The Perfect Luxurious Family Friendly Escape

Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya is actually what desires are fabricated from. This lavish all-inclusive five-star resort is positioned simply off the beautiful azure waters of the Caribbean Sea on a white sandy seaside with non-public lagoons. Change metropolis life for tropical views of lush jungles and rolling ocean waves. Riviera Maya, positioned alongside Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, is a magical solar vacation spot the place households can uncover historical archaeological websites, various wildlife and pure wonders reminiscent of cenotes and caves.

The household pleasant facet of the resort, Hacienda, is fabulous for younger youngsters and youths and filled with motion. (The resort has an extravagant grownup solely part known as Heaven if touring kid-free.) Your internal (exhausting) rock star will begin singing upon arrival as well-known tunes drift by means of the air to feed your spirit at this iconic resort. The catchy music transports me again in time and my urge to bounce is actual (a lot to the horror of my teen son). The spectacular foyer boasts museum high quality shows with pictures of proficient musicians, legendary costumes, and authentic musical devices.

Mexico is open to travellers, and also you don’t want to supply a destructive Covid check or quarantine upon arrival, though you will want to fill out well being questionnaires and comply with resort masks mandates. When flying again to Canada, the US or one other worldwide nation requiring proof of a destructive Covid check, the resort has onsite antigen and PCR testing. Mexico is listed at a stage 3 score for Covid by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the CDC advises travellers to be totally vaccinated.

Secure + Sound Program

Earlier than even stepping foot into the lavish foyer our temperature is taken, baggage disinfected, and fingers sanitized. This fast consideration to element is constant all through our keep. Tables, chairs, elevators, door handles, and counter tops are consistently cleaned. All staff put on facial coverings and obtain complete coaching on Covid security procedures.

“Previous to reopening in Summer time of 2020, Exhausting Rock Lodge Riviera Maya started implementing enhanced cleanliness and sanitation protocols as a part of the Hard Rock SAFE + SOUND program,” explains AIC Hotel Group’s VP of Advertising, Frank Maduro.

“These protocols embrace elevated cleansing of excessive contact surfaces, considerable signage reminding visitors to stay socially distant, wash their fingers and put on face coverings in frequent indoor areas, and modification of restaurant layouts, that are nonetheless being carried out in the present day.”

Company should put on facial coverings in all indoor public areas besides when consuming or ingesting. Issues would possibly look a bit totally different lately, but it surely doesn’t intrude with trip mode. By the point you swap your airplane garments for bathing fits and make it all the way down to the ocean, the security measures begin to mix into the background and blissful resort life takes over.

Rockaway Bay Water Park

Cool off from the recent Mexican solar at Rockaway Bay Water Park proper on property and included in your keep. It’s refreshing to go to a resort water park that caters to all ages and never simply the littles. Teenagers and adults that really feel the necessity for velocity can zoom down six high-speed slides whereas youthful youngsters have one other eight chiller slides to select from. Everyone seems to be laughing and having a blast. My son insists I strive the huge slide regardless of my insistence that the kiddie model and splash zone are extra my velocity. On the high of the steps wanting down I’m satisfied it’s method too excessive, however with the encouragement (begging) of my persistent offspring and reassurances from the pleasant workers in Spanish, off I am going. It’s a mixture of quick water up my nostril, screaming, laughing, bonding with my son and grateful I attempted it. Not like crowded water parks, the massive slides have little to no line up so everybody retains sliding till they get hungry.

Scrumptious Wholesome Meals Choices

As vegan travellers we’re all the time excited when plant-based choices are available. On our first morning in Mexico after choosing up espresso with almond milk at Caffetto (Vegan chocolate drink for the teenager) we head subsequent door to The Market’s worldwide buffet. Assisted buffet service and glass boundaries are the answer to securely having fun with buffets once more. Servers sporting masks and gloves stationed behind dividers dish out meals. It’s the proper alternative to practise your Spanish and chat with locals. We pile our plates excessive with contemporary native fruit in rainbow colors. Exhausting Rock Lodge has extraordinarily proficient cooks prepared to arrange meals upon request. All through our keep we devour plant-based pancakes, vegan enchiladas, tacos, pasta, rice and veggie dishes, vegan sushi, guacamole on all the things and a wide range of Mexican impressed salads.

“Exhausting Rock Lodge Riviera Maya has all the time positioned an emphasis on providing all kinds of meals choices to cater to totally different existence and diets,” stated Frank Maduro.

“For instance, our Contemporary Repair menu, solely curated by Chef Karla Hernandez, gives more healthy meal choices for visitors who wish to keep their consuming habits whereas on trip. Moreover, a lot of the restaurants at Exhausting Rock Lodge Riviera Maya additionally provide gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan dishes that transcend a easy salad.”

Household pleasant eating contains Frida for Mexican specialities à la carte; Zen for Asian dishes; and Ipanema for connoisseur Brazilian meals. There may be additionally brick oven fashion pizza at Pizzeto, snacks by the pool at Float, and in-room eating. Children are all the time smiling on the gelato stand the place you possibly can have dessert earlier than midday. Vegan gelato flavors, lychee and coconut, are wealthy and creamy and oh so divine. Dwell on the sting and revel in gelato twice day by day – no person is counting.

Snorkel, Swim, And Zip

Households with younger youngsters will recognize the security side of the a number of shallow and guarded lagoons connecting to the magnificent ocean. The coves had been constructed as a result of the shore was too rocky to swim, so now visitors benefit from the clear sandy seaside and ocean fear free with out huge waves crashing in and knocking the drinks out of their fingers. The calm lagoon water is ideal for snorkeling and fish swim round us. You’ll be able to signal out snorkel tools along with kayaks, and shiny yellow paddle boards with clear home windows on the underside so you possibly can work in your tan whereas on the lookout for fish. The resort even has their very personal zip line on the foot of the lagoon and thrilled youngsters fly throughout the water for a chook’s eye view of paradise. In case you want a break from the seaside space (Unlikely) there are two refreshing swimming pools sprawling throughout the property, together with a youngsters’ pool, and stress-free huts to learn beneath and watch the occasional iguana saunter by means of the grass. Your greatest fear right here is the place to eat lunch.

Every day Actions + Leisure

Exhausting Rock Inns and stay music go hand in hand – simply be sure you sanitize them. Between the specifically tailor-made youngsters membership and teenage applications, dancing classes, sports activities, Bingo, {golfing} choices, strolling excursions, theatre, nightly reveals, and upbeat concert events, no member of the family will ever be bored. There may be additionally a Music Lab the place you possibly can stay out your rock star fantasy, an Escape Room, and if you wish to discover the Riviera Maya e-book an tour with their educated Trip Planners. My son didn’t even have time to observe tv or play video video games, think about that.