10th Anniversary getaway - All Inclusive Suggestions: Le Blanc or Atelier or ...

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TexasJewel
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Howdy! We're getting away for our 10-year anniversary celebration a couple months late. It will be our first big trip sans kids.

We are looking for:
Direct flight from Houston
Preferably Adult Only
Nice Beach, pretty water, nice sand, minimum sargassum
Nice Pools with Swim Up Bar
Good Food/Drinks
Activities
Some evening entertainment...nothing like nightclubs and parties, but something!

Right now my options for roughly same price are Inspira swim out at Atelier or lagoon view at Le Blanc. Also looked at a couple Secrets - Maroma, Akumal and the new Playa Blanca.
Also toyed with doing a Sandals or Couples resort in Jamaica.

Thanks and BTHO Tennessee!!!
JMac03
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All of those options are solid choices. With that said, sargassum could be an issue at any. Less likely in hotel zone and north of airport, but still could happen.

I love Le Blanc. Only toured the Cancun one, stayed at Cabo.
Secrets Maroma is always an awesome choice. Amazing beach.

Have clients onsite right now at Secrets Playa Blanca, and another who stayed last week. I also will throw in Secrets Moxche in the mix. Akumal is quite a bit further, but is a lovely property. I think the beach is better at Maroma but snorkeling is better at Akumal.

If I can help my email is in my signature.
breezecustomtravel
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Agreed! All of those options are solid choices.

I felt like the entertainment and activities were a tiny step up at Secrets resorts rather than Le Blanc and Atelier. But I really liked the Inspira Swim Out Rooms at Atelier more than Secrets Maroma.

And another vote for looking at Secrets Moxche, it is stunning.

Will be Sargassum at any of those resorts, unfortunately. Playa Mujeres and north of Cancun usually sees less. Secrets Maroma has really really pretty beach.

Have you thought about maybe Isla Mujeres and the new Impression Secrets Resort there? Could be an option?



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wcb
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If you can do it, go Inspira Rooftop at Atelier.

Thank me later.
harringtontravelco
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These are all great options I've toured all of your properties you have listed above. Just this year I've stayed at Le Blanc Cancun and Atelier. If you have not found a travel advisor to help narrow this down and give first hand destination knowledge I would love to help plan your travels. What's great about having an advisor is unlike booking things yourself we have relationships with the staff to get our clients extra amenities and perks. My contact info is in my bio.

Thought I would include some of my person pics of these properties
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EclipseAg
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Can't go wrong with Secrets Maroma Beach. Beautiful resort, not too quiet but not too loud. Beautiful beach and pools and great staff.

Get a swim-out room.
JMac03
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EclipseAg said:

Can't go wrong with Secrets Maroma Beach. Beautiful resort, not too quiet but not too loud. Beautiful beach and pools and great staff.

Get a swim-out room.



What's funny is I hated our swim out room there and glad we only had it 1 night. Might had been better if I was in preferred club, but the way the resort is laid out, people walk past your room to get to others. We were woken up so many times by people being super load on their way back to their rooms from 12AM-2AM. Didn't hear a peep when we moved up to floor 3 after the first night.
pixie
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We've been doing adults-only AI resorts once or twice a year for the past 10-15 years or so and have been to most of the ones listed and several others. We only went to LeBlanc once because we really don't like the high-rise Cancun scene and prefer resorts in a more "natural" setting. That being said the service and food were all some of the best we have had, although the basic room at LeBlanc felt much smaller than any of the other adults-only places we've visited (more hotel and less resort-like). We don't spend much time in the room, but the single sink bathroom was tight for 2 people trying to get ready for a nice dinner at the same time. It's something small, but at this price point was annoying. I think you would have to upgrade to one of their top-level rooms to get a double-sink bathroom, but you can splurge for an anniversary

We've been to Secrets Maroma at least 5 times (I've lost track) so we obviously like it because we are beach people and not interested in sitting at the pool. The soft, wide white-sand beach is really nice and there aren't a bunch of other resorts nearby even though it's only about 30 minutes from the airport. The food and service are both good here, and I highly recommend going preferred club room because of the reserved beach section where the palapas are spaced a bit farther apart and have nicer loungers and also access to the new private beach club/restaurant that they have added. It also puts your room in buildings closer to the beach with better views. I also suggest selecting an ocean view room so you are in the top floor, especially if you are light sleepers. People dragging their furniture and clomping around in rooms above you can be noticeable in the lower floors. Sargassum can be a big issue here, more so in the summer and fall than in winter so keep that in mind. That being said, they do work hard with teams of staff out raking the beach or collecting sargassum with a tractor.

We just went to Secrets Akumal last winter and would definitely return. Very similar product to Secrets Maroma, but we found the food not quite as good but perhaps we just haven't found our dishes yet. The beach is not as wide or open as Maroma, but is really nice. The snorkeling right off the beach was a big plus seeing sea turtles, stingrays, lots of fish. Because the resort is right next to a turtle sanctuary, there are no motorized water sports and we enjoyed the quiet and not having to hear jet skis all afternoon. If I recall, they do have a sargassum barrier although it was winter when sargassum isn't usually as big of a problem so I don't know how effective it is when sargassum is peaking. I don't think preferred club is necessary here since it doesn't really get you much extra. It's farther from the airport, but really only took just over an hour to get there.

I think all Secrets products will have the nice pools with swim up bars, good food/drinks, activities and evening entertainment you are looking for. We haven't tried Moxche yet, but it looks beautiful.

As others have said, sargassum could be problematic at any of these resorts especially this time of year, but north of Cancun is supposed to be better.
ttha_aggie_09
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Stumbled across this thread and am heading to Le Blanc Cancun in July for anniversary. Already went to the Cabo one and we loved it there!

Any advice or tips to book things before I get there?
harringtontravelco
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Email the Conceiege team to make your dining reservations ahead of time as well as hydrotherapy appointments which one per day/per person is included. My contact info is in my bio if you want to email
Brooke Harrington
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