Interested In The Beach At The New AVA Cancun Resort?

For those of you interested in what the beach actually looks like at the new family-friendly AVA Cancun, here’s recent drone footage done by My Trip Coach Kaley.  While the resort is now open, note that there are no loungers on the beach, so beach setup whatsoever.

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AVA’s Getting Ready To Open Next Month!

Are you ready for the opening of the luxury family-friendly AVA Resort Cancun?  The date is almost upon us–June 27, 2024…all rooms have oceanfront views, there’s an on-site nightclub, 17 restaurants and bars to choose from (including a whiskey bar), huge oceanfront water area called the Crystalline Lagoon which allows guests to enjoy non-motorized water sports as well as swimming…online deals include stays up to 30% off.  This resort is only a 10 min. drive south of the Cancun airport.

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Excellence Now Has A Loyalty Program…

I’m a big fan of resort loyalty programs.  They work like many other loyalty programs– you can join for free and enjoy extra benefits the more you stay at resorts within a particular chain or brand.  Of course, some are better than others; I’ve saved several hundred dollars each time I take a trip staying at a Catalonia resort since loyalty members get a certain percentage off a new booking.  That extra money I usually apply towards an excursion like visiting a cenote in the area.

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Belated Video Of Haven Riviera Cancun’s Serenity Club Oceanfront Swim-Out Terrace

While I tend to post vacation info well after the fact, even this is late for me.  I stayed at Haven Riviera Cancun in April 2022 in the upgraded Serenity Club Jr. Suite Swim-Out Oceanfront.  I have already posted the pics of this room category, but here’s a short video of what the terrace and terrace views look like in more detail.  I stayed in room 1008 in building 1; upgraded oceanfront swim-outs can only be found in the original resort section.  The new section does not offer this room category.

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