Before
I commence my review of The Cliffs at Peace Canyon I would like to
give a few reasons why RCI members should consider a visit to the Las Vegas
area. The first reason is obvious ie for the gambling in the numerous casinos
on the strip and nearby. This may be the main reason why numerous people come
to Las Vegas but it certainly is not for me as I have now visited twice for
multiple other reasons. Another reason why people should consider visiting this
city is for the top rated shows which are too numerous to mention here in
my review. The high end shopping at places such as many of the
hotel/casinos will be an attraction for others. Other people will enjoy the
free shows on the strip such as the water fountains at the Bellagio. Many
people will enjoy just walking around and looking at the sights at the
fantastic Las Vegas hotels Perhaps for myself the two main
attractions for visiting Las Vegas was the superb warm weather in the spring
and fall without the humidity I am used to at that time of year in
Florida. Above all for me the principle attraction for visiting Las Vegas is to
take trips to places such as the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, Bryce
Canyon National Park and Zion National Park. The last two National Parks were
visited on my last trip to Las Vegas and were booked through the timeshare
resort with Sweet Tours and what a superb day out it was for us though tiring
as it involved travelling about five hundred and sixty miles in one day with a
6-15am pick up from the resort.
I will now commence my review of The Cliffs at Peace Canyon and I would like to
start by getting my two negative comments out of the way. Firstly this is
one of those resorts where after checking in you are directed to a member of
staff from 'guest services' After my fiancée and I had been travelling for
about twelve hours all I wanted to do was to get to my unit and rest however we
were subjected to the usual invitation to attend a free breakfast or lunch and
then have a timeshare presentation to become an owner at the Grand View
resort in Las Vegas. I had to say no several times before the lady in question
understood that no meant no and we were then able to go to our unit. The second
negative about this resort is that my fiancée and myself were not alone in
finding the sun loungers to be too firm and uncomfortable. I went up to another
guest one day who was sitting on a chair with her feet on another chair. I
asked her why she was doing this and she said that it was more comfortable
than using the sun loungers in my opinion she was correct in having that view.
I slightly hesitated in making these two negative comments because in every
other way this is one of my favourite resorts in RCI. I first visited this
resort about twelve years ago and I liked it then and I like it even more
now as the units are so spacious and comfortable. I like the fact that both
bedrooms in the two bed unit are at the opposite end of the apartment which
gives more privacy for the guests. The units have their own washer and dryer which
is very convenient. I found our unit to be very quiet but that to some degree
depends on who your neighbours are in any particular week.
The pool area is very pleasant with water tumbling into the water on either
side of the pool. The pool has a maximum depth of four feet which is unusual in
my experience but it was not a problem for me.
I found all the staff to be friendly and helpful especially the young members
of staff on 'guest services' as I had some contact with them through booking my
day trip to Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks.
The resort has an excellent computer room which you can use at any time of day.
This was particularly useful for printing our boarding passes for our flights
back home. There is also a fitness room which to my shame I never stepped into
even to look at what equipment they have on offer.
As I am British I am not very comfortable driving on what I see as the wrong
side of the road!!!!!!LOL hence I try to avoid visiting timeshare resorts where
having a car is essential. I don't believe that it is essential to have a car
at this timeshare resort as they have a free minibus which will take you to a
large supermarket. The main purpose of the minibus is to take you to the strip
which is about ten miles away where they drop you off near the Mirage
hotel and casino and from time to time they will take you to Fremont Street.
This service is an hourly service leaving the resort from 10am and the last
pick up at the strip is at 11-30pm. There is a period in the afternoon when
there is no service because the driver is having his lunch break. I met three
drivers and they were all very friendly especially Steve from England who
supports the English football champions Chelsea while this Steve from England
supports Sheffield Wednesday for my sins!!!!!!!LOL.
I have often done reviews for Timeshare Insights at timeshare resorts where
there is very limited availability several resorts that I have reviewed in
England come to mind also the Manhattan Club in New York is another example.
This is not the case with the Cliffs at Peace Canyon as RCI has availability
for most weeks over the next two years and at a reasonable exchange trading
power. Another issue I should mention is this resort makes a charge of twenty
five dollars which you pay at check in this is I believe for services such
as the internet though there is a further daily charge of one dollar fifty for
high speed internet. While I don't appreciate these extra charges which are
now quite common especially in California twenty five dollars for the week
is far better than the thirty dollars a day daily charge at the Manhattan Club
in New York.
I ask myself at the end of every timeshare vacation would I go back and the
answer is yes as for me the positives far outweigh the negatives at this lovely
peaceful timeshare resort on the outskirts of Las Vegas.
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