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Golf and Spa Packages
Puerto Vallarta and Nuevo Vallarta
Check out these golf and spa packages in Puerto Vallarta and Nuevo Vallarta. The Villa del Palmar Flamingos Beach Resort & Spa in Nuevo Vallarta is offering a three-night golf package for $651 per person, double. The package, available from now through April 15, includes accommodations in a one-bedroom suite; daily breakfast; daily, 18-hole round of golf for two with transportation to the golf course; and resort taxes. At the Villa del Palmar Puerto Vallarta, a three-night Spa Package, also available from now through April 15, is priced at $885 per person, double, and includes a one-bedroom suite, one breakfast for two, one spa treatment per person, one salon service per person and taxes. Visit www.villagroupresorts.com.
THE MARQUIS LOS CABOS
Beach, Golf, Spa & Casitas Resort
has launched a series of Girlfriend Getaway packages for 2008 that include activities such as Hummer tours, spa treatments and golf. Prices begin at $1,540 per person for a four-night stay from June 1 to Dec. 15. For the sports-minded, the Women's Surf & Turf package includes two rounds of golf at the Cabo del Sol course; three private surfing lessons; one poker night with dinner and open bar; and two spa treatments at the Marquis Los Cabos Spa. This package costs $2,100 per person for four nights. www.marquisloscabos.com.
Tee It Up With the Whole Family
Kids Play Free
Adults and their children can now share their love of the game at The Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort, a family-friendly, all-inclusive upscale resort in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico.
Check to see if they are offering their Family Golf package which often includes one tee time per person, per night at the Jack Nicklaus or Tom Weiskopf 18-hole par 72 championship golf course, one free golf round for kids under 17 years of age accompanied by an adult and accommodations in an ocean-view Master or Parlor Suite. It may also include a daily Grand Velas Spa Ritual for each adult. All of Grand Vela’s deluxe services and amenities including a la carte dining at five restaurants, premium liquor brands, around-the-clock room service, mini bar snacks, beverages, daily activities and more.
Kids can enjoy the daily activities offered at Grand Velas' "Grand Kids” program for children ages four to14. Trained staff is on duty from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Grand Kids' suite with books, arts and crafts, video games and snacks for the kids. Outside activities such as soccer, kickball, treasure hunts and pool games are also available.
The family-friendly resort also offers tiered three-temperature infinity pools with iPod minis, tennis court, and a fitness center
For more information or reservations: 1-877-398-2784 or www.GrandVelas.com.
Posada Real Puerto Escondido
Puerto Escondido, México
Pam Plesons
Puerto Escondido is on the Pacific Coast of Mexico approximately 254 miles south of Acapulco in the state of Oaxaca. It is a relatively small town with a population of approximately 50,000, but has been popular with surfers for years because of the legendary surf beach, Playa Zicatela. Puerto Escondido has several other beaches perfect for swimming and other recreational activities. Puerto Escondido remains relatively laid-back and inexpensive. It is an excellent location for a family vacation off the beaten path of other Mexican larger coastal resort destinations. The airport is only 5 minutes from the hotel and the charming fishing village of Puerto Escondido is only a 7 minute drive. Read more!
Karmina Palace
All Suite-All Inclusive Resort
Manzanillo, Mexico
Pam Plesons
My ten year old son exclaimed, “This is the most awesome place ever!”. This is quite an endorsement from a child who has traveled extensively from the age of 10 months to family oriented resorts around the globe. The Karmina Palace is the ultimate family vacation destination. A wonderful “Kid’s Club” for younger children, scheduled daily activities for the older kid in all of us (ranging from ping pong tournaments to kayak trips), an exciting water slide, trampoline, game room and daily movies make it easy for kids of all ages to thoroughly enjoy themselves. Our kids were busy from dawn till dusk. When they are happy and busy…we are happy and relaxed. In the evenings the fun continued with nightly outdoor theme dinners and shows. We enjoyed “Around the World” cuisine and a dance performance from around the globe. Read more!
Hidden Treasure in Cabo San Lucas
Pam Plesons
Hotel Mar de Cortez, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Cabo San Lucas is a beautiful ocean resort destination at the tip of Baja nestled between the Pacific Ocean on the west side and the Sea of Cortez on the east side. It is well known for its sport fishing, snorkeling, scuba diving, warm weather and warm waters. The famous arches stand majestically at the edge of the bay with Lover’s Beach below. Activity centers around the large marina where there are numerous restaurants and shops. There are glass bottom boat rides, sunset cruises, snorkeling, parasailing, wave runners, deep sea fishing, panga fishing, horse back riding, and ATV and desert tours offered at almost every corner. The long white sand beaches offer restaurants and activities as well.
Cabo San Lucas has many beautiful resorts. We found one that is off the beaten path and very affordable. The Hotel Mar de Cortez is a charming colonial-style hotel in the center of Cabo San Lucas. It is located on a street just a short walk from the shops, beaches, restaurants and marina. It is not on the water, but close enough to everything to enjoy all Cabo has to offer on a budget.
