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Thursday, November 30, 2006
Resort Report: Hacienda Vista Real
This luxurious villa-style property has 78 rooms and is surrounded by the Playacar golf course, straight back from Reef Playacar hotel. The decor is a combination of Mexican hacienda, Roman, and Mayan, with dark woods, marble floors, column and arches, granite accents, and warm colors.
Rooms have air-conditioning, satellite TV, safes, glass showers, original artwork, and amazingly soft sheets and duvets. Suites have up to three bedrooms and feature Jacuzzis, terraces, and large living rooms. The hotel has a restaurant and pool facing several water hazards and the fairway of the first hole and the club house beyond. There is a massive fitness center with more than 30 LifeFitness machines, a kids club, convenience store, bakery, VIP TV lounge, Internet café, and Thai restaurant and sushi bar.
Guests have access to the resort’s exclusive beach club, located on Xpu-Ha beach, 15 minutes south of the hotel. The attached day spa is housed inside a recreation of a Mayan temple that is a marvel just to look at. It is the most lavish facility of its kind in all of Playacar, featuring a 30-foot waterfall, climbing wall, Mayan murals and stonework, and the most modern medical, therapeutic, and relaxing facilities available. Popular treatments include coconut milk body wraps, aroma facials, Turkish baths, hot stone massages, Shiatsu, hydrobaths, and full beauty salon services. There is even an indoor temazcal, with upgraded seating and amenities from the traditional Mayan sweat lodges.
Rates: starting around $161, per room EP (European plan). All-inclusive plans and suites are available for an additional fee.
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