Just a note about the most recent delay of the upgraded Impression section of Secrets Moxche…as many of you know, I just returned from a trip to Cancun and a visit to both Platinum Yucatan Princess and the new Secrets Moxche. If you follow my blog at all you also know that it takes a bit for me to upload all my resort info since I have a regular day job and that obviously comes first when I come back from my vacations.
If you’ve been keeping track of the many new resorts already open or soon to open in the Cancun and Riviera Maya areas of Mexico, you may know that the brand new Hotel Riu Latino in the Costa Mujeres area north of Cancun just opened its doors for business. It is a new adults-only resort, and while it is not a Riu Palace brand, it has a lot to offer guests including a water park. It seems somewhat similar to Riu Dunamar which I stayed at several years ago–kids aren’t allowed at this one, however.
Those interested in the brand new Riu Palace Kukulkan in Cancun’s Hotel Zone will be happy to know you can book a room for as low as $145 p/person p/night USD for fall/winter travel (I believe you have to book a minimum of three nights). I’ve already booked a new room category for March 2023, Jr. Suite Ocean View Elite Club, for my extended Quintana Roo spring vacay and was able to save an additional $200 USD by booking via the loyalty membership Riu Class on the resort’s website. It is free to sign up! You can choose how to pay if you book via the resort’s website–pay at the time of booking, pay at the hotel, etc.
For those interested in booking Hotel Xcaret Arte or just interested in the resort in general, there are some very recent policy changes which have been in effect since Aug. 26, 2022. Here are the changes stated briefly, if you want a bit more specific info just watch the short video following this post; a travel agent goes over the specifics. Continue reading
The Royal Uno Cancun just opened this summer but there have been few posted videos highlighting the accommodations. I found one which shows one of the suites I have been particularly interested in, the Beachfront Suite With Plunge Pool. It’s actually a one-bedroom Master Suite with a separate bedroom, two Murphy beds in the living room, and a very large terrace with its own small pool (it looks like a separate Jacuzzi is part of the pool) with several full loungers and a hammock with an unobstructed ocean view. Very nice; perfect for families with two children.
I’ve had several individuals send me emails asking questions about the beach at the brand new Hilton Tulum. I just found a new drone video which should answer most if not all of those questions.
One of the new section’s Serenity Club suites, courtesy Haven Resorts
It’s the first time I’ve seen a definitive opening date for Armar House Cancun (formerly Melody Maker/formerly ME Cancun by Melia). Hotels.com has the opening date listed as Sept. 22, 2022; even the website says “opening soon”, so make your own decision about whether to book if you are interested in this resort.
Sometimes I wish I worked at a travel agency and was “in the know” about all things travel. (Well, I did work at a travel agency in my other much younger life but that was AAA in the auto travel dept., and that doesn’t necessarily equate to knowing all things travel…but I CAN say I still know how to read a map upside down as well as all direct and scenic routes from point A to point B in the US and Canada…lol). I find some of the info I blog about just by being curious and researching the subject matter which leads me to this current blog post–did you know there is another Secrets Impression being built but it is on the island of Isla Mujeres off the coast of Cancun’s Hotel Zone???!! When I found the video on YouTube about this resort I thought it was an error and that they really meant Secrets Impression Moxche–until I Googled it and found out this Secrets Impression on Isla Mujeres is scheduled to open Dec. 1, 2022.
