by Cheri Fox
The Grand Velas Resort is a tropical paradise; this ultra luxury all-inclusive resort encompasses over 206 acres of tropical jungle greenery foliage, and a long private white sandy beach front, with three ambiances, two beachfront The Grand Class and The Ambassador and one tropical foliage garden setting The Zen.
When guests first approach the Grand Velas main entrance a large white wall appears with a turquoise pool surrounding it, as one begins their adventure onto the Grand Velas property the grandeur of the property, the jungle foliage and the tropical Caribbean paradise essence is realized as guests travel their way down the long road surrounded by the yucatan jungle .
Once past the entrance gate guests travel over a very long mile through the greenier foliage of Yucatan jungle to arrive at one of the three ambiance’s on the property. The Grand Class is a boutique Adult Only ambiance, decorated in an open air concept with wood appointments and european style marble and tile flooring; This Grand Class is an exclusive luxurious elegant boutique beachfront ambiance with the “adults only” status and the full ultra luxury vibe and elegance to match.
The Grand Velas is literally a premium ultra luxury full service all inclusive fantasy Island type experience, where they serve with six gourmet cuisine restaurants from renowned chefs, in Mexican Cuisine at Frida Restaurant, and Maya Cuisine at Chaka, as well as French at Piaf , Italian at Lucca and an Asian restaurant and tasting menu at Cocina de Autor for the discerned palate.
The Grand Velas – Grand Class breakfast starts your day with options open to a full-service delivered to your private suite and served on your beachfront balcony to watch the sunrise over the ocean, or guests dine at the Bistro restaurant where they make the tastiest green juices and red beet juices fresh per order from daily fresh local produce and tasty daily baked breakfast pastries, also gluten free options in toasts and muffins as well.
The coffee and gourmet omelets at the Bistro start the day right with beautiful views of the tropical Caribbean with the breathtaking infinity pool overlooking the white sandy beaches and lovely palm trees. It is a mesmerizing way to start each morning in the tropical paradise of The Grand Velas Grand Class.
The breakfast buffet is located at the family resort property the hotel right beside on the beach at the “Ambassador” where they offer a hearty breakfast buffet with all the trimmings, waffles omelets and gluten free pancakes and a hearty lunch is served with grilled burgers, fish and sushi and many popular family friendly foods.
At this paradise resort while staying at the Grand Class ambiance you are surrounded by the white soft powder sandy beach and adult only property with the tropical warm weather and full service staff to bring you unlimted cocktails and lunch by the pool or right on lounging beds directly on the beach. That is the premium vacation spot and groove.
Some guests at the Grand Class adults only ambiance favor the delicious full service lunch and cocktails delivered to you from the comfort of your beach bed. The menu consists of the tastiest fish tacos with fresh grilled sea bass and salsa and and order of fresh guacamole, also fresh salads with or without grilled seafood and their American style burger is also a big favorite served to you directly on the beach or pool lounge chair whichever you prefer.
The Grand Velas is a breathtaking vacation destination everywhere you look, literally looks like a postcard of beautiful beaches and foliage and the whole resort is elegantly covered with the most natural pink bougainvilleas flowers surrounding the beach front patios in every suite. The resort doesn’t feel like an overstuffed buffet type all inclusive, because The Grand Velas is very classy and full service, it is so impeccable there is always staff available and right there to serve you and offer you assistance, a concierge on each floor and ready to answer questions, and restaurants, pool and beach staff are ready to serve drinks or get you a menu or towel or serve you your meal. At the Grand Class ambience all the restaurants are full service so you may order what you like. It is served to you literally on a silver platter.
From the start of the day with their full-service breakfast delivered to your private suite and served on the beachfront balcony to watch the sunrise or at the Bistro restaurant where they make the tastiest green juices and red beet juices daily fresh local produce and lovely daily baked breakfast pastries, also with gluten free options in toasts and muffins as well. The coffee and gourmet omelets start the day right with a beautiful view of the tropical Caribbean with the breathtaking infinity pool overlooking the white sandy beaches and lovely palm trees. It is a mesmerizing way to start each morning in the tropical paradise.
Mornings on the resort have many options to start; a brisk walk on the beach before the sun gets hot or there are beach pilates and or yoga class options at certain times . Pilates class was great for beginners. The instructor was helpful to guests to fix their form and posture to get the hang of the different poses and stretches.
The Grand Velas Resort has two ocean front properties the Grand Class adults only ambiance and the Ambassador family friendly, ambiance. The third property The Zen is right in the middle of the tropical foliage where there is the world class SE Spa by Grand Velas;
The SE Spa by Grand Velas Rivier Maya has a Five-Star rating; it is a very prestigious designation with only six spas in all of Mexico having this premium five star rating. The SE Spa Grand Velas Rivera Maya is also known for its Water Ceremony ,there is a holistic water ceremony which takes guests through eight experiences, first starting with a dry sauna room, then the cold room, then the hot steam room and then the exfoliation room. These are then followed with the cold and warm plunge pools and the large mineral bath and then finished with the hot jacuzzi and cold plunge pool. The whole experience takes about an hour and is complimentary with any spa service.
The massage service has a slight Mayan theme with their traditional words and positive affirmation and healing affirmations are spoken and the massage is very healing .
The SE Spa day experience can be completed by hanging out at the Zen pool which is tucked deep inside the foliage in a quiet serene of the yucatan like jungle.
There is also a special honey tasting option of three local on property honey’s that are produced there. There is a light and a medium and a dark raw honey. .The group Honey tasting scheduled at 10 am on wednesday is a fun option to tour the Mayan experience on the property and sit out under the lovely greenery foliage trees for a taste of the real sweet life on the Zen property Grand Velas.
The Grand Velas is an ultimate luxury all-inclusive beautiful tropical paradise resort, located in the Riviera Maya which is about an hour outside of the popular tourist city of Cancun Mexico and about twenty minutes from a local tourist town Playa del Carmen.