When I decided to treat myself to a little luxury in Cancun, Le Blanc Spa Resort came highly recommended, and honestly, it did not disappoint—most of the time. Let me break it down for you because there’s a lot to unpack about this place. Spoiler alert: It’s mostly good news with just a few quirks….
I had friends visiting me last week here in Cancún, and they brought along a few other friends. Naturally, there wasn’t enough space in my house to host everyone. Since their budget was a bit tight, they ended up staying at Hotel Imperial Las Perlas, which we later discovered is the most economical hotel in…
With a brand name like Hard Rock, it’s hard (yes, pun intended) to go wrong. This hotel is one of the newest in Cancun, and I mean really “NEW”, not just one of the many that change names every year in the city. It was built right before our eyes in the last couple of…
Ah, the Moon Palace! Just the name sends tingles down my spine! Good tingles, that is. For most Cancun connoisseurs, the Moon Palace Resort in the best that the Cancun and Riviera Maya have to offer, and who am I to disagree? So after a brief two day stay at this hotel, I jumped on…
The Beachscape Hotel in Cancun has been one of my personal favorites for years. It was the first hotel I stayed at when I first came as a tourist to Cancun, back in 1998 (yes, it has rained a lot since those days). Back then it was called KIN HA VILLAS. Then it changed its…
Not all hotels in Cancun are beachfront. A good amount of them are located in downtown Cancun. And a handful of hotels have been sprouting here and there, in the suburbs of Cancun. Today I’d like to talk about one of them: the Hampton Inn in the Cumbres area, in Cancun. Quite new, this hotel…
Despite the Flamingo Hotel being marketed as a 4 and sometimes even a 5-star hotel, this Cancun hotel barely amounts to a 3 star. Granted, it is old, and it can’t compete with all the new mega resorts sprouting all along the beaches of this Mexican town. But it’s also run down, which is doesn’t…
The Presidente (its full name is Intercontinental Presidente Hotel) is a popular beachfront property located in the hotel zone of Cancun, Mexico. It is one of the landmarks of the area, with locals referring to it in every-day conversations (something like “that restaurant is about two blocks from the Presidente” or “oh, that was built…