Category Archives: Renovated Resorts

Here’s A Look At The Newly Renovated Riu Palace Mexico…

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Riu Palace Mexico recently reopened on Sept. 19, 2026, after an extensive renovation.  Thank goodness the purple, silver, and pink colors are gone and replaced with a much more soothing color scheme as well as the tubs being removed from guest rooms.  I walked over to this resort years ago when I was staying at Riu Palace Riviera Maya and spent half a day exploring the property and its amenities (Riu guests can visit other nearby Riu resorts within their category–Palace guests can visit other Riu Palace and non-Palace resorts and non-Palace guests can only visit other non-Palace Riu resorts).  It’s basically across the road from Riu Tequila so if you wind up booking the Riu Palace Mexico property don’t forget you can walk over and enjoy their Friday evening Neon and White parties.

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Riu Palace Mexico Now Open After Renovations…

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In case you haven’t heard, Riu Palace Mexico reopened Sept. 19, 2026, following an extensive renovation.  While Riu hasn’t disclosed the amount of the renovation, they did redo all guest rooms, common areas, bars and restaurants–they even put in swim-up suites but have reserved them for guests booking the new Elite upgrade (I knew there had to be a catch).  Also, they have switched up the demographics in that this resort is now adults-only.

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What Do The Renovations Look Like At Grand Riviera/Sunset Princess Resorts?

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The Grand Princess megaresort complex is located 45 min. south of the Cancun airport in the Riviera Maya and consists of three resorts:  Grand Riviera Princess (674 guest rooms), Grand Sunset Princess (650 guest rooms), and the Princess Family Club Riviera (144 guest rooms).  The Riviera and Sunset resorts are basically mirror images of one another, while the Family Club Riviera is situated on the far north side of the megaresort complex towards the lobby area of Grand Riviera Princess (you can see the Family Club Riviera lobby area when you exit the shuttle if you are visiting this resort while staying at the adjoining adults-only Platinum Yucatan Princess).

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Does Anyone Know The Real Reopening Date of Beach Palace???

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I’m just curious to see if anyone truly knows the reopening date of Beach Palace in Cancun.  They’ve been closed since Aug. 15, 2025 doing a $60 million renovation and were originally scheduled to reopen July 1, then Sept. 19, and now I’m seeing Nov. 1 2026.  If you go to their website you can book dates of stay beginning Sept. 23…talk about confusing.

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A New Luxury Resort Brand Coming To Isla Mujeres…

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For those of you interested in Isla Mujeres, heads up.  There is another well-recognized resort brand moving in and making itself known on this quaint island…Secrets has already claimed its position as a luxury property here (Impression Isla Mujeres by Secrets), but Grupo Posadas wants a piece of the action and is taking over Izla Beachfront Hotel and turning it into Devossion by Live Aqua Celebration Resort and Spa Isla Mujeres.  

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My Next Cancun Stay Is…

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Oofta, while I would really love to book my next Cancun stay at the Paradisus or Hyatt Vivid Grand Island (this one is transitioning to the Mondrian brand), I really needed to reconsider my choices due to my new moving expenses budget.  So I’ve decided to focus on staying at the newly renovated Riu Palace Peninsula (Riu is always a bargain) and Grand Riviera Princess which recently finished its own massive renovation.  I can actually stay there for my dates of stay in an upgraded Platinum Suite with a plunge pool for less than the other Riu resort I was contemplating (Riu Palace Costa Mujeres with an upgrade to Elite Class).

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Here’s What The Newly Renovated Paradisus Cancun Looks Like…

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You can’t miss this resort when driving through the eastern part of Cancun’s Hotel Zone.  Paradisus Cancun has always been an easily recognized landmark with its multiple pyramid-shaped guest room buildings stretched across the beachfront landscape in this highly desired location.

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