Fire at the Bahia Principe Akumal last night has temporarily closed the Arlequin a la carte restaurant and the nearby main buffet. The reason for the fire has not yet been disclosed (although it’s thought to be due to a short circuit of some kind) and luckily no one was injured. While the entire restaurant was gutted, the buffet is expected to reopen within a short period of time. Here is a link to the story.
Riu fans take note–Riu Tequila is now reopen for business since its closure in April. There have been lots of major renovations including the pool areas; take a few moments and read the Riu blog post complete with pics. Click the link here.
In case you haven’t taken a look on YouTube at my oceanfront adults-only suite I had during my stay at Hotel Xcaret Mexico, here it is. Casa Fuego building is the way to go!
The Marina El Cid Spa and Beach Resort near Puerto Morelos opened a new family-friendly upgraded section in Nov. 2017 called Ventus. While Ventus guests have full access to Marina El Cid, it is classified as a resort on its own merits with the following amenities: Continue reading
There is something very special about this resort, and if you’ve already read my review you have seen the daytime photos I took (which don’t do justice to its magnificence, by the way). Here is a shorter picture gallery of nighttime photos which I took around the resort. To start the gallery, just click on any of the photos to get a larger view. By the way, if you have any questions about the resort you feel I can answer, please drop me an email at allinclusivegal@gmail.com
Following our visit to the Riu Dunamar in February 2018 (if you want to read my review of that property just click here), my husband and I took a private shuttle to another new all-inclusive resort which also opened December 2017. Hotel Xcaret Mexico is the first stage of a six stage project (Destino Xcaret) designed and built by the Mexican firm Grupo Xcaret. The entire project will eventually consist of a multipurpose stadium, a shopping center, and 6,000 guest rooms across 12 hotels. Hotels will range from luxury accommodations to those with four star ratings.
I took notes since I arrived/departed from the new Terminal 4 at the Cancun airport during my spring vacation. Here are the confirmed airlines operating out of this new terminal: Continue reading
Okay. Despite an impressive backlog of work which accumulated while on vacation and succumbing to the flu upon my return (has anyone needed a vacation from a vacation?), I have finally gotten around to writing this review which I should have completed several weeks ago. Mea culpa. Believe me, Hotel Riu Dunamar is worth the wait.
For the months of February and September 2018, snorkeling tours will not be allowed to enter Akumal Bay in a further attempt to try and allow the ecosystem to recover from overuse (an estimated 22-23 million visitors each year visit the Akumal area, while snorkeling with the turtles in Akumal Bay is supposedly ranked the 10th most visited destination in the world for international tourists). If you’re going to only swim and/or snorkel by yourselves without a tour guide, that is still permitted as long as the buoy restrictions are respected.
For those of you wondering about the room categories or guest room buildings at the new Hotel Xcaret Mexico, here is a quick review of what I have discovered about them.