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Central America Summer Getaway ✈ Cancun


First half of the year is over and as much as I traveled this year (9 weeks), they were all for work and the wanderlust in me was itching for a vacation. :P Since June was a slower month for work, I decided to reward myself with a trip right after my last CPA exam. In fact, this trip was quite a last minute plan and everything was booked only one month before. 

Technically, this trip was 'free' coz all flights and accommodations were booked using points and miles (I'll probably do a separate post on this). We ended up picking Cancun and Guatemala because that's as far as our flight miles would bring us while maximizing our points. Initially, I wasn't quite interested in visiting Cancun because it's so 'American' but after comparing several hotel options around Mexico, we decided to go with Cancun because of the attractions around the Yucatan area. Besides, Cancun is considered both part of Mexico and the Caribbeans, so I can say we've been to both...haha! :P

June 10 (Fri): Nashville - Cancun

We had to fly out from Nashville coz there weren't really any option for us to fly out from Huntsville as we redeemed our flights pretty late. Thanks to mom for letting us crash at her place the night before and dropping us at the airport super early the next morning. The flights weren't that long but I'm still kinda surprised that you have to pay for in-flight entertainment these days, and this is not even a budget airline.

After traveling for 7.5 hours, we finally arrived Cancun at 1.30pm. Was hoping to see some pretty coastline from the air but all we saw was trees. =.=

Getting from the airport to the hotel zone wasn't too difficult. Took the ADO airport shuttle (30 min) to downtown for $5/pax (MXN 66). It would have been $1 cheaper to pay in pesos but since they accepted USD, we didn't bother exchanging money in the airport. From the bus station, we hopped on the R1 city bus ($1/pax) that brought us to the hotel zone in about 30 min. The driver accepted USD and even gave us change in pesos.

Our accommodation for the first 2 nights and last night in Cancun at Aloft Cancun. I redeemed these 3 free nights by using only 10,000 SPG points. Not bad at all considering that the hotel was quite nice, conveniently located next to a supermarket, and best of all we got a free upgrade to an ocean view room thanks to my Platinum status. =P We also used the free bikes at the hotel and cycled to the car rental office on the first day. Picked up our rental car that evening and parked it in the hotel for free.

June 11 (Sat): Cancun - Chichen Itza - Cenote Ik Kil - Valladolid - Tulum - Cancun

We read a lot negative reviews about renting a car in Mexico but after much research, we still decided to book a rental car with Easyway through their website. We received a reservation code, thinking that the booking has been made and was expecting them to deliver the car to our hotel. Luckily we called again the day before we departed to confirm our reservation and guess what, we were told that they didn't have any cars available and our reservation was not confirmed. What?!?! Anyway, we ended up doing some last minute research the night before departing searching for another car rental company. What a great way to start our trip!

Previously, we did read about America Car Rental while doing our research but their recent reviews haven't been very positive and that was why we chose Easyway instead. But since Easyway was a fail, we decided to try our luck with America Car Rental. I called their reservation number, spoke to a helpful agent and successfully made a booking with them at a pretty reasonable price. He even said that they will send someone to our hotel to bring us to their office at Plaza Flamingo (hotel zone) the next day to pick up the car.

As mentioned earlier, we cycled to their office to double check on the reservation again the same afternoon we arrived Cancun, and they did have our reservation information. We also requested them to pick us up slightly later at 7.30pm so that we don't have to rush to return the car too early the next day. As expected, someone came to our hotel that evening to pick us up. We went through all the documents, opted-in for all the insurance (just to be safe especially in Mexico), rented a GPS, and inspected the car marking all the dents. The entire process was pretty smooth and the total cost for our 1-day rental was $47, even cheaper than the price that Easyway quoted ($53) so it was a win for us. =) 


Departed from Cancun towards Chichen Itza at 5.45am. The journey via highway 180D (toll road) took 2.5 hours and our goal was to get there early before the tour group arrives.

After 2.5 hours of boring drive, we finally arrived Chichen Itza at 8.30am. Quickly bought our tickets for MXN232 ($14) per person as we started seeing some tour groups coming.

