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I do not recall seeing any entertainment shows at night while we were there. I do not think they do, but I'm not 100% sure.

We went in February

Ha! Good find in the video… she stole it from me. I did a race up there and that’s the hat we got. It’s a good hat. Great city!!

We had done a little research and knew what we were in for with the resort not being on the beach, but there was a reality of it that set in when we were on the trip. The resort was great and Tulum is awesome, but yes you're right there is a beach-hotel distance, and that made the trip interesting and confusing for us. We didn't love it, but didn't hate it either

It's about 50 minutes from the hotel zone, depending on time of day and traffic of course

Glad the video was helpful - hope you find a great place!

Yes it looks like they do - you can search it under their Shore Excursions > All Inclusive Chankanaab Beach Park & Snorkel

I've only done Jamaica on a cruise so can't give real insight to Montego Bay. I'm a big Cancun guy and there are lots of options. Depending on when you go you'll find plenty of options for under $400 a night. We've enjoyed the Royalton resorts, Hilton all inclusive, and we did a Riu a while back and that was good. Should be able to get good prices there. Other good options you might be able to get moon palace, Dreams resort, etc. Just have to hunt the days a little. Good luck and glad you liked the videos! Have fun!

Not specifically sorry, it was one of the condo's in the Alders neighborhood. Hope that helps

Well ha! You might be right. You made me look it up for sure (chatgpt) and there's probably a mix in there. My purpose was definitely to offer advice, guidance, or a practical suggestion to help improve someone's vacation. Hopefully some of these tips, and fyi's to your point, will do that. Thanks for keeping me honest! How'd you like the video?

@@kyle-ok well you definitely convinced me that this resort is not for me. Thanks for the info

Yes they provided it as a part of late checkout since they needed us out of our room.

Oh that is awesome I'm so excited for you!!! It's so great! Have fun!

I’d go with Secrets Moxche and try for the upgrade to Impressions. But even with no upgrade Moxche is incredible!

It's not a good beach at all. It really changed my wife's mind about Riviera Maya. We were reluctant to go back south of the Cancun hotel zone, but found Maroma to be great and just got back from Akumal (close to Tulum) and it was great also. So, yes you're right and we also search for that crystal clear blue water and absolutely love it

Sure we just did trips in Bahamas and to Akumal Mexico. Akumal was great with incredible snorkeling right off the resort on a nice beach - Secrets Akumal. Nassau Bahamas has nice beaches but best to get over to one of islands off Nassau. And not all inclusive. We really like Cancun area best value in my opinion and lots of all inclusives. With that said Isla Mujeres has incredible beach playa norte. Cancun hotel zone is next best after that. Hyatt ziva is best great beach spot. Live aqua was great. Hyatt Zilara has a great beach. Secrets the Vine is great. All in the Cancun hotel zone. Secrets Maroma down riviera maya is next best for a good beach. But best beaches definitely in hotel zone.

Glad you like it hopefully it was helpful. We do like the preferred club for Secrets resorts so yes a good way to go. And make sure and request a room on a high floor!

back when we went it was about $400-500 more

Thanks for watching! We did love Secrets Playa Blanca, but I think I prefer Impression Moxche. I think Impression Moxche was just a step above. And yes I've seen other posts showing that the spa is now open.

@@kyle-ok I love Impressions but thinking about trying this resort since it looks similar. TY

Ok so yes definitely give it a try! And have fun!! I don't think you'll be disappointed

No we didn't notice any. We thought the resort was clean and well kept. Sorry to hear that some people might be noticing it, we really loved it!

Yep, It's included! It's one of the things we love about all inclusive

Yeah sorry, we love a good vacay and have tried a few places and this one unfortunately there were just too many issues. I know other people have had great experiences there but for us it just wasn't the best. Good luck and finding a great place and hope yall have tons of fun!!!

yes, I thought it would be closer... but I think it took us almost 50minutes or an hour to get there. So, not close...

@@kyle-ok does the resort offer shuttles?

It did not when we went

got it, thanks for the tip

Thanks for pointing that out I added a new timeline segment 👍

Love me all the people... but the seats, not as comfy

I hate that new loyalty program that bumped me out priority 😢 go back to the old one

Yes we did book flights separately

On the budget/affordable side I have really liked the Royalton resorts. I think you get a lot compared to their prices. They are probably my favorite on the affordable side.

really whatever you think is appropriate. Secrets advertises that your tips are included in what you pay, so technically they are saying you don't have to tip. We always take tip and I normally tip with fives and more at dinners. I have some tipping strategy in our video for secrets puerto los cabos if you want to check that out also. thanks for watching. And congrats on your vacay coming up here shortly. super excited for yall!

hotel was about 55 minutes from the airport

with it being a full remodel we were able to install the ac in a closet (vertically) and then run the ducts up

No we did not request the upgrade. They sent an upgrade request automatically through email, this is something secrets does. It's a bid system where you pick if you want the upgrade and then they confirm back with you if you got it.

Honestly I don't know. I don't recall seeing any options immediately available to rent on the beach. We just got back from Nassau Bahamas a couple weeks ago and they had jet skis ready to rent right there on the beach. So I'm inclined to say probably not right there from the resort. You'd possibly have to put in a little work to track down an option for it - no easy just jump on right there at the beach if that makes sense.

anywhere we can go next!!! for this video we had multiple locations included when showcasing the mistakes and great finds

Happy Anniversary! Swim out suites are the best! Sounds like yall had a good time, super exciting good job!

