Headin' back for second visit nearly 10 years later...

Kheldan · 08-29-2006

Hi all, me and the wife will be heading back out to Playa mid October (7 weeks to go!)

. We honeymooned there 10 years ago and loved the place.
This time however we will be taking the 2 kids (10 year old daughter Jade and 7 year old son Raphael) They can't wait, we can hardly either!

We will be staying at the same hotel/resort for memories sake, the Gran Porto Real. My wife loves to look and feel of this resort and the good news is from my reading, they look like they are kid friendly!
We really want to make the best of our trip and are looking for some great (not tourist trap) type activities to book on our stay, any suggestions are welcome! I booked shuttle service from playa.info. Thanks for offering this services.
Now back to watching the webcam! hahaha

Cheers,

David and family from Montreal QC, Canada

MsRubio · 08-29-2006

Welcome to the forum...

...and yes the webcam can be addictive...I have it minimized on my computer all day...pop it up when the boss thinks I am really working...

Something hubby and I found a lot of fun to do was parasailing...our first trip to the Riviera Maya we stayed at Barcelo...parasailing was available from the resort...we did it tandem...all I can say is it was amazing...the views were incredible...if you have never done this I highly recommend it...

...enjoy your trip.

DavidB · 08-31-2006

Take the Tulum trip thru Playa Info. It'll be a good trip with the kids as it'll be a small group that does alot of different things that will keep the kids interested. And you won't belive the growth of Playa.

angie_dpu · 08-31-2006

Hi David! My husband and I are in the same boat! It will be our second trip only this time with the kids(boys 15,13,3). Only we will be staying at the Palladium Kantenah. I hope you and your wife have a great time!

skilohmyhusky · 08-31-2006

David: We booked Gran Porto Nov 2004,since they were overbooked they gave us a room across the street in the first completed wing of the now Royal Porto Real.(sister resort)The room was to die for,go into their website and check it all out, in room double jacuzzi, etc.Anyway, in this forum I have read couple reports that people were bumped to Royal Porto as an upgrade, as little as $30 or $60 a night,not sure,anyway,but if you stay at Royal you can also use everything at Gran but Gran can not use Royal. I believe I have read after Nov 1 it will not allow children under a certain age and you are going before then.We stayed at Royal April 29 to May 6 of this year and loved the place,food,service,etc was all really good. Plan to stay there on our next trip.If you stay at Gran, I am sure they would be happy to show you the completed Royal during your stay.Have a great time and happy aniversary.

08-29-2006	#1 (permalink)
Kheldan sandflea Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montreal, QC, Canada Posts: 3	Headin' back for second visit nearly 10 years later... Hi all, me and the wife will be heading back out to Playa mid October (7 weeks to go!) . We honeymooned there 10 years ago and loved the place. This time however we will be taking the 2 kids (10 year old daughter Jade and 7 year old son Raphael) They can't wait, we can hardly either! We will be staying at the same hotel/resort for memories sake, the Gran Porto Real. My wife loves to look and feel of this resort and the good news is from my reading, they look like they are kid friendly! We really want to make the best of our trip and are looking for some great (not tourist trap) type activities to book on our stay, any suggestions are welcome! I booked shuttle service from playa.info. Thanks for offering this services. Now back to watching the webcam! hahaha Cheers, David and family from Montreal QC, Canada

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08-29-2006	#2 (permalink)
MsRubio Happy Girl Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Top of the Chesapeake Bay, Md Posts: 6,506	Welcome to the forum... ...and yes the webcam can be addictive...I have it minimized on my computer all day...pop it up when the boss thinks I am really working... Something hubby and I found a lot of fun to do was parasailing...our first trip to the Riviera Maya we stayed at Barcelo...parasailing was available from the resort...we did it tandem...all I can say is it was amazing...the views were incredible...if you have never done this I highly recommend it... ...enjoy your trip.

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DavidB añejo Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mid Mich Posts: 2,755	Take the Tulum trip thru Playa Info. It'll be a good trip with the kids as it'll be a small group that does alot of different things that will keep the kids interested. And you won't belive the growth of Playa.

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angie_dpu very sparkly Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 37	Hi David! My husband and I are in the same boat! It will be our second trip only this time with the kids(boys 15,13,3). Only we will be staying at the Palladium Kantenah. I hope you and your wife have a great time!

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skilohmyhusky way into it Join Date: May 2006 Location: san antonio, texas Posts: 183	David: We booked Gran Porto Nov 2004,since they were overbooked they gave us a room across the street in the first completed wing of the now Royal Porto Real.(sister resort)The room was to die for,go into their website and check it all out, in room double jacuzzi, etc.Anyway, in this forum I have read couple reports that people were bumped to Royal Porto as an upgrade, as little as $30 or $60 a night,not sure,anyway,but if you stay at Royal you can also use everything at Gran but Gran can not use Royal. I believe I have read after Nov 1 it will not allow children under a certain age and you are going before then.We stayed at Royal April 29 to May 6 of this year and loved the place,food,service,etc was all really good. Plan to stay there on our next trip.If you stay at Gran, I am sure they would be happy to show you the completed Royal during your stay.Have a great time and happy aniversary.

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