A Beautiful Resort But Too Much Meandering–Resort Review of TRS Yucatan

I vacationed as a solo traveler to TRS Yucatan from July 11-17, 2021.  As many of you are aware, TRS Yucatan is the adults-only section of the mega-resort, Grand Palladium Riviera Maya, also consisting of the GP White Sand, GP Colonial, and GP Kantenah resorts in addition to the TRS Yucatan.  While I stayed six nights at this beautiful mega-resort complex, it wasn’t nearly enough time to become familiar with all the amenities outside of TRS Yucatan.  This resort review will therefore cover TRS Yucatan amenities as well as several major amenities from the other GP resorts as well.

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Catalonia Royal Tulum–A Resort Review

I stayed at this resort from July 7-11, 2021 as a solo traveler.  While I originally chose CRT for its beautiful Xpu-Ha beach location, the massive amount of incoming sargassum made it impossible to get into the ocean or fully appreciate the natural beauty of this beach area during my time here.  However, I did enjoy my stay; hopefully this review will help others to decide whether the beach is the draw at CRT, or whether a resort booking here is worth it regardless of the sargassum situation.

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Expect Something A Bit Different at Barcelo Maya Riviera–A Resort Review

Aerial view, courtesy Travel Pulse

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Tips on the Valentin Imperial Maya

My daughter and her husband are return visitors to the adults-only Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya resort, it is their “home away from home” resort go-to.  After her most recent visit I asked if she would be willing to write some helpful tips about staying at this resort for my blog, so here they are. Continue reading

Iberostar Tucan Picture Gallery Up!

It certainly took me long enough, but I finally finished the photo gallery for my resort review of Iberostar Tucan.  Take a couple of moments to review the photos and let me know what you think–my photo galleries are always at the end of my reviews.

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Right Resort, Wrong Month–A Review of Iberostar Tucan

Iberostar Tucan lobby bar

In the lobby bar at the Tucan

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