We have narrowed it down to 2 places - the RIU Palace in Riviera Maya Mexico and Tamarjin in Aruba.
Originally we wanted to go to Aruba mostly because of the beautiful weather. But now we are really interested in Mexico - we can see the Mayan Ruins and thats a plus too.
We can stay in Aruba for 7 nights or Mexico for 8 or 9 nights for around the same price.
We have checked out Trip Advisor and taken that into consideration - we still cant decide!
Any experiences/advice!?!?!
Thanks Ladies!!!
alibali
Posted:
Member since
Re: Okay Ladies....help me decide on my honeymoon!!
i may be biased since i've never been to aruba.. but i've been to mexico a few times and loved it each and every time. the ruins are fun to see, and snorkling there is amazing.
Robinella
Posted:
Member since
Re: Okay Ladies....help me decide on my honeymoon!!
Aruba
divabride
Posted:
Member since
Re: Okay Ladies....help me decide on my honeymoon!!
Get more bang for your buck!! Go to Mexico if there are more days included!!!!
ckgmwedding
Posted:
Member since
Re: Okay Ladies....help me decide on my honeymoon!!
Posted by divabride
Get more bang for your buck!! Go to Mexico if there are more days included!!!!
I agree! Unless your stay in Aruba is all-inclusive it gets very expensive.
hbradio
Posted:
Member since
Re: Okay Ladies....help me decide on my honeymoon!!
OOO I should have mentioned both are all-inclusive!
SeptemberBride03
Posted:
Member since
Re: Okay Ladies....help me decide on my honeymoon!!
We went to the Riviera Maya in Mexico and loved it! We stayed at Royal Hideaway which is the only hotel in the the Riviera Maya listed by 'The Leading Hotels of the World' and the only all inclusive in the world listed! Its amazing! There are seven restaurants, a spa, multiple pools and unbelievable service.
We did take two excurisions: one to Tulum for 2 hours, then to Xel-Ha (a natural inlet where you can snorkel, jump off rocks, etc) and a trip to snorkel out at a reef. While both excursions were fun, we found ourselves missing the resort b/c it was so wonderful! We will go back and when we do, we'll stay there the whole time!
Re: Okay Ladies....help me decide on my honeymoon!!
I voted for Mexico mainly because the longer the HM, the better!
laughinlala
Posted:
Member since
Re: Okay Ladies....help me decide on my honeymoon!!
ARUBA!!! I have been to both and I can not say enough good things about Aruba, its people, its weather, beaches, everything!!
Backinneyork
Posted:
Member since
Re: Okay Ladies....help me decide on my honeymoon!!
A couple years ago I stayed at the Royal Hideaway in Riveria Maya. It was awesome. The RIU was nearby and looked very nice.
I vote for Mexico!
FTRBRIDE
Posted:
Member since
Re: Okay Ladies....help me decide on my honeymoon!!
I've been to both Aruba and Mexico (several times). While I enjoyed Aruba for the 5 days we were there, it did get a bit boring at times. If you want a longer honeymoon, with a lot to do, then go to Mexico. If all you want to do is be on the beach, I say go Aruba. (there is nice breeze on the beach in Aruba, which prevents the sand from getting hot, which I liked)
Aga
Posted:
Member since
Re: Okay Ladies....help me decide on my honeymoon!!
if you want to go to Aruba I would pick Divi over Tamarijn (my clients stayed at Divi this past July, she said that she wasnt too impressed with Tamarijn which is next door)
OSCARtheGROOM
Posted:
Member since
Re: Okay Ladies....help me decide on my honeymoon!!
Go to Mexico. You'll have a lot of fun. Here's where we are staying for our honeymoon in the Casita swimup suite.... El Dorado Royale
hbradio
Posted:
Member since
Re: Okay Ladies....help me decide on my honeymoon!!
Posted by Aga
if you want to go to Aruba I would pick Divi over Tamarijn (my clients stayed at Divi this past July, she said that she wasnt too impressed with Tamarijn which is next door)
Thanks Aga but we cant afford the Divi - its Tamarjin or not at all!
Donna
Posted:
Member since
Re: Okay Ladies....help me decide on my honeymoon!!
We love both countries - DH & I had this same decision to make for our honeymoon.
We ended up choosing Mexico (Royal Hideaway in Playacar) for a few reasons - Aruba has Gambling - we both like to gamble and I didn't want us using any wedding $ for that :) Longer plane ride to Aruba Many cruise ships in town that week DH and I got to extend our honeymoon by staying in Cancun two nights
Good luck! You'll have a great time in either place!!
