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Club Med Cancun Yucatan...
Club Med Cancun Yucatan
the best family vacation spot in Caribbean Mexico?
Could be!!
Club Med - the inventors of the
"inclusive" concept.
- Do they have anything special to
offer to families?
- And doesn't everyone else now offer the same
thing for less money?
The answers to those questions are a
resounding YES, and an equally emphatic NO!
One of my kids learning trapeze
Two weeks ago my family spent what I think we are agreed was our
best vacation week ever at the recently completely renovated Club Med Cancun
Yucatan. Please read on, and check out the pictures to find out why...
Some of the " Strange Family Robinson"
First a bit of background, for those that don't
know us...
My family (2 adults and 3 kids aged 7, 4 and 1) has been very lucky in as
far as everywhere we have gone as a family in the past few years has been
carefully chosen to be some of the best family travel experiences available, and
each of the last vacations has had something unique to offer. To be completely
fair, both the Disney
Cruise and FDR
resorts offer excellent quality products that are highly
recommended.
Club Med is just...
different!
You can't compare a cruise vacation with a resort stay. You especially can't
compare anything Disney with anything else! FDR resorts have vacation nannies,
not offered anywhere else, and for families with small kids this can make all
the difference...
The Kids Club on one of their trips through the resort
Still, Club Med Cancun Yucatan sure was fun and I highly recommend it for
almost all families!
In a nutshell...
PROs
- Great
activities - for all ages
- Awesome kids/teen
programming morning 'til night - completely age-appropriate from 4-18
- The
entire resort was what I describe as "effortlessly trilingual"
(English, French & Spanish) - just ideal for Canadians and their kids
(whichever official language they prefer)
- Gourmet dining available at every
meal, even (especially?) the buffets
- Very
comfortable accommodations - many with connecting rooms
- Wonderful, energetic staff - the Club
Med G.O.s, despite their 14-hour work days, are always enthusiastic,
pleasant, full of energy and ready to help you enjoy every minute of your
stay, whether being active, or actively lounging on the beach!
- Great
beaches (4 of them) - in probably the best location on the Cancun strip
- Lots of shade and beach chairs! - a
small detail maybe, but those of you that have had to deal with too few
beach chairs (hogged by early-bird tourists and their towels) will really
appreciate this! And the chairs and sitting areas with the sun-sail-shades
not only looked beautiful, but were very practical in the strong Cancun sun
- Excellent,
entertaining, semi-professional shows, many involving the children -
wonderful for parents
- Many architectural
and decorative touches that just underlined the fact that you were in
a high-end resort
- Opportunity to stay in extraordinary
suites and concierge level rooms, for those that appreciate even more of
the added-extras
Entrance to the on-site spa
CONs
- Price
- unless you book early, or on one of the special
promotions, Club Med
resorts are more expensive than many other resorts (but you do get what
you pay for!)
That's about it for the cons! You would
really have to go looking to try to find things to complain about. The
atmosphere and general happiness rating of the many guests that we spoke with
(us included) was second to none! For those who have experienced Disney staff,
you will recognise some of the same kind of energy and attention to detail shown
by the Club Med G.O.s too.
Some of the G.O.s in one of the evening shows
Before we get too much further - what the heck is a G.O.? Well the phrase is
from the French "gentil organiseur" (literally "nice organiser").
The G.O.s are the staff that do all the activities (sporting, entertainment,
kids club, front desk etc). To a person, they were all young, pretty/handsome,
energetic and really made our stay extra-nice...
Now let's get into some
details.
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