Main landmark at Chichen Itza archaeological site...El Castillo/Kukulkan Pyramid.

Of course gotta do my signature' jumpshot. :P

Some other smaller ruins at this Mayan site. 

Spot the iguanas just chillin' around the site.

Finished our sightseeing at Chichen Itza within 45 minutes and on to the next attraction which was only a 10 min drive away...Cenote Ik Kil. Entrance fee was MXN70 ($4) per pax.

View of the cenote from the top and bottom. Cenote Ik Kil is sacred to the Mayans and the Mayans used this cenote for both relaxation and ritual services. Those vines hanging all the way from the top to the water makes the place looks more magical. 

We could have jumped in for a swim but decided to give it a pass as we still had a long day ahead.

Next stop...drove 40 min to the small colonial town of Valladolid.

Catedral de San Gervasio. Valladolid is small enough to walk around in less than an hour. 

Can't miss out doing the touristy stuff. :P

Lunch time!

Since we had a car, we decided make a big loop and drove all around Yucatan in a day. Our original plan for the afternoon was to visit Tulum and Playa Del Carmen. Drove 1.5 hr from Valladolid to Tulum and realized that we can't see the ruins at all from the beach (without paying the entrance fees to the ruins). Oh well, that's what happens when we don't do our homework beforehand. It started pouring as we were walking back to our car so we decided to head back to Cancun without stopping at Playa Del Carmen.

After 2 hours of boring drive, we finally made it back to Cancun! Quick stop at this public beach for a nice panoramic view of the Caribbean sea before dropping off our car.
June 12-14 (Sun-Tues): Hyatt Ziva Cancun All-Inclusive Resort (for FREE!!)

Checked out of Aloft Cancun at 7.30am the next morning and walked 5 min to Hyatt Ziva Cancun, where we spent the next 3 days (2 nights) chillaxing and enjoying all the nice facilities around the resort. Got these 2 free nights with the Hyatt Visa's sign up bonus. I took so many photos around the resort so I think it deserves a separate post...lol! Stay tuned for the next post. =)


June 15 (Wed): Cancun - Guatemala City - Antigua


After 5 days in Cancun, it's time to continue our journey to our next destination...Guatemala! Thanks Cancun for the beautiful weather throughout our trip!!

Our flight was delayed flying out of Panama and we ended up arriving an hour behind schedule. Fortunately, the complimentary hotel shuttle arrived just in time to pick us up to Hilton Garden Inn Guatemala City, where we stayed for a night (10,000 HHonors points).

After dropping our bags at the hotel, we got a cab to bring us to Antigua for $24/way. The journey took approximately an hour. P.S. Traffic in Guatemala city is pretty bad.

Antigua is a small city surrounded by volcanoes and renowned for its Spanish colonial buildings. Fortunately, the rain stopped when we arrived around 4pm. This arch of Santa Catalina is one of the famous landmarks here.

Antigua is small and easy to walk around. Most tourist destinations are close by and we finished our sightseeing within an hour.

Dinner and drinks before we head back to Guatemala City. Good thing the cab driver gave us his phone number when he dropped us off coz we managed to get him to bring us back to the city, worked out perfect!

June 16 (Thurs): Guatemala City - Nashville

After a quick stop in Guatemala for less than 24 hours, it's time to go home. This was a short but relaxing trip, great way to recharge after few busy months of work and studying. Glad that everything turned out well considering that we didn't have much time to plan and booked almost everything with points and miles. =P

Hyatt Ziva Cancun - All Inclusive Awesomeness

The highlight of our recent trip to Cancun and Guatemala was definitely our 3D2N stay at the Hyatt Ziva Cancun. I'll let the photos depict how AWESOME our stay at this resort was but ranking #4 out of all hotels in Cancun on TripAdvisor already says something about this place.

If you know me well, I prefer traveling on a budget and I'm constantly on the go whenever I travel, so staying in an all-inclusive resort (doing nothing) is not quite my style. Even though the main purpose of this trip was to rest, relax, and rejuvenate after 5 months of hectic work and study, it's still hard to imagine myself splurging on an expensive hotel. I'm the type of traveler who's absolutely fine with staying in hostels or Airbnb coz I really just need a decent place to sleep. So what brought us here? 

