Can I go there - Yes I Cancun

Advantages: Nice weather, beautiful scenery, spectacular wildlife
Disadvantages: Concrete jungle in parts of downtown

...*Update* pictures added - see below. Cancun is to Mexico as Benidorm is to Spain. Despite this, we went and had a great time. Here’s the op: The place we stayed was an all-inclusive resort, the Moon Palace, so some of this opinion will relate to the specific resort. See http://www.moon-palace.com/ for more information on the resort. The flight and arrival: Very long – the longest I’ve ever been on. It took 11 hours from London Gatwick to Cancun. We flew with My Travel, although our holiday was booked with JML. Tip for the unwary: be prepared to have your suitcases searched at Cancun airport when you arrive, and again when you leave. They don't have a scanner for baggage, other than a handheld one for carry-on luggage, so they search it all by hand instead. Including your dirty laundry on the way...

xalala 27.05.2003 (06.01.2004) · Read review
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Home Sweet Cancun

Advantages: Friendly community, great food, great diving sites, peaceful
Disadvantages: Damaged due to natural disasters, Hotel Zone VERY commercial

...You either - Love it or hate it. Just like marmite! Cancun is well known for the place to be for spring break students for partying, clubbing..just letting oneself go. But there is so much more to Cancun than meets the eye. Obviously, when tourists think about taking a holiday, the first thing many do, is search high and low for the best hotel/resort. And yes, Cancun does offer a wide range of brilliant hotels and services in The Hotel Zone, which I'm sure is agreeable for many. However, The Hotel Zone, is like being in the Western World. In fact, it is just like the States. But if you are looking for real adventure, tradition, culture, locals and much much more, then please read on. I am a person who enjoys travelling and exploring new cultures and traditions. I like to meet new people and communicate with them...

Tink27 17.10.2006 · Read review
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Cancun - Don't waste your money

Advantages: The diving was excellent
Disadvantages: It's a manmade dump with overpriced restaurants and shops

...My husband had been to Tijuana on a short trip several years before and really fancied going to Cancun. I was in two minds about it as I suspected there would be nothing Mexican about it. Nevertheless, I was persuaded by the fact that they were doing package holidays with direct flights from Glasgow where we live. Prior to leaving I had done some research on the internet but had found it quite hard to get any decent information on Cancun itself. There is plenty about the historical sites. When we arrived in Cancun I was already annoyed by the time we had left the airport and had been told by our tourist guide that we would have to shell out around $45 each in airport taxes on leaving. We chose a self catering holiday, which was a major mistake. The cost of food at the supermarkets was dearer than in the UK and we ended up...

rustifer 02.02.2001 · Read review
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Pity about Wilma, I loved Cancun

Advantages: Beautiful resort, loads to do, plenty of wildlife, worth every penny
Disadvantages: long flight, package bit on the expensive side, weather?!?

...I went to Cancun in the middle of October last year for a two-week break with Thompson. The flight took us from Manchester to Cancun and was approx 9 hours. The Mexicans like their paperwork and therefore it took us around an hour or more to get out of the airport and begin the ten-minute journey to the "hotel zone" where our hotel the Royal Solaris awaited us. The hotel is all-inclusive and contained absolutely everything should you wish to stay in the complex for the entirety of the holiday. The staff were talkative, friendly and very helpful, the food was to die for. Our hotel was situated very close to the airport and just in the middle of the large "spit" of land, which separates the lovely light blue ocean the lagoon. We were a 20-minute bus trip away from "Downtown Cancun" and buses were very frequent (as often as...

wellsie82 04.04.2006 · Read review
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CANCUN CANCUN CANCUN

Advantages: Hotel Next To Beach, Sea Sunshine & Babes
Disadvantages: Expnsive, Commercialised.

...Cancun, beautiful beaches, hotels and weather. Me and my partner travelled in March, the weather was absolutely beautiful, hitting high 30C every day. We paid £1400 for the all-inclusive resort of Tucancun for 7 nights. The flight was long, approx 12 hours, but it was worth it. Soon as we stepped off the flight the heat struck us, felt like heaven. Our hotel was on the main strip right next to the beach, the crystal clear waters and white sands, simply amazing. The hotel was a 3* plus, rooms were big, clean, en-suite but simple. The food was excellent and service was very good also, however some staff did find it difficult to understand english. Cancun itself has become very commercialised, you can find all the main resturants such as TGI's and fast food places. It is also expensive, finding bargains are not easy. Transport around...

scooby-doo 24.06.2003 · Read review
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cancun makes a great base

Advantages: cheap,hot,exciting,easy to get around,quite good shopping
Disadvantages: cancun is a disaster area if you goto the wrong bit!!

