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Excellence Riviera Cancun REVIEW~~~ (long!)

hannahshim Posted:

Excellence Riviera Cancun REVIEW~~~ (long!)

My Excellence Riviera Cancun Honeymoon <3
Sam! I made my review extra long and I posted ALOT of pictures for you! :]

I had an AWESOME honeymoon at this resort
Everything was amazing
The food, people, service, pools, drinks... etc
While Florida/the Caribbean’s were hit by a hurricane. Mexico had beautiful sunny weather~~
The weather was sooooo nice!!!

When we arrived we were greeted by our bell boy and he took our luggages. We went into the lobby and OMG we fell in love.
We were greeted by a wonderful lady who took us to the Excellence Club lounge for a private check in and gave us champagne to start. We were brought into a room that had a chess table, books, movies, bar, computer for internet, TV, seats & a mini buffet table. This was where the Excellence Club members lounge. The concierge lady checked us in and informed us that we get free couple massage, breakfast in bed and dinner at the beach for being honeymooners. After check-in the bell boy took us up to our room.
We had an amazing view in our room we had a view of the Excellence Club beach and under us we had the Excellence Club pool. We were on the top floor so when were lying on our bed looking out into the ocean. It was heaven!

We lounged at the pool the 2nd day. The drinks and service was amazing!
We went back in the room and I did see a lot of ants.
THE ANTS IN MEXICO ARE SOOO SMALL!
The maid left chocolate in the room for us and there was ants all over it.
I spent a good hour spraying bug spray on the walls. After I killed them all they never came back. So it was all good~

At nights the resort has different events and shows which are sooo very cool and fun~
For example the 1st night we were there, there was a Caribbean festival. They had a buffet set up at the beach with musicians. There we were very blessed and met some great people that I will never forget. They also had game night, Mexican Festival, poker night, circus show…etc.
The massage was very relaxing
The dinner at the beach was VERY romantic
The breakfast in bed wasn't anything special
Our room services was top notch!

Let me talk a little about the activities that we did,
We did dolphin swimming, Chichen Itza, VIP shopping, & the Jungle tour
Everything was AMAZING our favorite was the Jungle tour just because you get to drive your own speedboat LOL

As for the food our favorite was the room service because we got to choose from all different kinds of food and the Spice. Spice is WONDERFUL sushi was good curry & the pad thai was REALLY good. sooo yummy
Our least favorite was Toscana and I am a HUGE fan of Italian food. We weren't too fond of the lobster house either the lobster was too dry and over cooked.


I hope I didn't miss anything important. There are a lot of reviews about their musty smell but its not bad AT ALL. I brought candles and spray just in case and didn't even use it. When you go, be sure to pack bug spray since there are a lot of mosquito's.

IF you have ANY questions FM
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS RESORT!!!!

Enough talk! Here are pictures~~

Going into the resort by van (at the airport make sure you find YOUR TA company. There are a lot of people in uniform trying to sell you time shares and the taxis at the airport rip you off so becareful~)


Entrance of the resort


Resort decorations


Resort views





Resort night views





Excellence club lounge



OUR ROOM!!!!



Our view off our balcony~


View while on the bed



RESTAURANTS~
Lobster house (breakfast)


Room Service


Lobster house (dinner)


Spice




Barcelona



Spice for Hibachi (2 great couples we met)




Agave



(mayan coffee)

EVENTS/SHOWS
Caribbean Night


Music show


Cocktail party



Circus show


Game night


Mexican Festival


TOURS
Dolphin Swimming




Chichen Itza





Shopping Tour






Jungle Tour (speed boat driving then snorkeling)







OTHER RESORT THINGS
On hammocks


Xlounge (beds and chairs by the beach facing the ocean. You lie down and the waiter serves you drinks)



The pool~


Hammocks over the pool~ (only in the Excellence club pool)


Coconut drinks (only served on the beach during 12pm and 1pm)


Rifle shooting



Spa (where we got our wonderful free massages)


Breakfast in Bed


Our I <3 him, I <3 her flip flops


Dinner on the beach




Last night turn down

jennandrolo Posted:

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wow hannah your hm looked amazing!

hannahshim Posted:

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Posted by jennandrolo

wow hannah your hm looked amazing!



yeah it was

i really want to go back!
=]
mariaobride Posted:

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Your pics are just amazing. You are so detailed! Looked like such a relaxing time! You both looked so happy and relaxed. Thanks for sharing!

lucamon Posted:

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Hannah, thank you for all the amazing photos!
I want those coconut drinks! And the food looked amazing. I was worried about that because of all the mixed opinions on Trip Advisor. And we are definately doing the swimming with the dolphins and the jungle tour. Did you book the excursions there or through Travel Tom?
OMG, FH saw the picture of you with the rifle in your tini- bikini. He was like HOT!! I had no idea they offer rifle shooting.


