When you're busy sipping your frothy drink along the Riviera Maya, isn't your first thought always -- I wonder how Fido is digging his thalasso-therapy?
The Paraiso de la Bonita just rolled their "Haute Dog Package," a Leona Helmsley-esque treatment just for your four-legged friend.
In the event you brought your doggie with you to the sprawling Mexican shore, be rest assured -- Chicken liver puree, dog walks and massage, as well as thalasso-therapy and "daily afternoon tea in the Bird's Lounge" are but a few of the pooch perks here.
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.
ABC network stars Teri Hatcher and Kate Walsh recently took a trip (but not together) to the Paraiso de la Bonita in Riviera Maya, Mexico over the Memorial Day Weekend.
So while Lindsay Lohan was melting down at the Mondrian Hotel, Kate Walsh was cuddling with her new fiancé Alex Young and Teri Hatcher was exploring the area with her boyfriend Stephen Kay.
Out of destruction comes construction, which in some cases can mean the aftermath is better than the pre-disaster days. This has certainly been the case with many Cancun-area hotels in Mexico, including Ceiba del Mar in Puerto Morelos.
Low-key hideaway Ceiba del Mar rebuilt like everyone else after Hurricane Wilma, but it decided to use the downtime and construction needs to expand the size of its rooms, adding more suites. The room count went down by more than 20 percent--to 88--so the resort could make 37 of them suites and another 7 of them swank penthouses with huge terraces and a whirlpool tub (pictured here). The spa is more than an afterthought and was expanded to almost 9,000 square feet.
We like the fact that Cieba del Mar is separated from Cancun both figuratively and literally. There's no annoying activity director by the pretty pool, which flows in front of all the villa buildings, and you can walk out the front door to a town with real locals--people that don't just serve tourists all day. This is an upscale place to unwind and relax without the aid of artificial merriment.
This doesn't mean the hotel is rustic, however. The suites all have wide plasma TVs and everybody gets a CD player and free wi-fi access: the latter a real rarity in these parts.
Those with an early flight can catch a few extra winks here too: it's one of the closest area hotels to the airport.
