ReZIHstente al Estrés

Re that bit about "pamper yourself away from the crowds":

Once or twice a week we like to get away from the packed-in tables at some La Ropa beach restaurants, where, like it or not, you have to listen to your neighbour's conversations. Playa Larga, especially mid-week, is the place for some peace and quiet, and Popeye's is our favourite, where we can always get a lounge chair, (unlike several of La Ropa's restaurants, where loungers have mysteriously disappeared). Popeye's doesn't blast music, there are no adjoining restaurants on either side, and we like their sopes. Usually, we're their only customers until noon or 1 pm.
Last Friday, we thought we would try Aquarena again, recognizing that it can be noisy at times, but they had lounge chairs and a more-varied menu than many of Larga's restaurants. On arrival at 10 am, we saw that there were 5 huge tour buses parked across the street.....bad sign for peace and quiet seekers. The enramada nextdoor, El Caracol, has cornered the tour bus market. Five busloads equates to between 100-250 passengers.....a huge crowd for Playa Larga by any measure. We were the only customers at Aquarena, but THEIR music was blasting....perhaps in an attempt to drown out the Caracol crowd. And where were Aquarena's lounge chairs? "Sorry, we don't have any."
So, realizing that peace and quiet was impossible, we walked over to Popeye's. No one there but us, good lounge chairs, (even a couple that were unbroken), no blasting music.....just the sound of the pounding breakers, which is the way we like it.