There was garbage all over the beach and the chemical and oil plants were dumping into the lake. I had no hot water or airconditioning which i refer to as Holy Crap Socialism Sucks. They are working on cleaning up after my meetings with the Chavez and Castro families. Tell Ed from Securidad Privado I said hello. Also they charged... More

Definitely, 5 star are too much here! The room was quite small, old fashioned (for those who care about) and not perfectly clean (stains on the carpets and on the walls, a pungent smell) services are good but we experienced some little problems (checking out was advanced as per not better explained "problems", so we had to pay in advance),... More

I stayed at the Venetur Hotel Del Lago in Maracaibo, Venezuela for 3 nights in Oct 2007 for business. This is one of the top 3 hotels in Maracibo (a city of 2 million people), but by U.S. standards would be a 2-3 (out of 5) star hotel. Check-in and check-out were fine, but took about 35 minutes each. This... More

... but I would not spend my vacation there. Positive things: Nice people, large mall next door, nice beach and pool (swimming only in the pool!). Beware of the old rooms - they have not been redecorated since the opening of the hotel in the fifties! Try to get a room in the tower (nice view over the lake) or... More