Where Romance Meets Adventure

Categories: Mexico, Cancun

Aug 19th

With its magnificent views of Cancun’s turquoise blue waters and white sand beach, The Royal Cancun Hotel offers adult-only guests an all inclusive extraordinary escape that captures the romance of its location. The romantic beachfront Master Suites are perfect for honeymooners.  Lounge on plush Royal Beds or dip into your in-suite, double Jacuzzi.  Discover the gourmet restaurants, all inclusive sports and sizzling nighttime venues.  All 285 suites have ocean views, private terraces or balconies and Jacuzzis. Air-conditioning and high speed Internet is available throughout the hotel.

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The Royal Cancun has an assortment of all inclusive water and land sports. Water lovers will delight in complimentary snorkeling and boogie boards, for the land lovers there is tennis, volleyball and a full service gym. Find refreshment in the Olympic-size swimming pool or laze away on the soft-sand beach. Green fees are included complimentary on the inspiring fairways of the Cancun Gold Club golf course. For the ultimate luxury head to the ever-popular SPAzul for a range of traditional and Mayan body treatments.

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The Royal Cancun resort has six gourmet restaurants that paint a flavorful collage of worldly cuisines with a breathtaking atmosphere. The beachside tables and endless selection of menu items classify the Royal Cancun as one of Mexico’s finest culinary resorts.

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The Signature Royal Beds and double Jacuzzis promise a deep night’s rest.  The spacious room interiors are graced with 32 inch plasma TV, marble bathroom, ocean view shower and a well stocked mini-bar. Overlooking the turquoise waters of the Mexican-Caribbean is your spacious private balcony, complete with a swaying hammock. The Royal Cancun is Cancun’s premier getaway for luxury and romance.  Exciting land and water sports, exquisite cuisine, enticing nightlife and lavish suites are matched only by the clear blue waters outside your suite.  
 

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Create Moments You Dream Of… And Memories You Will Have Forever

Categories: Caribbean, Cancun, Riviera Maya

Aug 13th

Excellence Riviera Cancun is where you belong if you have a taste for luxury, romance and relaxation. This adults-only hotel is perfect for honeymooners, special occasion, or just a relaxing getaway for two. Relax in the most luxurious surroundings while taking in the most captivating views of the Caribbean. Designed for the perfect trip, the resort features 440 luxury and spacious all-suites accommodations with a classic Mediterranean style of stucco, tile and marble. An amazing Spa offering outdoor and indoor treatments, a fitness center, three outdoor pool-intergraded Jacuzzis, six meandering pools, and seven a la carte theme restaurants. The Excellence Riviera Cancun was recently recognized with six Trip Advisor 2008 Travelers Choice Awards in addition to being named the top luxury as well as romance resort in the world.

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Excellence Playa Mujeres is nestled on two miles of powdery white sand beach situated on an untouched 20-mile peninsula. This all inclusive luxury resort surrounds you in a setting of lush Caribbean beauty. This jewel of Cancun offers spacious rooms and suites furnished in elegant contemporary decor and outfitted with the latest amenities. Excellence Playa Mujeres is an adults-only romantic resort which offers a world class spa, a spectacular Greg Norman signature gold course right on the Caribbean, and luxurious rooftop terraces. 

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Excellence Punta Cana is a romantic getaway for couples that want a different kind of vacation. Located in a forest of seven thousand palm trees on a remote stretch of Punta Canas Caribbean shoreline.  Choose from moonlit horseback rides on the beach, live stage shows, and a casino. With two giant pools including swim-up bars, a world-class spa and fitness center, and seven different restaurants with cuisines from around the world.  Trip Advisor awarded Travelers Choice Award for #1 resort in the Caribbean, best pool, and most romantic in 2008.        

