Cancun Vacation

Try to do and see as much as possible. I have been there twice and still have not done everything there is to do. If you are 20 to 30 and like the nightlife, it can't be beat. I would suggest Señor Frog's and Carlos 'n Charlie's.

Quick Tips:

DO NOT DRINK THE WATER. I was deathly ill for 2 days on my second trip. I did not drink any water other than bottled, but use caution when eating a salad in a place that does not used purified water (they wash the lettuce). The sun is hotter than you think.

Best Way To Get Around:

Taxis are the best, but they drive like madmen! There are buses, which are very cheap but crowded and smelly. The taxi drivers can be bargained with.

The rooms and service were fantastic. There is a super-large wrap-around pool. It had a shallow section for children, then up to about 5 feet for everyone else. They have a pool bar that you actually swim up to, with seats under water. It was very nice to relax in and around the pool area.

You cannot use cash in the resort (except for the day you check-out), as they issue cards for your room and everything is billed to your room. You can pay it daily or at check-out. It was nice not to have to carry a wallet to the pool.

Service at the pool was great. You could order food and drinks, which were delivered to your seat. The rooms were great (see the room diagram in photo section)! You can book the entire villa (two bedrooms/two baths), or you can book either the large room (one bedroom, one bath, and a kitchen or living room) or just the small room (just like a hotel room).

Mikado's is a Japanese steakhouse/sushi restaurant that was fantastic. Of course, it was the typical style of Japanese steakhouse, where you eat around the grill that the food is prepared on. Unlike the typical ones, however, it had the best food I had ever eaten in a Japanese steakhouse.