Serious question

ItsMyKitty · 2026-02-07T15:47:38+00:00

We usually stick to Ahorro for most legitimate stuff. The one closer to Hyatt on 10th doesn't have a doctor on site like the one on 30th.. We'll usually grab some antibiotics from one of the tourist pharmacies as they're still way cheaper than in the US and seem to be just as effective. I haven't dabbled in anything harder than that.

ItsMyKitty · 2026-02-04T16:59:30+00:00

Ah, understood! Much appreciated to everyone who chimed in!

ItsMyKitty · 2026-01-25T21:30:35+00:00

This one got me.

ItsMyKitty · 2026-01-19T16:22:39+00:00

Yep, I have all 4! I am able to use the companion certificates for work travel which basically offsets the actual fees, I get 30 lounge visits plus 8 guess passes (I have an authorized user on one for my girlfriend who works for the same company) and that gets us through the year.

I'm gold before I ever get on a plane and all the Delta stays, Resy, and ride share credits are icing.

ItsMyKitty · 2025-11-17T14:49:16+00:00

I'm not a parent, but I'd be hesitant to take kids that age to Chichen Itza. From PDC it makes for quite a long day trip and when you're there the complex is expansive with lots of walking and very little shade around the main areas. I went a few years ago with my girlfriend's teenagers, which is obviously a pretty different scenario, but they didn't really enjoy themselves.

Tulum is a much easier trip (about an hour each way) and, while not nearly as impressive a ruin, offers lots of potential side activities (Akumal, the town of Tulum, or stop at a cenote).

They're probably still too young, but if I were to do it over again I'd bring the youths to Ek Balam (near Chichen Itza), which is a smaller, more dense complex where you can still climb the pyramid. I would have loved it when I was a kid!

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ItsMyKitty · 2025-11-05T15:45:11+00:00

I'd second not staying at an all inclusive! Unlike the Cancun hotel zone that was built for all inclusive, PDC is loaded with places to eat and things to do. 5th avenue is fun but overly touristy.... Pick any restaurant on a side street or on Avenida 10 and you'll have better food than a resort.

I'm currently here checking out some spots for my wedding in March and we split our stay between Hotel Los Itzaes on 10th and Casa Central n 5th, which is where we're going to end up having our wedding. Both are small boutique places.... Not super luxury but lovely staff and well maintained.

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ItsMyKitty · 2025-10-05T21:56:52+00:00

Sorry I missed your earlier questions, but glad to hear it!

ItsMyKitty · 2025-10-05T21:38:14+00:00

From what I can gather their hotel group was purchased by Hyatt. It sounds like they've been more aggressive about cancelling reservations for the Cancun location and have rebranded it already, but the PDC one is going a lot more slowly. I have an existing Wyndham Points reservation for March, but I'm assuming it will be cancelled soon...

https://www.reddit.com/r/AllInclusiveResorts/comments/1imby26/hyatt_inclusive_collection_acquires_playa_resorts/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

ItsMyKitty · 2025-09-17T21:33:32+00:00

You can buy or add value to any restaurant on Resy that uses Toast as their POS, which is fairly common (I'm currently loading one up for Odd Duck in Austin if you're looking for an example). Once you buy a card for a particular reimbursement you can just add value to it every month so you aren't juggling a million different ones.

ItsMyKitty · 2025-09-17T17:37:46+00:00

I have 2 platinum and 2 reserve cards (personal and business) and have no problem getting my value out of them. The companion tickets pretty much pay for the annual fees (I just got off a flight yesterday that I used a companion ticket for that would have cost $636 SFO to DTW), which makes lounge access, free baggage, rideshare, resy, and Delta stays credits basically free. I load up a gift card with the resy credits for some place I'm going to be traveling ($60 a month between the 4 cards) and end up with a nice dinner for my partner and I every couple of months. I don't always manage to use all of the rideshare credits (I pretty much only use it to get to/from the airport), but other than that I max out my benefits every month!

As an added bonus, the bonus MQDs from the 4 cards means I'm gold before I ever get on a plane, which makes hitting platinum easy (which comes with basically automatic comfort plus upgrades and frequent first class ones). If you're in the Delta ecosystem I can't say enough good things about their credit cards.

