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.
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).
I just read from a Memories and Mojitos post that Secrets Maroma will be experiencing several renovation projects during 2026. These updates include the following: Continue reading
For those of you who’ve already stayed at Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya, you already know that this resort is a beautiful adults-only property located on a great stretch of beach north of Playa del Carmen. It has one of the largest resort pools in the entire area and couples usually rave about their stay with many of them being repeat visitors. If you are looking for a larger resort that has more of a Mexico (think Mexican Colonial) feel than contemporary architecture this may be your next vacation home away from home.
I ran across these pieces of info and thought I would pass it along just in case anyone will be vacationing at these properties in the near future. Continue reading
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.
For those of you looking to book Playacar Palace for late summer/fall 2025, please be aware that the resort will be closed from Sept. 1 through Oct. 1 2025.
For those Secrets Maroma lovers or for those planning on traveling to Mexico and staying at this resort, be prepared for some changes to occur.
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.
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.