La Palm Royal Beach Hotel: Overview

Sleep with one eye open!

I had the misfortune of staying at this hotel during my visit on last November. I checked into this hotel with a group of 12 and since I was the delegation leader, I must have given off a scent of having large sums of cash. I checked into my room and left for dinner and when I came back, my room had been ransacked, and the safe was pried out of the wall in the closet, along with my clothes, while my suitcase was used to carry the safe out of my room. Meanwhile, the hotel is yet to respond and explain how this occurred and moreover take responsibility given they have a sign at the front desk that requests all items of value be placed in the room safe. All that I'm being told is that there's an ongoing investigation continuing a year later. There was no forced entry, which means, someone at the front desk collaborated this robbery by providing a key to a hotel employee or a relative. I strongly advise, anyone reading this to consider staying anywhere else but here or never leave your room. The lobby air-conditioning only cools so long as your standing exactly next to the unit, the pool was under heavy construction which we were not told during the time of booking and also of considerable concern are the mosquitoes. These pesky flying blood suckers prey on you constantly, and more so given there are large stagnant water fountains outside of every room which serve as active breeding grounds. I think the last straw was thinking I going to have access to beach, then realizing that the hotel property is completely surrounded by an iron fence and closed off from beach access. I have more information for anyone interested in seeing the pictures from the crime scene. vlfour@tmail.com