I treated my daughter to the Sandos Caracol Resort & Spa in the Mexican Mayan Riveria, Playa del Carmen for her 16th Birthday. We had such an awesome time. The Resort was clean, beautifully landscaped & manicured and, above all, the staff were friendly and more than willing to ensure your stay was enjoyable.
With 6 restaurants, 11 bars, a disco, spa & great fitness centre as well as endless activities, there was never a lack of things to do. We played water polo, beach & water volleyball, took salsa lessons and played in the ocean on body boards. The hotel even had special excursions planned every day of the week for an additional cost if you wanted to explore the ocean and/or other hot spots in Mexico.
There was live entertainment every evening, an amazing kids program that looked after the children from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm (including over the lunch period). The hotel put on a beach party one night and set up cococut stands right on the beach completely decorated w. carved fruit arrangements. Staff wandered the beach to take your drink orders and never did anyone look for or expect tips.
The food was good, although I must honestly say I enjoyed the buffet more so than the a la carte restaurants as there was more choices and I'm a picky eater. I really enjoyed all the fruits, vegetables, assortment of salads, freshly grilled fish,...I treated my daughter to the Sandos Caracol Resort & Spa in the Mexican Mayan Riveria, Playa del Carmen for her 16th Birthday. We had such an awesome time. The Resort was clean, beautifully landscaped & manicured and, above all, the staff were friendly and more than willing to ensure your stay was enjoyable.
With 6 restaurants, 11 bars, a disco, spa & great fitness centre as well as endless activities, there was never a lack of things to do. We played water polo, beach & water volleyball, took salsa lessons and played in the ocean on body boards. The hotel even had special excursions planned every day of the week for an additional cost if you wanted to explore the ocean and/or other hot spots in Mexico.
There was live entertainment every evening, an amazing kids program that looked after the children from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm (including over the lunch period). The hotel put on a beach party one night and set up cococut stands right on the beach completely decorated w. carved fruit arrangements. Staff wandered the beach to take your drink orders and never did anyone look for or expect tips.
The food was good, although I must honestly say I enjoyed the buffet more so than the a la carte restaurants as there was more choices and I'm a picky eater. I really enjoyed all the fruits, vegetables, assortment of salads, freshly grilled fish, freshly made omlettes and the wide variety of international dishes offered.
At the end of the day ... a week wasn't enough. My daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed our time at the resort. We laughed, danced and had wonderful talks with the staff. The hotel even offered free shuttle service every day into Playa del Carmen for the shoppers. We were free to do as much or as little as we wanted. The only problem ... not enough time to enjoy everything the hotel had to offer.
We would definitely recommend the Sandos Caracol Resort & Spa. Hola to all the Chicos & Chicas at the hotel ... I'm hoping to come back in September to celebrate my "other half's" 50th birthday.
Thanks to all who made this trip so memorable.
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