royal hideaway vs. excellence playa mujeres?

dh and i are looking for romantic, high class, good food all inclusive......which one would you recommend??

Re: royal hideaway vs. excellence playa mujeres?

DH & I stayed at the Excellence Playa Mujeres back in 2008 for our 2nd honeymoon & it was WONDERFUL! The resort was new so it was pretty empty at the time & we loved it...it was so quiet, peaceful & romantic. We had a Rooftop Terrace room & let me tell you, it was the BEST! We barely ever left our room except to eat, maybe have a few drinks at a bar & to see the shows at night. I'll see if I have any pics that I can post. The mini pool was great & the views were phenomenal! The only down side to the room was the bathroom...it was a weird open concept & there was only a frosted glass door separating the toilet from the main room & it didn't go up all the way to the ceiling so we kept sending each other upstairs when we needed privacy Also, the shower had a window in it that was on the main room, but that didn't bother us...

The food was delicious. The shows at the time were ok, but as I mentioned, they had just opened & I think they were still finding their groove. The beach at the resort was nice, but it had a lot of seaweed - so much so that they had a tractor thing go by a few times a day to clear off the beach! Also, while the water was beautiful & blue, I was surprised that it wasn't actually the crystal clear blue that I had seen when I had stayed right in Cancun. The drink service on the beach was top notch though We also enjoyed the main pools a few times, but again we honestly didn't use them much because we loved our room/terrace so much!

I think that we were about 20-30 min from the middle of Cancun, but having been there 2x before we didn't venture out off of the resort. I really loved the EPM & would love to go again someday...

ETA: If you opt for the EPM & a Terrace room, be sure to ask for the highest room they have so that you have the most privacy! They are kind of stepped down on the sides of the building & if your room is lower the people in the higher Terrace rooms can look down onto your Terrace!

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Message edited 2/9/2012 10:29:43 AM.

Re: royal hideaway vs. excellence playa mujeres?

I have not been to either one. I did recently research both though. I think both seem wonderful. However the royal hideaway seems to be just a little bit more upscale to me. Their food is supposed to be very good - one of the restaurants has a AAA 5 diamond award I believe. And the water in front of the hotel seems to be more blue. Not sure if that matters to you or not. The rooftop pool rooms at Excellence just look awesome.
I would not hesitate to book either place as they seem equal in all other areas. And both get consistent good reviews on tripadvisor.

Re: royal hideaway vs. excellence playa mujeres?

thanks for your input ladies!!! I'm really leaning toward that rooftop room at the excellence!!

Re: royal hideaway vs. excellence playa mujeres?

I have only been to Royal Hideaway. It was AMAZING! One of my best vacations ever - right up there with Bora Bora.