   

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The Aqua Cancun: A Unique Sanctuary

Categories: Mexico, Cancun

Jul 22nd

The Aqua Cancun Mexico is a unique sanctuary for rest and relaxation. Each of the Aqua Cancun hotels 371 rooms offers an innovative and playful space. Each room has a private balcony, flat screen LCD television, Bose home theater, high speed internet access, DVD/CD/MP3 players, cordless phone with voicemail, mini bar, Molton Brown amenities, aromatherapy kit, and a jetted tub. The Aqua Spa Cancun philosophy: “Your gate to the sublime, the surreal, the sensuous. Discover the spirit and stretch your imagination as your Soul encounters timelessness, dreamlike consciousness and infinite tranquility. Indulge in our sensory ceremonies and rituals which combine a synergy of therapies to revitalize your Soul.” An ideal setting that provides an escape from every day life. World re nowned chef Martha Ortiz combines flavors, colors, and scents of the real MB restaurant. Azul restaurant serves Mediterranean dishes with Asian accents that delight the senses. The Aqua Cancun experience is all about sensuality. With an exclusive atmosphere of bold colors and industrial design Aqua Cancun creates an unforgettable sensory experience.

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UNIK Resort in Isla Mujeres

Categories: Mexico, Cancun

May 19th

 Located on a private, pristine stretch along the southeastern tip of Isla Mujeres, along the Caribbean Sea, you will find the UNIK Resort.  Though this resort is only eight miles from busy Cancun, it feels so secluded from civilization, making you comfortable to relax without distraction.  This five-star resort treats you like their top client right from the get-go.  Before boarding a yacht that sails you to the UNIK’s private pier on Isla Mujeres, you get to relax at UNIK’s VIP Lounge in Cancun.  And upon check-in, you are greeted with champagne and chilled towels.  You are sure to feel like top priority when staying here.

 Not one of their suites is less than 470 square feet of living space, and each suite comes with a large collection of amenities.  Each suite features a full balcony with panoramic views, a large bathroom with separate shower, a whirlpool tub, premium linens and towels, feather-top duvet and UNIK’s exclusive robes, slippers and toiletries.  Also included are conveniences such as laptop safes, flat-screen televisions with CD/DVD players, international cable, wireless internet access and more.

 Their collection of premium suites are over 1,100-square-feet each, with two bedrooms, a terrace with eating area, Jacuzzi, and a daybed that overlooks the ocean.  Their presidential suite has a private outdoor plunge pool, lounge beds, three separate bedrooms (each with their own whirlpool tubs and marble bathrooms), kitchenette and a formal dining room.  And when staying in the suites, you have access to amenities such as the twice-daily maid service, butler service, and custom menus for pillows and linens, aromatherapy at turndown, gourmet room service available 24 hours a day and a continental breakfast delivered every morning.

 Spa Izel, the spa at UNIK Resort, is a Mayan-inspired sanctuary, where you can indulge in a long menu of treatments in one of their elegant treatment rooms, or their special two-person suite.  Also within the spa are lounges, lockers, private vanities, dressing areas, showers, saunas, steam rooms and mineral whirlpools.  Also on site is their stat-of-the-art fitness center, and their garden studio, where yoga and personal training are available.  Beachside, they offer ocean-going catamarans and kayaks, and you are able to hold functions for over 210 business attendees in their conference and banqueting areas, and there are scenic terraces that are available for private events.

 On the UNIK Resort’s grounds you can dine at the gourmet Pearl Restaurant, where you can choose a dish off of their menu full of original and traditional regional dishes that use the freshest produce, top meats and local seafood to create.  Or at the Jade restaurant, which serves Asian and Mexican fusion meals.  From ten in the morning until midnight, cocktails are on the house, and an exclusive bottle of wine (chosen by UNIK’s onsite sommelier) is served with lunch or dinner at the Pearl Restaurant.

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Dreams Cancun Resort & Spa

Categories: Mexico, Cancun

May 14th

 Dreams Cancun Resort & Spa is the only resort in the area that is surrounded on three sides by the striking Caribbean Sea.  This resort sit on more that 70 acres, and offers beautiful beaches, gourmet restaurants, a world-class spa, recreational activities for all ages, a natural salt-water lagoon filled with local sea life, and so many more all-inclusive amenities.

 Every room and suite at dreams Cancun is deluxe, decorated in contemporary Mexican décor, all rooms have private balconies and terraces that offer spectacular ocean views.  All rooms are adorned with elegant furnishings, marble floors, 24-hour concierge and room service, unlimited mini-bar refreshments, entertainment centers with satellite TV and DVD player, separate showers and more.