The owners are great hosts. When you call, ask for Nat. The hotel offers quality accommodations, air-conditioning, a swimming pool, a restaurant, outdoor bar, and can help arrange all of your activities. They have locked parking if you have a car. In addition, they offer the most affordable breakfast in town: two eggs, hash browns, two pieces of toast, and fruit for $2.50. Hotel Mar de Cortez has been referred to as the “most reasonably priced hotel in Cabo San Lucas” with 90 rooms priced from $46.00 for a Standard to $73.00 for a Quadruple Suite.
For reservations or information write or call:
Hotel Mar de Cortez
17595 Vierra Canyon Road, #187
Prunedale, CA 93907
831-663-5803 or 800-347-8821
www.mardecortez.com
Hotel Mirador Acapulco
Pam Plesons
Acapulco, Mexico
Acapulco remains one of the most recognized coastal resort cities in Mexico. Tourism is the city’s number one industry. Its white sand beaches, high rise hotels, glamorous nightlife and famous cliff divers at La Quebrada continue to attract vacationers year round. The city has grown to a population of over 800,000.
As we drove into Acapulco we were immediately stunned by the noise and traffic of the city. We were passing through and had only a single night to discover its allure. By chance, we found ourselves on the road to La Quebrada. Once there, much to our surprise, we immediately found parking. We still had no idea where we were going to stay or what our plan was, but we were optimistic. We were approached by a helpful Mexican and we asked for an affordable hotel and suddenly found ourselves entering the lobby of the famous Hotel Mirador Acapulco.
Hotel Mirador Acapulco is a landmark of Mexico. It is perched on the cliffs above the famous cove where the cliff divers perform daily. It has 133 rooms and 9 junior suites with Jacuzzis. All the rooms are connected by steep intertwining stairways. There are 3 pools, one of which is a salt water pool fed directly from the ocean below. The hotel is seeped in history. La Perla restaurant, located on the cliffs within the hotel, has been home to the famous cliff diver shows of La Quebrada for over 60 years. The restaurant still boasts better than average food and great nightly shows, but the hotel is showing significant signs of deterioration. The hotel’s location is its saving grace and even with the stained ceilings, poor plumbing, and rock hard beds in our room, we would return, although I would not recommend this hotel to a family with small children. The stairways are difficult to maneuver and there were many hazards for small children including open wires and chipped tiles.
We were able to book an ocean view room with a private deck for 2 adults and 2 children for $85.00/night with a full buffet breakfast included. In addition, the room included a 20% discount on dinner and drinks at the famous La Perla Restaurant where we enjoyed a full evening of cliff diving shows from a perfect cliffside perch. There were diving shows at 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, and 10:30 pm. Each one became more exciting as the darkness set in. In the last show the divers dove with lit torches in limited light. We all loved the excitement. The kids were mesmerized. The divers climb up to the hotel lobby after the shows and it is customary to tip them for their performance. In addition, there was a professional stage show of dance from around the world in between the dive shows, which made for a very full evening of entertainment.
The Hotel Mirador Acapulco is in much need of renovation, but if you can overlook the deterioration and enjoy the fantastic location and excitement of the divers, it is well worth a one or two night stay.
Hotel Mirador Acapulco
www.hotelelmiradoracapulco.com.mx
Looking for a relaxing family beach vacation, family reunion or escape from the real world with friends? Cabanas la Conchita is an enchanting hideaway located on a family friendly white powder sand beach in one of the most spectacular inlets of Tulum.
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For thousands of annual visitors, Acapulco is the ideal holiday resort. This Pacific resort is a Mecca for those who love swimming, shopping, and enjoying the nightlife. Acapulco Bay, one of the world's best natural harbors, is the city's centerpiece. The weather is Acapulco's major draw--warm waters, almost constant sunshine, and year-round temperatures in the 80s. It comes as no surprise, then, that most people plan their day around laying their towel on some part of Acapulco's many kilometers of beach.
Cancún has 200-plus days of sun a year and a temperature that averages 80F. With these statistics, it isn't hard to understand why it is Mexico's top tourist destination. Located on the tip of the Yucatan peninsula, it's beaches are unparalleled, broad expanses of gleaming white sand stretched out beside the clear blue-green waters of the Caribbean.
At the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of (also known as the Sea of Cortés), meet, and the land ends in a rocky point called El Arco (The Arch). It is a place of rugged beauty. In the late 16th and 17th centuries, the Gulf side of the area was a favorite hiding place for pirates who plundered Spanish galleons stopping there to take on fresh water. Later in its history, it was the mooring spot for the yachts of wealthy, vacationing Americans who came to the warm waters of the Sea of Cortés to relax and to the Pacific Ocean to fish for the marlin and sailfish that leap out of the waves of the pounding surf.
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