Le Meridien Resort Cancun
Hotel Information: A study in whiter shades of pale, the resort creates a cool contrast to the turquoise Caribbean Sea and attracts both couples and families seeking tranquil beachfront holidays. The airy lobby features light-colored woods, feathery potted plants, huge flower displays, a wrought-iron chandelier, and a two-story, wood-framed mirror.
Amenity highlights: Terraced down to the beach and flanked by garden sundecks furnished with umbrellas and cushioned lounge chairs, three swimming pools heated to different temperatures provide freshwater swimming.
A 1,394-square-meter (15,000-square-foot), marble-lined health spa, Spa del Mar, features a private, outdoor, 15-person spa tub with cascades for waterfall-massage and a tea-and-relaxation lounge around a blossom-fringed fountain. It also offers steam and inhalation rooms, saunas, cold plunge pools, Swiss showers, and 14 treatment rooms.
Insider tip: Every evening a Cuban cigar-maker demonstrates his craft in the lobby, offering the results for sale.
Le Meridien Cancun Resort and Spa offers 213 guestrooms and suites in an eight-story tower with a textured, pale-gray exterior ornamented by Mayan symbols and accented by green windows and wrought-iron railings.
Rooms feature flat-screen TVs. Wireless and television Internet access are available (surcharges).
Decor includes dove-gray walls, white ceilings and crown moldings, light-colored woods, muted-color fabrics, wrought-iron-framed mirrors, and botanical prints on walls.
Marble bathrooms include separate European-style soaking tubs and stall showers. Fresh flowers await guests.
Rooms are offered in the European Plan, which includes room accommodations only.
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