Can’t wait until my solo trip coming up in late April/early May! I’ve been looking for a video showing what some of my chosen room categories will actually look like (I’m staying at three separate properties), and recently found one on the oceanfront swim-up room category which I will have when staying at my first resort, Riu Ventura.
I just took advantage of the Majestic resorts offer of up to 60% off…I booked a stay at the brand new Majestic Mirage Costa Mujeres for the first part of May 2026 staying in a Mirage Club Plunge Pool Suite Oceanfront. That would be the adults-only section of this all suites family-friendly resort and with its own small private pool. When I walked by this property on my daily beach treks when staying next door at Riu Latino it appealed to me so I’m going to check it out. Anyone who follows my blog and knows my vacation interests knows that swim-up and plunge pool rooms are my favorites so I’m looking forward to enjoying my 1,000 sq. foot suite all by myself (that should be enough room for one, right?? lol). I would highly suggest that if anyone is thinking of booking this new Majestic resort to check out their discount. I got my suite for a steal of a deal and couldn’t pass it up.
Those of you who have followed my blog for awhile know that I have been working on a book on all-inclusive resorts (and answering questions about all-inclusive travel) in Cancun and the Riviera Maya for quite some time now. If you’ve been impatient waiting for the book to materialize, so am I, lol.
I already wrote a blog article on how being at the beach and hearing the rhythmic sounds of the ocean can change brain wave activity and thus improve one’s mental health overall (you can read this article here), so now I’m going to dive into other ways that being on the beach is good for your body, brain, and mental health!
I’ve stayed at both Hotel Xcaret Mexico and Hotel Xcaret Arte (see my resort reviews in this section of my blog), and have always wanted to enjoy a River Suite with a jump platform. As a matter of fact, at Arte I booked this room category with the request to put me in a Jump River Suite since there has never been a separate category for this room type. Unfortunately I didn’t get my request (I think it might have been due to the original booking with a wholesaler and not directly with the resort), but I did get a complimentary upgrade to a River Spa Suite which turned out to be more than OK, but still disappointing since I had my heart set on jumping off my terrace into the river below.
I ran across an interesting article that inferenced that imagining great things/outcomes can be just like experiencing the real thing–under certain conditions of course.
Got back from my latest Mexico vacay last night and it’s off to work today–seeing 8 clients in a row without any breaks is a tough way to get back to reality from a wonderful vacation but it is what it is. While I have been extremely negligent in posting more recent resort reviews (I still haven’t gotten around to posting my SLS Playa Mujeres and Riu Caribe resort reviews from January and now add to that Iberostar Selection Paraiso Maya Suites and JOIA Paraiso), I promise this will change within the next 2 weeks.
If you’re anything like me, you may wonder from time to time why it is that you have a tendency to either fall asleep on your beach lounger or feel somewhat groggy when you try to get up from your beach lounger while on a beach vacation…
For those of you who haven’t already heard, there was a fire at Bahia Principe Grand Coba (part of the Bahia Principe megaresort in the Riviera Maya) that occurred which burned down multiple buildings.
The title says it all, back from my cruise and I’ve already made plans for my next resort vacation in July. That’s so like me, I’m never satisfied unless I’ve got a trip on the planner.