Secrets Capri - Just returned

Keenashelby · 12-12-2004

We returned last week from 7 glorious days at Secrets Capri. We where there Nov 27 - Dec 4th. We had a wonderful time. Do not let the reports on the beach and ocean discourage you. I thought it was beautiful. The resort is so wonderful, I cant imagine not going here just because of the bad reviews of the beach and ocean. I have a link below for a small sampling of my 240 pictures I took. We celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary and they treated us like royalty. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have.
Go to my site below to see my pics. You will just love it. I would suggest eating at all Oeanea, Himitusu, Capri and Seaside Grill each one time, the Riviera is nice, its the buffet for breatfast and then each night they have a different specialty menue. But the others are better in my opinion. 1 night they have a beach party with a huge buffett including fresh grilled shrimp. Another night is the mexican fiesta night by the pool, which has a huge mexican buffet. I would also suggest these two nights. That would take care 6 out of 7 nights. The 7 night I would go back to your favorite rest. Make sure you eat some of the guacamole that they have at the pool bar. It is excellent. If you never had a Mojito drink, try it. They are very refreshing and not nearly as filling as the tropical drinks. Enjoy and have a great time.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/keenashelby/my_photos

Keenashelby · 12-12-2004

Sorry about that , but I also accidentally posted part of an email reply I sent to someone asking me about the resturants.

Babaloo · 12-12-2004

glad you had a great trip...
...on the 7th night I would suggest a trip to PDC...

tdev · 12-12-2004

great pix, I've always been interested in seeing more about this resort ... thanks!

Shark3359 · 12-12-2004

We leave for secrets on Sunday the 19th to celebrate our 20th Anniversary. We will only be there for five days and I was wondering what you would suggest we not miss. We are planning a day trip to the ruins on Wednesday but the rest of the trip we pretty much want to "veg" by the beach and pool. I will also need to do the obligatory t-shirt and souvenier shopping since we will be coming back home on 12/24- I'm sure everyone will be expecting something when we get back. Were you able to do much shopping? If so, did you find a place where we could do "one-stop" shopping to allow us more time on the beach? I LOVED the pictures-they looked like you had a GREAT time-I'm sure we will too. Thanks for your help!

Keenashelby · 12-13-2004

For shopping just take a cab from the resort. Just tell the man at the front door you want a cab to Playa Del Carmen. He will have one there in a few minutes. Its $10 each way. They drop you off right at 5th Ave and you can get all your tshirts and stuff there. Then grab any cab you see back to the resort. You dont have to spend a lot of time in Playa, there is tshirt shop after tshirt shop along with all kinds of other shops. Since you are only going to be there 5 nights I would eat at the Capri, Himistu, Seaside Grill, and Oceana. They will have a beach party buffet(on the beach) and a mexican fiesta night buffet (around the pool) the food was really good hear too, but you can always eat at one of the resturants and just wonder around the partys, they have entertainment there. I wouldnt do anymore than what you already have planned, you really want to experience the resort, it is wonderful.

Robino · 12-13-2004

Your photos look great!! What kind of camera do you have? We were at Secrets last March. It looks like they added a few things like the hammocks. It is a great place isn't it.

Shark3359 · 12-27-2004

We just got back and I couldn't agree more that Secrets Capri is a great place to stay. We also liked it because it wasn't too big. Some of the hotels in this area are absolutely huge but we were glad to be in a smaller hotel like this one. We didn't have to wait for ANYTHING. Not at the bar, not in the restaraunts and not at the pool or beach. We were looking for a place to kick back and relax and we found it at Secrets Capri. The service was outstanding as was the food. We felt like we were in the lap of luxury and hated to leave. We would hightly recommend this hotel to anyone going to PDC.

Jean and Mark U.

cuffedlinks · 12-27-2004

Great photos....wish they could have been a bit larger though to really catch how beautiful everything looked...

The photo of the palm in the sunglasses was absolutely inspired!

Lois Munday · 12-31-2004

Hello All
I'm a new member and this is my first post. What a great board this is!!

I just read Vicki's report on Secrets and looked at her pictures. Great pics.
We usually stay at the Riu Palace, which we love. However, would like to try a new place and have pretty much opted for the Royay Hideaway for our next trip. Our travel agent suggested Secrets Capri; saying she was sure we'd love it. We feel spoiled by the Palace and would like to stay at the same type of hotel or better. Any info out there re comparisons? Thanks.
Loism

beachenit · 12-31-2004

Great pictures, thanks for sharing

Big Kahuna · 01-03-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shark3359

We just got back and I couldn't agree more that Secrets Capri is a great place to stay. We also liked it because it wasn't too big. Some of the hotels in this area are absolutely huge but we were glad to be in a smaller hotel like this one. We didn't have to wait for ANYTHING. Not at the bar, not in the restaraunts and not at the pool or beach. We were looking for a place to kick back and relax and we found it at Secrets Capri. The service was outstanding as was the food. We felt like we were in the lap of luxury and hated to leave. We would hightly recommend this hotel to anyone going to PDC.

Jean and Mark U.

So glad to hear that you guys had a great time. Maybe next time we can hook up.

Trixy · 01-04-2005

We are off to Secrets Capri on Feb. 5th....anyone else?

taylorfamilytx · 01-05-2005

Have a great time! I was there last year at that time for my 40th bday. Great place. You will have a blast.

westy · 01-06-2005

To Lois Munday...I have been to both Royal Hideaway (4 times) and also to Secrets Capri. While both are beautiful, I prefer RH and in May I will return for my 5th time there.

