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  • Hotel class: 3 of 5
  • Rooms: 399
  • Address: Costera Miguel Aleman 163, Fraccionamiento Magallanes, (formerly Plaza Las Glorias Paraiso) Acapulco 39670 Mexico
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
Description: High-rise Hotel located on Hornos Beach, 5 minutes from downtown. This description is based on information provided by the hotel.
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Reviews of Avalon Excalibur Acapulco

( 3-7 of 85 )
“Our Home Away From Home”

Avalon Excalibur Acapulco

Jun 26, 2008

We have been coming to this hotel since 1994, and things
naturally have changed over the years. This year was our first year dealing with all new staff. It took some getting used to.
I would say they need to have more staff that can speak some or a little English. More beach chairs would be nice too.
Overall, we really like this hotel. It is not fancy, but it is clean and over all the years I still have never seen a bug in the rooms.
Granted, it could use updating (bathrooms), but what a view from your balcony. Gorgeous! We are planning on coming next Feb. We usually have 10-12 people that come at the same time and we have a great time together. I guess we will have to train all the new staff like we did years ago! I love it! This is my home away from home.

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OldHoneymooners's Summary
Date of Stay: February 2008
Member since: June 26, 2008
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“Average Hotel Great Time”

Avalon Excalibur Acapulco

3 of 5 stars
virginia
May 6, 2008

Some of the negative comments here are (i believe) a little too harsh.
we had no problems here, sometimes yes, the elevators are slow and stop at almost every floor and are always full.
I would after all expect this.
While not everyone spoke english, everyone at the Front Desk could.
The rooms were good for what you needed them for, to shower, change , and sleep. and we found the prices good.

Any problems we did have on our vacation, they weren;t any with the hotel.

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wawijr's Summary
Date of Stay: April 2008
Member since: May 06, 2008
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“Spring break spot? Def not”

Avalon Excalibur Acapulco

2 of 5 stars
NEW YORK
Mar 23, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

For starters I want to let everyone know how I choose this hotel. I'm a 21 year old college student, and thus because my spring break was extremely late I decided to book the 'recomended' Avalon hotel in Acapulco. BAD IDEA! I ended up choosing this hotel because most reviews said it was in the middle of everything, & for Acapulco that broke the deal for me. I honestly don't know who wrote these reviews, but unless your an idiot this hotel is next to nothing, as a matter of fact, its the last hotel on the strip leaving you with a long walk to the market.. food.. bars..clubs.. etc. And from here sooo many things went WRONG!
FIRST: We get there & ofcourse noone speaks english! At all. {I have never seen such a thing in my life!] The hotel lobby looks clean but really nothing special. We (me and my friend who was also 21) received a standard room on the 3rd floor [street side] BIG MISTAKE. The room itself seemed average so we didn't mind because your really never in there anyway, but being on the 3rd floor was simply horrible. We lasted one night. THe noise from the street was so loud it felt like huge trucks were rolling outside our windom allll night!! Not to mention if you have never been in Acapulco all the hotels are on a beach strip and behind them is a very busy street! I would highly recomend ocean-side to anyone! So after not sleep on night 1 we payed $15 per night extra to switch over to the 11th floor on ocean side. This room was actually much better. We had a beautifullllll view of the whole bay, & went to bed each night only hearing the ocean waves.
SECOND: BEACH & POOL! Both veryYYYYY limited. I'm a frequent traveler and i have never seen such an ugly beach. the waves are very strong, the sand is not soft & the hotel has an area designated only for hotel visiters, thus its still pretty ugly and lacking. The pool at first seems okay, untill you realize there is a lot more ppl in the hotel then you imagine and there really isent a place in it for you. Seriosly the only area you can actually chill out in is an adults only laying pool, which was our safeheaven throughout the trip, looking back tho it was crappy and small but you gotta make the best out of what you have.
FOOD: Lets just say getting all inclusive is a JOKE! I always do all inclusive because food always seems to be really expensive everywhere i travel. THIS IS NOT THE CASE FOR ACAPULCO. The hotel food was beyond groseee! Not to mention all the buffet food was Mexican food, and nothing else. It was really hard to find something normal & good. I think i died from happiness the day they had french-fries. This also goes for drinks. VERY VERY VERY waterered down! even the beer! SO for people who want an ok room this is your place, and simply go outside and eat. FOod outside hotel is really sooooooo much better! we went to various restaurants & were just amazed how cheap & good everything was. You could realy get a good cooked meal for about 8 US$ and diner would be around $10. Really for 7 days I would not mind spending $70 on good food. This also goes for bars!
PEOPLE: Im not sure if this only happend during my stay there but the hotel had about 10% American's & 90% Mexican family's staying there. This wasn't all that bad, but most of these families came with kids kids kids!! & i felt like i was completely at the wrongggg place!! Furthermore, when we actually spoke to some people who just drove down from Mexico they said they paid about $55 US a day for all inclusive.. which was i dont now about half of what we american's pay. NICE !
NIGHTLIFE: The hotel provided a live band i think one night, which was seriously a joke! it was actually funny to watch.
SPRING BREAK! Acapulco over all is greattttt for Spring Break: even though we did come in the ending season. THE clubs are beatifull & the whole trip is a blast, but this hotel should not be your choice! Stay at Playa Swuits which are actually located in the MIDDle of everything & it holds most of the students.
GOOD LUCK

