I just returned from a stay in Acapulco. I had one night at Las Brisas, excellent and one night at the Camino Real, very good. One week at a timeshare, excellent. Final night was at the Avalon Excalibur, due to a scheduled flight being canceled.

It was given a three star rating so I presumed it would not be upscale or fancy but it was anything but even normal. The tub was cracked, the paint peeling, the tiles broken on the floor, the chairs upholstery glued to keep it together, the furniture was old and scratched, the marble in the bathroom totally stained and ruined. The beds had a dusty and musty odor. The lights were dim. The noise was very loud from the swimming pool and beach. There were no wash cloths or hair dryers or remotes for the 19" Goldstar TV. The elevators did not work so with twenty floors filled with Avalon Club members one could not get up or down easily. Calling for help with luggage, or to get a hair dryer was unanswered. The only thing this old, worn hotel has is a beach and a good restaurant.

We were somewhat aprehensive about booking this hotel after reading the mostly negative reviews here, but our stay turned out to be pretty good. The room was very spacious and clean. The view from the 17th floor was fantastic. The kitchen was adequetly supplied. The room service was excellent every day. The one and only negative was the sleeper sofa my two children had to use. It was absolutely the worst sleeper sofa we've ever encountered. (Most sleeper sofas are pretty bad however).The kids couldn't even sleep on it one night, and in fact took the mattress and slept with it on the floor. Fortunately they didn't mind it at all. The common areas were well maintained and clean. The pool area was small but adequate. Pool service was lightly staffed and it was generally quicker to go to the bar and get your own drinks. We never ate at the restaurants, but food at the pool was good and surprisingly inexpensive. Overall hotel experience.... if you're looking to be pampered in a plush hotel this is not the place to go, but if value and taking care of your own needs is what you want then, as for us, it was great. Location is great, many restaurants nearby, nightly walks in a safe environment, inexpensive public transportation if you want to travel further down the strip, or plenty of taxi service if you don't mind paying $5 or so to get around. Overall we had a good experience and I would recommend this hotel to others.

We stayed in Avalon Excaliber, Acapulco for 3 days. It wasn't a pleasant stay. From the time of checking-in till we left we had some problem or the other.

The rooms didn't have remote for the TV. The customer service was very poor. After making 4 calls to reception we finally got a hair dryer. There was no iron box and board in the room.

The beach near the hotel is polluted with sewage water and has rough sand. The beach in front of the hotel is full of hawkers and middlemen selling all kinds of things. They keep pestering us all the time when we were at the beach.

This is the case with almost all beaches in Acapulco. Good beaches to swim include Playa Puerto Marquez and Roqueta Island. Caleta and Caletilla are good too but are always overcrowded.

Para-sailing was good in this area. Its better not to stay here if you are so particular about cleanliness.

Getting things done at the reception took a minimum of 10 minutes each time. Breakfast was very average.

Stayed for a week. Jan 20-27, 2006. Based on previous reviews, did not expect much. Nice facility with fabulous beach and pool area. Room was adequate with Ocean view. Staff was courteous and friendly. We spent every morning outdoors, either under a beach palapa or at the pool. Very nice adult pool. Check-in and check-out extremely busy, with long lines. We had great time.