As a birthday surprise to my son Aidan, I decided to skip out of town and head South of the border to Mexico. It was a great idea to escape the start of the cold weather here in Ohio. We flew Delta Business class which was great as we could each enjoy our own shows and the big comfy seats. My 7 (almost 8 year old) is a spoiled traveler...but hey...its our thing!
Upon arrival we took a transfer 30 minutes South of Cancun Airport and made our way to the Playa Del Carmen area. We arrived and were greeted with a nice tropical drink of something..didn't matter it was great. Check in went smoothly and we were upgraded to the VIP buildings which was great as we were also surprising my parents who arrived 5 days earlier and who were already booked in this building.
The rooms were nice, simple and clean with a huge glass enclosed shower and lovely balcony overlooking a garden area. We changed and headed to the pool/beach within minutes. The pool was fantastic and we tried out the spinning bikes in the pool. Both of us enjoyed the unlimited Virgin Pina Colada and Strawberry Daiquiris. They had a great bar on the beach with swings all around...big hit with my 7 year old. We spent the day in the pool and at the beach and then headed to Room 5429 to make "our dinner" reservations. It was the best thing I could think of. The look on my son and dad's face was priceless....both of them said "What are you doing here?" My mom knew of our surprise and neither of us could believe we made it that far without slipping to our travel partners.
The rest of the stay was filled with lots of sun, pool and beach and great meals. We made sure to hit the nightly entertainment and even squeezed in a massage and relaxed in the spa. A must and the best feature of the resort!
I can't tell you what even a short 4 nights in a warm place, near the ocean can do for you. It was a blessing and I am already planning the next escape.
