Category Archives: Renovated Resorts

Hotel Xcaret Mexico’s Renovations Double Its Size And Offerings…

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Hotel Xcaret Mexico is a pretty wonderful family-friendly luxury resort.  It not only is a stunning looking property, but it offers great food and Hotel Xcaret’s All-Fun Inclusive Program which means you get free airport transportation (to and from), free admission to select local parks (plus transportation there and back), and free select excursions–I had a wonderful trip to Chichén Itzá during my resort stay and I didn’t spend an extra dime.

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Bahia Principe Adding Adults-Only Section To Coba Resort…

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Bahia Principe is spending over $133 million on renovations to various properties in 2025, and that includes adding an adults-only section to their family-friendly Bahia Principe Grand Coba  resort in Mexico’s Riviera Maya.  Grand Coba is part of a mega-resort property consisting of Bahia Principe Grand Tulum, Grand Coba, Luxury Akumal, and Luxury Sian Ka’an.  The new section is called Bahia Principe Grand Tequila.

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Azul Beach Resort Riviera Cancun Is Now A Tafer Resort…

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I guess it’s really no surprise, but Karisma dumped their Azul Beach Resort Riviera Cancun property 2024 after the horrific electrocution death of a guest in one of the resort’s hot tubs.  It’s now a Tafer resort–the deal occurred later on in 2024.  The new name is Palmar Beach Resort Riviera Maya.  It’s still family-friendly and is being marketed as a multigenerational resort.

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Kimpton Tres Rios Now Accepting Reservations for August Stays…Maybe

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Remember Hacienda Tres Rios?  I’ve almost completely forgotten about this very special all-inclusive resort but that’s because it’s been closed since the end of 2023 for a complete renovation.  In Nov. 2024 the resort changed to a Kimpton property (this is Kimpton’s first venture into the all-inclusive market), and Kimpton is under the Playa Resorts umbrella, so you can expect major changes in terms of the renovation.  The resort is now called Kimpton Tres Rios, check out the computer generated pics on the resort website to see what it will look like with 7 restaurants, 5 bars, 4 pools, and an adults-only guest room tower or watch the video below done by Life and Travel.

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Hyatt Zilara Cancun Changes Renovation Reopening Date…

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Looks like vacationers interested in a stay at this adults-only luxury resort (Hyatt Zilara Cancun) will have to wait a bit longer for renovations to be completed.  The old reopening date was Dec. 2025, now it has been changed to Feb. 1, 2026.

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Paraiso de la Bonita Short Video…

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Take a quick look at what the newly rebranded and renovated Paraiso de la Bonita looks like…this resort used to be known as a Zoëtry property.

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Updates To My Winter Cancun Trip 2025…

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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.

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Marriott’s Paraiso de la Bonita Has A New Opening Time Frame…

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I just ran across a Travel Weekly article that stated the fully renovated Paraiso de la Bonita will now be opening sometime in March 2025 (formerly known as Zoëtry Paraiso de la Bonita which was privately owned).  Marriott International has taken over ownership while I believe that Playa Hotels and Resorts will maintain management of the property.

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Ready To Learn About The New Indigo Section At Dreams Sapphire?

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If you are interested in learning about the brand new upgraded Indigo Club at Dreams Sapphire, then get ready to watch a lengthy video which will tell you pretty much everything you needed to know about this resort as well as the new upgrade within an upgrade (the Indigo Club is an upgrade within the Preferred Club room category at this Dreams resort).

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Marriott’s Zoetry Paraiso de la Bonita Has New Projected Opening Month…

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Well, at least it’s something…Marriott has several very nice pics posted of what some rooms and restaurants will look like when the renovations are all completed.  Marriott’s website also states that this resort is projected to reopen January 2025, but no specific date yet has been mentioned.  I haven’t even read anywhere they are accepting any bookings. I attempted a couple of dummy bookings online for various dates in Jan and Feb 2025, but I kept getting “Your selected hotel has no available rooms”.  So I’m thinking that it may be longer than Jan. 2025 before the resort is reopened.

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