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Subject: Re: Mexican Riviera in March Posted on: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 15:19:27 -0600


"Technobarbarian" wrote in message
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> "k" wrote in message
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> I think our window for vacation this spring will be right up against
>> spring break, in the Mar 9-23 timeframe. Is it reasonable for us to hope
>> to find a place that won't be overrun with partying kids if we go either
>> north or south of Cancun? Our interests are primarily a nice beach and
>> warm water, maybe some day tours, and certainly a lot of fresh seafood.
>> Nightlife is not on our list. and we'd most likely not enjoy Cancun.
>
> I've never been there that time of year, but outside of Cancun and
> Playa del Carmen it should be pretty laid back--busy, but laid back.
>>
>> That said, are there any reasonably priced beachfront hotels WITHOUT an
>> all-inclusive requirement in the Playa del Carmen or Tulum areas? How
>> about cottage rentals?
>
> There are lots of places in the area that aren't all inclusive. Tulum
> has a number of nice small hotels right on the beach. It would put you at
> the entrance to the Sian Ka'an bioreserve, but other than the beach, the
> bio-reserve and the ruins there's not a lot there for tourists. For
> something a bit more centrally located I'd look at Akumal. Another
> favorite of mine is Paamul. It's mostly an RV park but they have some nice
> rooms and cabanas right on a pleasant little cove. The only time it gets
> noisy there is on karaoke night.
>
> TB

Thanks TB - I'll look into them. It looks like we won't be going during
those weeks. I didn't realize that it includes Easter and the Holy week.
Those nice little places that are $600/wk before and after are more than
double during that period. Combine that with spring break and I think we'll
put Mexico off until fall.

These all sound like nice ideas, and I'm keeping a list.

Keith