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Excellence Playa Mujeres – Top All-Inclusive Resort

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Excellence Group Luxury Hotels and Resorts recently announced that Excellence Playa Mujeres has been named as the best All‐ Inclusive Resort in the World by the 2016 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards, being hailed by travelers as a “wonderful place to relax and unwind,” where the “staff, food, hotel all deserve 5 stars.”  Three additional Excellence Group properties received Travelers’ Choice Awards, with Beloved Playa Mujeres ranked as the 15th best All‐Inclusive in the World. Those are incredible accolades!

Excellence Playa Mujeres, an adults‐only resort, is a luxury oasis located in Cancun, Mexico with a setting that is both stunning and exclusive.  The resort sits on a two‐mile stretch of powdery white sand, just moments away from the nightlife of Cancun and Cancun International Airport.  Every suite at Excellence Playa Mujeres is an elegant retreat — contemporary and alluring.  Each suite is 807 square feet and larger, with a private round Jacuzzi with indoor and outdoor access and a four‐poster bed situated to take advantage of the gorgeous views.  Indulging in any one of the property’s ten international restaurants is a five‐star culinary adventure.  No one goes thirsty at Excellence Playa Mujeres with eleven bars serving up alcoholic and non‐alcoholic drinks.

Like all Excellence properties, this resort is recognized for its attention to detail, luxury accommodations and fine cuisine – elements that help to create an enhanced vacation experience. One visit and it will be easy to see why Excellence Playa Mujeres is is All-Inclusive luxury at its finest!

*Images via Excellence Resorts website

Ready to escape to Excellence Playa Mujeres? Contact me at Casey@destinationstoexplore.com for more info and your free vacation quote!

Shared by Casey Cote: Casey Cote is a travel agent with Destinations to Explore. She loves planning incredible vacations at no cost to you. To book your next cruise, all-inclusive resort vacation, family getaway or honeymoon, contact at Casey@destinationstoexplore.com. You can also find her on Facebook!

Sun, Slime, Savings

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At the new Nickelodeon Hotel and Resorts, a Karisma Gourmet Inclusive Resort, your inner child (or actual child) can hang out with their favorite characters. From the Aqua Nick playground, the colorful waterslides and pools, to the luxurious spa a new kind of all-ages vacation is waiting, to make sure you have the experience of a life time.

The first resort of its kind in the Caribbean, this world class resort brings the characters of Nickelodeon alive, with five star luxury. The resort features 208 oversized suites filled with comfortable amenities to cater to every need. The glamorous and spacious Swank Suites or the Pineapple Villa, Spongebob’s very own house, offers a wide variety of playful decor while keeping the standard of upscale accommodations that Karisma Resorts are known for. The golden sands of Uvero Alto Beach in Punta Cana are waiting for you to enjoy the cuisine, the night life, and even a few hilarious slimings.

Who Lives in a Pineapple Under the Sea ?

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You do, or at least you can, when you book the Pineapple Villa, which is just one of the many choices at the
Nickelodeon Hotel and Resort. No matter the size of your family, they have you covered, from rooms that sleep 4 all the way up to 6. With a nice cozy, comfy home base for small families or a swim up terrace from the resort pool, or even the Pool Supper Villa, where you will have your own infinity pool, they have accommodations to fit your style.  Don’t forget Gary and your own Pineapple under the sea, this sumptuous villa is the resort’s signature dwelling. The decor is inspired by the world of Bikini Bottom, but has it’s own infinity pool and private butler service.

Bringing the baby? Relax, we’re stocked with Gotcha Covered amenities like baby food, strollers, cribs, kids’ spa robes and baby bottle warmers for infants and toddlers.

An Appetite for Luxury

At Nickelodeon Hotel and Resorts Punta Cana, the all-inclusive concept of Karisma Gourmet Inclusive Experience, goes beyond delicious food, its about redefining luxury. With complimentary gourmet cuisine, premium drinks, personalized service and unforgettable activities hand selected for you it makes your “everything’s included” vacation, so much more.

More than 11 gourmet restaurants and bar, including 1 adults only, offer a wide variety of cuisine to wet any appetite. Marketplace cuisine, Sicilian, Far East Fusion, and Mediterranean are just a few examples of the amazing options that are available. There is also a swim up bar, kid friendly light meals, coffee and tea lounge and you alway have the option of relaxing in your amazing room and dining in.

It’s Slime O’Clock Somewhere

sun, slime, savingsPlay like you own the place! Playtime doesn’t stop just because it’s a 5-star vacation destination, there are activities to get everyone excited. Other than one of the best beaches in the Caribbean being at your front door, you and your children can spend time at the Just Kiddin’ Kids Club, Plaza Orange Theatre, Aqua Nick Playground, the Gourmet Village and of course, Character Central, where you never know who will show up. Chase and Marshall from Paw Patrol and Cosmo and Wanda from Fairly Oddparents are just some of the characters that will be available for meet and greets, slimings, character dining experiences and even private parties.

