Sandos Caracol Eco Experience Resort 5 * (Mexico / Yucatan Peninsula): reviews, photos

When choosing a holiday in Mexico, you always expect from traveling something unusual. Ancient Maya land with its mysterious pyramids, cenotes - natural wells, hollowed tropical rainstorms in limestone, jungles, mangroves, lagoons ... All this is in abundance at eco-hotel Sandos Caracol Eco Experience Resort 5 *. Mexico in miniature ... All the natural beauties of the Maya Riviera are gathered on the territory of this complex belonging to the line of "Sandos Hotels and Resorts". Until May two thousand and thirteenth year the hotel was called Sandos Caracol Eco Resort & Spa. But changing the sign does not mean that the spa procedures are over. On the territory of the complex there is a water park. The word "Experience" (experience) appeared in the name of the hotel is not accidental. The administration emphasizes environmental friendliness, life in harmony with the environment. Therefore, for a vacation you will accumulate considerable experience of communication with the rich Mexican nature. The complex also houses a golf club.

Where is the

The official address of the Sandos Caracol Eco Experience Resort is 5 *: Mexico, Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen. In fact, the hotel is located on the outskirts of the resort, close to the wild jungle, on the front page of a virgin white beach. From the balconies of the hotel rooms you can see the picturesque Caribbean Sea, and also the famous island of Cozumel all over the world. To the resort town of Playa del Carmen, so popular with tourists, just five minutes by car. Cancun International Airport is a forty-five minute drive away. With local airlines, landings can be made in Cozumel. This airport is located just nineteen kilometers from the hotel. Next to the complex are other hotels from the "Sandos" line: "five adults only" "Sandos Caracol Select Club Edalts Onli Inclusive" and "Sandos Select Club Resort and Spa" for four stars. Our hotel is a series of three-story snow-white buildings, stretched wide with the letter "P" along the beach.

Specificity of the resort

As it often happens with seaside towns, Playa del Carmen to the beach boom was a God-forgotten fishing village. Now it is one of the most famous and untwisted resorts of the Riviera Maya. Playa del Carmen contrived to combine the spirit of youth parties in the style of North Goa and the restrained European chic of Nice. In the resort there is where to have fun, what to see and what to try. Of course, shopping is thriving in such places. Local craftsmen bring their products from all around: sombrero, hammocks, wicker mats, pottery and souvenirs. The location in which the Hotel Sandos Caracol Eco Experience Resort 5 * is located is surprisingly beautiful. There are cenotes with butterflies and bats, natural lagoons and other natural wonders. To recreate the virgin appearance of these places, the hotel administration arranged a small zoo. Harmless animals, like cute raccoons, roam the territory absolutely freely.

Rooms

Guest rooms are located in seventy-eight three-storey villas. The rooms are decorated in a tropical style to create the illusion of living in nature. This is consistent with the environmental policy of the Sandos Caracol Eco Experience Resort 5. Standard hotel with king or twins beds are the cheapest rooms. If you want to live in such categories as "sanditos family sex", "royal elite" and "select Club 21 plus", then you have to pay more expensive. The latter type of room is available only for adults (without children). Tourists assure, that the residence is simply gorgeous. Each room is equipped with a flat-screen TV, minibar and air conditioning. Some rooms have a jacuzzi. Cleaning in the rooms and changing towels every day.

Food

Sandos Caracol Eco Experience Resort offers 5 * dining options. The main meals are served in the "La Laguna", in the buffet style. The rest of the restaurants work on the "a la carte" system. Especially popular is the Italian trattoria "Tuscany". Reviews are advised to visit restaurants of Mediterranean, Mexican, Brazilian and Asian cuisine. Tourists who come to the All Inclusive system have the right to visit three a la carte establishments a week. You need to reserve a table in advance. A dinner in the restaurants with a menu service are held from five to half-past nine in the evening. As for the bars, there are ten of them in the hotel. Some of them (on the beach and near the pools) are working until sunset, others - until 23 pm or midnight, and El Nido is not closed at all. All the reviews praise the food in the hotel. It is quality, varied, tasty. Give a lot of fruits and vegetables.

