Palazzo

I went to Palazzo with ten other people last night. We each paid $ 60 through our resort and were told this would get us transportation there (but not home), a table for the night, open bar, waitstaff to get us drinks, and one bottle upon arrival. All was well when we arrived. Staff was very friendly and insisted on pouring all of our drinks for us. Despite the bottles being cracked right in front of us, they definitely did not seem as strong as their proof suggested. Either way, it was included with our price so it wasn’t the end of the world.
However, once or bottles were almost open our «waitstaff» began hounding us about paying him extra to continue bottle service and «his service» all night. We knew that not everyone in our group would have this so paying an extra $ 10 per person when the open bar was a short walk away was ridiculous. But, the staff was strong minded and we eventually ended up paying $ 30 for two more bottles. They also brought over two rounds of «shots» that were just comparable to strawberry daiquiris in very tiny cups. Again, this was fine. What wasn’t fine was that we definitely felt pressured into paying extra for the waiters «service» and assumed that the refusal to pay more would have resulted in little to no derived and possibly losing our table.
Since we were at a club everyone in the group obviously wanted to dance so we went to the dance floor, only to come back to see that «our table for the night» has been given to someone else and our two bottles of liquor we purchased had been taken away. I understand that the tables were in demand and I would have been fine with them removing the liquor we didn’t pay extra for. But they convinced us to pay money for something they later just assumed we didn’t want anymore. With how cordial and personal they had been behaving, they could have at least reached out to make sure we were done. Since there were so many of us this should not have been hard.
The music was overall good. While maybe not my favorite it was good club music and there weren’t many complaints there. However, every few minutes (sometimes more) on the dance floor staff would request that you move or lightly push you out of the way so they could squeegee the floor. This is where I know my sober perspective on the night was different. Drunk people dancing barely noticed but I was getting quite annoyed and continually having to step away and watch someone squeegee before I could rejoin the dance party.
One other slightly annoying thing was the plethora of «photographers» who just want you to pay for a photo of you and your friends. We politely declined to one person and another comes over and just begins snapping pictures anyway.
Lastly (and this may be more of a resort problem) we were told it would be no problem taking the bus back to the resort. This was not true. When we left the bus was either not coming for a long time or could not be found. Upon trying go get a cab, two thirds of the people from our group were offered $ 12 total to bring us back. Then the rest of us were just harassed by another cabbie who would not go lower than $ 15. Again, while not club-​related, this was quite annoying when we were under the impression that 1. We would be paying $ 1 for the bus back and 2. We wouldn’t haven already spent as much money as we had at the club. If we hadn’t spent excessive money while there it may not have been as bad to have to pay for a cab as well.
Since I could not drink this night due to an unexpected circumstance, I know my tolerance for annoying or rude behavior was much lower. But, I also feel like it gave me a great perspective on an experience many people already seemed to love. I am shocked to see that other people were not as misled by the tickets from their resort/​hotel and the comparison to the actual experience. This experience has definitely made me rethink if we will be going downtown for another club night while in cancun.

If you like dancing next to hookers this is the place for you. Waiters having a staring problem all night. Yeah you get the memo

We made a spontaneous decision to head out into the actual city from our resort, which was 45 minutes away. The traffic into the city was pretty bad since everyone and their mom was trying to get down to the clubs and the touristy areas. We originally wanted to check out Coco Bongo, but the lines were crazy and Palazzo seemed like a decent deal. They were running a $ 60 USD open bar, but we were already pretty toasted, so we went with the regular $ 35 entry. They take credit cards outside, and then give you a bracelet and away you go. It’s not a mega club, but it’s pretty big with tall ceilings and bars in just about every direction. You can get «table» service, but it looked pretty lame to stand up at a table in the middle of the dance floor. It was mostly a sausage fest (or I guess a chorizo fest) and the girls who were actually there were were probably teenagers. They had dancers in body paint on the balcony dancing and they were throwing out tubes with flashing LEDs, so a real party vibe. They also do the thing where they periodically release cold CO2 into the crowd, which is always fun. Probably not great if you have breathing problems, but it reminded me of a mega club I went to in Barcelona. Drinks weren’t cheap (around $ 11 USD for a mixed drink using well vodka) and they give you change in pesos. They take credit cards, but ATM charges in Cancun are stupid expensive, so make sure you have cash if you don’t trust their CC systems. At the end of the day, we probably should’ve down the $ 60 open bar just because we basically ended up spending just about that much between entry and drinks.