 Their Preferred Club, located in the tower, gives you more lavish accommodations and privileges.  Their Club suites have private Jacuzzis, twin bedrooms, large dressing areas and dining rooms.  The paramount Presidential Suite is their most extravagant.  Sitting atop the Tower, this suite is only accessible by a private elevator, and comes complete with two bedrooms, dining room, leather-furnished living room, inside fountain and terrace with a pool.  This suite is ideal for large families or executive meetings.

 The all-inclusive activities range widely across both land and water.  Such activities include:  beach volleyball, water exercises, Spanish lessons, bingo, Caribbean dance classes, pool games, tennis, swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, windsurfing, and the new Delphinus Dolphin Experience, where you can both watch and swim with the dolphins.  They also feature their Spa Journeys by Pevonia, where you can choose from the many facials, massages, showers, scrubs, aromatherapies and hydrotherapies that are on their menu.  The children (ages 3-12) can also take part in the many activities that are held at the fully supervised Explorer’s Club, which is open daily from 9 am to 10 pm.

 Through their all-inclusive plan, you take advantage of the availability of on-site restaurants that serve everything from large breakfasts to late-night snacks, their many bars and their 24-hour room and service.  Among their dining venues are:  Oceana (serving fresh-caught seafood), Himitsu (with a selection of exotic Pan-Asian entrees), international cuisine at the World Café, the Seaside Grill (serving grill favorites in a casual atmosphere), Paloma Bonita (with a menu of Latin specialties and where couples can share a private, romantic candlelit dinner on the pier or lighthouse).

 The nightlife is also something to look forward to, with many areas featuring live entertainment, Caribbean shows, international dancing, Mexican folklore, local crafts, movies on the beach and more.  At the “evening market” you can purchase local crafts that range from exotic trinkets to souvenirs.  At Casino Nights you can try your luck at the clots, and dance at either the Rendezvous, or the Azucar, located right next door, which is one of the most popular live music clubs in the Mexican Caribbean.

 Dreams Cancun is the perfect starting point to exploring the areas attractions.  Nearby, you will find ancient Mayan ruins, eco-theme parks, archeological sites, shops, boutiques, and stores, over 500 restaurants, many bars and discos, and the Cancun Golf club at Pok-ta-Pok, where, as a guest of Dreams Cancun, you get to golf free of charge.

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Cancun’s Hotel Zone

Categories: Mexico, Cancun

May 14th

Cancun is Mexico’s largest resort destination, with more than 26,000 hotel rooms, and is full of all one could hope for in a vacation.  In Cancun, you will find white sandy beaches, beautiful turquoise waters, fine dining, entertainment, nature, ruins of the Mayan civilization, snorkeling, diving, watersports, and golf.  And that’s not just throughout the town, but located just inside of the walls of most Cancun resorts.

 Cancun offers lodging from small hotels to four-star resorts.  Known as the Hotel Zone, most of the major hotels and resorts are located here, bordered by the Caribbean Sea and the Nichupte Lagoon.  These hotels and resort offer room with ocean, lagoon and garden views, and are known for providing excellent service and a wide spectrum of amenities.  This area is also home to many all-inclusive resorts which let you relax without worrying about prices, and suite, villa and condominium properties that give groups and families more room and convenience.  Here you can also find Cancun’s small hotels, or their Mediterranean-style mansions that offer beachfront massages and watersports.

 Both within and outside of the resorts you will find amenities that range from on-site spas, private beaches, golf courses, watersports and dining.  Within walking distance from most of the popular hotels restaurants that serve dishes from all around the world, entertainment, nightlife and local handcraft markets.  In the town you will also find such convenient establishments such as banks, money exchange, internet cafes, supermarkets, churches and a bus terminal.

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Palace Resorts

Categories: Mexico, Cancun, Hotels, Cozumel

Mar 17th

 Palace Resorts has been a popular all-inclusive destination for travelers to locations such as Cancun, Cozumel, Nuevo Vallarta, Playacar, and Riviera Maya.  And after many renovations and enhancements, it’s growing even stronger.  These resorts offer a deluxe environment for couple, families, and those looking for relaxation.  They are also a top pick for the wedding and honeymoon department.

