クリスタル イスタパ(Krystal Ixtapa)

I stayed at this hotel for a business trip and the hotel is nothing about business and all about fun, meaning very very loud obnoxious music when one needs to work on the phone and concentrate on work. Had this been a pleasure trip, I would have rated this better but if you are in Ixtapa on business and read this, do not stay here as not only will you find it hard to work but the non-stop party atmosphere is anticlimactic. Cleanliness?? Hmmm so so… Again, if I were on holiday, maybe I would let pass things that I expect them to work when I am working. The area is just so beautiful all around that it helps the hotel to manage along.

The location was excellent to the center of Ixtapa and the beach. The resort was noisy at night and we had difficulty sleeping. The breakfast was good. I think we are not resort people and probably should not be staying at an all inclusive tesort.

The only conveniences provided were soap, shampoo and conditioner. There was no coffee pot, no chairs on the balcony and the room was bare. There was a bed, one chair, one night stand and a TV on a dresser. The floor was 12 x12" white tile and the room felt empty. For $500/night, one expects a few more comforts.

What I did not like. No hair dryer in the room. No refrigerator in the room. Had to ask several days to leave a coffee packet in the room. The patio door in Rm 314 needs help. Very hard to open and close. The chest of drawers needs help. The drawers do not work properly. No chairs on the patio. Curtain and drapes have tears. Liked. The best water pressure in sink and shower and the water was hot. Plenty of chairs around the pool and on the beach. Great exercise room. Nice view from the room. Short walk to shops in Ixtapa. It would have been nice if more of the signs and notices would have been translated into English.

Staff here is very nice and healthful. The guests here are very nice too. We had no hot water to shower with the entire stay. However, the water in the sink was boiling hot. AC went out once. Water shut off for a few hours. The pool at this hotel is beyond gross. They do not clean it. Sand is at the bottom. Paper floats in the pool. Leaves. Trash debris. I swear I had the dry heaves the last day here. The pool I think has no filters or system to clean it. And the pool guys are not cleaning this pool each day, it is not up to American/Canadian standards for sure.

This was advertised as a 3 star hotel ALL INCLUSIVE. IT WAS A FILTHY NASTY PLACE. We had to stay 1 night there. No wash cloths, thread bare towels, filthy floors & counters, & not any inclusive, and much more. We checked out the next morning and they would not reimburse us for the nights not spent. I ask the manager the night before to make up for the disaster but he ignored me. Checking out the next morning he offered all I ask for the night before. It was to late! We did not travel to Ixtapa to stay in a dump. Expidia was no help at all and we will never use them again. Avoid the Krystal Ixtapa at all cost. And do not trust expidia for anything.

Beaches are beautiful but it could be unsafe, it’s open sea, there is no shallow waters there. The hotel is older themed, open and you feel the outside temperatures throughout the entire hotel. The waiters were extremely helpful, housekeeping kept things nice, clean everyday. We choose an all inclusive experience, that includes 3 “high end gourmet experiences” the Bogart, Paseo de Mexico, & an Italian tour. Lastly, two an all you can eat buffets, unlimited drinks, alcohol beverages. However, all restaurant locations seems to share the same food options, same types of deserts, same flavors, with the exception of Bogart all are overall good. But with a 5 day stay, we were tired of the same tastes. Before booking for all inclusive I recommend you ask if there is a dress code! We didn’t know better! Turns out you must dress casual formal. We spent extra money buying formal shoes. And I had to speak with different hotel member to excuse my special needs son dress code; we were being turned away from reserving at the gourmet restaurants. Oh yea’ you must reserve every morning before 11am your gourmet dinner experience for that same day. We had a bad reaction after eating at Bogart, my child and I got so sick to our stomachs with cramps, diarrea on the 2 day of our stay. Concierge gave us two Starbucks vouchers to use in the hotel for inconvenience. When we attempted to use them, we were limited on our selection to only coffee, teas over ice. No Fraps, no blended drinks.

We always feel at home when there cuz everyone always remembers us and ready to serve in all areas. for us it's like segunda casa.

It was a nice stay , especially when we got upgraded to the president’s room for no extra charge , it was the best room in the entire hotel