Our newest luxurious resort evaluation from the Riviera Maya area is up now and it’s the most recent one to open close to Mexico’s hottest trip space: Waldorf Astoria Cancun.
There are just a few true luxurious resorts in Cancun, regardless of what you see promised on the web site of almost each gigantic resort, and lots of of these are all-inclusive. Essentially the most prestigious title within the space was once Ritz-Carlton, however that model has exited the coastal areas of Mexico, with the brand new one within the capital being the one Ritz in the entire nation. (The previous R-C in Cancun is now the generic-sounding Grand Resort Cancun and it’s managed by European chain Kempinski.)
As I write this, the Waldorf Astoria Cancun has solely been open a number of months. Other than the immature palm bushes you at all times discover in a model new seashore resort, nevertheless, there was little indication throughout our go to that this was a model new resort. They clearly recruited skilled staffers from the Cancun hospitality business and put the complete Hilton coaching system in place earlier than opening.
This can be a fancier resort than most others within the area, with a grand foyer that you possibly can mistake for a significant metropolis resort had been it not for the view out to the ocean from the far finish and the sunshine streaming in by means of the glass partitions. The customized furnishings doesn’t look something like your typical foyer catalog furnishings and it’s good to see a Riviera Maya foyer that’s meant for extra than simply transferring folks by means of. There may be a variety of sitting areas and a pretty foyer bar that’s a vacation spot relatively than a final resort.
Come take a fast video tour of the primary public areas, the pool advanced, two eating places, the Peacock Alley foyer bar, and one of many rooms:
This can be a full-service resort with three most important eating places, meals service on the pool from roaming waiters, a lunch spot there, and a number of bars. This resort is relatively remoted from the whole lot—it’s south of the airport, not within the Cancun resort zone, however there’s additionally a sister Hilton property subsequent door if you wish to dine someplace completely different throughout a protracted keep.
Households may also benefit from the Hilton with a day cross that offers them entry to extra diversified actions and a playground pool for the youngsters, one thing that might be fairly misplaced within the Waldorf property. (One pool on the Waldorf one is adults-only, one other is on the market to households.)
There’s additionally an intensive fitness center with glorious gear and a good looking full spa on web site with a menu of massages, facials, wraps, and numerous rest remedy choices.
In any other case, there are a number of deliberate actions equivalent to yoga and seashore volleyball, however most company checking in right here appear to be content material to lounge, eat properly, drink properly, and luxuriate in their spacious room with a furnished balcony. The rooms listed below are a few of the most tasty on the coast, elegant, stress-free, and stylish with out being too stuffy. Some actually have a small whirlpool tub with a view and the bathe has a window looking on the ocean as properly.
This resort is priced at the next stage than the present a la carte resorts within the Cancun space, together with on the meals and beverage retailers, so most company are in all probability high-earning, hard-driving sorts who’re able to tune out and chill out.
Waldorf Astoria is the highest Hilton model, so if you’re part of that loyalty program you’ll be able to earn or money in factors right here and if in case you have the best elite standing, you possibly can keep right here and get a pleasant improve.
See our detailed evaluation of the brand new Waldorf Astoria Cancun Mexico.
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Article by Timothy
Timothy Scott is the founder and editor of Luxurious Latin America and has been masking the area as a journey journalist for the reason that mid-2000s. He has visited every nation we cowl a number of occasions and is predicated in a UNESCO World Heritage metropolis in central Mexico, the place he owns a house. See contact data right here.
