https://fridaflowers.business.site
Friday Flowers Link
Frida Flowers Email
Do Not Disturb and Housekeeping LED
A little LED outside the room lights up on most rooms, mine did not.
Arbolea (Breakfast Buffet)
Arbolea (Breakfast Buffet): Excellent buffet style breakfast with made-to-order eggs, French Toast, Mexican specialties and a wide variety of fruit, pastries, and more.
Maratea (Mediterranean)
Food and Restaurants: Breakfast buffet was wonderful. Great food quality. The Italian and Japanese restaurants also had great food quality. The center lobby bar restaurant has the best nachos anywhere. The other speciality restuarants were ok.Maratea (Mediterranean): Pizza and pasta were fantastic.
Autor (Mexican)
Autor (Mexican): Food was good, but limited selection. We tried it the first night, and did not return.
Ukai (Japanese)
Ukai (Japanese): Food was really good. We had the last night, and then got nachos afterwards at Ultramar (center lounge).
Restaurants
We had dinner at another restaurant where I had Indian Chicken and Naan bread that was just average.Chiringuitos (Snack Beach Bar for Lunch): Really good cheeseburgers and specialty drinks.Our Favorite: Ultramar Lounge Bar. Fantastic nachos.
Dress Code
Dress Code: Resort casual. I wore nice shorts, designer shirt, and flip flops to dinner almost every night.
Checkout
Checkout: Review of resort bill statement was quick and easy at the front desk.
Pools and Beaches
Pools and Beaches: The pools are beautiful. The beach is wonderful. I had drink service at the beach, which was fine. As you may have seen in other reviews, the resort beach has lots of seaweed, which during a few days of high-wind, made the beach more of a challenge to go swimming. There was one high wind day which brought in tons of seaweed, which never allowed the water access easy. This is due to the resort being located in a cove. On other beaches on the coast, elaborate wave and seaweed blocking structures have been put in place, which is equally an eyesore, but provided relatively seaweed-free water to swim in. The water clarity at the resort which much better than the normal coastal beaches (like at the Fairmont Mayakoba).
Tips
Stay and Regional tips: (a) Taxis charge a 10 percent credit card fee. Always ask and pre-arrange the total fare in advance.(b) Eat early and skip reservations.(c) Let staff know of any problems early, instead of hoping problems will fix themselves (as I thought with turn-down service not being provided).
Coba
The Mayan pyramids were amazing.
Cancun Airport
Arrival was going well until I got to immigration. The automated machines did not work well. What should have been 5 minutes turned out to be more than 30 waiting for the machine to work.
Airport Ride Pickup
Aiport Pickup: The Cancun Airport has grown. It how has a international Terminal 4 for flights from Europe. Most American flights (including United) arrive at Termainal 3. No tourist form for Americans. No exit tax or other fees as of February 2023. The immigration was automated for me, but even with that, the automated device was not functioning properly and it took almost 20 minutes to wait for one person in front of me. It's important for these devices to remove glasses and don't move so it can scan your face. After going through the timeshare and tour section, there was a mass of people offering rides outside the exit. Finding my ride was a hassle. I looked for the Conrad Hilton Tulum which took about 5 minutes, and then they couldn't find my pre-arranged ride. I had to find my email with attachment, and then they found it. So pro-tip, access your email with attachment, or print out the confirmation.
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