What Do The Renovations Look Like At Grand Riviera/Sunset Princess Resorts?

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).

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My Next Cancun Stay Is…

Oofta, while I would really love to book my next Cancun stay at the Paradisus or Hyatt Vivid Grand Island (this one is transitioning to the Mondrian brand), I really needed to reconsider my choices due to my new moving expenses budget.  So I’ve decided to focus on staying at the newly renovated Riu Palace Peninsula (Riu is always a bargain) and Grand Riviera Princess which recently finished its own massive renovation.  I can actually stay there for my dates of stay in an upgraded Platinum Suite with a plunge pool for less than the other Riu resort I was contemplating (Riu Palace Costa Mujeres with an upgrade to Elite Class).

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