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| Me and Elvis |
On an early morning in March we flew out of sodden Vancouver and landed in sunny Rivera Mayan. It had been four years since our last beach holiday and this was our first adult only vacation, Add the snowiest winter in decades in Fraser|Valley it was no wonder we beyond elated to be in Mexico.
Dark hues, crisp steel and rock memorabilia met us at every turn when we entered The Hard Rock Resort. Like rock royalty, from the moment we entered the lush resort, we wanted for nothing. With a cold margarita in our hands we walked into our luxurious ocean view suite to find a chilled bottle of champagne and desserts, congratulating us on our anniversary and my up coming birthday. Both were presents from our travel agent. That night, after a lovely meal we strolled the moonlit beaches and discovered a martini bar on the ocean, I adventurously tried a rosemary and cumber drink that sent me to heaven.
The next morning I marveled at sun streaming through the window and thought
yes I am living in heaven, which was exactly what this side of the resort was called. The Hard Rock has two sides, one for families and one for adults only. And I had to admit I was thrilled to not have to listen or watch kids running around being disruptive during my vacation. So my goal was to spend as much time as possible on the Heaven side. This proved to be easy as everything we needed, including the spa was on our side.
We began our first full day with a couples massage. Where we were waited on during the entire time in the spa- from the change room, to the hydro therapy room to the actual massage. It was sublime. So during the 10 day stay we visited five more times.
Another perk we took advantage of were our personal assistants. At first we felt awkward having an assistant do things for us as we are very independent people, but after the first day it was amazing. Tony and Daniel booked all our spa appointments, dinner reservations, Bali beach beds, and made sure we were very comfortable in our room with extra creature comforts. And to top it off they surprised us by preparing a romantic bath for when we arrived back to our room one night. On another occasion they filled the room with balloons for my birthday, which for me was magical.
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| Main beach with Bali beds |
Most of our days were spent laying at the beach. We quickly learned that reserving Bali beds, which are luxurious beach lounge chairs that are in a covered structure, were the best way to enjoy the hot days. Having a place for shade or a comfortable bed to relax on after swimming or snorkeling made the days even heavenlier. And what put it over the top was the food and drink service. Fresh lobster, prawns, and fruit appetizers with chilled wine took the experience to the next level. On the days we didn't get a bed we hung by the pool or cooled down in one of the cool tubs, which appeared to be hot tubs but were filled with cold water. My husband was a little more adventurous than I as he tried scuba diving and deep sea fishing, while I read and people watched.
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| Our private beach |
Nights were centered around watching the live bands before drinks in the night club or a quieter time back at the martini bar. One night we ventured into the actual club where the music and dancing took place, and it was the most bizarre set up I'd ever seen. There was an actual pool in the middle of the dance floor. We didn't go in but there were a few inebriated "boys" taking a dip in their dress clothes.
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| Scott Fishing |
Ten days in heaven was truly out of this world; a trip of a life time. I hope one to be able to go back.
The next morning I marveled at sun streaming through the window and thought yes I am living in heaven, which was exactly what this side of the resort was called. The Hard Rock has two sides, one for families and one for adults only. And I had to admit I was thrilled to not have to listen or watch kids running around being disruptive during my vacation. So my goal was to spend as much time as possible on the Heaven side. This proved to be easy as everything we needed, including the spa was on our side.
Another perk we took advantage of were our personal assistants. At first we felt awkward having an assistant do things for us as we are very independent people, but after the first day it was amazing. Tony and Daniel booked all our spa appointments, dinner reservations, Bali beach beds, and made sure we were very comfortable in our room with extra creature comforts. And to top it off they surprised us by preparing a romantic bath for when we arrived back to our room one night. On another occasion they filled the room with balloons for my birthday, which for me was magical.
Most of our days were spent laying at the beach. We quickly learned that reserving Bali beds, which are luxurious beach lounge chairs that are in a covered structure, were the best way to enjoy the hot days. Having a place for shade or a comfortable bed to relax on after swimming or snorkeling made the days even heavenlier. And what put it over the top was the food and drink service. Fresh lobster, prawns, and fruit appetizers with chilled wine took the experience to the next level. On the days we didn't get a bed we hung by the pool or cooled down in one of the cool tubs, which appeared to be hot tubs but were filled with cold water. My husband was a little more adventurous than I as he tried scuba diving and deep sea fishing, while I read and people watched.
Nights were centered around watching the live bands before drinks in the night club or a quieter time back at the martini bar. One night we ventured into the actual club where the music and dancing took place, and it was the most bizarre set up I'd ever seen. There was an actual pool in the middle of the dance floor. We didn't go in but there were a few inebriated "boys" taking a dip in their dress clothes. 