@@kyle-ok thanks!

Yes I've heard of that one, but haven't tried it yet. Have heard they love it but also heard that some people won't take them because they don't think it's real money. I'll have to give it a try - thanks for the tip... no pun intended 😂

You're welcome. Glad we could help!

We did El Dorado Casitas just north a little up the road and we were not overly impressed. We were sold on the "gourmet all inclusive" and excited about the food, but unfortunately didn't think it was good. Haven't tried El Dorado Maroma, but love the look of the over the water rooms - those would be fun to try. Sorry not much help for that comparison.

@@kyle-ok Thanks any info is helpful! Looks like you have been to multiple Secrets resorts which would you say was your fav? Which was best value for $? Would you say Secrets Maroma is worth the price? FYI if you've never been there and you like fabulous beaches Secrets Cap Cana is also spectacular. Both Secrets Maroma and Cap Cana are consistently on the list of best all inclusives anywhere in the world.

We really liked Secrets Maroma. Loved Impression Moxche which is basically secrets. Loved Secrets Playa Blanca. Favorite out of those is probably Moxche. As for value, they are pricey but we do a lot on points so don't often pay full price. Comparing to other brands, I think secrets does give good value for the price. Haven't been to punta cana yet, but want to for sure. Thanks for the heads up on Secrets cap cana I'll definitely add that one to the list!

Oh man yall did get some weather! We were out east coast in the Bahamas and missed it. Years back we did a stay right when a tropical storm hit. It turned out ok and they got the resort cleaned up and back to normal in record time.

Are you referring to Hyatt Ziva in Cancun hotel zone or the Hyatt Ziva Riviera Maya? We loved Hyatt Ziva in the Cancun hotel zone - we celebrated a birthday there and it was great! I'd be super excited to go back there.

@@kyle-ok Hyatt Ziva Cancun

Yes agreed we felt like that compared to other resorts we had been to there were just too many issues that came up... like not having the category room we booked available and then double charging our credit card thousands of dollars. We love vacations and don't want to complain or sound ungrateful but do want to share an honest review or our experience. We know that each experience can be different for different people and unfortunately for this one we just had too many things come up. We did still had fun and wonderful family time. Hopefully this share is, if anything, eye opening.

We originally booked a standard room which was the junior suite tropical view king. We booked it with points. When we got there we were upgraded to a preferred club room - but not in the preferred club building. I don't know exactly what the category would be at that point. Basically still a tropical view room, with king bed.

Our pleasure!

When we were there they were still working on getting transportation sorted out. We had a mess at the airport and our transportation company didn't show, then told us to use another company. We weren't excited about that. We booked with Amstar. I think we paid about $150 round trip. You might try to see if nexus is offering service yet, that's who we normally use in Cancun. Also just a little warning, you might check in on the resort I understand they might be having electricity problems there with some extended outages, but hopefully will get sorted out.

@@kyle-ok Thank you!!

Thank you 😊

Tipping is really up to you. Some all inclusive resorts say tips are included - check their websites to see. But the common sentiment is that if a server provides good service to go ahead and tip them. For us, I normally tip $5 for drinks, $5-10 for bellman, and a little more for meals and butler if we get one. We do run through tip money pretty quick most of the time - but a lot of our trips are basically free using reward points so spending on the tips is easy

I believe you could ask for an upgrade option at checkin. As for limitations, the only things I can think of is that the bali beds at the beach are either reserved for the preferred club or you have to pay if you don't have preferred club (I'm not sure which), and no oceana for breakfast. Oh and no preferred club lounge - which is suppose to give you better drinks. There might be some other items that are exclusive to preferred club also, but these are the top ones I could think of.

We loved Secrets Playa Mujeres, the service and staff was top notch. And the upgrades were fantastic. My wife loved the Dreams resort next door and wants to take the kids there. It's nice having both resorts next to each other. But Secrets Playa Blanca is another level in my opinion. It's much nicer and obviously new. For me Playa Blanca is better hands down. Except maybe the drinks needed help when we were there. It reminded us a lot of Impressions Moxche. Just very nice and luxurious and we felt spoiled from the minute we arrived.

Yeah we are hoping all the landscaping grows in well. Kinda what I was saying about waiting to let it get a little further along.

That’s a hard one. I really like them both! I think I’d go with Maroma for the beach. But again, they are both really great!

@@kyle-ok What's the entertainment like at either of these resorts? I'm looking for a resort with lively energy - pool parties, dj at the pool, bars open late at night, etc.

@@marissalabuz1103 when we were there Playa mujeres had a more lively pool scene during the day much more than the one at maroma. We were at maroma for mardi gras fat tuesday and it seemed really forced. Maroma had good nightly entertainment we really liked the rock show and we did a dinner show. Playa mujeres we did ncaa football national championship and chose dinners instead of shows. I thought maroma was more laid back and relaxed, playa mujeres more lively in my opinion

We went in March of this year. I sure would hope everything would be open by then. It should be great! Hope you have tons of fun!!!