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MARYKAY3's Summary
Date of Stay: April 2007
Member since: March 23, 2008
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“Beautifull City Horrible Hotel & Shameless Staff, Do Not Stay Here”

Avalon Excalibur Acapulco

Feb 26, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

*ELEVATORS don't work AT ALL. NEVER GO ALONE IN IT.*

**Do not take their ALL INCLUSIVE PACKAGE at all.

Very POOR FOOD QUALITY, Very FEW CHOICES & the same food is served for Breakfast Lunch & Dinner. We had to eat same food for 2 days in a row.**

***Absolutely NO ENGLISH WORDS are understood. No MANAGER Or SUPERVISOR can Be reached at all.***

****VALLET DRIVERS don't have LICENSE or KNOW HOW TO DRIVE, but have to pay "MANDATORY CHARGES for PARKING".

Our Rental CAR was BADLY DAMAGED by the Vallet Driver & Front desk refused to check it or call MANAGER. We had to PAY FOR ALL THE DAMAGES to the CAR.

The HOTEL STAFF was not at all COOPERATIVE OR WILLING TO HELP in any way. ******We Waited for 21/2 HOURS in the lobby for hotel to take any kind of action but got no response at all. we Missed our Snorkelling trip due to all this, FINALLY, we had to take TAXI every where. Taxi Fare or anything else was not at all REMBURSED (OBVIOUSLY). NOT EVEN AN APOLGY WAS HEARD. We had to bear all the Repair cost & Taxi fare, Trip loss & Time wasted to try to get help.******

******My son got really bad Electic shock in the bathroom from touching the light fixture near the sink******

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Location
    • Disliked — extreemly poor service
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ritamallick's Summary
Date of Stay: February 2008
Traveled with: Family with teenagers
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 35-49
Member since: February 26, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun, Outdoor / Adventure
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“Acapulco is BEAUTIFUL! but Dont stay in AVALON!!”

Avalon Excalibur Acapulco

1 of 5 stars
Denmark
Feb 1, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Acapulco is definitely a paradise, but Avalon is a waste of building and space. It used to be one of the TOP hotels in Acapulco but nowadays is far from being goog (look at the pictures)
The rooms were old, the bathroom DISGUSTING! Old forniture... Just look at the pictures....

Insipte of that we definitely enjoyed our stay un Acapulco, that beach is a paradise! (see the pictures too!)

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Nothing
    • Disliked — Everything
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greye's Summary
Date of Stay: January 2008
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 25-34
Member since: February 01, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun, Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Business meeting / Event, Great food / Wine, Shopping, Spa, Concerts / Music festival
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Address: Costera Miguel Aleman 163, Fraccionamiento Magallanes | (formerly Plaza Las Glorias Paraiso), Acapulco 39670, Mexico