I'm in Cancun, Mexico, today at an all-inclusive resort.
It's called the Excellence Riviera Cancun.
And in this video, I'm going to show you what's so great about this all-inclusive resort.
﻿If your idea of a great vacation involves relaxing at the beach
Or relaxing at a gigantic pool, or in a Jacuzzi...
And your vacation fantasy involves warm, tropical weather...
With beautiful sunrises and sunsets...
And cocktails at any hour of the day or night...
No matter where you happen to be...
I think you'd probably LOVE a vacation at the Excellence Resort in Cancun.
It's an adults-only resort, so you're not dealing with kids at all.
And there are plenty of quiet areas of the resort where you can just relax undisturbed...
But, there are also fun, active areas of the resort...
Where you can have a good time by getting involved in activities...
Or cutting loose and socializing with other like-minded resort guests.
For me, this vacation was all about quiet relaxation.
And there was plenty of opportunity for that, which was exactly what I was looking for.
But for anyone that was looking for a party, or fun entertainment...
There was plenty of that, too.
There's an entertainment staff that puts on scheduled activities throughout the day...
There's lots of music happening in the afternoons, as well as in to the night.
As well as stage shows in the evening in a pretty nice open-air entertainment venue.
Now this is an all-inclusive resort... so all the booze is free, all of the food is free.
And unlike a vacation on a cruise ship, they're not out to nickel and dime you and get more money out of you.
At the end of my week at the Excellence resort, I had incurred exactly zero additional charges...
Beyond the pre-paid costs I had paid in advance.
The Internet was free, there were no sneaky resort fees...
No additional unexpected surprises on my bill at all.
I loved that!
Of course, there were things like massages and excursions that I could have purchased if I had wanted to, but...
I was just happy to enjoy my time relaxing at the resort...
Eating way too much...
Drinking a little too much...
And just spending a whole lot of time with my wife...
Re-connecting in a way we just can't do at home with all the distractions of our normal lives.
Where we live, we're in a huge drought with water rationing.
So there's no way that I can have a swimming pool or a Jacuzzi...
Or even take a long, indulgent shower at my house.
I totally loved that here at the Excellence resort it's all about the ABUNDANCE of water.
The swimming pools, the whirlpool tubs, the beach...
And the rainfall shower inside our bathroom, which I'll show you in a minute.
And that brings me to the special type of room that we chose for our stay at the resort...
It's known as a swim-up suite, and really, it's all about...
The patio, and the easy access to the big swimming pool that was right out our back door.
There are less expensive rooms on the upper floors of the various buildings on the property, but...
For me, it was totally worth it to pay a little more to be on the ground level in one of the swim-up suites.
On our patio, we had our own whirlpool tub all to ourselves...
And I got a LOT of use out of it.
There was definitely plenty of room in that tub for a romantic couple to share it...
And even a little privacy curtain so that you didn't feel like you were on display to anyone out in that big pool nearby.
There was a big daybed out on the deck, which was a perfect place to lie in the sun...
And then on the covered patio there was a smaller daybed...
That was totally shaded most of the day and that was a great spot when we didn't want to worry about sun burn.
We loved getting up early, going out on our patio where even at daybreak it was delightfully warm...
And we watched the sun rise just about every morning from the comfort of one of those daybeds.
It was warm, it was peaceful... you just couldn't beat the view!
Sunrise from our patio was one of my favorite memories of the Excellence resort.
And even though there's a wide range of dining options on the resort property...
None of which incur any kind of additional fees...
We discovered over the course of the week, that our favorite lunch and dinner option...
Was actually to have room service serve meals to us out on our patio.
There was no additional charge for that, either...
The food arrived hot...
And they had a surprisingly great room service menu to choose from.
Now let me take you inside our room.
It was everything we needed... including yet another whirlpool tub, identical to the one on the patio...
Only this one, of course, was a lot more private.
And in the bathroom, I totally LOVED the big shower with the rainfall shower head...
As well as a second shower nozzle that moved up or down on a rail and could also be used handheld.
I wish I had a shower this luxurious at my house.
Sadly, I do not!
The room came stocked with wine, tequila, vodka, whiskey, and rum.
And with one phone call, I was able to get them to deliver, at no additional charge...
My booze of choice... a bottle of Malibu coconut rum.
The refrigerator came stocked with beer, soft drinks, bottled water, and even some snacks.
The TV had both English language and Spanish language stations...
And even free porn channels!
Every night the housekeeping staff turned down the covers on the bed, and made a towel animal for us.
We had a pretty good collection going by the end of the week.
Our room was located within an exclusive section of the resort known as The Excellence Club.
And one of the benefits of staying within The Excellence Club is having access to this exclusive pool area and bar...
Located in one of the quietest corners of the resort...
Away from the music and the party atmosphere that can be found in some other areas of the resort.
If peace and quiet and relaxing are some of your highest vacation priorities...
You'll want to stay within The Excellence Club.
And you'll also get an even higher level of personal service from the staff.
Now it would be dishonest for me to say that I had a perfect stay at the Excellence Resort...
There were a few areas for improvement, which I'll put in to a written critique on Trip Advisor...
Because I know the resort management reads the reviews on that site.
Probably the biggest down side to this particular resort is that their beach has a big seaweed problem.
They literally have a crew working starting at the crack of dawn to scoop up all the seaweed that got deposited on the beach overnight.
They work at it all day long, just to keep up with the seaweed to keep it from piling up on the sand and ruining the beach.
There's so much seaweed in the water, that it's really not enjoyable to swim in the ocean water here.
I enjoyed walking along the beach, and looking at the ocean...
And especially the sunrises over the ocean...
But if your fantasy is to swim in the ocean water, this probably wouldn’t be the right resort to choose.
And with the entire resort property having pools everywhere...
I don't think most people end up missing swimming in the ocean that much.
We loved our stay at the Excellence resort.
And listen, if you think you'd like to stay here...
I know just the right travel agent that you should talk to.
Her name is Caitlin Gallagher, with Ambren Travel.
She was the travel agent that I contacted when I was confused about which all-inclusive resort would be the right one for me.
She's got a lot of experience with all-inclusives, as well as cruises, too.
There is no fee to use her services.
And she did a great job in helping me find the right all-inclusive based on what I wanted...
And she made all the arrangements on my behalf, and made setting up this vacation very simple for me.
So, feel free to contact Caitlin if you're interested in a stay at an all-inclusive, or a cruise...
And I think you'll be pleased with her service.
I'm Jim Zim... I've done 44 cruises, but this was my very first time at an all-inclusive land resort!
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