I find the actual “travel” part of a vacation to be the most stressful of the entire ordeal. I’m assuming I’m not alone in this respect…while I spend months eagerly anticipating my destination I detest airports, everything about airports is abhorrent to me. I’m not afraid to fly or to travel, but I even think about an airport and I’m in need of an extra spray of Arrid Extra Dry.
If anyone is interested in this new luxury family-friendly resort called SLS Playa Mujeres, here’s a new video out on YouTube by Stella in Paradise. Since this is one of the resorts I will be staying at towards the end of Jan. 2025, it’s good to get a look at the resort as a whole to see what I would be interested in and what I can skip since I will only be staying here for three nights.
I found a video which goes into great detail about Excellence resorts/Excellence Collection properties. I have stayed at Finest Playa Mujeres and can vouch that it truly is one of the best all-inclusive luxury resort chains out there (Hotel Xcaret resorts certainly give them a run for their $). They do everything top notch with beautiful pools and guest rooms, in-room liquor (I’m amazed at how luxury resorts skimp on this amenity with the $ they charge these days), great beaches, good food, and attentive staff.
Take a look at the video below done by Luxscape and see what new resorts will be opening in Mexico during 2025 and 2026…the beginning of the video covers Cabo, so go to 2:58 in the video to see some of the new ones in the Cancun/Riviera part of Mexico.
Kind of in a rush to get to work this a.m. so I’m not going to say much except here’s a video on what the brand new SLS Playa Mujeres looks like…it was supposed to be a Melia property (Paradisus Playa Mujeres) but that never opened, so here’s what it looks like with new owners.
In case you’re wondering what the rooms look like at SLS Playa Mujeres, here’s a short video done by Shoreline Destinations to show you! This seems to be a Captivate Swim-Out King room category; interesting concept with the short walk to the actual swim-out pool and the very private terrace. I can’t tell for sure, but it looks like the bathroom area may be able to be closed off entirely by a sliding door.
Isla Mujeres is just a short ferry ride away from Cancun–there are several ferry piers within Cancun’s Hotel Zone as well as two in the area just south of Playa Mujeres, so it’s fairly easy to get over to that small island.
I guess SLS Playa Mujeres owners found something in the fine print to overturn the Mexican government’s denial of entry to the resort due to safety risks–some issue with the entrances and exits…They officially opened and let in their first guests yesterday.
Finally, A quality video about what this brand new adults-only luxury resort has to offer. If you are interested in luxury Cancun all-inclusive resorts, here’s the latest the area has to offer.
SLS Playa Mujeres opens mid November 2025. If you were expecting a Paradisus resort, forget it, it’s now an SLS property.