Great Deal from Living Social for MP/GM

[Pat H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pat H]

Living Social which is similar to Groupon has a promo for all MP's and GM's. For the next week, they're offering a master room (hotel room) for 7 nights for $379 with $200 resort credit (=$179), or 4 nights for $249 with $100 resort credit (=$149). 4 or 7 Nights in Mexico - LivingSocial One and two bedroom units are available for small upgrade fees. With the resort credit that's cheaper than the exchange fee and you don't have to pay any m/f's.

Be sure to read all the fine print for the dates available and details.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

They must be really hurting, this is a great deal.


Can't find the dates you want? Dog ate your passport? No worries. You have 30 days post-purchase to return your voucher, no questions asked.

the fine print
Offer is limited to only one package per person, family, and or address • Voucher valid for stays until October 31, 2012 • Gifted purchases must be booked under a separate person's name and residence •*Reservations must be made at least two weeks (14 days) prior to your desired check-in • Reservations are required and subject to availability • Limit one voucher per reservation; vouchers cannot be combined to extend stay •*At least one person checking-in must be 21 or over • Seven-night stays are limited to check-in on Friday, Saturday or Sunday only • Not valid on group or existing reservations •*Blackout dates are 4/6/2012-4/12/2012 • There are no cancellations or refunds of this package once reservations have been made with the resort; in the event you must reschedule there will be a $199 re-booking fee and must be rescheduled to the same resort location • One and two-bedroom units are available for a small upgrade fees. Please inquire at time of booking for availability • Nights must be used consecutively •*Taxes are not included and will be collected at redemption • All deal components must be redeemed during one stay • The ten properties participating are Mayan Palace Acapulco, Mayan Palace Mazatlan, Mayan Palace Nuevo Vallarta, Mayan Palace La Jolla De Cortes, Mayan Palace Puerto Vallarta, Mayan Palace Riviera Maya, Grand Mayan Acapulco, Grand Mayan Nuevo Vallarta, Grand Mayan Los Cabos, and Grand Mayan Riviera Maya • Other conditions apply • PAID VALUE EXPIRES ON February 21, 2017 • PROMOTIONAL VALUE EXPIRES ON October 31, 2012

[slim04 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close slim04]

Be sure to read all the fine print for the dates available and details.

Living Social has a terrible return policy, you only have 30 days to return it. So if you wait 31 days and then have difficulty finding a reservation date that suits your needs, you are SOL. I know several of my friends that bought one for a very nice B&B near where I live and found out they only had mid-week days available and it was too late to return the voucher. So if you buy it, you need to book your date fast and not wait until later.

FYI, Living Social regular vouchers recently changed their return policy where you only get 5 days to return or if the vendor goes out of business or refuses to honor to the voucher. It used to be you had 5 years to return it for credit.

[Chrismc12 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chrismc12]

Questions about my Livingsocial purchase

I just purchased the Livingsocial deal for 4 nights at one of 10 timeshares and have two questions, out of MP Nuevo Vallarta, MP Puerto Vallarta, MP Riviera Maya what locations is the best? Also can someone point me to the spot I can find all the available dates to book?
Thnx

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SFX Preferred Resorts is the one offering this deal btw.

[JWC Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close JWC]

I just purchased the Livingsocial deal for 4 nights at one of 10 timeshares and have two questions, out of MP Nuevo Vallarta, MP Puerto Vallarta, MP Riviera Maya what locations is the best? Also can someone point me to the spot I can find all the available dates to book?
Thnx

That depends on your preferences. We have stayed 2 weeks at the Grand Mayan - Nuevo Vallarta and 8 weeks at the Grand Mayan - Riviera Maya. The Grand Mayans have more deluxe accommodations and more amenities like their own pools etc. Mayan Palace guests cannot use the Grand Mayan pools, lazy river etc. whereas GM guests can use the MP facilities. That makes a lot more difference at Nuevo Vallarta than Riviera Maya. We far prefer the Mayan pools at the Riviera Maya to the Grand Mayan pools

We far prefer the Riviera Maya resort. That is mainly because of the cultural attractions in the area. The resorts are quite different and both are great. Nuevo Vallarta is more compact with ocean front views available if you can get them. We stayed in the upper floor of the middle GM building with ocean view. It was awesome and I must have taken 500 pictures from our balcony. The GM - Riviera Maya is very spread out and the buildings are just 3 stories with no real ocean views. We found it more relaxing at the GM - Riviera Maya because it is spread out. The beach at Nuevo Vallarta is far better.

You can't really go wrong with either one. As I said, it depends what you are looking for. We enjoy all the attractions at the Riviera Maya like Xcaret etc. so that is our main reason for preferring it even though it is a much longer flight to get there for us.

[Chrismc12 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chrismc12]

Re:Great Deal from Living Social for MP/GM"

Thanks for all the info!

That depends on your preferences. We have stayed 2 weeks at the Grand Mayan - Nuevo Vallarta and 8 weeks at the Grand Mayan - Riviera Maya. The Grand Mayans have more deluxe accommodations and more amenities like their own pools etc. Mayan Palace guests cannot use the Grand Mayan pools, lazy river etc. whereas GM guests can use the MP facilities. That makes a lot more difference at Nuevo Vallarta than Riviera Maya. We far prefer the Mayan pools at the Riviera Maya to the Grand Mayan pools

We far prefer the Riviera Maya resort. That is mainly because of the cultural attractions in the area. The resorts are quite different and both are great. Nuevo Vallarta is more compact with ocean front views available if you can get them. We stayed in the upper floor of the middle GM building with ocean view. It was awesome and I must have taken 500 pictures from our balcony. The GM - Riviera Maya is very spread out and the buildings are just 3 stories with no real ocean views. We found it more relaxing at the GM - Riviera Maya because it is spread out. The beach at Nuevo Vallarta is far better.

You can't really go wrong with either one. As I said, it depends what you are looking for. We enjoy all the attractions at the Riviera Maya like Xcaret etc. so that is our main reason for preferring it even though it is a much longer flight to get there for us.