I am going on vacation in a few days! And to my favorite place–where else, Mexico. Namely, staying in the Riviera Maya at two resorts which are part of the same Iberostar megaresort complex at Playa Paraiso. I will be traveling with a family member I haven’t traveled with before so I am excited about a new experience.
Many vacationers who love all-inclusive resorts go for the opportunity to eat and drink with impunity (or perceived impunity until your clothes feel a bit more snug when you get back home). Most resorts in Mexico will gladly give you your fill of burgers, tacos, pizza, etc., but what if you want something different? What if you want to skip the fast food options to save time from cooking after a hard day’s work? What if you want to reconnect with yourself instead of spending your vacation in the more mindless fashion of eat, drink, pool and beach time, drink some more, and repeat?
Here’s a couple of live webcams from Cancun’s Hotel Zone which show how the current sargassum situation is affecting beaches in that location. The first is from the beach area by Punta Cancun which is in front of the Krystal resort properties and Hyatt Ziva Cancun at the very end (I believe this webcam is from the Park Royal property).
Many vacationers looking for the nirvana experience of staying at a luxury resort with really good food are disappointed when their resort doesn’t live up to their expectations. And so the search continues with many more disappointing experiences for them.
If you’re anything like me, you may wonder from time to time why it is that you have a tendency to either fall asleep on your beach lounger or feel somewhat groggy when you try to get up from your beach lounger while on a beach vacation…
For those families waiting for Dreams Grand Island to open, you will have to wait until at least September 2025.
The number of all-inclusive resorts in Cancun and the Riviera Maya is getting larger every year with the addition of 4-6 new properties all vying for part of the very popular all-inclusive market of vacationers. As a result, resort brands are having to come up with ways to entice such vacationers; one such way is the expansion of what you get for your all-inclusive stay.
Hyatt has decided to rename several existing resorts since purchasing Playa Resorts last week. Here is the short list of those affected in Mexico’s Cancun and Riviera Maya areas: Continue reading
Now that AVA Cancun has had about a year to work out the “kinks”, it looks like there are some new additions and changes that have been made.
Hotel Xcaret Mexico is a pretty wonderful family-friendly luxury resort. It not only is a stunning looking property, but it offers great food and Hotel Xcaret’s All-Fun Inclusive Program which means you get free airport transportation (to and from), free admission to select local parks (plus transportation there and back), and free select excursions–I had a wonderful trip to Chichén Itzá during my resort stay and I didn’t spend an extra dime.