Laguna Shores Resort

I would give this place about 3 and a half stars at the moment for a number of reasons. Some of the positive things I can say about the place are:
1) It’s about 10 km away from the city center, so if you truly wanted to get away from it all, this is perfect.
2) They have a very nice swimming pool there. It is shallow but it is great for family and the kids, as well as the hot tub.
3) The «ventanas» (2 bedroom condos) had a lot of space, and the bathtub had a jacuzzi as well. There is also Sky TV available so you can watch your favorite television programs when you’re chilling out at home after a day out in town. The condos are fully furnished and the kitchen is also very nice as well.
4) If you don’t want to cook and want to eat in the restaurant on site (they also have a bar as well) the food there is actually pretty good.
5) There is a private beach there for anyone who is staying at this resort.
6) The staff there are very friendly and helpful.
There are, however, a few slight negatives I have to point out. To be perfectly fair, however, the place is still developing and they are still in the process of doing a lot of construction there to expand the resort.
1) As mentioned in the beginning, the resort is away from the city center. If you have your own transportation, this may or may not be a big issue, but after staying there a few days, driving into town if you need something can be an inconvenience.
2) The WiFi is sporadic there. Around the front desk/​reception and the pool area, it is free there, but sometimes, even then it doesn’t always work. In the living areas, you can’t really pick up anything at all, and you have to then pay for that internet. I think this is an issue they need to fix, and I also think the internet there should be included with your package as well instead of paying it separately. I would have been willing to pay a little bit for it in the living areas, but the fact that it barely or didn’t even work there at all locked my decision of not getting the paid internet and just using it in the common area for free.
3) The road to the resort is on a pretty rough unpaved road. When you pull off the highway, you will first come to the security gate. After clearing this part, you have to drive another mile or two just to get to the resort itself. Now, I understand the need for security and I actually don’t mind this part too much since I do feel safer with this in place. However, if you are coming back from town at night, that road is unpaved and there are hardly any lights, so you would have to use your high beams just to see where you’re going.
4) The private beach is beautiful, but it’s in very shallow waters, and in fact, you can’t really go swimming there until the tides are high during certain periods of the day. However, it’s really cool to see all the crabs and fish swimming in those shallow waters.
Overall, the place was good experience and I would go again. If you’re the type who wants to just get away from all the crowds and want to relax, this is a good place to be. All you have to do is go to a supermarket, get all of your food and drinks there, bring it back and stock up your fridge, and you would never have to leave the resort and you can just chill out there your entire time if you wanted to. But as of this writing, there is still plenty of work to be done there.
I will end this review in saying that although this resort has a way to go, it has enormous potential to grow (and they are constantly working on it), and in the future, it will only get much better. I had a great time here and I would definitely recommend it to anyone.