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A Great Stay at a Well-Established Resort–Dreams Riviera Cancun Resort Review
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Monthly Archives: February 2021
Playa Del Carmen Project Completed
The mayor of Playa del Carmen, Laura Beristain, just announced that the huge renovation project of downtown PDC’s Fifth Avenue and Parque Fundadores is now done. With an investment of 107 million pesos, the renovation included “tiling”/cement block work on Fifth Avenue, sitting benches and a new look to the popular Parque Fundadores (including wheelchair ramps), drainage wells to avoid flooding during heavy rains, connection to the city’s sanitary system, new electric/gas lines/internet cables installed, new LED lighting for nighttime security, security cameras installed, as well as cosmetic features like the planting of new flora.
Another New Secrets Addition…
Repeat guests to Breathless Riviera Cancun will notice that some parts of the resort are no longer available to them…what used to be the more quiet Xhale section on the south end of Breathless has now become the new Secrets Riviera Cancun with 164 suites, one private restaurant, Rosewater, which serves “Gourmet International Cuisine”, and a private pool and beach section. Secrets guests have unrestricted use of the entire property, while Breathless guests cannot cross over to the Secrets section. There are now two separate check-in areas given the new property setup. I do appreciate the fact that one can now directly book all oceanfront swim-up suites throughout this resort; before the Secrets addition it was not clear how to do so in certain resort sections.
Pics of the Unfinished Senator Riviera Cancun
When I stayed at Dreams Natura in November 2020, I took some pictures of the then current construction status of the neighboring resort, Senator Riviera Cancun Spa Resort. I thought I would write a separate blog post along with the pictures I took and let you readers decide if you think it will in fact be completed by December 2021 (that’s the most recent opening date on the resort website). Due to the rushing waters of the mangrove runoff, I chose not to walk directly over to the Senator and take head on shots of the resort–I wasn’t going to risk walking through deeper waters to get to that beach with God only knows what was being flushed out to sea from the mangroves via the runoff. (From present day pics of Dreams Natura beach there is now a sign warning guests of possible alligators/crocodiles on the beach–yikes).
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Computer rendition of the resort’s aerial view, courtesy AMResorts
Marriott Adds Blue Diamond Resorts to Their All-Inclusive Portfolio
Marriott’s Autograph Collection of all-inclusive resorts now includes several Blue Diamond resorts in Cancun and the Riviera Maya. Here’s the list: Continue reading
Atelier Policy Change–A Return to Sanity
Atelier Playa Mujeres has regained its collective right mind and restored the ability for non-members to book Inspira suites with all perks and privileges. Hopefully this policy will remain in effect.
New Drone Video of Playacar Beach
I love Playacar Beach, it’s one of my favorites in the Riviera Maya. For those of you who don’t know where it’s located, it’s in a gated community just south of Playa del Carmen (the beach can also be accessed by walking south on the beach from Playa del Carmen). Very swimmable with minor wave action overall, within walking distance to Playa del Carmen (and only a 6-8 min. cab ride from Riu resorts), a smaller shopping area across the road from Riu Palace Mexico/Riu Yucatan, and the gated community makes vacationers feel safer in terms of walking in the area.
New Site at Chichen Itza to Open 2022
There will be a new “attraction within an attraction” at Chichen Itza starting next year. The National Institute of Anthropology and History has announced that Chichen Viejo, or “old Chichen” is a “Mayan palace within the middle of the original flora” with scenes depicting the creation of the cosmos; reportedly, the new site is a place where priests performed rituals related to fertility and “divine needs”.
Major Atelier and Estudio Playa Mujeres Policy Changes
FYI: Atelier management recently announced that they will still be allowing non-members access to the Sky Bar (the bar at the rooftop pool area) during the evenings. The remainder of Inspira privileges are only for timeshare members only. Also, management announced that they will be “trying out” this new policy for the next 2 mos. and then re-evaluate the situation. Hopefully they will come to their right minds during the next two weeks and only restrict the number of rooms in certain room categories for non-members, not take all of them off the market).