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 Among their resorts are Beach Palace, Cancun Palace, Sun Palace and Moon Palace & Spa Resort in Cancun, Aventura Spa Palace, Xpu-Ha Palace, and Playacar Palace in Riviera Maya, Cozumel Palace in Cozumel, and Moon Palace Casino, Golf & Spa in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (opening Fall 2008).  They also have a separate brand, the adults-only Le Blanc Spa Resort, which caters to the more demanding guests who request extra attention and more refined surroundings.

 Included in their all-inclusive plan is all meals and snacks, domestic and international drinks and liquors, 24-hour room service, non-motorized watersports, day time activities, wireless internet, live shows and theme parties at night, supervised children’s activities in the kids’ club, and taxes and gratuities.  Also included in the all-inclusive package are select excursions, specific to the resort, as part of the package.  Among such excursions are visits to Chichen Itza, horseback riding, and snorkeling.  They also offer, through December 2008, their Palace Passport promotion, which rewards you with vouchers and discounts on car rentals, tours, spa treatments, golf, and more.

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AMResorts

Categories: Mexico, Los Cabos, Cancun, Puerto Vallarta

Mar 12th

 AMResorts offer many resorts in Cancun, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Maya.  They also plan to open five more in Hautulco, Nuevo Vallarta and Puerto Morelos this year.  AMREsorts has three branches; Secrets, Dreams, and SunscapeSecrets offer soft luxury with a sense of intimacy with their adults-only policy.  Dreams still appeals to couples with a romantic offers and amenities, while providing convenient extras for their children.  And Sunscape appeals all-out to children and targeting for families with excitement, activities.  And all of these properties offer modern, full-service spas.

 Secrets and Dreams feature 24-hour-room service, daily refreshed mini-bars, full breakfast, lunch, and dinner, snacks, lounges and bars, unlimited alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, tennis clinics, daytime activities (from dance lessons to water activities), non-moterized watersports (such as kayaking and windsurfing), nightly entertainment (such as evening shows and beach parties), fitness center and all taxes and gratuities.  All these things are included in their ‘Unlimited Luxury’ plan, and Sunscape’s ‘Unlimited Fun’ plan features similar benefits, but for both children and adults. 

 Secrets

 Among the Secrets Resorts is Secrets Capri in Riviera Maya, Secrets Maroma Beach in Riviera Maya, Secrets Silversands in Riviera Maya, Secrets La Romana in the Dominican Republic, Secrets Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, and Secrets Montego Bay in Jamaica.  These resorts all offer a high level of romantic luxury, all with gourmet restaurants.  Also, Secrets Capri Riviera Cancun offers daily shuttles to Playa del Carmen for offsite shopping and exploration.

 Among the Dreams Resorts is Dreams Cancun in Mexico, Dreams Riviera Cancun, Dreams Tulum and Dreams Puerto Aventuras in Riviera Maya, Dreams Puerto Vallarta in Mexico, Dreams Villamagna in Puerto Vallarta, Dreams Los Cabos in Mexico, Dreams Huatulco in Mexico, and Dreams Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.  The Dreams Resorts offer activities and arrangements for couples and families alike, with an array of day and nighttime activities and spacious rooms, everyone is sure to be pleased.  They promise “Unlimited Luxury” to all their guests, be them young or old.  Among the services specific to a resort, Dreams Tulum offers bike tours of the ruins of Tulum, Dreams Puerto Vallarta features a sea turtle conservation program, and Dreams Cancun has a dolphinarium where you can interact with the dolphins for an additional charge.  The Dreams Resorts also offer the Explorer’s Club, where they feature supervised activities for kids ages 3-12.

 Among the Sunscape Resorts is Sunscape Casa Del Mar in La Romana, Sunscape Puerto Aventuras in Riviera Maya, and Sunscape Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.  The Sunscape Properties boast their ‘Unlimited Fun’ promise with activities that appeal to every one of all ages.  They also offer multiple specialty themed restaurants and bars.  They too offer an Explorer’s Club along with activities like rock n’ roll parties, scuba lessons, and sports.

