Comfort, flavor and nature, ingredients in Playacar

Playa del Carmen, Q Roo. — On Avenida Xaman-Ha blocks 9 and 10 in Playacar, the Riu Palace Riviera Maya hotel is located in front of the white sand beach in Playa del Carmen, a luxury place that offers 24-hour All-Inclusive service.

The gastronomy that the hotel has allows you to enjoy flavors of regional cuisine and international cuisine. The main restaurant stands out for its buffet breakfasts with live cooking stations, and in the theme restaurants, you can taste the best Italian, Japanese and Mexican recipes, among many others. It has five 5 bars with cutting-edge mixology.

The rooms have excellent comfort and a design that inspires rest, where guests say that the bed hugs them and the bath salts are a delight to achieve a restful sleep.

In the hotel pools, one of them with a swim-up bar with refreshing and attractive drinks to post on Instagram. On the beach there is an area with sun loungers to enjoy the Caribbean Sea in all its splendor.

Costa Mujeres

One of the destinations that RIU Hotels & Resorts is exploring is Costa Mujeres in Quintana Roo, the new tourist area in the Mexican Caribbean that has beautiful natural settings, a white sand beach and turquoise sea.

This year the third hotel was inaugurated in Costa Mujeres: the Riu Latino, a 5-star hotel with 24-hour All-Inclusive service, which offers the comforts and facilities of the Riu Classic hotels, but with the added value of the exclusive service of the Adults Only resorts that until now, in Mexico, were reserved for Riu Palace hotels.

The Riu Latino has 594 rooms, guests can select from standard double rooms to rooms with views of the Caribbean Sea, as well as luxurious swim-out rooms, with private pools. The rooms will have a fresh and sober style, with the use of natural and light colors, inviting you to enjoy disconnection and calm.

As for gastronomy, at the Riu Latino hotel you can savor dishes from six restaurants: the main Moctezuma; the Italian Milan; the Asian Geisha; a steakhouse restaurant to enjoy the best meats; the Kulinarium gourmet restaurant and Pepe’s Food”, a buffet of grilled food.

In addition to its five bars: the Mariachi lounge bar, with a terrace; the Velvet lobby bar; a Sports bar, open 24 hours a day, and our pool bars, Tequila and Mezcal, the latter aquatic.

In the outdoor area, there are five swimming pools, as well as the Splash Water World water park. For a time of relaxation, the Renova Spa wellness center stands out.

Riu Latino is located on the beachfront of Bahía Mujeres, and there is the alternative of going on a catamaran, trying kayaking or getting started in diving with a basic course in the pool.

Tours

Being in Playa del Carmen you can make various excursions, for example to Sian Ka’an, this time Blue Caribe was the guide, the tour is heading to Tulum to find the route that leads to the Sian Ka’an Biosphere, heritage of declared by UNESCO since 1987, it has 530,000 hectares and hundreds of endangered species.

Upon arrival at the biosphere visitor center, the transfer is via boat to start exploring the mangrove route and navigate in an active ecosystem where we can observe some local and migratory birds that take flight across the lagoon. You will be able to admire the wildlife that develops in this place, the natural habitat of animals such as: Manatees, crocodiles, turtles, dolphins, among a number of species that reside or immigrate in the place.

To get to know the beauties of the destinations, RIU has alliances with: TUI Musement Mexico, with headquarters in Cancun and offices in Playa del Carmen, Puerto Vallarta and Cabo. And with Cancun Sailing, which offers catamaran services.

The RIU hotel chain has different complexes in the Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen, Cancun, Costa Mujeres, among others. Its rooms have excellent comfort and design.

patricia.ortega@eleconomista.mx