Everyone has their opinion on the “best of” within any category up for discussion, and that includes all-inclusive resorts. Within Mexico’s Cancun and the Riviera Maya areas, there is a plethora of such all-inclusive resorts, and since I’ve never bothered to count them I can’t give you a specific number. Even if I did, every year there is a minimum of 2-3 new adults-only resorts so the number would soon be inaccurate anyway.
I’ve stayed at or visited most of the Riu resorts in Cancun and the Riviera Maya. In my opinion, it’s one of the best budget-friendly resort chains out there where you get the most bang for your buck…and when you spend your hard earned money on a vacation, that can turn out to be a very relevant consideration when choosing a property.
Even if you’ve never been to Cancun before, hopefully you are aware that Cancun has been a mecca for spring breakers for quite some time. Beautiful azure ocean vistas, soft white sand beaches, warm and sunny days perfect for tanning, and nearby bars and clubs for nighttime fun attract many vacationers during spring months, not just college students. If you are not into wild and crazy partying and still want to vacation in Cancun during the spring, it’s important to know where college spring breakers tend to stay so you can avoid experiencing a potentially disastrous vacation experience. If you like this kind of party ambiance, more power to you; read on and find out where to stay instead!
The last post I did on Royalton Splash Riviera Riviera Cancun showed that the waterslides were not completed. However, since then a majority of these slide are now fully functional and look like a lot of fun for resort guests! I think there is only one green and white one which doesn’t look put together yet, but the rest are going strong.
I keep seeing more and more YouTube and Instagram videos out about the “Top 7-10 Best Of”, typically listing resorts in the Cancun and Riviera Maya areas of Mexico. I guess that’s not surprising to see those in my feed given most of my social media searches and views are about those very items, but after viewing some of these posts I come away with thinking they’ve got to be just random picks with no validity to them. The NYX Hotel Cancun a five-star? Please.
The Xenotes Tour by Xcaret is one of the most booked tours out there right now. It is extremely popular with vacationers to the Cancun and Riviera Maya areas and especially more so for those within the age group of 20-40.
Want to experience the best of both a day club and a cenote? Then head to Buuts’ Ha’ Cenote Club. If you want an idea of its location in the Riviera Maya, it’s south of Xel-Há Park and north of Dreams Tulum (about a 15 min. drive north of Tulum).
My last blog post was about the differences between the five resorts at the Iberostar Paraiso resort complex–this post is about the shopping area adjacent to the golf course across the road from the different resorts. All resorts at this complex have access to this shopping area, you just have to decide whether you want to walk to it or take a golf cart shuttle from your resort to the entrance of the mall.
If you enjoy vacationing at large megaresort complexes, you’ve probably read something about the Iberostar Riviera Maya property. The resort as a whole is located about 35 min. south of the Cancun airport and is comprised of five separate resorts, a golf course, and a separate “shopping mall” complex right across the road from the beachfront resorts. The individual properties, from the most expensive to the cheapest, are as follows: Continue reading
I found a video done by one of my favorite resort videographers, 3 Days 3 Noches, about the newest addition to the very popular Moon Palace resort. The Grand was finished in 2017 and adds a whopping 1,316 rooms to Moon Palace’s overall room count of 2,433. While I can’t find a firm number concerning total guest capacity of this resort as a whole, it is somewhere over 10,000 for the entirety of this huge mega-resort complex. With this kind of potential demand, you have to know that this resort must offer something special to keep guests coming back year after year as well as being able to attract new guests.