I found this recent review on YouTube about Viceroy Riviera Maya, a boutique luxury all-inclusive optional property. It only has 41 private villas and a couple of restaurants plus a spa, but it packs a punch in exclusive private villas with your own terrace plunge pool and outdoor shower.
I posted yesterday that I was seriously thinking about a final Cancun trip for 2025 in order to recalibrate myself from a year filled with major life decisions. While it has been a period of intense personal growth, it has been emotionally draining and will continue to be so for awhile, so I thought a trip to Cancun was in order (when is it not…)
I’ve been seriously contemplating doing a solo Cancun trip for 2025–I stayed at Riu Caribe and SLS Playa Mujeres in January, then did another trip in July staying at the Iberostar megaresort complex in the Riviera Maya, now I’m thinking of a late fall trip to some cheaper resorts since my travel budget for the year is almost in the red. It’s been a difficult year emotionally for me and it looks like it won’t get any better and Mexico calls when I need a recalibration and reset. (Actually, Mexico always calls to me no matter my mindset, lol).
I came across a recent comprehensive resort review of the family-friendly Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach done by Passport To Travel. This resort is located in the Punta Cancun area next to the very popular Hyall Ziva Cancun. The last time I visited this property was before they became an all-inclusive resort, so I know what the property looks like but have never stayed there.
For full disclosure, I have not yet stayed at Hilton Cancun. However, I have read a lot of positive reviews about the property and have been wondering what the secret is of its popularity since on the surface it looks and acts like so many other all-inclusive resorts I actually have booked.
I’ve stayed at both Hotel Xcaret Mexico and Hotel Xcaret Arte and believe me they are among the best of the best when it comes to all-inclusive resort choices in Cancun and the Riviera Maya. Hotel Xcaret Mexico just underwent a $700 million renovation and made the resort twice as large as it was with lots of new amenities for families (the Arte property is ages 16+ while the Mexico property is family-friendly).
Yesterday I posted that I will be vacationing at Iberostar Selection Paraiso Maya Suites for the first part of my stay. The second resort is just “next door” at the beautiful JOIA Paraiso by Iberostar, an adults-only luxury property–I will only have to take a golf cart from one lobby to another which makes it super easy to start the next segment of my vacation!
I am going on vacation in a few days! And to my favorite place–where else, Mexico. Namely, staying in the Riviera Maya at two resorts which are part of the same Iberostar megaresort complex at Playa Paraiso. I will be traveling with a family member I haven’t traveled with before so I am excited about a new experience.
Many vacationers who love all-inclusive resorts go for the opportunity to eat and drink with impunity (or perceived impunity until your clothes feel a bit more snug when you get back home). Most resorts in Mexico will gladly give you your fill of burgers, tacos, pizza, etc., but what if you want something different? What if you want to skip the fast food options to save time from cooking after a hard day’s work? What if you want to reconnect with yourself instead of spending your vacation in the more mindless fashion of eat, drink, pool and beach time, drink some more, and repeat?
Now that AVA Cancun has had about a year to work out the “kinks”, it looks like there are some new additions and changes that have been made.