So that you can relax and “hang out” (if you wish))))
In Cuba, we rested at the IBEROSTAR TAINOS 4 * hotel, so in Mexico, not without the help of ICS employees, we picked up a hotel of the same chain - IBEROSTAR PARAISO DEL MAR 5 *
The hotel is part of a complex of 5 hotels. Huge territory! Mini town! It is not forbidden to walk around the territory of neighboring hotels, it is impossible to use the service. The complex has its own (common) shopping center with a small square in front of it.
The territory of the hotel is immersed in greenery. It is noteworthy that they live and feel great on the territory: peacocks, pink flamingos, swans: white and black, ducks, iguanas, turtles - a wonderful zoo that pleases the eye. But once, fortunately it was on the eve of departure, I observed a snake crawling across the path. I have to admit that I'm scared to death of them. And if this meeting had taken place earlier, I would not have a quiet rest!
On the territory of the hotel you can move around on golf carts. There are even special stops for waiting for cars.
The beach is sandy, the sand is yellowish, there are enough sunbeds and umbrellas, but the entrance to the sea disappointed me. The bottom is rocky (the stones are large), as well as a coral reef - you can’t swim far, you had to flounder close to the shore so as not to get hurt (((
There are no problems with the pool in the hotel - it is huge with different zones - a relax zone, a zone for children, an area with a bar in the pool ...but I don’t like pools. If there is a sea, why a pool?
The hotel has good animation - and daytime and evening programs for children and adults. Night club.
There are several bars and restaurants, including a la carte restaurants, where you can dine for free by appointment (we visited some of them). The food is excellent! For every taste.
In the main restaurant: both meat and seafood, a large selection of snacks and salads, pasta, pizza, burgers, local cuisine (of course adapted for Europeans, but very tasty), fruits, vegetables, desserts. The bars have good drinks - ranging from local michelada (an unusual salty-sour-spicy beer-based cocktail) and tequila - ending with champagne, baileys, B 52 and that's not counting whiskey, gin, rum))) For those who don't wants to leave the beach - beach bar and grill - beach bar.
Even without leaving the territory of the hotel you can find a lot of entertainment.
super hotel includes 5 hotels in one area.
we lived in del mare but I recommend it for the same money (about 3800 USD for two 14 nights without a flight) Iberostar paraiso beach. everything was great and we had it, but it’s just a relatively new bungalow.
don't know where to start.......
if you are on a diet, do not drink, do not use)))), do not eat sweets, etc. you shouldn't go to Mexico.
food: I won’t even write much. You’ll get gorged !!!! ! there is everything everywhere and always. I ran every day for 1.5 hours and despite this + 2 kg. It’s better not to even look around because there is food everywhere: meat, fish, fruits, desserts
entertainment: we rested together with my husband and a small company almost every evening we went either to Cancun (45 USD taxi) or to the playa (25). . for those who are especially sad, everyone is carrying cigar sellers along the beach. EVERYTHING you want. have fun right away and the prices are normal.
excursions: so-so if you are not a connoisseur of antiquity. expensive, hot, boring. you decide and choose. visited chichen itza, shkaret, swam with dolphins. nothing special.
sports: you can run around the territory, it is huge, there is a decent hall, there is a minimum necessary. the paths are always busy, but why are they if it is a pleasure to run around the territory: pink flamingos, swans, white and colored flamingos, incomprehensible birds, anteaters, monitor lizards, in general, beauty !!!
the staff is trying very hard. there were a lot of Russians. we don’t know the language, but they understood us perfectly.
mini-club for children from 4 years old. In the evening, children's competitions and a disco. There are a lot of vacationers with children.
for especially fastidious people I recommend the Iberostar Grand hotel but there are no children there. This is for those who love it very expensive. You will not regret it.
a la carte restaurants. a waste of time. go to the mediterranean eat lobster if you haven’t eaten anywhere before. if you ate then it won’t impress you there. you shouldn’t go to the rest. every day in the main restaurant such a variety !
massages are expensive about 100 USD the most common
sorry for the lack of commas and special spelling.
If you have any questions, write, I will answer as soon as possible.
I have never had such a great vacation. I want to return to Mexico.
money can not be changed, the main thing is that there are more small bills. dollars are accepted in pharmacies and shops, taxis... in short, everywhere.
coco-bongo disco: once you can go but by yourself without an excursion group. take a VIP.
the weather was great, only one evening it rained and the temperature dropped significantly. A warm suit came in handy.
the main thing!!!!
in Cancun you can only 15 kg per suitcase BUT back 23 +8 manual. this is important!
if you don't like mexico and iberostar i'll be surprised!! !
Great food and entertainment, animation and good staff. I managed to win a medal in air rifle shooting, awards every evening and a show program for children and adults. Every day is different during the week.
There are advantages for those who know at least English (Spanish as an option) - all tour tickets become cheaper and better if you order them directly at the hotel or in local excursions, and not from Russian guides.
The only minus of the hotel is paid and slow internet. There is only one telephone company in Mexico, which is also a provider - hence the payment for calls and the corresponding Internet. Otherwise, the Riviera Maya is heaven on earth. We visited a lot of parks and excursions on the peninsula (Xcaret, Shel-Ha, Xplor, Tulum, Chichen Itza, etc. ).
If you have any questions - ask, I will be happy to answer, while fresh memories.
cocktails are made for weak Americans, so always ask for EXTRA STRONG and less ice at the bar))
Meks are very polite and a drunken Russian is a task easier than a steamed turnip))) the most drunken ones are very politely loaded onto electric cars and taken to rooms.
here are all those pictures that you will see on the Internet, it's all "the wrong coat", in real life it's just a super paradise.
