Grand Palladium Kantenah Will Reopen With A New Resort Within A Resort…

For those of you who didn’t know (that included myself until I accidentally came across the info), Grand Palladium Kantenah has been closed since April 15, 2023, and is planning on reopening Dec. 15, 2023.  The resort has been closed primarily for room refurbishments and the addition of rooms and amenities for the resort chain’s successful Family Selection program.  The Family Selection program is considered to be a “resort within a resort” and has already been implemented at both the Costa Mujeres and Puerto Vallarta resort chain locations.  Kantenah resort is part of a mega-resort complex also consisting of the adults-only TRS Yucatan (you can read my resort review here), the Colonial, and the White Sand family resorts.  It’s a very large mega-resort complex but is very popular with all it has to offer vacationers since all family resort’s amenities and services are available to one another.  The adults-only section, of course, is only for guests who stay in that particular resort, and the Family Selection will only be available for upgraded Kantenah guests.

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New Addition to Palafitos-Overwater Bungalows

Goodbye spa, hello new 2 Bedroom Presidential Overwater Bungalow!  The Palafitos overwater bungalow section has gotten rid of its private spa area to make way for their brand new 2 bedroom suite.  In case you don’t know the overwater bungalow general layout, it’s shaped like a “T” with regular overwater bungalows nearest the beach on both sides of the pier, and Elite overwater bungalows nearest the end of the pier where the horizontal part of the “T” is…the new bungalow is all the way to the right at the end of the pier.

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Looking For An Affordable All-Inclusive Close to Playa del Carmen?

If you want to stay close to vibrant 5th Ave. in the city of Playa del Carmen while on vacation, check out Wyndham Alltra Playa del Carmen.  This property has fairly recently changed its name twice–Gran Porto became Panama Jacks, and Panama Jacks has now become a Wyndham Alltra property.

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Try Club Med This Summer!

Still looking to book an all-inclusive resort in Cancun for the summer?  Club Med Cancun should be right up there on your list of resorts to check out for a fun, family-oriented summer vacation!

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What’s New At Le Blanc…

For those of you who don’t know much about Le Blanc, it is an adults-only luxury Palace resort located on the east-facing part of the Hotel Zone in Cancun.  The resort’s focus is on service and their spa, it’s supposed to be one of the best spas in Cancun (if you want the best spa in this part of Mexico, look into Grand Velas Riviera Maya).

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New Swim-Up Rooms at Hard Rock Heaven

Along with all the other renovations this resort is experiencing, Hard Rock Riviera Maya has added swim-up rooms.  The room category is called “Deluxe Swim-Ups” and it includes the following details: Continue reading

Some Major Changes Happening With Oasis Hotels and Resorts…

I generally don’t tend to follow Oasis Hotels and Resorts, so I missed their recent changes entirely until I began seeing new video snippets of The Sens Cancun which looked very much like Grand Oasis Palm.  So that you have an idea of where this resort is located, Grand Oasis Palm and Oasis Palm are adjacent to one another and are both situated towards the western end of Cancun’s Hotel Zone by the pirate ship excursion and Cancun’s Scenic Tower.  I’m still trying to put these changes together in a coherent fashion, so if there are any readers out there that know more about this resort change than I do, please chime in and let me know where I may be assuming something or have left out something important.

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New Renovations at Hard Rock Riviera Maya Heaven Section…

There are some major renovations and additions being completed at the adults-only Heaven section at Hard Rock Riviera Maya.  These include several new restaurants (Wai–Thai food, Umo–Mexican Yucatan food, and Faro which is not completed yet), a new pool, pool renovations, “beach” renovations (this resort has no actual beach access; instead it has a calm inlet with salt water and a man-made sandy beach), and the addition of swim-up rooms (Deluxe Swim-Ups are listed as Garden View, but some closer to the ocean may have a partial ocean view).

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Guide to Room Locations at the New Hyatt Zilara Riviera Maya

Christine Turner does it again by giving vacationers extra help in booking exactly what they want for their travels.  Want to book a Tropical Jr. Suite Swim-Up at the new Hyatt Zilara Riviera Maya but want to know where they are located at the resort and what view you will have?  This video will help you out in choosing just the right room location for your vacation needs.

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