We maneuvered our way out of the airport, found our shuttle and headed to the hotel. It was about 30 mins away. When we arrived to check in we were greeted with cold cloths and champagne. Then we received our key and were taken to our room - ocean front.
We were on the 2nd floor
Once we got to our room we changed into our swim wear and headed down to the beach and to check out the resort. Our hotel was amazing. The beach was nice. It had loungers and nice huts to lay under when you needed some shade. And the big sandbags in the water ( they looked like big rocks to me) were great when we snorkeled , since the fish liked to be up against them. The waiter that walked the beach asking what you wanted to drink was always nice. No need to move at all. The pool area was also nice. Two of the bigger pools had Bali beds around, so you could lay around to get out of the sun or if you were tired. They were nice but I never really seemed to lay on them. I usually chose a lounger in the sun near the pool. Our favorite pool was the games pool which was a little hidden. It was not the main pool but it did have a bar. At the beginning of our week it was quiet but picked up near the end. Our big dilemma was to decide between laying on the beach or around the pool. We finally figured out go to the beach in the morning, the pool after lunch and then back to the beach to finish the day.
One of our days we spent touring. Ron and I don't like going on tour groups so we did it on our own. When we asked at the front desk about how long it takes to bus to Playa del carman, the desk staff looked at us like we were crazy. Anyway we did bus. It was a 10min walk from our resort to the highway. Then you stand on the side of the highway and when "the bus" has seats they flash their lights and if you need a ride you way them down. So we did this, took the bus to playa, caught another bus and headed to xel - ha. An Eco park where you can snorkel, swim, etc.. It was nice a nice place but we could not spend all day there so after lunch we caught the bus to Tulum. There we were let off on the highway and walked 10mins to the entrance. We stayed about an hour and left. It was beautiful to see the ruins and the water behind them but didn't stay because we didn't go for a history tour. Another one of the days we thought we would shop at Playa and then go the the cenotes. We made it to Playa but we were so hot and didn't feel like shopping so we went back to our resort. We would rather lounge around.
The food at our resort was amazing. We ate so much food I'm amazed we didn't gain 20lbs. We would go for breakfast at the restaurant that overlooked the pool. For lunch we would eat at the restaurant on the beach or at the pizzeria. Supper was at one of the six restaurants. Ron's favorite was the one on the beach. It had a tequila chicken pasta dish he liked and I like all of them as they all had some sort of shrimp dish or steak. We found that we would order off every part of the menu. Usually for supper we would have an appetizer, then a soup or salad, main course then maybe a dessert. It was nice that it was all inclusive so we could try things we would usually not order.
On our final day we packed , ate breakfast and sat around the pool til our shuttle picked us up. We were sad to go. We had an amazing time. I hope we can do it again.
Mel
One of our days we spent touring. Ron and I don't like going on tour groups so we did it on our own. When we asked at the front desk about how long it takes to bus to Playa del carman, the desk staff looked at us like we were crazy. Anyway we did bus. It was a 10min walk from our resort to the highway. Then you stand on the side of the highway and when "the bus" has seats they flash their lights and if you need a ride you way them down. So we did this, took the bus to playa, caught another bus and headed to xel - ha. An Eco park where you can snorkel, swim, etc.. It was nice a nice place but we could not spend all day there so after lunch we caught the bus to Tulum. There we were let off on the highway and walked 10mins to the entrance. We stayed about an hour and left. It was beautiful to see the ruins and the water behind them but didn't stay because we didn't go for a history tour. Another one of the days we thought we would shop at Playa and then go the the cenotes. We made it to Playa but we were so hot and didn't feel like shopping so we went back to our resort. We would rather lounge around.
The food at our resort was amazing. We ate so much food I'm amazed we didn't gain 20lbs. We would go for breakfast at the restaurant that overlooked the pool. For lunch we would eat at the restaurant on the beach or at the pizzeria. Supper was at one of the six restaurants. Ron's favorite was the one on the beach. It had a tequila chicken pasta dish he liked and I like all of them as they all had some sort of shrimp dish or steak. We found that we would order off every part of the menu. Usually for supper we would have an appetizer, then a soup or salad, main course then maybe a dessert. It was nice that it was all inclusive so we could try things we would usually not order.
On our final day we packed , ate breakfast and sat around the pool til our shuttle picked us up. We were sad to go. We had an amazing time. I hope we can do it again.
Mel