In general, it is desirable to know English or Spanish, otherwise they do not speak Russian. In addition to us, there were only 6 "ours" in the hotel, all the rest were plump Americans, there were also few Europeans.
The staff is super friendly. They fulfill any whims.
no one throws towels on the beach
for a lost card that opens the number, you will not get anything, at the reception they give a new one for free (in Egypt for money)))
lost card on a towel 10 ye
hookahs are made badly and for 60 dollars)))) tiny.
great for families, lots of animals on site.
there is a disco.
in the "assembly hall" every evening performances in the American national style)))
there is a cinema.
animators only in the 1st place near the pool, do not strain much.
wi fi is paid. if you take it, it’s more profitable for a day, it costs 15 ye,
only at the reception
free wi fi at the reception in Maya (one of the hotels on the territory) you will be taken there by electric car. the main thing is to behave modestly so that the employees do not pay attention to your bracelets with Del Mar. They will ask you not to use someone else's Wi-Fi anymore))
if you want to please your girlfriend/wife, order roses in your room, fabulously cheap, $2 per flower
ala carte to popular restaurants like Italian and Steakhouse book 2-3 days in advance
men, come in pants and closed shoes))) if you don’t want to go to change, they will put American-sized pants on you there
The hotel is excellent. This is one of the 5 hotels of the Iberostar system on the Riviera Maya, and del Mar can be called the most democratic and youthful of all 5 nearby hotels.
The rooms are small but clean, located in 3-storey small buildings - buildings. The room has everything you need (hairdryer, shower gel, shampoo, brushes for clothes and shoes, safe, coffee maker, tea / coffee set, etc. ), and the minibar is filled with drinks (beer, mineral water, cola, etc. ). ). In the building on the 2nd floor there is an ice maker, and in the room there is an ice bucket. In general, everything you need for a comfortable stay.
Territory. A very interesting solution. The vast territory is divided into zones of cultivated and wild, almost untouched nature. If you go from the beach to the main restaurant, then first you go through a mangrove and a small forest along a wooden platform, you get into the civilization zone (pool, animators zone, manicured lawns, flower beds, etc. ), following further you get into the real jungle, through which the pedestrian path and exit to the main restaurant, which is located on an artificial reservoir in which white and black swans swim, pink flamingos walk. The main part of the main restaurant is made in the form of a terrace, which makes it possible to watch pink flamingos and swans while eating. In general, it is very similar to a dream. On the territory, in addition to swans and flamingos, there are other animals, including a white peacock! You can walk around the territory of all hotels of this system without obstacles, but with restaurants it is somewhat more difficult. Between the hotels there is a special delivery, which also delivers to the shopping center, a separate delivery travels around the territory of each hotel.
Nutrition. The food is quite varied and for every taste (a corner of Italian cuisine, French, Mexican, American - hamburgers, hot dogs, etc. ). Mexican cuisine adapted (i. e. not spicy). In principle, they feed the whole day, but American-style food - chips, fries, sausages, rolls, etc. ). The only thing with which it was a little tight was with fruit, not a very large variety (maybe not a very good season for fruit). Any booze, any cocktails (we played mostly mojitos and margaritas). At the same time, the degree of cocktails increases in the evening, i. e. in the morning you will be offered a weak mojito, and in the evening you will hardly smell the soda there.
Contingent. The bulk are Americans, among whom there is a fairly large part of Russian speakers (immigrants from the USSR or countries formed on its territory, mainly Russia and Ukraine). There are very few Europeans, let alone Ukrainians and Russians.
Entertainment. Anything your heart desires. I have never seen such a schedule of entertainment anywhere, sometimes I wanted to break. My brother practically did not have time to swim in the sea. Silence lovers can find a quiet place where no one will touch them. Evening performance in the amphitheater. Shows are of high quality, with beautiful costumes, good voices, but only in English.
Sea and beach. The beach is large and clean, there are enough sunbeds for everyone. We were not lucky with the sea - all the days it was stormy. There are stones in the sea and you can get unpleasant injuries. But there is a place, not very wide, where you can go and jump on the waves (there are no stones).
Tips. Welcome everywhere and always, but their absence does not affect the service. If you run out of small dollars, they will be exchanged for you at the reception. There is no special need to change the currency to local money. Local money is needed for trips within the country (perhaps on excursions to Chechen Itza to buy souvenirs).
In principle, it all depends on you and your desires. Without knowledge of English (although a little above the minimum), there is nothing to do there, unless you set yourself the goal of just lying on the beach. I won’t say anything about excursions, they didn’t pester us because in 9 days we saw most of Mexico and we had nothing to offer, but they definitely are there.
Of the minuses of the hotel - paid Internet (somehow they have already lost the habit), although Maya has free WiFi at the reception.
By the way, upon returning to Kyiv, we were returned the difference in the price of hotels for two nights of accommodation and for using the Internet.
What you need to pay attention to. When checking in for a return flight (with a transfer via Paris or Amsterdam), request to be checked in for both flights and check your boarding pass from Paris (or Amsterdam). They register everyone in Moscow and cannot understand in any way that Kyiv is a different country. We fought to knock out registration for Kyiv, and some who had tickets to Kyiv (and a car or the next domestic flight was waiting in Boryspil), they sent them to Moscow, and how after that people got to Kyiv and for what money is unknown.
When choosing a place to stay, I chose Mexico after I read in one of the reviews: "If you think that All iclusive in Turkey and Egypt, then you are deeply mistaken - All iclusive in Mexico. " It was very interesting what it is. Now I am ready to subscribe to each word in this expression.
Have a good rest and good mood!