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KaceyJ, First, you are correct about "The Italian" making a beautiful first class hotel. However I don't believe he ever intended to run it as such.
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30 million pesos of damages , that's a hoot. All this is a perfect example of a knuckledragging legal system of being guilty unless you can prove /pay
your innocence.
There are too many rumors and much hearsay surrounding Marceletti and his operation at Punta Sneak. I can say that I always found him cordial ,
pleasant yet very private in his own sort of way. He certainly brought back the condition of the hotel to a never seen before level. He put a lot of
effort and money into a dilapidated structure, that the ejido wanted nothing to do with, and turned it into a respectable establishment. I believe he
has a very focused idea on the type of clientele he wishes to attract there and that may put off some judgmental types.
To me making a big deal out of some water is crazy. I know how water is viciously protected in Mex but keep in mind it was the hotel that originally
brought it there 10 miles across the desert in the first place.
What this case really is about is total control of the area. That was pretty obvious when the beautiful 6 ft. chain link fence went up that stretched
across the entire Sneak peninsula and the installation of a guard shack. Other things have gone on , some of which don't make any sense , like
discouraging visitors by trying to close the camp beach and more recently the launch ramp. I can't help but wonder what is in store in the future for
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I don't know what his intentions are either Russ. I doubt many do, and don't personally care nor am I willing to take any side, but all that leads to
is speculation and thus rumor.
I do know that his "improvements" at least seemed to better PC
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glad i had good times there when Bill Alvarado owned it. Marceletti made nice physical improvements but i think otherwise ruined it. Sams stopped
using it for a base.
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Over the years since he's been there, I know several people who have tried to stay there or eat in the restaurant, and he's managed to drive them all
away. A friend that lives there wanted to take some visiting friends there for dinner, and they wanted him to pay the full price in advance just to
make a reservation.
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KaceyJ
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Re: Punta Sneak
Russ , I know it wasn't too obvious but I was being facetious.
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We actually had dinner there as non-guests and it was great; we just had to call to let them know we were coming over. Hard to beat the setting and
the food was delicious. I was thinking of doing it again when we're down next week but now I'm not so sure given the turmoil going on.
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"termoil" Perfect word choice!
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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Everyone has their story about the change in the hotel over the years. If you were camped on the beach you used to be welcome. After the change we
were never treated "cordial". Once when he was showing a couple of guests the beach, he told them he would be " getting rid of all those people "
right in front of my camp. They were so embarassed by him that they came back later with some beers to tell us how they felt about the meeting. I will
not miss him.
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Charles Barkley has just weighed in on this. He called the situation turrible.
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I dont know if anybody has noticed...but the Hotel Punta Chivato is listed for sale for $6 million dollars. His hotels in Loreto and la Paz are also
for sale too...check out "mydreamresort.com." Im not sure who'd be willing to pay 6 mil for a hotel that doesnt make any money...but you never know.
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We've gone to that bar/restaurant/hotel on about 10 occasions in the last 6 years. Most of those were just to have margaritas and chips with salsa on
the veranda. We did eat a meal (lunch) there about three years ago. It was very good. We have been invited to use their pool a couple of times, and
did, no charge. Each time we were treated very well by the staff, welcoming actually, and we came away not only pleased but charmed by the
experience. The view from that veranda is stunning. The staff shows the rooms off if you'll just ask to see them, and some at the far west end are
spectacular. We've never seen many folks stay there however. Leads to questions about what is happening there from a revenue standpoint.
We've met the man only one time on our visits there. He was pleasant and gave me an extremely good exchange rate as I was paying with USD.
I'm not defending him in any way, just saying that we've had pleasant experiences there.
It's a fantastic property. So, while it doesn't make any $$$ the way he runs it apparently, the value of the real estate has got to be substantial.
Some day someone will run it right and we will all see it get tremendous use.
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We took our boat over to the hotel on Friday hoping to have some lunch & drinks. Place is totally locked up; pool is empty, looks pretty sad. We
ended up walking over to the Hotelito and had a great lunch; the owner let us use the pool too even though we weren't guests. Cool little spot!
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Maybe?????
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We've never seen many folks stay there however. Leads to questions about what is happening there from a revenue standpoint.
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We actually had a nice breakfast there last February. The view is spectacular. Too bad for the employees that it has closed, i think some had
worked there for a long time.
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