 Akumal's
Best 5 Star Luxury Resorts
Akumal sits on a beautiful bay with a wide white sand
beach, wonderfully warm blue-green water and offers
great snorkeling. It is an attractive small town with
many good restaurants. The area has many
fine upscale and even a few world-class resorts.
 Akumal's Best Luxury Resort:
Paraiso de la Bonita Resort and
Thalasso
- adults only
Uncompromising - World Class
Secluded along a powdery white beach 23 kilometers south
of Cancun's hotel zone, the adults-only Paraiso de la
Bonita Resort & Thalasso is located in Puerto Morelos,
Mexico.
 Rest
and renewal are the primary amenities promoted at this
property, where world-famous guests including Frette,
Riedel, Bulgari and Dom Perignon have stayed. Five
restaurants and bars include La Canoa, where Executive
Chef Fabrice Guisset combines a stellar international
wine list with haute cuisine, including smoked-duck
salad and lobster bisque with seafood quenelles. Kaax
serves fresh-grilled selections prepared on a wood fire,
as well as traditional chilpachole. A 22,000-square-foot
spa bases its treatments on Roman and Greek theories of
saltwater therapy. An ocean-view fitness center features
a sauna, steam room, spa tub, plunge pool and beauty
salon.
 Equipped
with traditional wood-paddle ceiling fans, guestrooms
feature furnished terraces or Juliet balconies that
provide views of the Caribbean Sea. Living rooms are
divided by an arch to create a sitting area that
includes a loveseat, built-in couch and a marble-topped
desk. Antiqued blue furniture predominates, including an
entertainment center that contains a 27-inch television
and a DVD/CD player. A complimentary bottle of Tequila
awaits. Bedrooms feature a second television and
platform beds draped in Italian Frette linens. Marble
and stone bathrooms contain sunken marble tubs and are
furnished with Bulgari toiletries. Bowl sinks of either
crystal or porcelain rest atop twin marble vanities.
Adjacent to the tub is a two-person shower stall with a
bench and a garden visible through a glass wall. Thick
Italian Frette-brand towels offer an extra measure of
softness.
Expert Tip. The resort offers seafaring seclusion via a
48-foot long catamaran with four cabins that can be
rented for private day cruises, cocktail parties and
overnight excursions.
 El
Dorado Seaside Suites by Karisma offers barefoot
elegance along a white sand beach. This adults only
gourmet inclusive resort blends luxurious services
amenities and creative cuisine with a cool boutique
hotel atmosphere which is why Forbes Magazine named it
one of the most romantic hotels.
Unlike most other resorts in the area the resort runs
parallel to the beach affording each room easy access to
the beach which is literally just a few steps away. All
of the junior suites are decorated in a blend of
contemporary and authentic Mexican style and come with
marble or Mexican title floors. The furniture is made of
local wood which gives a friendly and visually appealing
atmosphere to the accommodations.
El
Dorado Seaside Suites is an adults only resort and is
located one hour south of Cancun International Airport,
25 minutes south of Playa del Carmen and only a few
minutes from the Puerto Aventuras Golf Club.
 Secrets
Capri Riviera Cancun All Inclusive occupies a 305-meter
strand of soft, white Caribbean beach located between
the towns of Cancun and Playa del Carmen in Mexico.
Downtown Playa del Carmen stands 15 kilometers away.
This
property features 290 air- conditioned guestrooms with
furnished patios or balconies that afford ocean or
garden views. Travertino marble floors, tropical
hardwood furnishings and marble bathrooms with spa tubs
are standard. Beds have pillow-top mattresses and
300-thread-count sheets. Rooms offer high-speed Internet
access, CD/DVD players, minibars, bathrobes, and 24-hour
room service. A personal concierge on each floor assists
guests with their requests.
An
ocean of dining options awaits guests at this resort's
many restaurants. Among the choices are Portofino's
Mediterranean dishes and Himitsu that features a small
Zen rock garden and serves Vietnamese-, Japanese- and
Chinese-influenced fare. Swim-up bars and open-air
venues host dance and live music nights.
An
on-site spa features a tropical relaxation garden, spa
tub of mineral water with waterfalls and, beneath a
thatched-roof palapa is double treatment room. Indoors,
private Vichy and Swiss showers, spa tubs, saunas, steam
rooms and six treatment rooms beckon guests who seek
healthy lifestyles. The spa extends a menu of 30
restorative treatments and hydrotherapies.
The
Excellence Riviera Cancun All Inclusive is located on a
stretch of white-sand beach two miles (3km) from Puerto
Morelos, six miles (10km) from Championship Golf Course
and 19 miles (30km) from Playa del Carmen.
 For
those guests seeking a sanctuary for the senses, The Spa
at the Excellence Riviera Cancun All Inclusive offers
the unique Spa Garden, providing a sublime atmosphere of
pure indulgence. Hailed as the Riviera Maya's newest spa
culture, this unusual jewel is situated in an outdoor,
lush, tropical garden setting and epitomizes experience
of romance, indulgence and rejuvenation. Whirlpools that
allows guests to lie in warm shallow mineral water while
water jets penetrate the skin.
The
resort offers a wide variety of dining options to please
the palate. Dining a la carte, where no reservations are
required provides a selection to tempt most any taste
buds. Six a la carte theme restaurants and a glorious
buffet restaurant feature Mexican, Japanese, Steak and
Seafood, Gourmet and Continental Cuisine. The resort
includes 9 bars including the Lobby bar, Swim-up pool
bar, Dock bar & Coffee bar as well as a Piano Cigar bar
and 3 Palapa bars by the pool. The American Sports bar
and Showtime Bar provide great entertainment as well as
refreshments.
All
suites and guest rooms offer superior amenities
including private and furnished patio or balcony, full
marble bathrooms with a jetted whirlpool bathtub, a
separate shower, closet and double vanities, satellite
television, air-conditioning with in-room climate
control, a direct dial telephone with Internet data
port, an alarm clock, an electronic in-room safe,
coffee/tea maker, a mini bar stocked with beer, soft
drinks and water. A cordial and attentive staff is
available to make your stay a memorable and pleasurable
one.
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