Riviera Cancun: Operation Relax... Pt1
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 7:00AM OK, this week is all about Mexico, amigos! Last month Bossyboots and I were on a mission - a mission to relax, that is! We'd both been feeling the need to run away from civilization, and a beachytimes vacation sounded like just the thing.
We had a few things we were looking for out of this vacation... mainly we wanted a place that wasn't rife with sightseeing opportunities, so anything resembling Hawaii or St Lucia was out. We didn't want to feel pressure to go see alllllll the cool things in the area - we really needed to just lay on a beach and drink frosty beverages - no pressure, no schedules, just relaxing. We also wanted an adults-only location. We both love kids, but the family-friendly resorts (at least in my experience) tend to be loud, with a lot of running [children]. Peace and quiet was of utmost importance to us! Last but not least, the destination couldn't be a budget buster.
Now I have to give credit where credit is due, and really there are two people that made this trip happen for us. Firstly, I had read Nodakademic's fantastic recaps of her Jamaican honeymoon, and so she lead us toward considering the Secrets all-inclusive line. In fact, in the end we were deciding between her exact resort and the one we ultimately chose(!) Secondly, Bossyboots and I decided to work with a travel agent - Margie over at All Seasons Travel. She suggested our final destination and took care of all the details for us. Book her! She's great.
Now our first day involved an early, early morning, but I didn't care - wire me up with some caffeine and I'm ready to GO. See?
And I was so excited, because here was where we were going to spend the next six nights for our Riviera Maya adventure... Secrets Silversands! This resort filled all our hopes - quiet, pretty, all-inclusive, adults only... done. Sign us up. (clearly) I know this is a spoiler, but the resort looks exactly as it does in the pictures.
Once Bossyboots and I were settled onto our departing plane, Starbucks in hand, thin airline blankets stretched over our knees when what to our unsuspecting ears should we hear but the pilot... telling us about a major mechanical issue that they HAVE fixed, but felt the need to tell us about.
Cue panic.
But we remedied our panic with a vodka tonic - immediately quelling any fears. Nobody was crashing in the ocean TODAY.
Anywho, after a long, long set of travel hours, we were picked up at the Cancun airport and dropped off here...
That's the website photo, but it's really what our room looked like. My sister also surprised us by having a bottle of wine sent to our room!! Here, I'll show you (and ignore my super annoying voice/mannerisms please!)
This was our view:
And in addition to the main pools, each building has its own private pool - we loved ours:
Well, that's enough for today - after taking the tour and enjoying the wine my sister sent us, we cleaned up and headed out for our first dinner on the resort! More on the food later - hint: I came back 6 pounds heavier than I left. Really.
Bossyboots, Travel
Reader Comments (8)
That room is just amazing. Sounds like you had a very relaxing vacation and that it was much needed! Can't wait to hear about the food. :)
Posts like this make me want to go back to Mexico SO badly! We stayed at The Royal Cancun on our honeymoon and had an incredible experience - We'll definitely be going back someday!
Wow, the view looks incredible! Can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip!
I'm so excited you're blogging about this - we recently went to a wedding at a Now resort and were looking at Secrets Silversands for our next trip!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....
WOW. Looks like major relaxy-times! Fun!
Ahhh I am soooo jealous of your trip! I can't wait to hear more. And your video totally cracked me up! I'd have a hard time opening a sliding glass door too: I feel you ;)
Look at you all cute and tan! Sounds like a great trip!