For those of you not familiar with Villa del Palmar, it is an all-inclusive optional resort in the Playa Mujeres area north of downtown Cancun. Tafer Resorts has three adjacent properties right in this location–Villa del Palmar, Garza Blanca Cancun, and the brand new Hotel Mousai Cancun.
Now here’s a family-friendly luxury all-inclusive optional resort you don’t see advertised that much–at least, I don’t. Garza Blanca Cancun is located at the beginning of the Playa Mujeres area north of downtown Cancun; it’s right next to Villa del Palmar, another all-inclusive optional resort, and guests of Garca Blanca Cancun have access to Villa del Palmar so you have a stay at one play at two resort experience.
It’s that time again, when you have to worry about how much sargassum will wind up on your resort’s beach for your summer vacation. If you want an opportunity to reduce your chances of having your beach experience ruined by summer sargassum, read on…
For those who do not already know, the luxury Mayakoba complex in the Riviera Maya consists of several well-regarded resorts–the Andaz, Banyan Tree, Rosewood, and the Fairmont. While Rosewood and the Banyan do not offer all-inclusive packages, both the Andaz and the Fairmont DO offer all-inclusive packages. Well, they are sort of all-inclusive packages, but read on to determine whether or not they are all-inclusive enough to be worthwhile for a stay.
While Kore Tulum Retreat And Spa Resort has undergone an “identity crisis” within the past 5-10 years, it looks like it’s finally on the right path as an adults-only all-inclusive optional boutique resort. With only 91 guest rooms and suites, this resort is actually located within the Tulum area making it incredibly easy to explore the art museums, stores, and beach clubs which have made this town a “must see” when visiting the Riviera Maya area. Kore Tulum provides complimentary bicycle use as well as bicycle tours of various nearby attractions, including downtown Tulum, which takes out all of the guess work or advance research guests may choose to do in order to maximize their time away from the resort.
As i promised with my last post on deciding whether to visit Tulum or Playa del Carmen, here are the all-inclusive resort options with the easiest access to these very popular Riviera Maya towns.
It looks like Royal Resorts (a major vacation club/timeshare company in Mexico) has been totally incorporated into Holiday Inn Club Vacations and gotten rid of a few more Cancun resorts.
For those of you who absolutely HAVE to stay at the luxe Mayakoba complex in the Riviera Maya and still want all-inclusive perks, you can get it by booking the Andaz resort within the complex. The entire Mayakoba complex is located 25-min. south of the Cancun airport in a gated community of 620 acres with four major “resort” sections–the Banyan Tree Mayakoba, the Fairmont Mayakoba, the Rosewood Mayakoba, and the Andaz Mayakoba. Just be aware that staying at the Andaz only allows you to visit other resort restaurants (you have to make reservations), but there is no general exchange privileges with the other three resorts in this complex. Also, even though you may book the all-inclusive plan, you will have to pay for your food and drink orders at the other resort restaurants since they are not part of the all-inclusive plan.
Here’s a swim-up option for those vacationers on a budget. You can still go to Cancun and stay in a swim-up suite without paying a fortune or going into debt. Cancun’s Hotel Zone has a great budget vacation option, Flamingo Cancun Resort. This family-friendly resort is located about a 20-min. drive north of the Cancun airport, and slightly over a mile from the popular La Isla Mall in the Hotel Zone. I put this resort in my “outstanding swim-up” list because most of these swim-ups are right on the beach, have ocean views (some room’s ocean views are partially obstructed by thick vegetation and palm/coconut trees), plus you have easy access to malls and the Party Zone in Cancun’s Hotel Zone.
The new family-friendly, luxury all-inclusive optional resort, Garza Blanca Resort and Spa Cancun, is about to celebrate its Grand Opening next month. This Playa Mujeres property, which is located just south of its sister resort, Villa del Palmar, had its “soft opening” last December with the availability of only 162 suites and several of its restaurants and pools. Starting next month, all the following amenities should be available: Continue reading