Sun, Slime, Savings

Nickelodeon Hotel and Resorts Punta Cana has two different discounts available to book through December 22, 2016.

Slime Savings – Save Up To 45%

Booking Window: October 27 – December 22, 2016
Travel Window: October 27 – December 22, 2016
Minimum Stay: 3 nights

* Special Conditions:

  • Two kids free (ages 3-12) when sharing a room with two adults
  • Excludes Villa and Pineapple Suite
  • Not combinable with any other offer
  • Applies to new bookings only
  • Valid for groups
2017 Early Booking – Save Up To 40%

Booking Window: October 24 – December 22, 2016
Travel Window: January 3, 2017 – December 22, 2017
Minimum Stay: 3 nights

* Special Conditions:

  • Teens apply flat rate of $100 USD
  • Two kids free (ages 3-12) when sharing with two adults
  • Excludes Villa and Pineapple Suite
  • Not combinable with any other offer
  • Valid for groups

** Blockout dates apply.

  • April 8, 2017 – April 15, 2017

Contact Erin Benge at 832-233-4468 or erinbenge@destinationstoeplore.com to book your next family vacation at this one of a kind, world class Caribbean Resort. 

*All photos courtesy of the Nickelodeon Hotel and Resorts Punta Cana website

Caribbean Monte Carlo

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Caribbean Monte CarloThe “Lost City of Atlantis” has been part of our literature for 100’s of years and now your family can vacation at Atlantis. With signature dining, a marina, the largest waterpark and a casino, some consider Atlantis the Caribbean Monte Carlo. Originally part of the Paradise Island Hotel and Casino in the 60’s and owned by Merv Griffin this resort has changed ownership a couple of times, but with each owner adding to the astounding beauty that is Atlantis. Now part of Marriott International’s Autograph Collection Hotels, guests not only get to visit paradise, you have the ability to take part in all that the Marriott rewards program offers.

Relax and Welcome to Paradise

Atlantis has designed an amazing retreat, no matter your budget. They offer casual and family friendly value priced rooms, for the more budget minded. Deluxe room accommodations, family friendly suites, and even a marina that will rival Monte Carlo. No matter what room category you choose, you are staying style, luxury, and convenience.

Caribbean’s Largest Waterpark

3 resort towers and 3 resort buildings, which include suites and villas, are intertwined throaquaventure_mayantempleughout the Caribbean’s largest, 141 – acre waterpark. The grand icon of Aquaventure is the Mayan Temple, which towers at an astounding six-story height. The structures boasts several thrilling water rides, including the Leap of Faith,a 60-foot near-perpendicular plunge that sends riders through a clear acrylic tunnel submerged in a shark-filled lagoon. The Mayan Temples boasts three other slides as well, including the Challenger slides, Serpent Slide, and the Jungle Slide.

If you want something a little more “adrenaline fueled”, then The Power Tower is for you. It is Aquavbentures’s tallest feature at 120′ and home to 4 adrenaline-inducing water slides. The most notorious, The Abyss, drops body sliders at a staggering near-vertical 50 feet into total darkness and through tumbling waterfalls, ending your journey in a deep cenote filled with menacing Alligator Gars. If that is a little too much adrenaline, the 3 inner-tube slides, The Drop, The Falls and The Surge are also located in the The Power Tower. Using “master-blaster” technology riders are propelled both uphill and down hill throughout the tower.

Atlantis is home to 14 lagoons and more than 50,000 aquatic animals, with over 250 marine species represented. Simulating the 11,000 year old lost continent, the Dig provides a unique look at the amazing civilization of some the world’s most exotic sea creatures. Providing guests with a taste of the life in the legendary destroyed city of Atlantis, you can observe the bottom of the floors in different aquariums the wreckage and debris.

Atlantis is not only filled with water sports, there are many things to do on land as well. Tennis, Shopping, Fire and Earth Pottery, Rock Climbing, Atlantis Library, Atlantis Theatre and even world renowned golf course designed by Tom Weisskopf.

Caribbean Monte Carlo

Spanning a 7 acre lagoon and linking the towers, the world-class Atlantis Casino is an innovation in casino design. State of the art player tracking systems allows the players to insert their room into any slot machine or present to any dealer to begin earning points for promotional giveaways. The are 85 gaming tables featuring baccarat, Ultimate Texas Hold’em poker, Let it Ride poker, craps, roulette, black jack and over 700 of the latest slot machines. If you aren’t sure how to play, complimentary gamily lessons are available daily.

casino_moonclubMythical Dining

Only Atlantis can you bring you dining options, which are beyond compare. Featuring 21 restaurants, 19 bars, lounges, pool side snacking, endless buffet, and family style meals, you will be sure to appease your palate here. Dining reservations are required for all fine dining and a’ la carte options.

