Cancun - Relaxing at the All-Inclusive Resort (Mexico)

We had chosen Cancun for the end of our Yukatan round trip, because there are some very good and cheap flights to the USA and on the other hand we just wanted to relax 2 1/2 days in an all-inclusive resort and not have to worry about anything 🙂

Days

72 + 73

of our trip around the world

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Things to know about Cancun

Cancun is located on the north coast of the Yucatan Peninsula and has a population of about 720,000. Until the early 1950s, Cancun was a small fishing village. It was not until the late 1960s that the Mexican government decided to make the city a holiday destination in order to boost tourism in the south of the country. Today, the city is the centre of the Riviera Maya holiday area and is best known for its 23 km long beach. The name “can c’n” means “snake’s nest” or “snake pot” in the Mayan language. Most hotels and resorts are located on a headland that forms the quiet Laguna Nichupte. In Cancun there is the Mayan ruins of El Rey, an observatory and an archaeological museum that commemorates the former Mayan site. The city is one of the top 30 most visited cities in the world.

The NYX Cancun Hotel

NYX Hotel Cancun is not a hotel bunker in the area to its neighbouring hotels. Nevertheless, it has everything to offer: pool, free sun beds and umbrellas on the beach, restaurants, free WIFI etc. We had booked an all inclusive package at a great price. Breakfast and dinner are buffet style, lunch a la carte. You can drink as much as you like all day. The quality of the food and drinks was good, we had nothing to complain about.

The NyX Cancun Hotel

Our second room

Our first room

The bathroom

Our first room smelled about musty and the air conditioning dripped. After complaining, we got a free upgrade to a newly renovated room. This was modern (though spartanly furnished), had a view of the sea and was really great. Wifi worked well at the bar, in the room only sporadically. La Isla Shopping Village shopping mall is just a 5-minute walk away. All in all a great hotel, which we are happy to recommend.

Guide

The pool

Delicious cocktails

The wide sandy beach in Cancun

We really liked the beach in Cancun. The sand is nicely soft and the beach especially very wide, so that you have a lot of space.

The beach

Starbucks Global Icon City Mug of Cancun

Seit einiger Zeit sammeln wir die Starbucks Tassen der Städte (City Mugs) und Inseln, die wir auf unseren Reisen besuchen. Die großen Tassen gibt es leider nicht von jeder Stadt, in der es auch eine Starbucks Filiale gibt. Aber wenn es eine solche Tasse gibt, dann finden wir diese ein wirklich schönes Andenken. Hierbei sammeln wir allerdings (fast) nur Städtetassen der 2008 erschienenen “Global Icon Serie”. Unsere komplette Sammlung könnt Ihr Euch hier ansehen: Starbucks – Unsere Tassensammlung der Global Icon Serie

In the city there is Starbucks and this is the cup of the Global Icon series.

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Starbucks Global Icon City Mug of Cancun

Alle Reiseberichte unserer Rundreise durch Yucatan

Für Mexiko und die Halbinsel Yucatan haben wir uns eine schöne Selbstfahrer-Route zusammengestellt, die wir auf eigene Faust mit einem Mietwagen abfahren konnten. Wir wollten unbedingt die vielen bekannten Mayastätten wie Chichen Itza, Tulum, Uxam, Edzna oder Kohunlich sehen, einige Städte wie Merida oder Campeche kennenlernen und am Ende ein paar Tage am Strand in Cancun entspannen. Alles in allem eine schöne Route von über 1.400 Kilometern, die man ideal in 10-14 Tagen erkunden kann.