HotelChatter - Tag: Mexico Hotel Reviews

Puerto Morales: Riviera Maya's El Cid Hotel Gets Some Upgrades

jennm — 2008-01-14T15:53:13-05:00

The $50-million renovation of Riviera Maya's Hotel Marina El Cid Spa & Beach Resort is now complete, adding to the property 150 new junior suites, a fourth restaurant, Mayan-themed spa, convention center and host of eco-friendly activities. Here are the details that matter...

The all-inclusive resort, which sits along 1,969 feet of Mexico's Riviera Maya, features an architectural design that mixes Mexican colonial with contemporary, and the hotel's new junior suites are consistent with that look and feel, decorated in dark wood furnishings, granite countertops and stainless steel accents.

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Puebla: La Purificadora More Nightclub Than Hotel

pbb — 2007-11-26T14:52:49-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/purificadora.jpg" class="imgborder">The latest in a string of achingly trendy Mexican hotels, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/La+Purificadora/ian/255261">La Purificadora</a> is the Habita group's first property in Puebla, near Monterrey. The syndicate's other properties have opened in what are arguably more jet set locations, like Cancun and Mexico City, but that isn't stopping them from bringing trendy design and a party-focused scene to Northern Mexico. With an open-air lobby, glassed-in pool and rooftop bar, the place stays busy, with music pumping until late, reviewer Tara Fitzgerald reports. Despite the noise, the hit-or-miss service, "patchy" WiFi and shoddy room construction, she declares the Purificadora worth a stay:<blockquote>[It's] a cool alternative for design-savvy travelers who aren't sticklers for service.</blockquote>Guess its great location in the heart of town--and

Tulum: Kiteboarding and Sand-Biking are Big Attractions at La Zebra

amandak — 2007-10-17T11:31:54-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/LaZebraCabin.jpg" class="imgborder"> Down on Tulum Beach in Mexico the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/La+Zebra+Luxury+Cabanas/local/703">La Zebra Beach Cantina & Cabanas</a> are adding to their already established repertoire of having <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/9/34352/86451/hotels/_Retro_Jungle_Vibes_and_Free_Tequila_at_La_Zebra_">retro jungle vibes</a> (and sometimes free tequila) by ramping up their onsite adventure activity sideline.Combining transport, a workout and a lot of fun, La Zebra is offering guests the use of its special sand-bikes. The sand-bikes are specially geared and have extra fat tires so you can hit the beach in front of La Zebra and ride for miles (or until you want to turn back for more tequila).And for more extreme adventurers, La Zebra has hooked up with a local kiteboarding school to offer lessons and equipment hire--apparently the wind situation makes

San Jose De Cabo: Kate Beckinsale Displays Signs of Paranoia at Palmilla Hotel Pool

juliana — 2007-07-10T09:00:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/kate_beckinsale_cabo.jpg" class="imgborder">A reader wrote into <a href="http://perezhilton.com/?p=1192">Perez Hilton</a> about some especially atrocious behavior of Kate Beckinsale at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/One+and+Only+Palmilla/local/44">One & Only Palmilla Hotel</a> in Mexico recently. It turns out other paying hotel guests are not allowed to take pictures of anything or anyone, so long as Ms. Beckinsale is around. Here's a snippet of the letter posted on P-Nasty's site.<blockquote>I was staying at the Palmilla in Cabo this weekend for a friend's wedding. The day after the wedding (Sunday, July 8th) the bride's sister was taking pictures at the kiddie pool of her young son with a big iguana. A hotel employee sheepishly asked her to see her camera. She was flustered and gave it over, and two

Tulum: 'Retro-Jungle Vibes' and Free Tequila at La Zebra

Jenna — 2007-07-09T09:20:10-05:00

Heading to the Mayan Riviera? Check out the newly renovated La Zebra Cantina & Cabanas in Tulum (about two hours south of Cancun), a nine-cabana property that promises an authentic Mexican beachfront experience.

La Zebra boasts a "retro-jungle" vibe and they describe their own decor as "jungle chic." Hmmm... we have no idea how chic or retro jungles can be, but the pictures on the website look pretty neat.

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