Bad News For Xibalba Reserve…

For those of you expectantly waiting for Grupo Xcaret’s latest adventure “park” to open, Xibalba Yucatan Nature Reserve, you will have to wait a little longer.  Construction has been temporarily halted due to a lack of environmental permit filings on record.

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Outstanding Swim-Ups–Wyndham Alltra Cancun

I thought a great deal about whether or not I should add this swim-up Jr. Suite at Wyndham Alltra Cancun to my “best of” series and finally decided to highlight it since it has such awesome oceanfront views.  The official name of the suite is the Jr. Suite One King Bed, Beachfront Infinity Swim-Up.  Here’s the good and not so good features of this swim-up…

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Here’s More on Hotel Xcaret Arte…

I found this video on YouTube which is a bit long (over 20 min.) but gives a great overview of the wonderful experience you will have at Hotel Xcaret Arte, an adults-only (ages 16+) all-inclusive resort.

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Outstanding Swim-Ups–Serenity Club Jr. Suite Oceanfront Swim-Out at Haven Riviera Cancun

I just got back from my latest Mexico trip and discovered a truly great category of swim-up/out suite.  Haven Riviera Cancun is a gorgeous five star resort (a complete resort review to be posted soon) with a large amount of swim-out suites (88 I believe) located throughout the property.  I stayed in an upgraded Serenity Club Jr. Suite Swim-Out Oceanfront and thought it was the best swim-out suite I’d ever experienced.  Let me share with you why I think you cannot go wrong booking this suite category.

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Pools at Secrets Moxche…

I love it when intrepid vacationers brave soft openings in order to give armchair travelers/potential guests info on new resorts…Here’s a short video from a travel agent who is currently on-site at Secrets Moxche.  It shows the pools at this newest Secrets resort…what do you think?

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Secrets Moxche Jr. Suite Swim-Out…

Wanna see what the new Secrets Moxche Preferred Club Jr. Suite Swim-Out Tropical View looks like?  The video below will show you the room amenities.  Looks like Secrets has added a wine fridge like other 5 star resorts like TRS Coral and TRS Yucatan, you will probably have to purchase the bottle but you can keep it cold for free…

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Outstanding Swim-Ups–Dreams Playa Mujeres

I’m going to continue my “best of” series since I’m now back from my Mexico vacay–the current series, if you may remember, concerns swim-up/out suites.

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Tomorrow’s The Big Day!

Secrets Moxche Playa del Carmen is opening tomorrow!  Yes, really.  No more delays.  While the upgraded Impressions sections will open August 1, the regular and Preferred Club sections are up and running.  Once the first guests are settled in there will be a more accurate report of exactly what, if any, resort amenities are still being worked on (it is a common occurrence for work to still be ongoing on some amenities during a soft opening).

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