Does anyone know.....is moon palace ONLY an all inclusive?

I'm not a paying member yet but I saw a HUGE range of rental prices for this resort from $29/night to over $300 a night. Are the $29/night for real? Is that also all inclusive?

I've been their and I'm not sure, but I believe you purchase the all inclusive meal package separataely. I purchased a time share week from a friend, and he called and found out how much the all inclusive package would be for that week, and what other promo's would be included.

Yes, Moon Palace is all inclusive only. The inclusive rate is determined by the resort and is mandatory.

The rental rates (which do not include the "all inclusive" fee) differ widely because they're being sold by individuals who own "weeks" at the resort (not units). I presume if a person owns a lot of weeks, their per week rate will be low, and vice versa.

We stayed here in 2006 and purchased a lot of weeks.

You purchased alot of weeks? What does that mean? Are you renting them? DO you know how much it is to add an all inclusive to a rental?

Yes, we purchased a lot of weeks. When a person "buys weeks", they buy the use of a hotel room for however many weeks they buy. For example, if you bought 25 weeks, you bought the use of a hotel room for up to 25 weeks, taking one week a year or 2 weeks a year or how ever many you want, for as long as you want. It could take you 25 years using 1 week a year. It depends on the terms of the purchase.

Thanks-- Nancy

tricia165 wrote:

You purchased alot of weeks? What does that mean? Are you renting them? DO you know how much it is to add an all inclusive to a rental?

Can anyone give a ballpark figure on the "all-inclusive" piece. Is it only a couple hundred dollars each or is it alot more than that?

The Moon Palace is ONLY an all inclusive. The AI price usually ranges from $150 - $200 per day per person. It is not cheap. Kids are less of course. It is a beautiful place and we too purchased weeks there....or what they call a Presidential Membership. They give you all these free roundtrip airline tickets, 4 free weeks to come and stay there for FREE (u don't have to pay the AI either)...but we are now realizing "what actually is the benefit of owning with the Palace Resorts"? We have been there 3 x's last year and we were supposed to leave yesterday but my husbands passport had expired and we didn't know till we got to the airport.

If anyone else owns with the Resorts can you please contact me and tell me if you think the same way.

gina391 wrote:

The Moon Palace is ONLY an all inclusive. The AI price usually ranges from $150 - $200 per day per person. It is not cheap. Kids are less of course. It is a beautiful place and we too purchased weeks there....or what they call a Presidential Membership. They give you all these free roundtrip airline tickets, 4 free weeks to come and stay there for FREE (u don't have to pay the AI either)...but we are now realizing "what actually is the benefit of owning with the Palace Resorts"? We have been there 3 x's last year and we were supposed to leave yesterday but my husbands passport had expired and we didn't know till we got to the airport.

If anyone else owns with the Resorts can you please contact me and tell me if you think the same way.

Well, I'm an owner of the smaller unit. I think owning forces you to vacation and all of the Palace Resorts are all five stars. One advantage of owning are the free massages, manicures, pedicures and excursions. You can also rent your weeks out, if you can find anyone.
I'm not sure of any other benefits.

jillh21 wrote:

gina391 wrote:

Jill Yes, your right. The spa benefits as well as all the tours being included are a plus. However, we have had problems with reservations and airline ticketing through their travel company. We did rent out a week last year and made nice money on it but who do you know will spend $3000 + on a week's vacation

The Moon Palace is ONLY an all inclusive. The AI price usually ranges from $150 - $200 per day per person. It is not cheap. Kids are less of course. It is a beautiful place and we too purchased weeks there....or what they call a Presidential Membership. They give you all these free roundtrip airline tickets, 4 free weeks to come and stay there for FREE (u don't have to pay the AI either)...but we are now realizing "what actually is the benefit of owning with the Palace Resorts"? We have been there 3 x's last year and we were supposed to leave yesterday but my husbands passport had expired and we didn't know till we got to the airport.

If anyone else owns with the Resorts can you please contact me and tell me if you think the same way.

Well, I'm an owner of the smaller unit. I think owning forces you to vacation and all of the Palace Resorts are all five stars. One advantage of owning are the free massages, manicures, pedicures and excursions. You can also rent your weeks out, if you can find anyone.
I'm not sure of any other benefits.

gina391 wrote:

jillh21 wrote:

gina391 wrote:

Jill Yes, your right. The spa benefits as well as all the tours being included are a plus. However, we have had problems with reservations and airline ticketing through their travel company. We did rent out a week last year and made nice money on it but who do you know will spend $3000 + on a week's vacation

The Moon Palace is ONLY an all inclusive. The AI price usually ranges from $150 - $200 per day per person. It is not cheap. Kids are less of course. It is a beautiful place and we too purchased weeks there....or what they call a Presidential Membership. They give you all these free roundtrip airline tickets, 4 free weeks to come and stay there for FREE (u don't have to pay the AI either)...but we are now realizing "what actually is the benefit of owning with the Palace Resorts"? We have been there 3 x's last year and we were supposed to leave yesterday but my husbands passport had expired and we didn't know till we got to the airport.

