The Hideaway At Royalton Riviera Cancun

By Caroline | Trip to Cancun, Mexico

“Amazing Experience” 

The Royalton at Cancun was beyond any expectation I could have possibly had, when you come through the front doors you are crossing a marble floored lobby that is about the size of a football field and guided to the Hideaway reception . Opening the door to our room I though I have got to be dreaming pure luxury ( although we were not ocean front it ended up being perfect since the sun set on the back of the building and we sipped champagne as the sun set over the mexican mangroves) The choice of restaurants is incredible from Italian, to Greek to Seafood to Japanese to Mexican to An amazing Steakhouse there is something for everyone ( and the quality is superb by my fussy gourmet standards ). To accompany your meal the choice of premium alcohol is incredible , like a kid being set loose in a candy store  Spent some time at the Gym since eating and drinking tend to make you a little fluffy 2 floor modern facility with more than enough equipment for everyone, I never waited for a machine and the gym was busy. But my favorite stop was the spa , ohhh the spa . A surreal journey that your are guided by a personal assistant through one hour of thermal therapy and I was alone in the spa ( saunas , steam , hot , cold , then the pool with a whole series of different massage stations. ) once the journey through the pool was complete I was invited to lay down on one of the many long chairs while my assistant gave me a head massage. After all of this spoiling I was guided to my 25 minute massage – I left the spa feeling like jello ! We decided we really needed some downtime so we did not participate in any of the poolside activities , chilling by the beach was our thing , the chairs are incredibly comfortable and the beach bar which is directly on the beach occasionally had some live music ( we were serenaded by a violinist ) as we listed to the carribean sea rolling at our feet and Raul who kept asking us what we would like to eat or drink – I don’t think it gets more heavenly than this

The strong points The food , taste, presentation and quality two thumbs up, Impeccable site, extremely clean and beautifully decorated. The spa was sublime really out of body experience ! The weak points Musty smell in our room the 1st two days-we were told it was the surrounding vegetation- smell was worse at the boutiques. My biggest complaint would be the Travelsmart solicitation, got sucked in at check in then harrassed several times passing the lobby