TOURIST! BEWARE! Before making a plans to party here at the Palazzo, please read about the big, huge, thirsty, management that runs this place at Playa Del Carmen. I am not your typical tourist in Cancun. I actually travel there once year and know my way around pretty well.
IF YOU ARE A TOURIST planning to travel to Playa del Carmen in the future, I recommend you steer clear of this place. This review does not even deserve the 1 star
My friends and I decided to walk into Palazzo after hearing a few comments out on the streets about the music and live crowd. Since, we weren't sure what exactly to expect, we decided to pay the general admission before making a choice to purchase the "all you can drink" bracelets, which ran for 55 dollars.
After stepping in, we quickly made our way to the bar to grab the first round of drinks...I had specifically ordered Grey Goose and Redbull, while my friend ordered Bombay with some type of juice, and another friend ordered Jack and Coke. Anyway...when our drinks came, all glasses were set on the counter with ice and liquor only. The waiter had yet to finished preparing our drinks in front of us at the counter. While he set down a couple napkins down and cleared the area a bit, I reached for my glass so I can taste the vodka to confirm I was indeed served with Grey Goose. I had already signaled the waiter to not pour anything in it, so, as I go to take the first swig, the waiter quickly pours redbull in my cup as to disguise the flavor of my drink. I tried stopping him from pouring, but he gave me the "oops" look instead. Clearly, I was pretty annoyed by this, but I didn't let it get in the way of my night. I started consuming my drink and noticed it did not taste like Grey Goose. After the waiter walked away, my friends start making comments about their drinks too. I asked everyone else what they thought of the drinks, and all of them confirmed that drinks tasted on the cheap side.
Considering the price we paid for a single drink, one of my friends asked the same waiter when he walk back to us, how much were the open bar bracelets. The waiter replied 65dlls and signaled 65 with his hands to ensure he was understood over the music. My friend confronted the waiter and asked him why was he charging him an extra 10 dollars for the bracelet. The waiter starting to act like he could not hear or understand him and walks away again.
After paying for the first round with a large bill the waiter never returned with my change. I had to ask him for my change a couple of times, before he decided to hand me back my bill because it was slightly deteriorated in the middle. I had handed him a bill of 500 pesos, which had fold mark in the middle...he touched the bill over the fold mark and said he couldn't accept it. I said -you took 30 minutes to return back with my change, just for you to tell me you can't accept my bill? So, if I hand you another bill, how long are you going to take to me bring me back my change? because I'm ready to leave this place since you decided to charge my friend 65 dollars for a bracelet.
I handed him another bill and just as he turned around to walk away, he accidentally bumps into someone walking by and somehow, my friend's drink is knocked over from the bar. At first we, thought it was the waiter who caused the spill. However, it turns out that the patron walking by accidentally tipped over her drink while passing through. Our waiter quick refills my friends drink without even asking, and brings us the bill for the refilled drink!
Understandably so, my friend was rather upset to get charged for a drink that that she barely even touched that someone else spilled. The waiter argued with her and insisted that she needed to pay. My friend then refused the drink and said she didn't want it anymore, but the waiter was not having it. I pulled the waiter to the side and asked him to call the manager over. The manager happened to be walking passed us at the moment. The waiter intercepts the manager, and tells him I wanted to speak to him, but the manager refused to even look at me. Some words were exchanged between them and he shakes his head aggressively and says no, if the drink is poured, she needs to pay and walks away.
The manager's lack of regard was by far shocking! I looked at the waiter straight in the eye and started calling him out on all the BS he exhibited from the beginning. The waiter could not come up with enough words to apologize. The waiter felt so embarrassed he even returned me the money I gave him in tips!!!! Para el gerente con sindrome de chaparro poca gente del Palazzo Playa del Carmen, espero que te haigan cabido esos 175 pesuchos por el trasero comadamente. Deberias de hacer el esfuerzo de tomar unas clases de servicio a clientes, ya que experiencia no tienes ni lo mas minimo! Gerente de 500 pesos por semana mas propinas! Aprende atender al cliente americano, ya que nosotros somos los que ponemos la comida sobre de tu pobre mesa! read more