa, etc. For beach destinations at that time it's a tough call. The very fine Camino Real, Puerto Vallarta has a quiet beach all it's own and is 5km removed from town.
The only silver lining is I always factor in an extra day on both ends so I can
volunteer my seat as the airlines overbook by alot. Seats connecting through
IAH or DFW needed to be purchsed a month or more ago. If you don't require beach there many quiet & interesting destinations. Eg. Oaxaca, Michoacan, Guanajuato, Puebla, Jalapa, etc. For beach destinations at that time it's a tough call. The very fine Camino Real, Puerto Vallarta has a quiet beach all it's own and is 5km removed from town.