Hot Tub Forum
General => General info Somewhat hot tub related => Topic started by: anne on June 12, 2006, 12:05:00 pm
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OK, this is "BS somewhat hot tub related" in that it has to do with relaxation, which is what a tub is all about, right?
I am planning a trip to the Yucutan area this fall. I have never been there, and I'm finding all of the options a bit intimitading. I have researched a bit on Akumal and Tulum, but we are not set on ANYTHING. Anyone have any advice- specifically along these lines:
We are looking for a quiet, uncrowded, mellow (ie, NOT Cancun) beautiful location, want beach/snorkel time as well as time exploring the ruins. It would be great if we were staying somewhere that we could walk to restaurants/shops/etc, but we'll probably also have a rental car or use busses for other journeys.
Can anyone recommend:
which town to stay in? Any specific hotal/condo/casita?
Anyone have inside travel advice (fly into Cancun or Cozumel? Is it safe to rent cars?)
Any great things to see that we just cant miss?
We're going in the "off" season at the beginning of september.
thanks!!!!!
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Sounds great Anne. I hope you have a good time.
FWIW:
I have had good luck with http://www.tripadvisor.com/ the webiste reviews hotels, and areas of many many places.
You have to read the reviews carefully and understand who is writing them, but it can help and get a better understanding of the hotels, thier sytle , who enjoyed them, who didn't and what attractions and sites are in the area.,
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Sounds great Anne. I hope you have a good time.
FWIW:
I have had good luck with http://www.tripadvisor.com/ the webiste reviews hotels, and areas of many many places.
You have to read the reviews carefully and understand who is writing them,
Good advice for any online forum.
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Good advice for any online forum.
So very true.
With the travel site, I've found the worst reveiws to read are from Brides on thier honeymoons. the review is either glowing (and each morning my darling hubby Biff would wake me up with a rose and soft butterly kisses ) or trash the place (The hotel is from the bowel of hell, and a disgusting pile of feces, They forgot to provide me with my honeymoon chocolate on my pillow).
Eh.
I found the perfect place in Costa Rica when a lady trashed a hotel because they did not provide activities for children. "Hmmmm. Sounds perfect to me.!" It ended up being one of the best rated resorts in the country. ::)
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I'm suprised there are Mexican tourist spots are still open. Vincente Fox came to the US earlier this year, I thought he was the last one and they closed the place up.
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We stayed here for a few days a while back, AWESOME!http://www.tomzap.com/cococabanas.html
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Wikosi- that place looks great. We're going to be on the eastern side of Mexico, south of Cancun. I am about to make reservations here:
http://www.locogringo.com/akumal/luna_azul.htm?name=Luna%20Azul
:D
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Anne, I was in Cancun years ago, before they ruined it!
Tulum was beautiful, the snorkeling was great and we were particularly facinated with the ruins...Hubby rented a VW and we drove for hours through the rain forests...don't know what we were thinking...but we were young and really stupid...no concerns that we had no idea where on earth we were...Still it was all beautiful and probably the more you can avoid the "hot spots", the more you will enjoy the Yucutan. Have a great time!
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Anne, I was in Cancun years ago, before they ruined it!
Tulum was beautiful, the snorkeling was great and we were particularly facinated with the ruins...Hubby rented a VW and we drove for hours through the rain forests...don't know what we were thinking...but we were young and really stupid...no concerns that we had no idea where on earth we were...Still it was all beautiful and probably the more you can avoid the "hot spots", the more you will enjoy the Yucutan. Have a great time!
Never been there, what is the stupid part? No AAA, lots of snakes?
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I guess the stupid part was...we did this about 22 years ago. The roads were very poorly marked...homes along the main road were marked with tin cans on sticks. We had no maps or directions, we just filled up the tank and took off south...neither of us were fluent in Spanish and we were definately off the beaten path! No phones, no gas stations..no good sense! Snakes are cool with me but as I look back now...I guess we are lucky we found our way back to civilization! My husband is not one to go on tours, he just made his own tour.
