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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

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

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.


Excellence Riviera Cancun - All Inclusive

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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