KEMPINSKI CANCUN (RESORT OR RETIREMENT HOME?) 🇲🇽 Full Resort Tour & Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 มิ.ย. 2024
- Watch this video if you are considering a stay at the recently acquired Kempinski Cancun. Previously the Ritz Carlton Cancun, this five-star Kempinski seems to have done nothing to bring the resort into the 21st century. This video will help you decide whether this dated hotel zone icon is worth your hard earned cash.
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↪ Video Chapters ↩
0:00 Hotel Intro
00:55 Riding to Hotel
01:52 Hotel Exterior & Entrance
02:30 Hotel Lobby & Common Areas
03:48 Outdoor Pool Areas
05:58 Beach & Location Info
08:07 Full Room Tour
12:56 Food & Drink Venues
14:43 Dinner (and crazy prices)
16:26 $50 Breakfast Buffet
17:57 Fitness Center
18:28 Final Thoughts & Flip Flop Score
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King of the one-liner! A disgruntled Kevin makes for awesome content!
You bet. 😂 …. Some of his best videos.
Well I'm glad I don't 'suffer' for nothing haha
Welcome back Kevin! We missed you!🥂
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
I stayed at this property in the year 2000 when it was a Ritz Carlton and it was at the time the best luxury in the Cancun hotel zone. Now it looks sad and tired for the price. I had considered returning to this hotel later this year. After your helpful video, I will choose somewhere else. Thanks for the review.
Good choice lol
Thanks Kevin. Always great vids.
The COLLAPSED daybed is nuts. That's not a five star resort. That's a wishfull thinking 2 star hotel.
Keep 'em coming we love all of your work.
Agreed!
We looking forward for a tour from Saint-Tropez 🇫🇷
Oh, you're going to be looking for quite a while lol
Welcome back Kevin…. Get well soon
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
Stunning photography of the morning sunrise ❤
Thanks for watching 🩴
I prefer Asia, where "resort fees" and renting hotel beach chairs and cabanas isn't a thing.
…yet.
Sounding a bit rough Kevin hope you get better,,,,,thank you as always for the video,,,,,,peace and happiness on your travels 😊😊😊😊😊
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Hope you're feeling better Kevin
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I stay here often. Sadly they lost the Ritz/ Marriott Brand and converted over to Kempenski. They have spend a lot of money over the past few years doing renovations. I have been told they will be doing a remodel outside for the pool etc later this year. The best thing about this hotel is the service and the food. I have stayed at many hotels in cancun and this one is always top notch for food and service. The owner is old and has left his daughter in charge to run things. I would not be surprised to see this hotel be sold off in the near future.
Thanks for sharing ✈️
New sub here. Love your videos - would love to see you review TRS Coral in Costa Mujeres, and some of the other resorts up there.
I do love Isla Mujeres, used to do day trips up there every year. Wasn't sure of the demand (on TH-cam) for resorts up there, so didn't do any yet- but surely in the future.
Hey Flip Flop, I am big fan of your work. if you ever decide to visit in Sri Lanka I highly recommend a hotel called "Ahu Bay". its a Ceylon Tea family owned hotel, they only run 2 or 3 hotels total. I don't get anything from recommending this, I am like you I just love to travel and share great experiences!
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I'll be sure to place this on the DO NOT VISIT list. Thanks for the info + video!
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Glad Kevin you are back and that your hotels review are back. Not having visited Cancun before, I have to say that your series left me with no desire to do so. Compared to Asia and Dubai, none of the hotels were impressive. Also, it is too American - resort fees, big all you can eats or extortionate prices for a la carte and paying for sundbeds, no thank you
I chuckle each time I read "you're back"... I just missed one posting date, but I didn't have a day off 😂
i see the soap in bathroom had their sticker on it........or....did they place the sticker over the former hotel logo.....😄😁....great job....and review......safe travels
Well at least I know the bottles are the correct shape for Ferragamo lol.
Perhaps I’m just used to spending most of my beach resort holidays in South East Asia, but these Cancun hotels just seem like an overpriced version with lesser quality food. Appreciate your Cancun videos convincing me to stick to what I know and love though!
I do think there’s a difference though and a place for both kinds of resorts/destinations. Cancun is 1-5 hours away from all of the population centers in North America. Part of what you’re paying for is that proximity.
