TS Today - Creating a Vision for the Future of Vacation Ownership Issue #96 Nov/Dec, 2007 | Page 15

TimeSharing Today Page 15 Our Chilly Stay at Royal Villas in Mazatlan, Mexico By Jean Borden Our exchange was through RCI. For some reason, all RCI exchangers MUST use the All-inclusive program. We weren’t too happy about that at first, but it worked out very well for us. The food and drinks were very good, and you couldn’t ask for a more friendly and accommodating staff. It’s a very comfortable place, though it was extremely cold (for Mexico) most of the week. It was strange to see the people at the welcome desk wearing gloves, and most all the staff who worked outside were wearing heavy jackets and even caps. The resort is open from the street to the ocean, so it can become a wind tunnel, but not often, I’m sure. Our check in was quick and smooth. We had a Palenque unit and were very pleased. It was very roomy, with a full kitchen and dining area, as well as a nice sized living room with a comfy sofa and chair, 2 bathrooms, a good sized bedroom, with a 27” TV there and in the living room. There were 2 large balconies, one off the living room, and one off the bedroom, both with ocean views. We found it a bit strange that there was only a painting of some odd colored fruit in the kitchen, but that was the only other thing on the walls. As All-Inclusive guests (evidenced by waterproof bracelets attached to our arms), we had our unit stocked daily with beer, soft drinks, water, and snacks. Our only maintenance request concerned the fact that we had bottles of beer, but no opener. I think our unit had been recently repainted, because we could see where an opener had been mounted by the sink, Soon a happy maintenance guy appeared, and mounted the new opener on the opposite side of the sink, leaving the old holes undisturbed. The hotel is pretty old, but the ambience is wonderful. It’s kept very clean and, as someone else commented, it’s small enough that you are quickly recognized, and made to feel very welcome. We enjoyed the fact that there is a man who plays the guitar in the restaurant at breakfast and dinner, and the made to order omelets were excellent. They didn’t have an outside breakfast buffet until about Thursday. We had arrived on Monday, but one morning they had tamales, both regular and sweet ones. I think it’s the first time I’ve ever been able to find a tamale in Mexico. They seem to be reserved for fes- Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation 1. Title of Publication: TimeSharing Today 2. Publication No.: ISSN-0000-1069 3. Date of Filing: September 28, 2007 4. Issue Frequency: Bi-monthly 5. Number of Issues Published Annually: 6 6. Annual Subscription Price: $14 7. Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication: 140 County Road, Tenafly, Bergen, NJ 07670 8. Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters or General Business Office of Publisher: Same 9. Full Names and Complete Mailing Addresses of Publisher, Editor, and Managing Editor: Publisher: Shep Altshuler, 140 County Road, Tenafly, NJ 07670, Editor: Ray Jacobs, 140 County Road, Tenafly, NJ 07670 10.Owner: TimeSharing Today, Inc., 140 County Road, Tenafly, NJ 07670 Shep Altshuler, 140 County Road, Tenafly, NJ 07670, Ray Jacobs, 140 County Road, Tenafly, NJ 07670 11. Known Bondholders, Mortgagees, and Other Security Holders Owning or Holding 1 \