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Bliss Riviera Maya - Now Bliss Jungle and other changes

paluamalia

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We own a week at the Bliss, Riviera Maya,NOT the Grand Bliss. I understand that this resort is now in the Interval International system as Bliss Jungle.

Is that correct? I have also heard a rumor that the Vidanta Resorts may become part of the Starwood...now Vistana Vacations?

We own here, but we have not been back since 2009. We don't pay MFs if we don't use it, so I admit I know very little. We are Interval Platinum through Starwood (I upgraded it to Platinum) so I'm hoping I can add this resort to my Interval account with Starwood, or perhaps find more uses for it.

If anyone has any info I would appreciate your comments, etc.

Thanks!
Marie
 

pittle

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I would be really surprised if they became part of Starwood. The Mayan Resorts seem to like to be independent.

They did start a relationship with Interval several years ago, starting with Grand Bliss and Grand Luxxe. I have seen that Grand Mayan had been added, so it is not a stretch for the Bliss.

Jungle was added to the Grand Mayan units closer to the highway when the last ones were built in about 2008 and the Bliss units are also surrounded by the jungle, so it makes sense. Same resort, just some different names added on. Most people just call them Grand Mayan or Bliss.
 

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The owners have the largest construction in Mexico. It's there toy. That's why they're also in a state of change. Circus okay, the TV, PV nuevo is the president's resort, at least when we were there. No they're happy campers

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The Bliss is now on II as Bliss Jungle Riviera Maya IV (BJU). No idea what the IV stands for. The Grand Bliss should be the one called the Jungle since it is next to the Grand Mayan Jungle buildings.

I think they are playing with names there. The Bliss is what was built as Mayan Palace buildings never finished when Vidanta switched over to Grand Luxxe and Grand Bliss construction.

Paluamalia, in 2009 you probably bought Bliss before they had any available. We met folks in NV and RM who bought Bliss and were put in MP because there were no Bliss units completed, and that was after 2009. A Bliss building opened between the MP 10 and 11 buildings January, 2013, and at that time only the first floor was occupied.

If I were you, I would deposit your Bliss unit into II and for around 200 dollars trade for something higher than Bliss, like the GM or GB if available.
Ron
 

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I started this thread a while back and recently revived it to try to decipher all of the different Vidanta resorts in Riviera Maya and how they translate to the II codes.
 
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