Secrets Tulum - I am touring it this week. This one is different as it isn't beachfront. It's more jungly and you take a bus to their private beach club. Opening Oct 2023 (my guess is it will be delayed because we were told it's a hard hat area)

Secrets Playa Blanca Costa Mujeres - opens Feb 2024

Excellence Coral Playa Mujeres - early 2025

Secrets Playa Mujeres - closing early 2024 for a complete renovation. Will reopen late 2024.

Hyatt Vivid Grand
Dreams Grand Island
Dreams Mazatlan - 2024

Jamaica:
Unico - TBD
Hard Rock - TBD


Dominican Republic:
Secrets Tides - opens Jan 2024 (next door to Dreams Onyx).

St. Lucia
Secrets St Lucia - 2024



I think Hard Rock/Unico is doing another one but can't remember the name or where.

Do you have any deals for January for a solo traveler to and AI in Mexico? Email in profile.

JMac03 said:

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Secrets Tulum - I am touring it this week. This one is different as it isn't beachfront. It's more jungly and you take a bus to their private beach club. Opening Oct 2023 (my guess is it will be delayed because we were told it's a hard hat area)

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I'll be staying here in April when I go down to cenote dive. The plans look promising.

Hoyt Ag said:

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Do you have any deals for January for a solo traveler to and AI in Mexico? Email in profile.

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I can look when I get back home. Doing my best to not to work while on this trip. I may have time if the rain kicks in but hoping not. I'll be in touch!

No rush. It can wait. Just trying to plan something for escaping the snow.

If you're solo, sounds like you need to go to Temptations in Cancun. It's "ALL" inclusive.

Where is Coasta Mujeres in relation to Playa Mujeres? Trying to determine airport travel time for these new resorts.

Tad north. 3-5 miles.

I see they pushed the date back for the new secrets . Currently have it booked for next summer. Will be interesting to see if they get it completed in time.

AustinCountyAg said:

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I see they pushed the date back for the new secrets . Currently have it booked for next summer. Will be interesting to see if they get it completed in time.

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I have never seen a single Dreams/Secrets open on time.

What they typically do is move you to a semi-comparable resort (based on availability) and then provide you a free return stay. Not sure if they will continue to do this but my clients essentially get an extra vacay out of it.

AustinCountyAg said:

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I see they pushed the date back for the new secrets . Currently have it booked for next summer. Will be interesting to see if they get it completed in time.

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Pushed back til when? It's been October 2023 for a while. Are you seeing something new?

feb 24' now

Oh snap! We're booked for April so fingers crossed. Where are you seeing this?

https://www.hyattinclusivecollection.com/en/resorts-hotels/secrets/mexico/playa-blanca-costa-mujeres/

Haha. I thought we were talking about Secrets Tulum. I kept seeing October and thought maybe you got an email from them that I hadn't received yet.

My bad. Carry on.

We are going to secrets Cap Cana in April

So how is secrets Tulum JMac? Seeing that the resort is only a Category B on the Hyatt redemption has me thinking it may be a good idea to visit sooner rather than later before it gets the Moxche treatment and goes to an E or F....

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So how is secrets Tulum JMac? Seeing that the resort is only a Category B on the Hyatt redemption has me thinking it may be a good idea to visit sooner rather than later before it gets the Moxche treatment and goes to an E or F....

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I'm touring it tomorrow.

I'm in love with Moxche right now love

You weren't lying. The Riviera Maya beaches are stunning right now. Legit no sargassum. Can't wait to potentially move here.

Any story on progress of The Grand Moon Palace - Dominican?

I have no idea how I missed they were building a resort. I will see if I can find something, I'm not seeing anything at first glance. I LOVE the other Grand but wish it had a better beach.

Agreed. We've been twice to Grand Cancun and love it so much my inlaws went ahead and bought a membership. The beach is -not- Cancun standard but it is still light years better than Galveston!

We're doing a trip to Le Blanc Cabo in a few weeks on the member rates. Should be great!

