Two weeks of relax in Playa del Carmen. Yucatan peninsula, Mexico
hello, I'm back from a week in Mexico, or better, and in particular the Riviera Maya from Playa del Carmen in Mexico. Did I say that because Mexico, the real one I have not visited, though I must say I found it really well, the locals are wonderful, really wonderful places.
I traveled with the tour operator press tour for the first time, and I can say that the service was very good, always, and as usual for the choice I have entrusted to Lastminute.sm Otiensis, who always manages to offer trips to lower price and from which you can only return satisfied. The only thing that was not to my liking, and not only mine, was the airline Lauda Air LIVINGSTON, with great air tight places, extreme hardship and chairs for a trip of 12 hours I assure you that is really horrible, and then if you are traveling with them, bring a sandwich and Duty Free to buy yourself a drink, lest you die of hunger and thirst. If we decide to go to places near emergency exits, know that you have to pay a surcharge, and then if those places are free, hostesses attack us where a piece is written confidential and only if you backed it up just a moment you are . It 's a thing I do not ever and certainly for the next trip I will not travel with the Livingsone, the cattle cars are more comfortable and much better than the animals treated with more respect. The period of my stay, from 31/08/2010 to 15/09/2010, as to that of the Mexicans, I was really lucky because the weather was absolutely beautiful, with some rain in ten minutes, three days over the two weeks, however, is not really the best time to go to Mexico, the best period is from February, autumn is the time for them. The humidity is really high, they too suffered from that are used, so you find yourself standing still dripping with sweat. I stayed at the Barcelo Maya Beach, which is part of a complex of 5 hotels Maya, Caribbean, Colonial, Tropical and Palace (a big city) with an all-inclusive that allowed you to eat and drink from 7 am to 2 am The food was good, the service impeccable, the drinks are always fresh, without the need to lavish tips every day. As for the hotel, the Maya Beach, I must say that without trying to nit, since it is not perfect, (some mattonellina out of place to look for good, surely I would find) is a hotel really clean and friendly, the only sore point for me when I went in this period at least, is that the air conditioning is only in the bedrooms, a la carte restaurants and bathrooms, the rest is conditioned by time. To have the air conditioning in every place and also in the elevator, as well as the waiting room in the bathroom complete with chair and small table to place your drink, sun stone in the pool and hammocks on the terrace of many rooms, and much more, well, is easy enough to stay at the Palace, the last and just in order of construction, dating back about two years ago, the 5 hotels. I honestly prefer much more the Maya Beach, the most warm and welcoming, and where you have more fun. The All Inclusive also includes 6 dinners including 3 at the Spanish restaurant and three to the Mexican restaurant, I personally do not recommend them both, but there is obviously a very personal opinion, I then tried the Capri restaurant, of which the best were hors d'oeuvres buffet with ham, parmesan, mozzarella, etc.. all very good for the rest .... We are not in Italy. The buffet restaurant is very diverse, starting from breakfast, where you find that you can remember Italy, bagels, croissants, cornflakes boxes in portions, really good, besides, of course, a myriad of other good things to enjoy; for lunch there is a wide choice of food, even pasta, but I can not give a true opinion because I avoid eating outside, however there were those who took it and ate the meat is really good and tender, and even the fish is cooked well, and then there's pizza, hot dogs and hamburgers with the hot dogs and various sauces, such as from our Mc Donald in the evening then change every night a different theme, Italian, French, Mexican, Spanish, etc ..., you never get bored just believe me. And if you do not want to eat buffet, next to the pool and beach, the restaurant is open from 10.30 to 18.30, where you eat really well, paella here is exceptional. In opting for a garden view room, I chose a room on the ground floor and tell you, the dawn coming out to the terrace, I looked just like being in a jungle, and I could see more closely the many animals that walked or hopped on the trees, in short, really wonderful. In addition to the pool bar, find a corner whirlpool serves until 19, and then plenty of sun beds and hammocks, as well as beds on the beach there are plenty of them. The long beach is well kept, clean and controlled, you can not swim in the pool or access to the beach than 22.00, so much so dark as the lights go out right, you will not find even the street. The lights over the 23 remain on the paths of communication to get to the reception and the various blocks of rooms and corridors outside the rooms of course, for the rest off, but it gives me the idea that it is not just a matter of saving energy (which still counts), but to allow nocturnal animals not to be too bothered by us. As usual I naturally recall that education and respect for persons should be an obligation, but of course not, but then we are all ready to complain about what is dirty or broken or dysfunctional, is full of the geeks 'the usual hotel but that he has paid you can afford to do everything, is always there. Another thing that seems important to me is that if you go with a child under 18 in a club, or have drink alcohol, well forget it, there are just hard. About domestic travel, remember that there is a train or bus, to go out outside the hotel takes you (the flags) just near the exit, from where you can get your collective, clean, safe and air-conditioned with 20 pesos per person you bring in Playa del Carmen and Tulum to 30 pesos, do not take taxis instead of cost overstatement. Tropical hotel is Plaza Mexicana, many shops and stalls where you can shop, but obviously if you go to Playa where there are three other of the Market, where you can choose with confidence without having to stand up to a bargain spasm, of course you save. The beauty of the Mexicans, however, compared to other places, is that if you tell him you're not interested in buying, does not stress you too much, and not cheap. To make excursions TULUM should do this alone with 6 against the euro 45/50 requested by the agencies see everything and make the bathroom into a truly Caribbean Sea, including the Isle of CUZUMEL you can do it alone and treat when you get in on rprezzi ' island until the spasm, but surely save a lot. The biosphere Si'an Kan is really wonderful, and Rio Lagartos, the agency loses a little and it costs a lot, from Condor with 80 to 110 meters with overseas, but you can safely make this trip alone. At about 200 meters from the hotel to see there are the cenotes, many to see and where you can.