Tamar A
June 21, 2024
I travel often- both for work and personal/vacation. This is my third time staying at a Palace Resort in the last 18 months- twice at Le Blanc and this latest trip at Moon Palace the Grand. I went with my two sons (14 and 11 years old). The staff was considerate and kind, helpful and inviting. The grounds were clean- and the resort had so much to offer! It was hard to leave- the kids loved it and could've easily stayed another week! However, I do want to share where I was disappointed. About the 5th day into our stay, my boys begged me to find out information about the membership. They definitely want to come back and this time bring their cousins and friends. So, that only gave me one day to listen to the membership presentation. Before dinner, I stopped by the lobby to speak to someone. Her name was Ana and she had just started working there (about 3 weeks)- and she was great and kind. She was trying her best to figure out when I can go the following day. It was a Friday and only had 12:30pm offered. But that's when my children will be doing sports and activities in the pool, so she spoke to her manager and they were able to get me into an 8am time, BUT, I was told that one of my children would have to join me. I was puzzled as to why- so was Ana- so she called her manager over to discuss it with us. Her manager (didn't get her name), in a very rude and condescending way told me that this marketing program is designed for couples, so if I want the present at the end, I have to bring someone with me. I wasn't doing this for the present- I was leaving in less than 36 hours and would likely not have time to redeem the present. She looked at me up and down, again condescending, and made me feel insignificant because I was not traveling with a husband. Is this how this resort treats widowers and single mothers/fathers? And she did it in front of my children. Which made this far more dramatic than it needed to be. I understand and respect the rules and marketing program protocols, however, I am truly concerned with the morality and integrity of this program against widowers/single parents, such as myself. All for a present? I decided not to attend the membership presentation. And, unfortunately, I have a lot of family and friends who are now in those same circumstances (widowed/single parents) and will recommend Palace Resorts as a great place to vacation (because it truly was), but not for the membership.