I can't wait for my honeymoon. It's sad to say that I look forward to my honeymoon more so than my wedding.
Future Mulligan Posted:

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that hm looked AMAZING - now i really cant wait for mine!!!!! it looks like you guys had a lot of fun!

SugaBeans Posted:

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so glad to hear good things! I cant wait to go there...

hannahshim Posted:

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Posted by lucamon

Hannah, thank you for all the amazing photos!
I want those coconut drinks! And the food looked amazing. I was worried about that because of all the mixed opinions on Trip Advisor. And we are definately doing the swimming with the dolphins and the jungle tour. Did you book the excursions there or through Travel Tom?
OMG, FH saw the picture of you with the rifle in your tini- bikini. He was like HOT!! I had no idea they offer rifle shooting.


I can't wait for my honeymoon. It's sad to say that I look forward to my honeymoon more so than my wedding.



HAHAHHAHA <3
you have NOTHING to worry about!!
the negative reviews are from people that are VERY anal!! LOL
and when you think about it, not everyone that has a good experience leaves a review. but if someone had a bad experience they MAKE SURE they leave a bad review.

oh and we didnt keep money in our safe(just incase) we locked it up in our luggage. (even though you change the password they can find it. everything you do with the safe is recorded) we only put our travel docs and passports and they never got stolen. but just to be sure lock your money in your luggage. because once you lose cash there is no way of tracking it down..

we did book the excursions with Tom. 3 tours was close to 600! i am not sure if i got a good deal.. still til this date I feel like it was alittle expensive... one thing i'll tell you is to book the jungle tour when you get there because the one Tom offered me didnt include traveling which costs me 40 extra when I got there. but if you book it at the hotel its 60 per person and it includes the travel(from what I've heard from other people).. I am not sure about the other ones... if I can do it again I probably would have booked it at the hotel. just because tom gave me copies of the vouchers I noticed that it took longer for us to confirm our tours..

There is a American Express rep at the resort where you can book tours and confirm everything.

Dolphin swimming was AMAZING!!!!!!!! i LOVED it!!

Rifle shooting was one of their activities. (everynight during turn down they give you a sheet with the next day activities) VERY FUN!! i hit the 1st balloon!! hahahhaha
hannahshim Posted:

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Posted by mariaobride

Your pics are just amazing. You are so detailed! Looked like such a relaxing time! You both looked so happy and relaxed. Thanks for sharing!



I LOVE details!! hahahahhaha

I am a very detailed person LOL

<3 i wanted to write more but I didnt want to be boring HAHA
mRm2008 Posted:

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OMG I am totally drooling now. What an awesome review!!!!
lucamon Posted:

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Hannah, did you bring your E-ring with you on your honeymoon? I'm debating whether or not to wear it or get a fake ring for the HM. I don't want to risk loosing it but I can't part with it.

Ayne11 Posted:

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OH memories! You're making me very nostalgic! DH & I were just there last month for 8 days and we had a blast! SO BEAUTIFUL! I miss the salt water pool the most!

Toscana was a total joke right?!???? For all you LIW Brides going to this resort avoid this restaurant at all costs! The sauce tastes like Domino's Pizza sauce!

JessesGirl Posted:

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THANKS SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH for this review!!! I just booked my honeymoon there last week and now i'm even more excited about it

One question, did you drink the water at the resort?
irishgrl1017 Posted:

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Beautiful!
Looks like a great time!
Djenki2 Posted:

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Thanks for such an awesome review! I am going there next may and I can't wait
Kricket212 Posted:

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Yes it did look perfect. You guys look so young so innocent Congrats!!

iYexie Posted:

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WOW hannah.......... everything was BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Riviera is one of our top 3 HM places........ we have to make a decision by the next week....... but this review has helped us on our decision.
Did you book everything yourself or a travel agency?
Summertimegal424 Posted:

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wow great review...wonderful pics looks like you guys enjoyed yourself

hannahshim Posted:

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Posted by lucamon

Hannah, did you bring your E-ring with you on your honeymoon? I'm debating whether or not to wear it or get a fake ring for the HM. I don't want to risk loosing it but I can't part with it.



no i did not take my ering. I wish I did because everyone had one on.. i think you'll be fine with it on. (but its your decision) as long as your ring isnt big on you,,
hannahshim Posted:

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Posted by Ayne11

OH memories! You're making me very nostalgic! DH & I were just there last month for 8 days and we had a blast! SO BEAUTIFUL! I miss the salt water pool the most!

Toscana was a total joke right?!???? For all you LIW Brides going to this resort avoid this restaurant at all costs! The sauce tastes like Domino's Pizza sauce!




OMG!! I know Toscana was a joke!!! their tortellini's were HORRIBLE!! they literally tasted like rubber!! it was seriously the worst.. I make better pasta at home

yeah the pools were AMAZING!! i always wondered why they were so salty! lol

awww all these memories~ I want to go back!

awesome picture btw (;

ohh wasnt the harpist awesome?

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