Amo palazzo con todo mi ser jajaaj excelente música, el servicio en el bar es rápido a pesar de que siempre está atascado de gente, los meseros siempre al pendiente, los miércoles y sábados definitivamente el lugar ideal para salir en la noche de fiesta es palazzo. Lo amo :)

11 friends and I went to Palazzo as it was «highly recommended» by our resort (Secrets Silversands). Our resort said it was a popular venue, played every kind of music, and said we’d have table/​bottle service. I had high expectations going there thanks to our resort and, boy, did the Palazzo disappoint! It took 30 – 45 min to get wristbands when we had all paid $ 70/​person in cash in advance. The tables we received were standing bar table in the worst location. We weren’t asked what type of liquor we’d like at our table and it was a hassle to exchange the unknown brand of vodka for Jose Cuervo. You couldn’t stand at the table without being bumped into because it was along one of the main walkways to the restroom. Once our entertainment guide arrived, we were moved to a table with a couch in better location. The women’s restroom was decent for Mexico. I’m told the men’s restroom was just a huge trough all the males had to pee in. The crowd seemed very young (mid teens?). The entertainment was good (dancers and people twirling light poles), but the DJ sucked. He played 95% EDM, but made horrible transitions between songs and even had moments when there was absolutely no music playing for almost a minute. I prefer hip hop music. I think I heard one hip hop song. So, they do NOT play «everything» unless «everything» means all kinds of EDM. Save your money and don’t go here unless you just want to get wasted/​high…

If you are ever in cancun, I highly suggest that you stay away from this club. They will try to rip you off at any point while you are here. Promised free bottle service — charged $ 50. Took an additional hour to get my ID back. If you are looking for the worst, most aggravating, inconvenient, and horrid night you would ever want to experience, then definitely come her. If not, spend your money elsewhere.

Yo por lo general no soy alguien que sale en las noches a clubes nocturnos debido a que no es algo que llama mucho mi atención. Hace poco un amigo me invitó a Palazzo, le dije no al principio pero terminó convenciéndome quien sabe como. Lo bueno es que mi amigo tenía una mesa en el piso de aarriba donde podías ver todo, así que no tendria que estar parado, y cuando estuviese cansado podría descansar ahí despreocupadamente. Por ahí de las once llegó «Sandoval», que puso un show excelente con canciones ya muy famosas. El ambiente estuvo similar a los pocos que ido, con la pequeña excepción de la música ensordecedora. Un poco antes de la aparición de Sandoval habían ya quitado la barra libre, y yo como un leve adicto al alcohol no me vi afectado de ningunamanera, a diferencia de mis amigos. La ocasión estuvo entretenida, y con mucho gusto la repetiría. Las decoraciones están llamativas y las bebidas están ricas. Vale la pena visitarlo para cuando uno se encuentre en las cercanías.

Palazzo para mi es un lugar donde puedes vivir o el día de antro mas aburrido de todos porque esta vacío ok simplemente no hay buen ambiente o puedes vivir el mejor día de fiesta en tus vacaciones.
En serio este lugar es en el que he pasado una de las mejores noches de fiesta que he tenido en mi vida. El ambiente de este lugar va subiendo poco a poco y cuando llega al punto de estar lleno y la música empieza a mejorar, te deja de importar la calidad de servicio o si es el mejor alcohol (para nada digo que sea malo) el ambiente esta tan bueno que se te pasa el tiempo volando y la noche se va rapidísimo.
El estilo de este lugar por dentro, pues es básicamente como el de todos los antros, en eso no varía mucho. yo siempre he dicho que el éxito de un antro esta en la música y como sepan prender el ambiente y en este lugar lo saben hacer excelente.

Este lugar en si ha sido remodelado ya varias veces antes no era lo que es ahora y aun así llevo asistiendo a este lugar ya bastante tiempo cuando quiero pasar una noche de antro con los cuates. Antes era Bull Dog y se ponía bastante bien, ahora se ha convertido en Palazzo y ahora está mucho mejor se volvió un poco más exclusivo a comparación de antes y la remodelación les quedó a todo dar. El espacio es muy bueno, bastante amplio y aunque no cuenta con suficientes mesas la pista es bastante grande.
El servicio de barra libre como en la mayoría de los antros no es la mejor que digamos, siempre es bueno pedir mesa y pagarle al mesero para que recibas una buena atención, aunque si lo único que te importa es pasar una noche agradable bailando pues eso es lo de menos.
Deben visitarlo sobre todo cuando hay eventos importantes o artistas programados para su presentación, el ambiente se pone a todo lo que da y en temporada de spring break ni se diga.

El lugar donde he pasado y vivido las mejores fiestas de todos mis tiempos en esta hermosa ciudad. Palazzo es de mis antros favoritos y eso que soy un amante de la vida nocturna. La clase y el estilo de esta discoteca es único, su diseño, la forma en como están distribuidas las mesas, los balcones, los VIP’s y el escenario para magnas presentaciones me encanta.
Es una de las capitales de la diversion en toda la zona hotelera. En temporadas altas este lugar es la locura y más cuando hay eventos, fiestas tema o algún DJ internacional invitado. El servicio es de primera clase, desde la entrada con personal de seguridad y de cadena, hasta los capitanes y meseros. La música es de lo mejor y bueno, yo creo que deben venir y vivir la experiencia Palazzo. De primera clase!