Hurricane Resort Repair Progress Report for Cancun and Riviera
Maya - November 2005
Are you considering a visit to Cancun or the Riviera Maya, but
are concerned with the damage caused by Hurricane Wilma this
past October? You are not alone. I will share information from
unbiased travel agents and travel industry experts that have
seen the repair progress first hand. Hopefully, this will ease
some of your concerns and get you back to the beach with a
Margarita in hand!
The downtown Cancun region was the hardest hit of the resort
areas in the Yucatan Peninsula and vacationers would be wise to
avoid Cancun until late summer 2006. If you are a bargain
hunter, you might be hard pressed to find discounts. Many of the
overflow visitors scheduled to stay in Cancun have filled the
resorts in the Riviera Maya.
As you might expect, the work to rebuild the tourist areas of
Cancun and the Riviera Maya started immediately after Wilma had
passed. The Mexican Government and the people of Mexico are
working day and night to restore their beautiful resort
destinations. They look forward to welcoming you back to relax
on their white sand beaches. When you do return, you will find
that many of the beaches in the Riviera Maya have been expanded.
Some have decreased; it varies from resort to resort. Some of
the properties are listed below. Cancun will begin a $20 million
beach restoration project in December 2005.
The airport is fine, and undergoing minor repairs. Here is a
breakdown of some of the individual resorts in the Riviera Maya
that are accepting vacationers. You can find additional details
and photos at GoAwayTravel.com.
Iberostar Paraiso Maya - looks great, beach is fine
Iberostar Paraiso Lindo - one restaurant is being
repaired near the beach, property and beach are fine
Iberostar Paraiso del Mar - freshly painted on the
outside, property and beach fine Secrets Capris -
looks great, gained more beach Bahia Principe Tulum
- at 100%, gained beach Bahia Principe Akumal - at
100%, gained beach Bahia Principe Coba - new hotel
complete and ready to open Sunscape Tulum (Dreams as
of 12/15) - gained beach. New pool and some oceanview rooms will
be ready 12/15. Grand Palladium Colonial and
Kantenah - looks great Grand Palladium White
Sand - new hotel, rooms are complete. Construction still
going on with pool and restaurants but still scheduled to open
on time Barcelo Maya Tropical and Colonial Beach -
new hotel, looks great, beach is great Barcelo Maya
Beach - everything was fine, freshly painted outside, beach
is great Adventura Spa Palace - repairing one
restaurant, everything else is great. All spa facilities are
fully functional. Iberostar Tucan - hotel and beach
are great. The jungle area is sparse but the animals are still
there Riu Yucatan - fully operational, still a great
beach Riu Playacar - fully operational, still a
great beach Riu Palace Mexico - fully operational,
still a great beach