Originally Posted by
ksucats
Just starting my research for a trip for my wife and I in November and am overwhelmed with options. Although we can spend up to $500 a night if we have to, it looks like there are plenty of good options in the $200-$300 range that I would prefer if we can find what we are looking for. Any suggestions will be welcomed. Here is what we are looking for.
Decent food with multiple options. It doesn't have to be 5* quality to make us happy.
Decent beach, but will most likely spend more time in pool. I want one with a swim up bar. A lazy river would be a nice plus. (I spent hours a day at the one in Jamaice where I could refill my drink without getting out of the water.)
Drinks that aren't watered down. Don't have to have top shelf stuff, but something I have actually heard of is a plus.
Fun night time atmosphere. Some sort of entertainment. Just don't want a place that shuts down when the sun goes down.
Just seeing this, so you may have already booked. You'd probably like Excellence Riviera Cancun. I didn't love the food, but it was good enough for an all-inclusive. Tons of pool options including a long lazy river around the spa area. Decent amount of evening entertainment, although they do shut down the bars and such at midnight. Liquor brands were pretty good, but did feel the nighttime drinks could have been better (was tough to get a decent "evening cocktail"; they generally lacked the mixers for that and had more of the syrups and such you'd expect for pina coladas and such by the pool, but not when looking for something "classy" at night). 20 minute beach walk to Puerto Morelos if you want to escape the resort for a bit as well.