Sea, beach and swimming pools

Sandos Caracol Eco Experience Resort 5 * stands on the beach. Literally one hundred meters from the villa - and already underfoot is a fine and white, like flour, Caribbean sand. The length of the natural beach is three hundred meters, so there will be enough space for everyone. Sun loungers, umbrellas and towels for hotel guests are free of charge. For guests from the rooms "Select Club 21 +" on the beach is a special fenced area. Deserves attention to its own water park, where you can look at the whole family. Children will be delighted with seventeen water slides. The hotel has three outdoor pools. One of them is very spacious, with clean warm water. Around him in two rows are beds with umbrellas. A shallow pool is provided for children.

What services are included in the cost of the "All inclusive"

Although the word "spa" has disappeared from the name of the hotel Sandos Caracol Eco Experience Resort 5 *, the relaxation procedures for the body remained. Guests can soak up the Jacuzzi (five baths), soak in the sauna or hammam. The hotel administration promotes a healthy lifestyle. In the "Sandos Caracol" you can do free of charge even windsurfing, go biking and play tennis on the court, not to mention the gym or beach volleyball. In public areas, hotel guests can access the Internet via wi-fi. By the way, the rooms have ai-sub-stations. Naturally, all guests of the hotel are offered a rich entertainment program. The reviews are strongly recommended at least once to see the costume show "The City of the Sun". In the morning, yoga classes are held, and in the evenings discos are lit in the club. Entrance to the water park is free for all guests. And of course, the feedback is advised to use the presence of the senoot on the hotel grounds. Only, tourists warn, the water in the underground lakes at first seems icy.

Paid services

At your request, a personal driver will take you from Cancun airport to the Sandos Caracol Eco Experience Resort 5 * or back. Of the spa procedures will have to pay for the services of a massage therapist. To additional services can be considered a hairdresser, laundry, personal nanny. On the territory of the hotel there is a golf club "Gran Coral Riviera Maya", but the entrance to it is paid. If you want to dive into the world of coral reefs and their colorful inhabitants, then for snorkeling equipment also have to fork out. Almost all types of water sports on the beach (except windsurfing) are a paid service. And of course, excursions that are not only possible, but also need to be visited. You can book a trip to Chichen Itza and other sights of Yucatan at the reception where Russian-speaking staff work.

Services for children

The hotel will be interesting to all age categories without exception. After all, there are three mini-clubs in Sandos Caracol. In the first you can write the kids for more than two years. Children of primary school age and adolescents will also play under the supervision of qualified animators. Educating young people to care for the environment and respect for nature is the policy of the Sandos Caracol Eco Experience Resort 5 *. A photo of small monkeys, donkeys, turtles, noses and a family of raccoon beggars in your kid's society will be a pleasant memory of staying in a hotel. Happy children play in the children's pool. The site is equipped as a jungle. Trampolines and pendant stairs give an idea of the life of Mowgli or Tarzan. The games room is equipped with a Play-Stay. For teenagers, animators conduct interesting competitions, performances and incendiary discos.

Sandos Caracol Eco Experience resort 5 *: reviews

Most tourists remember the numerous living creatures in the territory. But these were not cockroaches-mosquitoes, but cute little animals that took food from their hands. None of the reviews did not pass over the food in the hotel. Even breakfasts - standard in most hotels - in "Sandos Karakol" were pleased with the variety. Vegetarians, who usually stay in the luggage from the "All inclusive" system in this hotel were satisfied with the huge offer of vegetable dishes. A solid five with plus tourists put a large and well-groomed territory. Then they roll around the river flowing through the jungle. In general, this is a hotel for lovers of wildlife and wishing to feel like Robinsons Crusoe. Many tourists advise choosing the type of rooms for adults only for adults. This gives the guests a lot of interesting bonuses.