Same how I don’t think Ibiza and the Canaries are the best resorts on earth, but again, they’re a quick one and done flight for all of Western Europe.
Even Hawaii is the same. Hawaii is more beautiful for sure, but their insane prices are simply bc they’re a narrow body flight away from the west coast.
Wow this looks welll uhmmmmmmmmmm interesting.
I reckon there might be a bit of sarcasm laced in there lol
"Beautiful Retirement Home" is your indie band name. Feel better!
And here I thought it was "Tropical Assisted Living"...!
Looking at the lobby, I would not be surprised to find a huge CRT TV in the room with a keyboard for "internet" and a LAN cable at the desk... I continue watching later.
Haha
Well 😮 I so badly wanted to go there. Taught it was the best in Cancún. Thanks Kevin. I will save myself a LOT of money and go somehwere else I guess . AND i might have a better ‘vaicai’ !
Farrrrrr from the best lol.
@@tfftwhat hotels are better for a Cancun vacation?
@@tfft Are you planning on doing a "Cancun overview" or "What I learned" video?
Loving your channel!
I have stayed at this hotel 2-3 times a year for 10 plus years now. It is a great place to stay. I enjoy it because it is not all inclusive and the staff treat me great. I usually have my breakfast included. It is in a great location as well. The beach and service is some of the best around IMO.
Got a great rate for a junior suite here a few years ago when it was the Ritz. Food was MEH I got food poisoning & the executive chef himself came to my suite to apologize. Room was huge with wrap around balcony. Dated but enjoyed the stay.
Everything has the correct price- surely this one is no different and I'd be happy to return for the prices they should be charging. Thanks for watching 🩴
You need to pay extra to use the beach furniture? Outrageous. Is this standard practice in Cancun?
Standard practice in much of the western hemisphere- specifically for cabana style chairs.
I do not believe they charge for the blue loungers on the beach. The cabana does have a daily fee for rental.
if they do all inclusive, i might consider.
All Inclusive for less than what I paid, ok lol
30-50USD to rent a beach deck chair?! WHAT!? That's the first time I've heard of such a thing
Oh, well then best you avoid most of the western hemisphere lol I remember paying for chairs/cabanas in Hawaii 30 years ago.
I was searching retirement homes. This popped up! Looks better than many…..
Haha good to know search still works!
My understanding: It is MX federal law that menu prices reflect IVA included.
I had a similar instance at an upscale taco restaurant in Campeche. I brought it to the attention of the wait staff. The IVA was removed from my check.
I've seen both, usually included but sometimes fully separate.
@@tfft Yes. It can be confusing. Sometimes, especially super markets, the final receipt reflects the shelf price of items, but the IVA is broken out as a non charged item.
Is this what AI Kevin sounds like? 🤔😂 Get well soon my man!
Don't tell anyone but I actually have an AI clone of my voice already which I've never used bc it's way way way too accurate and creeps me out lol
What a shame, great potential for this property totally wasted. And those food prices are insane 😅. Thanks for sharing 😊
Agreed!
First!
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Will you review the Etihad residence? I watched the review on Etihad’s first class apartment and thought you should review the residence, especially when Etihad has its a380 operating from Abu Dhabi to JFK, just a suggestion.
No plans on it, not much more I can add about it now that it's simply a 'bigger' First Class seat as opposed to the full original Residence white glove experience.
@@tfft You got a point
@@marcd6897 still tho, it would be nice if the flip flop traveler reviewed it.
This hotel gives me Indian vibes.
Get well soon.
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
OK, I finished watching your trip back in time, thanks for making me feel 20 years younger. The property seems a rip off, nothing new when it comes to old hotels trying to keep up with their old grandeur. I am not surprised about the service, most likely staff there since 20+ years with their minds on retirement, knowing what to do and doing it well to repeater guests, but uninterested to majority of the others. As for what Kempinski has done here and their properties in Asia, let's not forget they are a management company, depending on owners. The owner of Apurva Kempinski spent a lot of money, same as the Sindhorn Kempinski in Bangkok, to note two of the new ones. Or the doubtful (by many people as I heard) origin of the money spent in Siam Kempinski. I do agree they could have selected better as access to the market, however I also believe the one in Havana is the true showcase for them for America.