At one point we were stopped by the police and told if we didn't pay them $60.00 they would take our driver's
license (which was the only required ID to get back into the States)....I jumped out of the car and went nuts and told them I would go to the Embasy because they were just shaking us down...they actually gave my husband his license back...and drove off. That was probably pretty stupid on my part too...but they mad me really mad...anyway the rest of the vacation was great and I imagine by now most of that rain forest is developed.. :(
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My wife and I stayed at the Moon Palace 7 years ago, its about 20 minutes south of Cancun. There are also other new Palace resorts further south toward Playa del Carmen, I believe, which have opened since then. The Moon Palace is a great resort, somewhat secluded, no children, all rooms are oceanfront and have their own hot tub inside the room at the balcony overlooking the ocean (it just takes a little time to fill it with hot water for each use), and a refrigerator in each room stocked daily with beer, sodas, and water. Food was great, and good entertainment. As far as walking to a town, this is not the place for that. You should go to the Mayan ruins at Tulum, if possible. Flying into Cancun is fine, then its a bus ride to your particular resort. We had a very good time there and will probably go back someday, but the last few years we have spent our vacations in Jamaica, we just prefer the better service and hospitality there over the trips we have taken to the Mexican Riviera. Good luck in your quest and on your trip.
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thanks for the advice!
We're staying in a 1bd condo, right on th beach, with a little terrace that looks out over the water, too. Hope it turns out to be as good as it sounds. A friend directed me to locogringo.com for accomodations, and so far I have been very happy with working with them.
Ahhhhhhh, vacation time is requested, reservation is made......I cant wait!!!
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Anne, Be sure to try to see some of the ruins...they are really fantastic.
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we absolutely will!!! that is part of how we chose this destination.
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Anne, is there anything you want me to get you pamplets or brochures for? I'm headed to the Riviera Maya area in 6 days! My soon to be wife and I are staying at the Adventura Spa Palace:
http://www.palacehoneymoons.com/adventura/
I'll be sure to post pictures when we get back. We're leaving June 25th, and we come back July 3rd.
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Anne,
My wife, kids and I went to Playacar or Playa del Carmen about 6 years ago. I'm sure it has changed but I found it to be a pleasant spot. Slow pace of life, great scuba diving, nice beach. Negatives were some kind of jellyfish that stung and came in and out. There were warnings on days not to swim in the ocean. Also, the reef is fairly close to shore near the southern end where we were, so limitted ability to swim out. Didn't bother me.
We took a day trip to Chichenizta (sp?) and it was fabulous. Kids still remember that part of the trip! lol.
Cheers,
BearBath
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Yes, Bearbath, those ruins were amazing as well as Tulum and Shalha (sp). Anne, the diving is great but the ruins will leave you with a new respect for ancient cultures. I still get goosebumps when I think about the phenominal accomplishments of what we consider ancients....the Azetcs did human sacrifice, if I remember correctly, but they were a brilliant society that undertood far more than they should have??..
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Thanks, everyone, for the input....the crazy thing is, we've changed out plans! A one week vacation to our neighbor, mexico, has turned into 16 days overseas! I have never been to europe, and always wanted to. So we're going big, and heading to Italy and Spain. Bought the tickets last night! :D
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OH Anne, you go girl! I have not done Italy yet however Spain was wonderful!
Enjoy.
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OH Anne, you go girl! I have not done Italy yet however Spain was wonderful!
Enjoy.
;D
Any pointers? We want to avoid tourist traps, see history, meet people and eat great food. I have heard great things about Sevilla and Malaga. We're flying into Madrid.
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It's been so many years since I have gone I am sure a lot has changed. I remember the people being extremely friendly. I was in school at the time and our Spanish Professor lead the tour so we had many "in's". We visited along the coast mostly. I remember our Professor would not take us to a bull fight, he said they were not pleasant and not worth going to see. It was my understanding they were very bloody. We took the hydro-jet over to the casbar in Tangiers Africa for a day. I remeber shopping for gold. We went to Seville and saw flemenco (sp?) dancers which was wonderful.