Life and Travel has posted a second video showing more of this brand new resort which just opened–Excellence Coral Playa Mujeres. Looks like the spa isn’t completely open yet, but it’s not unusual for new resorts to open their doors with some amenities not completely done.
If you are interested in what this brand new Excellence resort looks like, check out the video below done by Life and Travel. They just posted it several hours ago, looks like these vloggers are mixing business with pleasure!
Today’s the day!! Excellence Coral Playa Mujeres is opening as scheduled and the resort looks beautiful…Excellence already has photos of the property on their Instagram account so check them out before the videos are posted on You Tube…
Zoëtry Paraiso de la Bonita recently reopened after being closed since Dec. 2023 for a complete renovation and transition to a Marriott property. The resort is now called Paraiso de la Bonita Riviera Maya, and is part of Marriott’s Luxury Collection.
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.
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.
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.
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.
FYI: The resort did indeed open Nov. 10, 2024. I guess they found a way around the safety issues…