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Finding the More Natural Side to Mexico

Categories: Mexico, Cancun, Riviera Maya

Mar 7th

 Mexico has a lot to offer when it comes to nature and eco-friendly attractions.  Cancun and its surrounding areas are top destinations for international travelers.  Here you can find the Northern Hemisphere’s largest barrier reef off the coast, natural springs in the Yucatan, mangrove swamps, salt marshes and thick jungles.

 The Yucatan is mainly a flat limestone slab with jungle and scrub atop it.  If you are looking for animals specific to this area, the woods and waters off the coast is where to look, here you will find great blue herons, anteaters, the Yucatan rust rump tarantula, giant iguanas, ocelots, and manatees, along with many other animals.

 There are also eco-parks available, such at Xcaret and Xel-haXcaret is the more developed of the two, and is sort of like a U.S. water part, but features a walk-through butterfly pavilion and areas where you can swim with the dolphins and manatee.  The Xel-Ha is centered around a huge lagoon, filled with electric-colored fish, where fresh spring water meets the saltwater.  There are bike trails and a spring-fed river where you can swim or float down in an inner-tube; Xel-Ha also features chances to swim with dolphins.
 
 A bit farther from here you will find the UNESCO World Heritage Sit, Sian Ka’an Biosphere Refuge, which holds everything from offshore coral reefs to beaches, lagoons, cenotes and tropical forests across its 1.3 million acres.

 Another popular thing in this region is flamingo-watching.  In the city of Marida, in the northwest part of the Yucatan Peninsula, you will find two of the best spots for flamingo-watching; the villages of Celestun and Rio Lagartos.  Celestun is on Yucatan’s West coast, and has only two main roads, a handful of restaurants and a few hotels, but when going here, bring cash, as there is no ATMs in town.  And Rio Lagartos is usually easier for people to reach when coming from Cancun.  This area is home to tens of thousands of flamingos, and is where they land to socialize, feed and mate.

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Excellence Provides all you Need for Romance in Cancun

Categories: Mexico, Cancun

Jan 29th

 The Excellence All-Inclusive, Adults-only resorts have been popular among honeymooners and couples alike.  They allow for an uninterrupted romantic getaway, where couples can enjoy in each others company the entire time.  Their two popular Resorts in Cancun, the Excellence Riviera Cancun and the new Excellence Playa Mujeres, are ideal for just that.

 The Excellence Riviera Cancun offers an all-inclusive luxury experience.  With their six pools that are connected by “pool rivers” that wind though the resort’s building, you can get one of there 107 Swim-up Suite rooms, 20 of which have an ocean view.  And all suites have a hammock and private whirlpool spa on its patio, and all suites have a whirlpool inside as well.  Every night will be like date night, whether you stay in or go out.  Live music is played throughout the resort every evening, and an early movie plays on a screen near one of the outdoor bars.  They offer ten bars (which feature entertainment including piano music, sports and comedy) and eight restaurants (which include the tastes of French, Italian, Mediterranean, Asian and Mexican cuisine, as well as a pizzeria, a steakhouse, and beachside lobster.  You can even splurge for a romantic meal served on the beach.  For $200 extra you ban sit down at a table with white linen right beside the water, dining by candlelight on silver and crystal, basking under the romantic lights in the palm trees, while waiters serve a six-course meal with wine, while a harpist plays you music.  And waiting back in your room will be a freshly drawn bubble bath.  This is only $200 extra to the all-inclusive, but is included in some of the wedding or romantic packages the resort offers.

Playa Mujeres

 The Excellence Playa Mujeres will offer the same features found in the Excellence Riviera Cancun, but with some upgrades.  They will offer a wine-tasting cavern and sampling bar, where you can sample tastes of dishes served at the resorts eight restaurants.  They will also have larger whirlpool spas in the rooms, and each kind-sized bed will be situated to face the window looking at the beautiful view.  And the most attractive additions will be the two-story suites with roof-top terraces and private spa-pools that will accommodate 10 people or more and the close proximity to the Greg Norman signature golf course.

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