Looking for Advice on All-Inclusive Destinations
 

I am a newbie to all-inclusive resorts and am looking for some input
and advice. We have two couples that are looking at spending about a
week at an all-inclusive resort for a vacation this year. We are
thinking of either going in April, or in October, and are kicking
around the idea of heading to Mexico. Specifically, we are two couples
in our early 30's that are looking for good party scenes, activities,
and beaches. I have heard that the Riviera Maya is a neat place, and
may be a good fit for us. We would love to find a spot that would
allow some shopping, hiking, snorkeling, wind-surfing, maybe even some
water-skiing or jet skiing, and a great night life. Any ideas and input
anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Slacker

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I am a newbie to all-inclusive resorts and am looking for some input
and advice. We have two couples that are looking at spending about a
week at an all-inclusive resort for a vacation this year. We are
thinking of either going in April, or in October, and are kicking
around the idea of heading to Mexico. Specifically, we are two couples
in our early 30's that are looking for good party scenes, activities,
and beaches. I have heard that the Riviera Maya is a neat place, and
may be a good fit for us. We would love to find a spot that would
allow some shopping, hiking, snorkeling, wind-surfing, maybe even some
water-skiing or jet skiing, and a great night life. Any ideas and input
anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Slacker

For good party scenes the Cancun area is better since one can easily
go into the club district by taking the tourist bus. The Maya Rivera
is miles away from Cancun and so you are limited to whatever the
resort provides. The exception is the Playa Del Carmen area as there
are clubs there in town one can go to.

I would also recommend April over October as October is in the middle
of hurricane season and I have had to cancel several trips in that
time of year due to hurricanes in the area.

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David Bath - Moderator for rec.travel.resorts.all-inclusive

Thanks David. I have just found out that my wife's vacation schedule
won't allow us to go in April after all, so now we are shooting for
May, hopefully early May. After doing some searching and investigation
we also came to the same conclusion that Cancun would probably be
better for us in order to do some more partying at night. Here is the
real question, there are TONS of all-inclusives in Cancun from what I
have found. So how does a person get some good unbiased ratings on
them? We would like to get the nicest place for $2,000 to $2,500 US
for 7 nights. There are tons in that price range that I have found,
but I haven't come across any good independent rating systems. Are
there any?

Thanks again for your input,

Slacker

I found these sites helpful when planning my recent Cancun trip. You'll
want to focus on the hotel zone of Cancun. Do plan time to take at least
one trip to one of the very cool Mayan ruins.
LT

http://www.debbiescaribbeanresortrev...mexcancun.html
http://www.cancunallinclusive.com/

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It really depends on what you like to do....
If you want an 'active' vacation (snorkeling, sailing,
windsurfing, water-sking, etc) the tbe Club Med is hard to
beat. If you want to be in the middle of the party scene, you'll
probably want an AI closer to the 'down-town' area, where you'd
be closer to the clubs. If you want some info on the
Club Med, check my reviews and pictures at my personal
web site: www.hammocktree.org/ms/trips.html

Mike



wrote:
Thanks David. I have just found out that my wife's vacation schedule
won't allow us to go in April after all, so now we are shooting for
May, hopefully early May. After doing some searching and investigation
we also came to the same conclusion that Cancun would probably be
better for us in order to do some more partying at night. Here is the
real question, there are TONS of all-inclusives in Cancun from what I
have found. So how does a person get some good unbiased ratings on
them? We would like to get the nicest place for $2,000 to $2,500 US
for 7 nights. There are tons in that price range that I have found,
but I haven't come across any good independent rating systems. Are
there any?

Thanks again for your input,

Slacker

In article ,
writes:
Thanks David. I have just found out that my wife's vacation schedule
won't allow us to go in April after all, so now we are shooting for
May, hopefully early May. After doing some searching and investigation
we also came to the same conclusion that Cancun would probably be
better for us in order to do some more partying at night. Here is the
real question, there are TONS of all-inclusives in Cancun from what I
have found. So how does a person get some good unbiased ratings on
them? We would like to get the nicest place for $2,000 to $2,500 US
for 7 nights. There are tons in that price range that I have found,
but I haven't come across any good independent rating systems. Are
there any?

Thanks again for your input,

Slacker


I've only stayed at two resorts in Cancun since we are not party
people and prefer very remote locations. I've stayed at Royal Solaris
and Blue Bay Village. Royal Solaris is a much nicer resort.

--
David Bath - Moderator for rec.travel.resorts.all-inclusive

Do you recommend any of the ancient ruins in particular? Chichen Itza
looks cool, and we definitely want to see one ruin on a day trip while
we are down there, but we are just wondering which one is the best for
a day trip from Cancun. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,

Slacker

How easy is it to get from Club Med to downtown if a person wanted to
do that a couple of nights? I don't necessarily think we will want to
do that every night, but it might be fun for a couple of nights.
Regards,

Slacker

Chichen Itza is very cool, all day trip between the drive and ruins. Tulum
is worth an hour, good to combine with one of the nearby water parks. Heard
Coba is great, ain't been yet.
LT


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Do you recommend any of the ancient ruins in particular? Chichen Itza
looks cool, and we definitely want to see one ruin on a day trip while
we are down there, but we are just wondering which one is the best for
a day trip from Cancun. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,

Slacker

Chichen Itza is very cool, all day trip between the drive and ruins. Tulum
is worth an hour, good to combine with one of the nearby water parks. Heard
Coba is great, ain't been yet.
LT


wrote in message
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Do you recommend any of the ancient ruins in particular? Chichen Itza
looks cool, and we definitely want to see one ruin on a day trip while
we are down there, but we are just wondering which one is the best for
a day trip from Cancun. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,

Slacker