When choosing a vacation in Mexico, you always expect something unusual from a trip. The ancient Mayan land with its mysterious pyramids, cenotes - natural wells, hollowed out by tropical showers in limestone, the jungle, mangroves, lagoons ... All this is in abundance in the eco-hotel Sandos Caracol Eco Experience Resort 5 *. Mexico in miniature ... All the natural beauties of the Mayan Riviera are collected on the territory of this complex, which belongs to the Sandoz Hotels and Resorts line. Until May, two thousand and thirteen, the hotel was called Sandos Caracol Eco Resort & Spa. But changing the sign does not mean that spa treatments are over. The complex has a water park. The word “Experience” appeared in the name of the hotel for a reason. The administration focuses on environmental friendliness, on living in harmony with the environment. Therefore, during your vacation you will accumulate considerable experience in communicating with the rich Mexican nature. The complex also houses a golf club.
Where is located
The official address of the Sandos Caracol Eco Experience Resort 5 * hotel: Mexico, Mayan Riviera, city of Playa del Carmen. In fact, the hotel is located on the outskirts of the resort, close to the wild jungle, on the front page of a pristine snow-white beach. From the balconies of the hotel rooms you can see the picturesque Caribbean Sea, as well as the world famous island of Cozumel. The resort town of Playa del Carmen, so popular with tourists, is just five minutes by car. Cancun International Airport is a forty-five minute drive. With local airlines, you can land in Cozumel. This airport is located only nineteen kilometers from the hotel. There are other Sandos hotels next to the complex: Sandoz Karakol Select Club Editable Only Inclusive and Sandos Select Club Resort and SPA four stars. Our hotel is a series of three-story snow-white buildings, stretched out with the wide letter "P" along the beach.
Resort specifics
As is often the case with coastal towns, Playa del Carmen, before the beach boom, was a fishing village forgotten by God. Now it is one of the most famous and popular resorts of the Mayan Riviera. Playa del Carmen managed to combine the spirit of youth parties in the style of North Goa and the restrained European chic of Nice. The resort has where to have fun, what to see and what to taste. Of course, shopping is thriving in such places. Local craftsmen bring their products from all around: sombrero, hammocks, wicker mats, pottery and souvenirs. The area in which the Hotel Sandos Caracol Eco Experience Resort 5 * is located is amazingly beautiful. There are cenotes with butterflies and bats, natural lagoons and other natural wonders. To recreate the virgin appearance of these places, the hotel administration organized a small zoo. Harmless animals, like cute raccoons, roam the territory absolutely freely.
Rooms
Guest rooms are located in seventy-eight three-story villas. The rooms are decorated in a tropical style to create the illusion of living in nature. This is consistent with the environmental policies of Sandos Caracol Eco Experience Resort 5. Standard with king or twin beds are the cheapest rooms. If you want to live in categories such as “Sanditos Family Sex”, “Royal Elite” and “Club Select twenty one plus”, you will have to pay a higher price. The latter type of room is available only for adults (without children). Tourists claim that the accommodation is simply gorgeous. Each room is equipped with a flat-screen TV, minibar and air conditioning. Some rooms have a jacuzzi. Rooms are cleaned and towels are changed every day.
Nutrition
There are eight restaurants at the Sandos Caracol Eco Experience Resort 5 * hotel. The main meals are served at La Laguna, in buffet style. The rest of the restaurants operate on an a la carte system. The Italian trattoria Tuscany is especially popular. Reviews are also advised to visit restaurants of Mediterranean, Mexican, Brazilian and Asian cuisine. Tourists arriving on the "All Inclusive" system have the right to visit three a la carte establishments per week. Reserve a table in advance. Dinners in à la carte restaurants are held from five to half past nine in the evening. As for the bars, there are ten of them in the hotel. Some of them (on the beach and by the pools) work until sunset, others - until 23 pm or midnight, and El Nido does not close at all. All reviews praise the food in the hotel. It is of high quality, varied, and tasty. They give a lot of fruits and vegetables.
Sea, beach and pools
Sandos Caracol Eco Experience Resort 5 * is on the beach. Just a hundred meters from the villa - and under your feet is fine and white, like flour, Caribbean sand. The length of the natural beach is three hundred meters, so there is enough space for everyone. Sun loungers, umbrellas and towels are free for hotel guests. For guests from the rooms of the "Club 21+" on the beach allocated a special fenced area. Noteworthy is its own water park, where you can look at the whole family. Children will be delighted with seventeen water slides. The hotel has three outdoor pools. One of them is very spacious, with clean warm water. Around him in two rows are sunbeds with umbrellas. For children a shallow pool is provided.
What services are included in the price of all-inclusive accommodation?
Although the word “spa” has disappeared from the name of the Sandos Caracol Eco Experience Resort 5 * hotel, body relaxation procedures remain. Guests can soak in the jacuzzi (five baths), take a steam bath in the sauna or hammam. The hotel promotes a healthy lifestyle. At Sandos Caracol you can even go windsurfing for free, ride bicycles and play tennis on the court, not to mention the gym or beach volleyball. In public areas, hotel guests can access the Internet via Wi-Fi. By the way, the rooms have an i-station. Naturally, all hotel guests are offered a rich entertainment program. Reviews strongly recommend at least once to see the costume show "City of the Sun." Yoga classes are held in the morning, and discos are lit at the club in the evenings. Entrance to the water park is free for all guests. And of course, reviews are advised to use the presence of cenotes in the hotel. Only, tourists warn, the water in the underground lakes at first seems icy.
Paid services
At your request, a personal driver will take you from Cancun Airport to Sandos Caracol Eco Experience Resort 5 * or vice versa. From spa treatments you will have to pay for the services of a massage therapist. Additional services include a hairdresser, laundry, personal nanny. The hotel has a golf club "Grand Coral Riviera Maya", but the entrance to it is paid. If you want to plunge into the world of coral reefs and their motley inhabitants, then you will also have to fork out for snorkeling equipment. Almost all water sports on the beach (except windsurfing) are a paid service. And of course, excursions that are not only possible, but also necessary to visit. You can book a trip to Chichen Itza and other attractions of Yucatan at the reception, where Russian-speaking staff works.
Services for children
The hotel will be interesting to all age groups, without exception. Indeed, in “Sandos Karakol” there are three mini-clubs at once. First you can record babies from two years old. Primary school children and adolescents will also play under the supervision of qualified animators. Raising young people to take care of the environment and respect for nature is the policy of the Sandos Caracol Eco Experience Resort 5 * hotel. Photos of little monkeys, donkeys, turtles, noses and a family of beggar raccoons in the company of your baby will be a pleasant memory of your stay at the hotel. In the children's pool, fun games are held over the course. The playground is equipped like a jungle. Trampolines and hanging ladders give an idea of the life of Mowgli or Tarzan. The game room is equipped with Play Station. For teenagers, animators hold interesting competitions, performances and incendiary discos.
Sandos Caracol Eco Experience resort 5 *: reviews
Most of all tourists remember the numerous animals on the territory. But these were not mosquito spider cockroaches, but cute little animals that took food from their hands. Not a single review passed the food in silence at the hotel. Even breakfasts - standard in most hotels - in the "Sandos Karakol" pleased variety. The vegetarians who usually stay on top of the All Inclusive system at this hotel were pleased with the huge offer of vegetable dishes. A solid five with a plus tourists put a large and well-groomed territory. Then they ride along the river flowing through the jungle. In general, this is a hotel for wildlife lovers and those who want to feel like Robinsons Crusoe. Many tourists are advised to choose the type of rooms for adults only. This gives guests a lot of interesting bonuses.