If anyone else owns with the Resorts can you please contact me and tell me if you think the same way.

Well, I'm an owner of the smaller unit. I think owning forces you to vacation and all of the Palace Resorts are all five stars. One advantage of owning are the free massages, manicures, pedicures and excursions. You can also rent your weeks out, if you can find anyone.
I'm not sure of any other benefits.

We bought a membership with the main purpose of using our weeks to trade though RCI for other locations. We have stayed at Moon Palace one time and gave one of our "free" weeks as a wedding present to my husband's daughter. It is a beautiful resort with many good restaurants and lovely accommodations. The day trips that are included with many packages are very well-run. We probably won't stay there again, but look forward to using our membership to stay at other resorts. All-Inclusive is quite enjoyable, but we like to take side trips into the surrounding areas and feel like we would be too confined to always stay at an all inclusive resort. In addition, the membership only means that you can reserve a week at a somewhat reduced price - you still have to pay the all-inclusive fee which is quite expensive. The main advantage to us is that there is no monthly maintenance fee - you pay a little over $500 at the time you want to exchange - not a monthly fee. If you don't travel, you don't pay, unlike the monthly fees charged by other resort memberships. The other advantage for us is that we both have children from previous marriages. The remaining weeks can be left equally to our children in our wills and they can use them or not - we are not saddling them with a monthly fee. Like us, they will only pay the exchange fee if they choose to use the weeks.

tracys84 wrote:

I'm not a paying member yet but I saw a HUGE range of rental prices for this resort from $29/night to over $300 a night. Are the $29/night for real? Is that also all inclusive?

Yes it is All Inclusive - here is the breakdown for you.

The all-inclusive fee charged by Palace Resorts covers all meals, snacks, beverages (with top shelf liquors), 24-hour room service, a massage, manicure, and pedicure for each adult, non-motorized sports equipment, 2 tours per person, airport transportation, tax and gratuities (though a small tip now and then reaps huge rewards).

DELUXE ROOM $1950 is the "all inclusive" fee charged by Palace Resorts for 2 adults from 4/15/07-8/18/07. Age 12 and under is FREE; Age 13-17 is $41/nt. each; Age 18 and up is $78/nt. each.

PRESIDENTIAL SUITE (2brm suite) $3900 is the "all inclusive" fee charged by Palace Resorts for 4 adults from 4/15/07-8/18/07.

We stayed at the Moon Palace in October,2007.We traded a RCI time share week we own and the "All Inclusive Fee was 1365.00 for both of us.We met other couples who bought a week there through RCI's extra vacation deals for only $199.00!They too paid $1365.00 for their fee.We went through the sales pitch and received many free goodies,but frankly we could see no reason to buy into this resort when you can trade or buy weeks for such a small sum.If you want a massage or pedicure fine ,but you don't have to pay thousands to own there to get a $30.00 pedicure.

gina391 wrote:

The Moon Palace is ONLY an all inclusive. The AI price usually ranges from $150 - $200 per day per person. It is not cheap. Kids are less of course. It is a beautiful place and we too purchased weeks there....or what they call a Presidential Membership. They give you all these free roundtrip airline tickets, 4 free weeks to come and stay there for FREE (u don't have to pay the AI either)...but we are now realizing "what actually is the benefit of owning with the Palace Resorts"? We have been there 3 x's last year and we were supposed to leave yesterday but my husbands passport had expired and we didn't know till we got to the airport.

If anyone else owns with the Resorts can you please contact me and tell me if you think the same way.

We own at Palace Resorts and frankly the benefits to us is that it is a timeshare ownership with no annual fee - you pay only when you use it. If you want a timeshare, that is unusual and beneficial. Another benefit is if you bring friends with you, they pay the same cost/week as you do ($2030 for an April week in 2008, for example), get the same accomodations, manicure, pedicure, 25-min. massage plus 2 tours/person. Also, if you bring 2 couples, you also get a free week to use before the end of the year. Another plus is that they have transportation between the Palace Resorts (free) and you can spend a day at any one of them. If you stay in Cancun, for example, you can spend a day on Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, or any of the others. That's fun for a change. Barbara

Hi - we are thinking of buying weeks at the Moon Palace but we are confused as to the charges you describe for paying. We are being offered 180 wks for 13000 dollars and are being told the all inclusive is at no charge. Can you confirm for me if you pay for the all inclusive option when you go and how easy it is to exchange weeks etc.