Updates:

Secrets Moxche:

I LOVED Secrets Moxche. Love love love. I think the one downfall is that I didn't see many shade options during the daytime. At the main pool closest to the lobby, they had a bank of chairs (maybe 12-14) off to the side that were shaded a good bit of the day. Late afternoon most things were shaded. I should have done another walktrhough to see about shade but my days were pretty busy. For me, shade is a must.

Food was really good. Service at the French restaurant too entirely too long. Food wasn't that great (but not bad). Ember was definitely different. Really enjoyed the Japanese restaurant.

Rooms were very nice and large. Need more lighting in the bathroom. Had a great ocean and resort view from my balcony.

Secrets Akumal:
I only got to tour this - but would love to go back and stay there. Very lovely resort. Spread out with multiple pools. Beach narrower than what I thought it would be, but its supposed to be amazing for snorkeling. Has turtles hatching at certain times of the year.

Secrets Tulum:
I am very mixed about this one. Honestly no idea how they plan to open in 10 days. While it wasn't a hard hat for us, I was just shocked at how much needed to be done. My guess is they will open 1 or 2 buildings, but hoenstly I feel unless they pool off a miracle, anyone staying in the next month or so is getting a disservice. Honestly it looks 2-3 months easily from being done. The buildings are round - so rooms are in a circle with pools in the middle.

Its about a 10-15 min ride to the Beach Club. Not sure how I feel about this either. I've never been to Tulum, so riding down the narrow rode with lots of boutique hotels, shops, dinings and pharmacies was neat. You walk into the beach club and there is like a bar/welcome area, then walk a little further. Restaurant on the lft, can't remember what was on the right. Nice pool in the middle. Then they had some beach beds scattered throughout (feel like they need more). Then a fence, then the true beach area. Beach was nice. The other group got told Secrets bought the property next door and are expanding, but they didn't tell us that.

I will be interested to see it once fully operational. But I feel like the beach club couldn't have more than 100 people there at a time unless they add more beds, etc.


I bowed out of seeing Dreams Tulum and really glad I did. The other group got stuck for over 2 hours for a major accident.

So do I stick with Secrets Maroma Beach or try one of these or something else for my go-to Cancun vacation?

cadetjay02 said:

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So do I stick with Secrets Maroma Beach or try one of these or something else for my go-to Cancun vacation?

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I love Secrets Maroma. It's really hard to beat. Secrets Moxche is just different. The beach will be way better at Maroma although it wasn't bad at Moxche currently.

Service very similar. I thought the French was way better at Maroma. I thought the Japanese was better at Moxche. I will say the breakfast buffet at Moxche was pretty darn amazing.

I don't think you could go wrong at either. Next time I would choose Akumal over Maroma just to experience something different that I haven't done. I still think the beach is better at Maroma over Akumal.

And on a side note - for some resorts I can get cheaper than direct pricing if anyone ever wants a no-obligation quote (almost always on Secrets/Dreams). Some resorts rates are the same, but I should never be more.

Will these new Dreams resorts be top notch for families or will the current ones still be the go to? Need a family resort next summer

What's this new Excellence resort going up?

I'm thinking no. I can't tell if the first one is on an actual beach or just nearby. It may be and the other new hotel nearby.

I'm not sure how safe Mazatlan is. I would need to research but I know several agents mentioned safety.

ChoppinDs40 said:

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What's this new Excellence resort going up?

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Part of the same Excellence chain as Excellence Playa Mujeres, Beloved, Finest, etc.

Right but just another property right up the beach or something different about it?

I'll see if I can find where it is. My guess is further north based on the name.

JMac03 said:

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I'm thinking no. I can't tell if the first one is on an actual beach or just nearby. It may be and the other new hotel nearby.

I'm not sure how safe Mazatlan is. I would need to research but I know several agents mentioned safety.

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I'm hoping to find a family friendly all inclusive resort for next summer and saw your offer for pricing. Can I give you a call?

Sure! My email is in my profile. My number is on my website (last part of my email).