Atlantis is the perfect vacation destination for families, couples, weddings and even vow renewals. The possibilities for an amazing vacation are endless when you spend time at the Caribbean Monte Carlo. Click here for more information about Atlantis or contact Erin with Destinations to Explore.

Erin Benge has been with Destinations to Explore for over 4 years. She has traveled on her honeymoon, as a couple, with small children and even with multi-generations. Please contact her today with any questions about Atlantis or any other amazing destination you would be interested in. erinbenge@destinationstoexplore.com

Sandals Barbados Undeniable Luxury

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Sandals Barbados undeniable luxury

In the spirited St. Lawrence Gap area, Sandals Barbados is an all new resort that offers exclusive, undeniable luxury. Sophisticated and exotic, this resort offers a new definition of sublime. Sandals has thought of everything to make this vacation a world apart from others. Surrounded by uncompromising comfort and world-class luxuries Sandals Barbados will transport you to that romantic get-away you have always dreamed about.

From the moment you arrive in the grand, open-air lobby, to meeting your personal butler, you are surrounded by opulence. Total relaxation and romance under the Caribbean sky, surrounded by glistening turquoise waters is just part of your paradise. There are innovations in all 280 rooms, including the new swim up suites. Butler service, zero-entry access to Barbados’s largest and longest lagoon pool, private tranquility soaking tubs on most patios are just some of the features of your adobe designed suite.

Romantic fire pits, 3 pools and 2 whirlpools, unlimited dining at 11 amazing restaurants, including Sandals first ever Indian restaurant. 7 full-service bars, including a swim bar with unlimited premium brand drinks and Mondavi wines. World class cuisine with international appeal, along with innovation bar and pool designs are just one of the many exclusives that are inclusive.

Do it all or do nothing at all, you pick the level of adventure at Sandals Barbados.  If you want to do more than lay on the beach and soak up the rays, there are unlimited land and water sports, including scuba diving. Swim, sail, snorkel, or just relax by the pool. Yoga, pilates, or you can even get in your work-0ut state of mind, it’s all included, proving Sandals Barbados is undeniable luxury.

The resort comes alive during the evening hours with a piano bar, live bands, White Parties, Carnivale Beach Parties and even a chocolate buffet night. Each night will be filled with top-rate entertainers and the thrill of authentic island culture.  If that’s not enough, when the tables are turned on talent night, you become the star of the show. Sandals Barbados is truly undeniable luxury and even more, undeniable fun-filled adventure just waiting for you.

If you want to book your next romantic getaway contact Erin at erinbenge@destinationstoexplore.com or 832-233-4468. From the very first contact to the last suitcase unpacked, she will help make your next vacation the best vacation. 

Sandal’s Royal Bahamian

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Sir Oliver Simmonds created the fashionable Balmoral Club in the 1940’s which was a regal retreat for the rich and famous and this is now a quintessential paradise for two people in love that want to get away. Sandals Royal Bahamian has been home to many famous guests including the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. The Duke was the smitten King of England that abdicated his throne to marry his American love, Wallis Simpson. After their marriage they made this island paradise his office. The elegantly appointed resort looks out upon the crystal clear turquoise blue water as you bask in the Bahamian sun.

Elegance of a Bygone Era 

Today, Sandals Royal Bahamian is the most elegant resort in the Bahamas and offers two unique destinations in one. Tucked away in a serene corner of the world you can enjoy an all inclusive luxurious vacation featuring an slide-09offshore island filled with romantic adventure, the regions finest seafood and every amenity you can think of. The European sophistication of the mainland will astound you with extravagant details, Roman colonnaded pools, exotic fire pits, rejuvenating spa and 10 world class restaurants.

Sandal’s Royal Bahamian is a perfect place for a luxury vacation, a wedding or even vow renewals. Some of the perks to visiting this island paradise are…

  • Home to Nassau’s only resort with Private Offshore Island & Restaurant
  • Sandals Lounge awaits you at the airport prior to your transfer to the resort.
  • 11 Discovery Dining Options-French to Caribbean Seafood
  • 5 pools that are heated -1 pool located on the private island
  • 2 whirlpools
  • Free Wi-if for all guest
  • 404 superbly furnished rooms & suites, 29 categories on 15 acres
  • 10 transfer from the airport
  • 2 Tennis courts
  • Water sports
  • 8 unique bars
  • Fitness Center and Spa
  • Weekly Chocolate Buffet
  • Theme Nights

Royal Bahamian delivers leisure in an oasis of ‘old world charm’ and understated elegance.  The elegantly appointed resort looks out upon the crystal clear turquoise blue water of the Bahamas. This resort was original built in 1946- The Balmoral Club which was created for many of the Royal friends of the then the Governor of the Bahamas, the Duke of Windsor.

Erin Benge has been a lover of all things tropical and all inclusive. Please feel free to contact her at 832-233-4468, via email at erinbenge@destinationsinflorida.com or click here to request a quote.