I believe the last drone video of Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya I posted was back in 2016, but I’m posting another just to remind everyone what a spectacular adults-only resort this really is–take a look at the video and tell me what you think.
FYI: Atelier no longer allowing Estudio guests to access the property for free. You will now have to pay extra to do so.
This video was taken prior to the building of the adults-only section (Barcelo Maya Riviera), but it does show the rest of this mega-resort. The Barcelo Maya Grand resort is actually five (and soon to be six) resorts-in-one comprised of the Barcelo Maya Beach, Caribe, Colonial, Tropical, and the Palace resorts. I visited here in the summer of 2018, so if you want to read my review and see my pics you can click here.
I’ve had some requests for more information concerning family-friendly resorts, and in particular, resorts which can cater to larger families. So here’s my attempt to help some readers focus on specific resorts which can do just that. The resorts listed below are geared towards handling families of five or more, some even have connecting bedrooms. Information is divided into two sections, the Cancun Hotel Zone/Playa Mujeres/Costa Mujeres area and the Riviera Maya.
Live Aqua exterior from the street
I can’t believe it’s Friday again–time for another suite review. This time I’m taking a closer look at the one-bedroom Rock Suite Platinum at the Hard Rock Hotel Cancun.
If you belong to Facebook you might want to visit the page entitled “Sargasso Seaweed Updates Riviera Maya”. It’s a closed group, but you can ask to join–there are frequent beach pics of various areas in the Riviera Maya and elsewhere in Quintana Roo from vacationers currently visiting at the time of the post. Hope this helps!
Just for fun–found a drone video of part of Cancun’s Hotel Zone. The drone didn’t make it as far south as the Westin, and also didn’t travel over the northern part of the Hotel Zone, but it was fun to take another peek at all the resort’s along the east side of the Zone.
Larger families and groups traveling together often have a difficult time finding all-inclusives which can accommodate their entire party while allowing for sufficient space for everyone involved. The Fives Azul Beach Resort Playa del Carmen is a perfect choice to meet these specifications–suites come in a variety of bedrooms, from the standard type of room to three-bedroom suites with rooftop space. This resort is located close to Playa del Carmen in the Riviera Maya which also makes it easy to shop in Playa, take excursions to the many wonderful cenotes and parks in the Riviera Maya, or just stay on-site and enjoy what the resort has to offer. Karisma has spent over $40 million on renovations during the last several years which has included new guest room buildings, additional restaurants, a new Plaza area where guests can meet and mingle, and has also pumped sand into the ocean in their attempt to make a smoother ocean entry.
Now Sapphire has given its fans a preview of a new guest room category, the Preferred Club Master Suite Oceanfront. This Master Suite has a total of 1,040 sq. feet and includes a separate bedroom with king bed, a living room with a sofa bed, two 55 inch flat screen TV’s, an additional guest bathroom in addition to the main full bathroom, and a balcony with a Jacuzzi–with an oceanfront view.