Answer: The 2 free nights sign-up bonus for the Hyatt Visa credit card! =) Of course, I did my fair share of homework on the best use of these free nights, and I was excited when I found out that Hyatt has several all inclusive properties in Mexico and the Caribbean. Personally, I think the best value I would get from these free nights is to redeem it for a hotel that can be a 'destination', not just a place to sleep. And that was exactly what we did! What's better than staying in a nice beachfront resort with free food, free drinks, and activities to keep you occupied...all for FREEEE!! Well of course, we tipped the staffs for their great service. :P

OK enough of words, time for photos. This was my first time staying in an all-inclusive resort so please bear with my over-excitement. Warning: This post will make you feel blue. :P

As mentioned in my previous post, we stayed at Aloft Cancun for our first 2 nights in Cancun, which was only 5 minutes walk from Hyatt Ziva Cancun. We could even see it from our room in Aloft. After checking out from Aloft, we walked over to Hyatt Ziva and was able to check-in early at 8am. =) 

As a Hyatt Diamond member (thanks to the status match I got at the end of last year), I was expecting to get a private check-in at the club lounge but I guess it was still early and the staff checking us in seemed new, I didn't bother asking too much. But I did ask the very important question of whether it was possible for us to get a free upgrade to the best room available (one of the Diamond benefits), and I also specifically requested for the adults-only tower. =P The staff checked with his manager and managed to get us an Ocean Front Master King Room on the 5th floor in the adults-only tower...woohoo!!!!

Room with AMAZING view of the Caribbean Sea!!

This hotel had just opened earlier this year so everything was brand spanking new! Our room was spacious and had a hot tub on the balcony. 

Btw, this room was priced at $726/night during our stay...WOW!!


Some of the room amenities and the complimentary mini bar stocked with beers and liquors.

I really liked the balcony with glass railing, gave us an awesome view of the Caribbean sea in and outside of the room!! This is one of the reasons why I wanted the adults-only tower instead of the club tower coz I didn't like the wall railings at the club tower.

Pool and ocean view from our balcony....love the blues!!

Beautiful White Sand Beaches and Blue Waters!!

The photogenic pier and models lighthouse on the beach.

Took this panorama at the perfect timing when an eagle flew by...not bad huh!!

Even though the beach wasn't very big, there were plenty of beach chairs and we didn't feel crowded at all. One thing hubby enjoyed most was the drinks...mojito overdose...lol!! 

One good thing about small beach, we were very close to the waters so we could quickly run back and forth between lounging and dipping in the sea. :P 

When I read that the resort had free kayaks and paddleboards for rent, I knew I had to try paddleboarding. Fell a couple of times but not bad for my first attempt. :P


Posing Yoga on the beach. :P

Infinity Pools Overlooking the Caribbean Sea


There are 3 infinity pools around the resort. This is the main pool by the beach, but we didn't use this pool at all.



This is the pool in front of the club tower and adults-only tower, which is the pool we see from our room.


I preferred this pool over the main one coz I felt it was less crowded and not as noisy. Oh btw, the wifi was good all around the resort (including the beach and poolside). We were able to stream shows while lounging by the pools and beach. =) Top right: Club Tower; Bottom right: Adult-Only Tower


My favorite pool was the rooftop infinity pool that was only for guests staying in the adults-only tower. This was another reason why I specifically requested for the upgrade to the adults-only tower. Told ya I did my 'homework'. =P

 
It was so 'exclusive' we basically had the entire pool to ourselves...hahaha!!


AMAZING view from this pool!!!!


Can't resist taking more photos with such nice background.


More drinks!!! Finally found a cocktail that I like...called Blue Sky... mix of Vodka, lemonade and Curacao. =)

Dining Done Right...9 Meals, 9 Restaurants

Day 1 breakfast at Tradewinds with ocean view and sea breeze. The Eggs Benedict was good!

