Resort Reviews
7 posts tagged Resort Reviews.
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Sargassum Season in Mexico? Book the Swim-Up Room, Not the Beach
Sargassum is in the headlines again this summer — but the best mornings in Mexico were never on the beach. Picture a swim-up room: warm water starting at your terrace, coffee in hand, the resort still asleep. Here's how to book the trip the seaweed can't touch.
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Why Fakarava Belongs on Your French Polynesia Itinerary
Most travelers to French Polynesia never make it past Bora Bora. That's exactly why you should — one more inter-island flight lands you on a UNESCO atoll with walls of gray reef sharks, a pink sand beach, and a working pearl farm older than most of the resorts in Bora Bora.
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Belize Is the Caribbean You Haven't Tried Yet
Belize has one of the world's great barrier reefs, an in-water dining experience unlike anything in the Caribbean, and one excellent adults-only boutique resort. Worth it.
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The Best Adults-Only Swim-Up Rooms & Suites in Mexico (2026)
If you've ever filtered for a swim-up suite and landed on a family resort with a kiddie pool, this list is for you. Every resort here is adults-only, on Mexico's Caribbean coast — sorted by the thing that actually changes your stay: whether the water off your terrace is shared or yours.
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3 New Adults-Only Resorts Worth Knowing About in 2026
Overwater villas in Jamaica, a rum-soaked Autograph property in Barbados, and a two-water newcomer in Cancún — three genuinely new adults-only resorts that opened in the last eight months. Here's why we're paying attention.
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Platinum Yucatán Princess: A Last-Minute Booking That Mostly Worked Out
I ended up at the Platinum Yucatán Princess for an honest reason: my first choice, Barceló Maya Riviera Adults Only, was sold out. I needed a Riviera Maya trip, I needed it adults-only, and I wanted a swim-up suite. Platinum Yucatán Princess checked all three boxes and had a room available at the last minute.
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Why I Keep Going Back to Barceló Maya Riviera
Some resorts you visit once and check off the list. Barceló Maya Riviera is not that resort. I've lost count of how many times I've been, and I'm already thinking about the next trip before the current one ends.