12-12-2004	#1 (permalink)
Keenashelby toe in water Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 49	Secrets Capri - Just returned We returned last week from 7 glorious days at Secrets Capri. We where there Nov 27 - Dec 4th. We had a wonderful time. Do not let the reports on the beach and ocean discourage you. I thought it was beautiful. The resort is so wonderful, I cant imagine not going here just because of the bad reviews of the beach and ocean. I have a link below for a small sampling of my 240 pictures I took. We celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary and they treated us like royalty. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have. Go to my site below to see my pics. You will just love it. I would suggest eating at all Oeanea, Himitusu, Capri and Seaside Grill each one time, the Riviera is nice, its the buffet for breatfast and then each night they have a different specialty menue. But the others are better in my opinion. 1 night they have a beach party with a huge buffett including fresh grilled shrimp. Another night is the mexican fiesta night by the pool, which has a huge mexican buffet. I would also suggest these two nights. That would take care 6 out of 7 nights. The 7 night I would go back to your favorite rest. Make sure you eat some of the guacamole that they have at the pool bar. It is excellent. If you never had a Mojito drink, try it. They are very refreshing and not nearly as filling as the tropical drinks. Enjoy and have a great time. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/keenashelby/my_photos

12-12-2004	#5 (permalink)
Shark3359 way into it Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Iowa,USA Posts: 114	Glad you had a great time. We leave for secrets on Sunday the 19th to celebrate our 20th Anniversary. We will only be there for five days and I was wondering what you would suggest we not miss. We are planning a day trip to the ruins on Wednesday but the rest of the trip we pretty much want to "veg" by the beach and pool. I will also need to do the obligatory t-shirt and souvenier shopping since we will be coming back home on 12/24- I'm sure everyone will be expecting something when we get back. Were you able to do much shopping? If so, did you find a place where we could do "one-stop" shopping to allow us more time on the beach? I LOVED the pictures-they looked like you had a GREAT time-I'm sure we will too. Thanks for your help!

12-27-2004	#8 (permalink)
Shark3359 way into it Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Iowa,USA Posts: 114	Secrets Capri was Wonderful! We just got back and I couldn't agree more that Secrets Capri is a great place to stay. We also liked it because it wasn't too big. Some of the hotels in this area are absolutely huge but we were glad to be in a smaller hotel like this one. We didn't have to wait for ANYTHING. Not at the bar, not in the restaraunts and not at the pool or beach. We were looking for a place to kick back and relax and we found it at Secrets Capri. The service was outstanding as was the food. We felt like we were in the lap of luxury and hated to leave. We would hightly recommend this hotel to anyone going to PDC. Jean and Mark U.

12-31-2004	#10 (permalink)
Lois Munday toe in water Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 40	Secrets Capri vs Riu Palace ?? Hello All I'm a new member and this is my first post. What a great board this is!! I just read Vicki's report on Secrets and looked at her pictures. Great pics. We usually stay at the Riu Palace, which we love. However, would like to try a new place and have pretty much opted for the Royay Hideaway for our next trip. Our travel agent suggested Secrets Capri; saying she was sure we'd love it. We feel spoiled by the Palace and would like to stay at the same type of hotel or better. Any info out there re comparisons? Thanks. Loism

01-06-2005	#15 (permalink)
westy beachaholic Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chadds Ford, PA Posts: 256	To Lois Munday...I have been to both Royal Hideaway (4 times) and also to Secrets Capri. While both are beautiful, I prefer RH and in May I will return for my 5th time there. Last edited by westy : 01-06-2005 at 03:11 PM.

12-12-2004	#2 (permalink)
Keenashelby toe in water Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 49	Sorry about that , but I also accidentally posted part of an email reply I sent to someone asking me about the resturants.

12-12-2004	#3 (permalink)
Babaloo añejo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Paamul, Q Roo Mexico Posts: 10,368	glad you had a great trip... ...on the 7th night I would suggest a trip to PDC...

12-12-2004	#4 (permalink)
tdev toe in water Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 48	great pix, I've always been interested in seeing more about this resort ... thanks!

12-13-2004	#6 (permalink)
Keenashelby toe in water Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 49	For shopping just take a cab from the resort. Just tell the man at the front door you want a cab to Playa Del Carmen. He will have one there in a few minutes. Its $10 each way. They drop you off right at 5th Ave and you can get all your tshirts and stuff there. Then grab any cab you see back to the resort. You dont have to spend a lot of time in Playa, there is tshirt shop after tshirt shop along with all kinds of other shops. Since you are only going to be there 5 nights I would eat at the Capri, Himistu, Seaside Grill, and Oceana. They will have a beach party buffet(on the beach) and a mexican fiesta night buffet (around the pool) the food was really good hear too, but you can always eat at one of the resturants and just wonder around the partys, they have entertainment there. I wouldnt do anymore than what you already have planned, you really want to experience the resort, it is wonderful.

12-13-2004	#7 (permalink)
Robino beachaholic Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 282	Your photos look great!! What kind of camera do you have? We were at Secrets last March. It looks like they added a few things like the hammocks. It is a great place isn't it.

12-27-2004	#9 (permalink)
cuffedlinks añejo Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The City of Presidents Posts: 16,003	Great photos....wish they could have been a bit larger though to really catch how beautiful everything looked... The photo of the palm in the sunglasses was absolutely inspired!

12-31-2004	#11 (permalink)
beachenit beachaholic Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: minneapolis, mn Posts: 391	Great pictures, thanks for sharing

01-04-2005	#13 (permalink)
Trixy sandflea Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6	We are off to Secrets Capri on Feb. 5th....anyone else?

01-05-2005	#14 (permalink)
taylorfamilytx way into it Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Plano Texas Posts: 157	Have a great time! I was there last year at that time for my 40th bday. Great place. You will have a blast.

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