Day 1 Mexican lunch by the beach at Habaneros. We ordered tacos, ceviches, and campechanas. I liked my octopus and shrimps! :)

Day 1 dinner at Moongate. We chose hibachi instead of ala carte, but was a lil' disappointed by the hibachi show. Well I guess it was because we went earlier at 5pm and they let the new chef do the show when there was less crowd. Poor guy...he had his supervisor beside watching him...I would have been so stressed...lol!

We were served beef soup, spring rolls, dim sum, fried rice, shrimp/chicken teppanyaki. The food was decent but hibachi is more for the show not so much about the food anyway.

Day 2 breakfast was room service. Yummy breakfast on the balcony with a great view...just for photos...lol!! We moved the table back and ate in the room after that...hahaha!! 


Day 2 lunch at Tradewinds. This was the only restaurant that we visited twice during our stay. Hubby ordered steak while I had shrimp skewers. We shared the grilled argentine sausage appetizer and the macaron dessert. Everything was so good! I'll say this was one of the best meals we had at the resort.


Day 2 French dinner at La Bastille. This restaurant is adults-only and had a more romantic ambiance.

As we started eating, I realized a funny scene. Picture this...we were in Mexico, most hotel guests were ang mohs...we were in this fancy French restaurant...and out of 9 people eating around us, hubby was the only Caucasian, the other 8 were Asians...hahaha!!! 


Hubby's food on the left, mine on the right.
Entrée: Beef Steak tartare with truffle aroma and Melba toasts ; Fresh oysters on the half Shell

Main courses: Mustarded pork chop with rustic mashed potato ; Salmon and lobster au gratin with Pernod mousseline
Desserts: Vanilla crème brûlée ; Chocolate soufflé with Grand Marnier Savarin
P.S. We rarely eat out unless we're traveling, so this fine dining was definitely a nice fancy treat for us (even better when it's free). :P

Day 3 international buffet breakfast at El Mercado. They served a huge variety of international dishes. We opted to sit outside to enjoy the sea breeze. 

Day 3 lunch at Chevy's. Classic American diner with burgers, hot dogs and milk shakes! Hubby enjoyed his burger, me not so much. :P


Last but not least, the 2 shops that we stopped by at least once every day was Pasteles (dessert shop) and Casa Cafe (coffee shop). Hubby gets his milkshake while I get my Frappé. =)

Great Views from Every Corner

The resort is surrounded by ocean on 3 sides...that means ocean view from every corner! We could feel the sea breeze as we walk through the open-air corridors.

No beach on this side of the resort, just rocks but you can hear the waves crashing on the rocks. There's also a beautiful gazebo for weddings (and yoga lessons). =P

Firepit with a view...anybody wants S'mores?


View from the rooftop pool

Activities to Stop You from Eating and Drinking Too Much...lol!

When I first read that they have dolphins in the resort, my first reaction was WOW...that's awesome!! A lot of people had negative comments about this but c'mon we live in a world of demand and supply. A lot of people are willing to pay to 'Swim with the Dolphins', and thanks to these people, I had the chance to see the cute dolphins up close, without getting in the water. 

Outdoor amphitheater for free performances every evening.


After all the eating and drinking, we felt an urgent need to make use of the fitness center...


...to work on our beach bod...hahahaha!! (*slap*)

A pleasant welcome surprise courtesy of the hotel. I did inform them before the trip that we were going there to celebrate our anniversary. =)

Managed to get a late check-out at 4pm on the last day. It was hard to leave after 3 days of paradise. Thanks Hyatt Ziva Cancun for the being so AMAZING!! For those who are interested, here's a full fact sheet of everything that the resort offers.

I think we did a pretty good job making the best out of our short 3D2N stay at the resort. We got a nice room with nice view, ate at almost every restaurant, tried out paddle boarding, and most importantly gave ourselves a lot of time to rest and relax (while getting tanned). We've definitely enjoyed our all-inclusive resort experience...even more so when we spent only $40 (tipping) for all these AWESOMENESS!!!!! =)
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