For those of you familiar with the newest Royalton resort, Royalton Suites Cancun which is located in the Hotel Zone, please be aware that this resort will be changing to adults-only when it reopens on Oct. 29, 2020. Its new name will be Royalton CHIC Suites Cancun Resort and Spa.
The last time I posted a video of Dreams Natura, I believe it still was listed under its previous name, Now Natura, with several of its major amenities not completed. Now that it is reopened, there are new videos coming out showing the resort in its entirely with new amenities completed (water slides, lazy river, and rollglider).
Here’s a look at the brand new Catalonia Costa Mujeres. While the video primarily features drone shots of the property, there are some pics of restaurants and guest rooms. The video also offers a brief side shot of what I believe to be the new Planet Hollywood which is still being built.
I’ll admit, I don’t know much about this new resort, Palmaïa House of AïA, which opened Dec. 2019. I do know exactly where it’s located, though, because I walked down to this beach area Aug. 2019 when I stayed at Iberostar Tucan. This resort is located just south of Sandos Playacar in the gated community of Playacar. Obviously the resort wasn’t finished yet when I saw it from a distance, but from what I did observe it was on a pristine stretch of Playacar beach with many rooms having oceanfront views. That’s a great start in and of itself.
Aerial view, courtesy Travel Pulse
I recently returned from a stay at the new adults-only section of the Barcelo Maya Grand resort. It’s called the Barcelo Maya Riviera, and it is a complete reversal in appearance from the rest of this megaresort. While a vacationer is more likely to feel as if one is in Mexico at the other resorts in this complex, the new adults-only section is very contemporary looking with modern decor, sleek lines, updated technology, huge screens in the lobby areas, and a much more spartan look throughout. Guests at the new adults-only section have full access to all amenities at the other resorts at this complex including being able to eat at Palace restaurants without any extra charges.
This new drone video is getting me excited for my upcoming trip which I’ll be taking in a few weeks! It shows the layout of the whole Barcelo Maya Grand resort complex including the new adults-only section to the south (the semi-circular building complex to the left on the screen). The entire ground floor looks like swimouts, my chosen room category–could be one huge party if the right people are there. Keep watching new blog posts after Feb. 22 as well as my Instagram account, allinclusivegal, for the latest pics of the resort.
Found another great video of the new adults-only Barcelo Maya Riviera. The public spaces look great–the lobby looks very huge and impressive! I also liked the large entertainment stage, hopefully they won’t have a Michael Jackson tribute show which almost every Mexican all-inclusive resort puts on. Ughh. The spa video, however, looks like the main spa over at the Colonial, I will have to see whether this resort has a smaller version.
There’s a new video out highlighting various aspects and amenities of the new adults-only resort, Barcelo Maya Riviera. I’ve been tracking this one because it is the first resort at which I will be staying the end of February 2020. The video shows room amenities and views, some food displays (think crab and other seafood for lunch buffet), as well as the pool and beach areas. Some reports of recent guests say there still is no dinner buffet here which is surprising, but it may change once spring break arrives. I’ve heard this resort is extremely disabled-friendly with large ramps to be able to access the beach which is always a good thing.
Interior resort videos are starting to come out at the new adults-only Barcelo Maya Riviera. The resort just opened several days ago and it is slowly being filled by guests; right now it is pretty much a ghost town, but with Christmas and New Years coming up I’m sure the resort will be pretty much at capacity. This new resort has 850 suites; 110 of them are swim-ups. It will have the largest conference facilities in the Riviera Maya, so the resort has yet to experience what this will be like for the entire mega-resort (the entire resort property offers over 1.5 miles of beachfront with five additional resorts–the Barcelo Maya Beach which is right next door, the Maya Caribe, Maya Colonial, Maya Tropical, and the Palace which is at the far north end).