SophieM
Des Moines,#2Consumer Comment
Fri, May 23, 2014
I bought a Mayan Palace timeshare in my early 20s and it was one of the worst financial mistakes I ever made. I never intended to buy it, but I cannot suckered into going to a presentation to get free show tickets when I was in Puerto Vallarta. The high-pressure sales person convinced me to sign on the dotted line, and I ended up with a timeshare. It was one of the hardest things to get rid of, and I lost about $20,000 in the process. It was an expensive lesson learned.
StephieW
Hayward,#3Consumer Comment
Mon, December 16, 2013
The Mayan Palace timeshare SCAM in Nuevo Vallarta, my husband and I were also duped with gifts to come and see this timeshare scam. I kept asking for a "guarantee" or "proof" to everything they promised. They just kept double-talking and repeated themselves over and over again. After 5 hours, the price went from $90K to $9K and we bought (temporarily). Back at our hotel, I looked up the Grand Mayan and two days later we went back to cancel. They refused to let us cancel (which is illegal).
They wanted us to make an appointment the morning before our flight left. I didn't have 5 hours to argue with them again so we sent an email cancellation from the hotel. I got home and sent a fax cancellation then sent a certified letter to the hotel. Finally they acknowledged my cancellation (within the 5 day period). I also contacted Profeco. Who knows, maybe they are paying everyone in Mexico off to keep quiet. Fortunately, I realized soon enough what a scam this place is. For your family's money do not buy at the Mayan
VC32
Hayward,#4Consumer Suggestion
Mon, March 25, 2013
Mayan Palace has ruined my life. I believed in their false promises in return Im stuck with this useless membership which has cost me thousands of dollars. Their timeshare is so bad that they must lie in order to sell it! Although once they realized you are mad enough to take action against them due to their fraudulent and unscrupulous sales strategies, they make silly offers to calm you down. Its stupid the way they conduct business; if I wouldnt be so broke due to the money I have gave to Mayan Palace, I would take legal action against them. We are not the only ones, this is a good article from Mexican Timeshare Solutions on how most of the mayan palace timeshare scams are committed:
http://www.timesharescam.com/blog/51-mayan-palace-timeshare-scam/