...cancun is extremely touristy and expensive ,however there are 2 parts ;the americanised expensive hotel zone with the posh hotels at stupid prices ,and the more traditional mexican old town which many tourists dont bother going to.the latter is full of great restaurants most of which serve mexican food only and bbqs.this part of town is for the local mexican employees who live in cancun and work in the expensive hotel zone ,which although only a few minutes drive away, is like a different world. this way you can also get cheap accommodation in a 3 star hotel with pool for about 25 pounds a night,which is cheap comparable to the hotel zone.another advantage is that, as charter flights from the uk to cancun are so cheap now,this makes a very convenient base from which to explore the yucatan penisular,which has a lot to offer.if you stay...

theothegreek 11.01.2001 · Read review
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Try Isla Mujeres, Cancun's sweet little sister

Advantages: True Tropical Island heaven in the caribbean sea
Disadvantages: It won't be unspoilt forever, go soon!

...I like Cancun but I love Isla Mujeres. Isla is a little slip of an island, only five miles long and 4 miles off the coast of loud brash Cancun. It is quaint, beautiful, relatively unspoilt and peaceful beyond belief. Our first visit to Isla was two years ago when we travelled there as a day trip from Cancun which is how most people discover it. This year we went back for more and stayed on the island at the Avalon Reef Club, an all inclusive at the north end of the island. Next time we will rent a villa at the south end for pure get away from it all tropical dream destination. The island has two distinct coasts, the Cancun side is a series of wide shallow coral sandy beaches with safe swimming and stunning sunset views. The west or caribbean side has rocky private coves, wilder water and good shelling. The islanders are...

Karyn.Phil 10.08.2003 · Read review
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The two sides of Cancun - make the right choice!

Advantages: Becoming cheaper, all-inclusive packages, stunning scenery
Disadvantages: Americans, humidity

...As a professional in the travel industy, i have been lucky enough to have the opportunity to visit Cancun a few times and don't hesitate in recommending the destination. There are, however, two very different sides to this rapidly growing resort and it is vital that your holiday planning is done with this in mind OVERVIEW Cancun is situated on the east coast of Mexico, lapping against the sides of thr Caribbean. Originally a small fishing village it has rapidly grown over the last 20 years and now can be only called a purpose built tourist haven. It has had its setbacks, notably hurricanes in the 1980's but building has continued and the local authorities are ever resilient. Just down the coast from the main resort, lies the Riviera Maya. a beautiful stretch of coastline which is becoming frequently invaded by new hotel builds...

Okocha 28.03.2004 · Read review
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Cancun The long haul is definitely worth it

Advantages: 5* beach - when I went we even saw huge turtles coming out of the ocean in the night-time - amazing.
Disadvantages: Can be expensive - we paid £1200 for 2 people for 2 weeks on a late deal 4/5 star all inclusive hotel.

...Cancun is most famous for being the place where Pamela Anderson and Tommy - Lee Jones got married. Not really a great advert for it when you consider the problems their marriage went through later on down the line!!! However there is a lot more to Cancun than the sum of its parts - as I found out in July of last year. The flight is 8 hours there and 9 on the way back (something to do with the winds..) but don't let that put you off because as soon as you land and catch a glimpse of that turquoise blue ocean the whole plane ordeal will be forgotten. The peak season for going to Cancun is early in the year ( march - July ) as this is when the weather is at it's most sunny and rainfall minimal. I went in the middle of July and it was just coming out of season, but although they threatened rain there was only ever a quick shower...

byrnehel 06.03.2001 · Read review
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Cancun after the hurricane

Advantages: Beautiful sea, can do excursions to ancient ruins, lots of entertainment in the hotels.
Disadvantages: Difficult to get to the main beach if not staying in a hotel on the beach.

...I went to Cancun in April about 6 months after Hurricane Wilma. I was surprised to still see some evidence of the damage caused by the hurricane but I guess there are an awful lot of smaller businesses that couldn't afford to re-open. It didn't have a bad affect on my trip though. Luckily the beach 'regneration' programme had finished (the beach had been completely washed away in the hurricane) and there was now plenty of beach. A few hotels (3 or 4) had been completely destroyed or gutted since the hurricane and were still under (re)construction. I was fortunate to visit several of the hotels on the main strip (I was working with a photographer from a travel company) and many had made the most of the chance to renovate after the damage caused with new pools, newly decorated rooms and the sort of amenities you get in top hotels around...

MrsBee 05.07.2006 · Read review
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