Monday, October 3, 2016

Riviera Maya Mexico 2016

I went to Mexico with best friends and we stayed at Iberostar Paraiso Beach in Riviera Maya. It's an all-inclusive resort, so food, drinks and non-motor activities were all included. 
Check out my vlog for highlights of my trip:

We flew from Montreal on September 22nd and there was a free shuttle service from airport to our resort. It was about 40-50 minutes away from Cancun airport. The resort was big and nice. The employees were so nice and helpful and we had a great time. Our rooms were small especially since we were 4 in a room and the beds were small for all of us (we had 2 double beds). 
We spent most of the time at the beach. It was so relaxing! We tried kayaking at the beach, which was a lot of fun.  
 
They had free drinks and buffet at the beach including burgers, fries, rice etc. The best part was the self served ice cream machine (vanilla, chocolate and both). My friends and I loved it! It was so good! 
 
We each got henna tattoos at the beach. The prices started from $10 USD and depending on the design, it can go up to $30 USD. 
 
At our beach, there was an area where they had some paid water activities (parasailing, jet skiing). We decided to try parasailing and it was our first time trying it. One of my friends and I went first and everything went well but then when our other two friends went, it didn't go too well. They dropped in water and a guy came to their rescue.
However, our only complaint is the food at our resort. There were a couple of restaurants and we were able to reserve two restaurants. We tried Italian restaurant called Don Alfredo and we really didn't like the food there. They also had free room service and delivered food like pizza, chicken nuggets, nachos, etc.  
Room Service
La Dorada (Mediterranean restaurant) was much nicer though and their food tasted much better.
La Dorada Restaurant 
La Dorada Restaurant 
This was the only time we actually enjoyed our food. They had a lot of seafood options.
La Dorada Restaurant 
As for the other days, we ate at the buffets they had and even though they had variety of dishes, the quality just wasn't there. Their
Breakfast Buffet
Even though we spent most of our time at the beach, we did check out their pools, which were nice.

Overall, it was a nice trip and best part was we got to travel altogether and celebrate our 10 years of friendship.