Playa Larga taxis

The taxi drivers are a real problem. I am not saying that all of them are bad but enough of them are that it creates a problem for many of our guests. They involve tourists in their politics and bad practices in a way that affects the experience of many of our guests. They don't follow the rules about rates, charging unsuspecting tourists more then they should, and abuse their monopoly for situations like that described by the original poster.

On top of all of that their monopoly has allowed them to continue delivering sub-par service in many respects. Our B&B is clearly located on Google maps but I can't tell you how many times we have had issues with taxis not being able to find us because we aren't on the usual path or well known by them or their friends. We had one guest who was ferried around for over an hour trying to find us because they couldn't or wouldn't look us up to call or find us on the map. Not to mention some of the obtuse but very clear threats we have received because we decided to make other arrangements for getting our guests to and from the airport due to the incompetence of many of the taxis here on La Ropa.

I completely understand their desire/need to make money and feed their families and I believe that the majority of taxi drivers are honest people trying to do right by their customers while trying to make a living for themselves. Unfortunately there seems to be significant number of them that are more interested in perpetuating their monopoly and serving only their own interests to the point of creating negative experiences for the people who pay all of our bills, the tourists.