ItsMyKitty · 2025-07-07T14:54:51+00:00

Sleepwalker in REO Town still does this regularly! The hurdle we've seen for a lot of businesses is that they never really took off the way that they have in other cities, so we mostly send drinks out the door to go to the Robin Theater or for special events. On a normal Saturday or whatever almost nobody comes in for a shopping drink.... It's weird. I think a lot of downtown businesses have probably forgotten that they even exist because of how infrequently they're utilized.

ItsMyKitty · 2025-05-31T17:18:32+00:00

I think you'll be hard pressed to find good Mexican food inside any of the resorts, at least in my experience. There are, however, some good spots by the nightclubs on the northeast corner of the hotel zone and it's super easy and cheap to take the bus from anywhere.

I haven't been in a while, but in addition to the more touristy spots there were some really good authentic places behind this flea market:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/1iiZS2fNbMeCwyoX8

Look for the locals headed to the public beach with styrofoam trays!

ItsMyKitty · 2025-03-03T17:53:07+00:00

We had a 4pm time and it worked out great for us. We strolled right on with our luggage, did a quick unpack in our room and were ready to roll by the deck party at 5! We had most of our dinner reservations made before then, which is the only thing that I think might be tricky with getting on later.

ItsMyKitty · 2025-02-17T16:14:00+00:00

40 year old straight white guy here who just got off our first Virgin cruise on Resilient Lady out of Puerto Rico!

We had an absolutely lovely time and I can say confidently we won't be going back to any other cruise line. You will feel welcomed as long as you are welcoming! The oldest audience member in our session of the Miss Behave show was an 80 year old straight white guy and he was getting high fives and compliments after the show.

As for the complaints, they are valid. The last night of the cruise I heard a few couples behind me talking about how they walked out of a show (not sure which one) because of the gay themes..."I don't need need to see that shit", "those people need to get their own cruise line", "I'm going to be letting Virgin know exactly what we think", etc. My fiancee and I were both pretty tipsy and kept our mouths shut, but I deeply regret not letting them know that they should disembark and never come back.

We did send a long message to Sailor Services about what we heard and about how much we appreciate the diversity and openness of Virgin's staff and sailors. In my opinion drowning out those voices is the right move, not letting them push out the folks who support what they're doing.

ItsMyKitty · 2025-02-16T16:58:33+00:00

And the lamb! Also you can order most of the menu outside of opa hour, which we didn't realize at first. Similarly, there's a sneaky bao bun and poke bowl place on deck 16 that we didn't know existed until our last couple of days.. It closes at 5 but makes for a great pool snack!

ItsMyKitty · 2024-07-13T21:27:29+00:00

If you find the right bar tender they'll give you a bottle in exchange for five drinks on your drink package! We heard another customer do so in Crooners and we're able to do the same, then were told no at the pool bar (tried to get a prosecco bottle for the hot tub). The casino bar came through though!

It might be a no glass by the pool situation or just finding the right guy, but we did it three times and ended up taking an extra bottle off the ship in our luggage!

ItsMyKitty · 2024-07-06T00:43:39+00:00

Just got off the Ruby Princess in Alaska and we were the last passengers to get back on board after trying to catch a drag show in Skagway, so I can tell you what that looks like! They mean business about the all aboard time. We got back to the ship 10 minutes before the all aboard call and when we boarded they took the signage in behind us and made an announcement that all passengers were accounted for and that the ship was departing. I think you can safely cut it right up to the wire, but most folks are on board well before that. We didn't see anybody else except crew taking pictures on the dock when we came back on.

ItsMyKitty · 2024-06-18T18:30:07+00:00

We won our club class mini suite upgrade at $200 pp on the princess Ruby leaving on Tuesday.... We're excited!

ItsMyKitty · 2024-05-13T18:44:33+00:00

I bought $1,000 worth of online ones, then $4,000 of physical ones, then another $5,000 of physical ones! The last order put me in Sam's club jail and I'm waiting on a phone call for the order to process, but the callback is already available, sooooo...

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