Just exchanged into the Grand Luxxe Riviera Maya and am having trouble finding updated info on the resort. The website is really light on pictures and I can't find a site plan
We exchanged through Interval and the confirmations says a 2 bedroom "MSuite". Does anyone know which floorplan this is? There seem to be 2 different two bedroom units on the website.
Also, I read that they opened a spa tower? Is this different than the previous units or could we be placed there?
Finally, what is the current pool arrangement? I read that there was a pool near the beach, is the rest of the area between the buildings and the pool just a large area of "jungle" or has another pool area been built there? I am having a hard time finding an up to date site plan.
Thanks in advance for the help with my questions and for any suggestions or info you care to share.
OK, keep in mind i was last there in Jan. of 2013.
Here's a link to the various floorplans.
http://www.grandluxxeresidence.com/floor-plans/
Note that in the Riviera Maya, the "suite" (the studio/smaller unit) does NOT have a deck/balcony you can walk out onto. The unit we were in was similar to the Master Villa, minus the walkout deck for the studio.
If you're in the GL, you have your own pool that only you can use (meaning only Grand Luxxe can use). It's right by the beach. They have a newer Grand Bliss pool (which you can use) also by the beach.
Note: The GL pool used to be heated, I don't know if that's the case. Vida took over from Grupo Mayan and I'm not sure if they made changes.
Spa towers are not in any exchange company that I've seen. Unless you get directly from an owner, you'll not be in there. And if you do get from an owner they're big bucks. Like $3500 + for the week.
There's a satellite map (maybe not from Google but Bing) that's a little more updated.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q...C9DDBCF6771B8FDD5AD47A3F004E7&selectedIndex=0
Personally we just came back from NV Grand Luxxe and I much rather prefer the RM location. I'm not sure if it's NV vs. RM or the fact that Vida took over, but:
a) the NV pools were not heated
b) Nothing special about being in GL. You were treated like everyone else and there was no "pool" enforcement.
c) Service was very inconsistent and bad.
When we were at the RM, you had GL only access to certain restaurants/pools. The staff would see your GL wrist band and jump right away to get you a cart/shuttle anywhere, and service was much better.
Hopefully that's still the same.
The rooms will be very very nice for you. Don't worry about the view. I don't know many people that just sit in their balcony all day for a view (that seemed to be the biggest complaint about RM when I spoke to owners at the NV location is that they wanted the view--forget the fact that the views in NV are either the river or the inside of the resort, so go figure).
I would request building 1, facing towards the mayan palace. The reason being? When we were there, we were facing the opposite direction and there's another resort that plays VERY loud techno music until about 2:00 a.m. and you can hear it quite easily. Even worse if you're on the 2nd or 3rd floor. IMO. Some people can hear it and others can't.
Not sure which was worse: NV where the Santuario blasted music until about midnight (one night until 2:00 a.m.) or the RM where the other resort blasted every night until 2:00 a.m.
But then again I can hear ice melting in the bucket, so that's me.
--Kevin