“Great Resort, Paradise Side is Fabulous”
NH Riviera Cancun
luvvacations247
Niagara Falls
10 dic 2009
Tipo de viaje: En pareja
View from 9203 Balcony
Great View
Pure Restaurant for Breakfast
Just returned from 2 weeks at the NH Riviera Cancun. We stayed on the Paradise side. Worth the extra money, if you don't have children and want to be spoiled.
Flight down with Transat was the usual sardine situation, but no real concerns.
Transport to the hotel was quick and easy(took about 20 minutes). Check in was also quick since there was only 1 other couple checking into the Paradise side. Once we were shown our room it was beatiful with a great view on the second floor. I was able to ask/persuade the concierge at the Paradise check-in for an Ocean Front room. After waiting for a couple of hours, he was able to honour our request and you will see from the pics, that it was definitely worth the wait. People say that the room doesn't really matter since you are not in it very much, but I disagree. If you have a fabulous room, only 50 meters from the ocean, with a drop-dead ocean view, with an outdoor jacuzzi on a huge balcony and the waves lulling you to sleep every night, you will spend a lot of time there enjoying your stokced mini fridge after a day by the beach or pool.
Room was large and best we have ever had in our 20 visits down to the Caribbean. We have stayed at El Dorado Seaside, Dreams Tulum, Rui Palace Cabo, to give you an idea of what we compare it to. Crazy view, good housekeeping, quiet and very civilized. We were in room 9203. The 9000 building and the 7000 building both have ocean front rooms.
We did not have any trouble with booking all our dinner reservations at the a la carte restaurants with the concierge every Monday morning for the whole week. Dalel and Jackie were just fabulous and Luis was also great.
Pure is the restaurant on the Paradise side. It is open for breakfast and offers a limited but good menu of simple food, with an awesome view. It is adults only. If you are in a hurry or require a lot of selection you will need to go the buffet for breakfast. We ordered room service for breakfast and lunch and it was also good, but with a limited menu. Always delivered quickly and almost always with the correct food.
We only went to the buffet 2 for breakfast. It was cafeteria style and did not have as much selection as we were used to.
Lunch we had at the grill by the pool and had some great snacks, skewers, fish, burgers, nachos and salsa/guacamole.
We ate every dinner at an a la carte restaurant and all were good. Pure for dinner is Gourmet fusion, which means they serve you all sorts of weird food, all about the size of a multi-vitamin. 12 courses in all. Did it once but did not return.
All other a la cartes were awesome. Our favourite was Senses, the gourmet restaurant. Good service, awesome food, great ambiance for a romantic evening. Asian was also very good, and food was great and a nice romantic setting. Italian was also good and food was good. Mexican restaurant was good, but the lighting in the restaurant was too much. I've been in tanning beds that were less illuminated than that! But all was good.
Beach by the Paradise side was small but rock-free and the beach was not busy the first week, but was busier the second week on account of American Thanksgiving. Paradise side was filled with mostly Americans, some Europeans and a few Canadians.
Gym facilities were modern and not too busy. 3 good treadmills, 2 ellipticals. lots of free weights and other machines. Opens at 7:00 am.
Spa area is very good and very seldom used by anyone. Have a great jacuzzi, steam room and sauna.
Grounds around the resort are growing in and never appeared sparse on the Paradise side.
Paradise Lounge opens at 8:00 am and offers cold drinks and continental breakfast and has 2 computers that offer free internet. After 5:00 it offers a full range of premium brand liquor, good Chilean wines and snacks. Good spot to check your internet before dinner. Lobby bar and surrounding lobby area is huge and a great place to have a drink before dinner. Sometimes they have live music.
We found service to be very good. We had the luxury of being at NH Riviera Cancun for 2 weeks so some of the friendly staff got to know us well. I tip for good service, I take interest in people's lives and are interested in their culture and speak a little Spanish. This all goes a long way. If you don't take any interest in their lives, chances are they will take minimal interest in your life. C'est la vie. We found them all to be courteous, helpful and relatively efficient.
We made the day-long trek to Chichen Itza and it was awesome. We booked it through Olympus Tours and they were first rate. You can book your tours through them on their website and then confirm with the Olympus Tour rep at NH Riviera Cancun, by the spa. We also went into Puerto Morelos for lunch and had a great day. Cab ride is $6 usd. Great fun.
I would recommend this resort to anyone looking for a relaxing holiday. The non-Paradise side was very full and loud when we were there from Nov. 20-Dec 4. Have fun and enjoy. Your vacation is what you make it. Hasta leugo!
Fecha de la estancia diciembre 2009
Motivo del viaje Leisure
Viajé con With Spouse/Partner
Edad 35_49
Miembro desde 31 octubre 2007
¿Le recomendarías este hotel a un amigo? Yes