I'll take your word for it. Hard to introduce a brand to North America by making it so that Americans can't experience it 😂
@@tfft Perhaps they are not so interested in the US market in America. In any case, let's not forget plenty of their properties in China are also old and not in a pristine condition. The one in South Spain, same story. Perhaps you, like me, have been spoilt by being introduced to the brand at their top properties, in my case Siam and Apurva.
Resort fees? 😢 Cripes - you Americans have a lot to answer for!
What makes for a good beach in places like this? I like a lot of palm tree/jungle-edge action and a smattering of decent beach-bars to break up the monotony of one hotel after another - like the one at the top end of Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman. Cancun kinda failed that test for me.
Good review, with great choices of music, neat sound-editing and nicely-shot moody skies.
In my mind, they are two different things. For some trips, I like the action of a place like Cancun (and therefore my "beautiful beach' criteria is all about the water and sand...)... for other types of trips, yes I agree with you.
I was wondering why you sounded snappy until you said that you had some kind of flu 😅
And here I though sounding snappy was a good thing lol
bummer, why u didnt stay in JW or Marriott in this series? There are more bonvoy members than any hotel loyalty program, so these 2 properties are highly searched and researched... :(
Highly searched, researched and highly reviewed lol. The Marriott was closed for reno while I was there and the JW's prices were sky high due to the vacuum of not having the Marriot (and the RC, perhaps). The new AI Marriott, I'd visit.
How o can take a Uber in the airport?
Book it on the app? lol
@@tfft yeah i know, whats i mean can the Uber pick me ok the airport, or i need to get out the airport??
Ah, I took "in" as "to"... you cannot get an Uber from the airport, you can only get one to the airport. Maybe you can walk a long distance to get one, but considering the tension between taxis and ubers in Mexico, this would not be advisable.
This seems to be a problem at many locations throughout the world. With travel demand sky rocketing, so has the greed. To do any type of decent traveling anymore really takes a total financial investment and a huge budget.
Sure, but a change of management is the perfect time to change things too.
Kempinski in Singapore is much better than this! You have to try it when you are in SG. 😊
Thanks for sharing ✈️
Disappointing for a Kempinski Kev 😮
For sure!
Wow, big colonizer energy in that decor. Hope you're feeling better soon!
"Big colonizer energy" will be used in a future review 😂
The building and the beach are very nice. Breakfast is lame but if it were free, that could be looked over, and if the dinner prices were lower and if the broke ass loungers were free...surely they don't charge for the broken ones do they?!
The broken ones were specifically the ones that were charged for lol
@@tfft there must be some consumer protection law against selling defective things/services
Without consistency, a luxury brand is sure to be thought less of. I know I think a lot less of Kempinsky now. The sheer nerve of setting out a kline like that...
Very curious what a kline is lol
@@tfft It's more of a leitmotif than a physical manifestation.
"Resort fees", "destination fees", whatever they want to call them, are an absolute scam!
That they are.
Even a complete remodel wouldn't justify the usurious food and beach facilities prices. Hard pass.
Fair enough!
What a dud…lacking any character and so uninspiring! A real shame knowing how capable they are of pulling off a showstopper infused with local influence. Hope you feel better soon and thank you for the review 🙏🏼
Yupp, been a long time since I've seen such an imbalance of a deal. Almost makes me think something was used against Kempinski to accept the deal lol. The local owner got away with a coup!
A very bog standard U.S. room style set up, functional and uninspiring. This overpriced Hotel looks dull in places, lacking atmosphere. I certainly wouldn't choose to stay at this property. The sad Breakfast Buffet offering didn't match the Mexican Sunrise especially after seeing what the Al Bustan Palace served up in Oman. Surprisingly; very disappointing, not what I would expect from Kempinski Brand. There are surely solid 4****, perhaps even 3, that I would enjoy a better holiday stay.
I’ve stayed in better Motel rooms globally than this
The furniture looks dirty and very used
Its basic 3 star at best
To be fair, you've been to some very very fancy motels lol
I wouldn't go back to Mexico under any circumstance. Nope. Not even for free. Never.
Well, it sounds like you had a wonderful time lol
None of those Cancun Hotels, give me a feeling, that I should visit Cancun. Absolutely not my style
To each their own. I know plenty of people with the same opinion and I understand it... but at the same time there are like 500 flights landing per day... so yeah, everyone's idea of paradise is a bit different.