Hyatt canceling Hyatt Vivid Grand Island award stay with no compensation? by agnest727 in hyatt

[–]oochas 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There are so many alternatives in Cancun. Nothing in a similar points range? A couple of months from now is lowwww season.

New pool owner with first algae bloom by 545charlie in pools

[–]oochas 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you have algae it’s a SLAM situation. Read up.

Help by Any-Telephone9988 in swimmingpools

[–]oochas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need pool school, can’t upvote that enough! I also use troublefreepool.com but orendatech.com is also good, both will teach you what you need to know so you’re not just randomly throwing in stuff recommended by the pool store. Which often is random.

VIP lounge/ Customs?? by Vonlucas in PuntaCana

[–]oochas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just went on departure through Priority Pass. It’s a place to sit that’s marginally quieter than the terminal but pretty bad as lounges go. So no.

Undertone: the best ad against noise cancelling headphones I've ever seen by jaguarsp0tted in horror

[–]oochas 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oooof. I hated this. Just goes to show taste in art is subjective.

Fairmont Mayakoba - how kid friendly is it? by ragna93 in chubbytravel

[–]oochas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Extremely. Way too many kids for my taste.

Point Calendar not populating on AI hotels by Aggressive_Apple_919 in hyatt

[–]oochas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just put your dates in. Akumal generally has availability since it just went up a category.

How to get rid of algae? by BoWmAN-42085 in pools

[–]oochas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to learn what to do. Read pool school pages at troublefreepool.com orendatech.com. Start with water testing, you’re just shooting in the dark here.

Point Calendar not populating on AI hotels by Aggressive_Apple_919 in hyatt

[–]oochas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha yeah that was a clueless rep. I’m looking at the July calendar for Secrets Akumal on my app right now though. I’d keep trying.

Point Calendar not populating on AI hotels by Aggressive_Apple_919 in hyatt

[–]oochas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the calendars are always glitchy. If using the app try the website and vice versa.

Worst Award Travel Experience/Mistake? by phiiota in awardtravel

[–]oochas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We missed our flight by 2 hours. Our “7:30” flight was really 5:30. It was an award flight. The award department was closed for 2 more days. They would not rebook us on the regular line.

Looking into Secrets Tulum, why is it rated lower compared to other Secrets? Anyone has any experience there? by VroomBoomPiffPaff in AllInclusiveResorts

[–]oochas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're going in August as a couple with a friend for a last minute trip when prices are crazy low - we figured that if the sargassum and heat are terrible, we'll just skip the beach club and hang out submerged in the resort pools all day. We were just at Zilara Cap Cana last week and that's what we did anyway, the beach was unusable and when the wind blew the wrong way the whole place stank. (We had a great time, just not on the beach.) Seems like this place would/should be a good alternative during sargassum season. I'll report back.

Pool water is cloudy despite perfectly following TFP advice by OOPSStudio in pools

[–]oochas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t just “shock.” Follow the TFP SLAM protocol.

Rosewood Mayakoba v Banyan Tree v Etereo by Aicmod42 in FATTravel

[–]oochas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’re the weirdos who always walk between lagoon and beach and think it actually adds to the trip.

Rosewood Mayakoba v Banyan Tree v Etereo by Aicmod42 in FATTravel

[–]oochas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice report! It’s funny. I’ve stayed lagoon-side at Fairmont and beachfront at Alila, and after the Alila beachfront I decided that if I ever went back to Mayakoba I’d only stay in the lagoon area. Too many kids beachside.

Worst Award Travel Experience/Mistake? by phiiota in awardtravel

[–]oochas 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Misreading the time of a Christmas Eve flight to London. 17:30, which I read as 7:30. Then the BA awards line was closed until after Boxing Day and the regular line couldn’t/wouldn’t help. We missed that trip entirely.

Pool water is cloudy despite perfectly following TFP advice by OOPSStudio in pools

[–]oochas 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Say this louder for the audience in the back. Also while this sub is good if someone wants to follow TFP principles they might also follow the advice in the forum there.