Secrets The Vine is
ranked #8 out of 173 hotels in Cancun as per Trip Advisor and I completely
agree with this ranking. We paid more than we usually pay for an all-inclusive
resort for a week but since last year I’ve been eying for this resort. It was worth
every penny!
Here are the top reasons why you should stay at the Secrets The Vine in Cancun, Mexico:
Coffee Shop
Their coffee shop is amazing. And yes… better than Starbucks (never thought
that I would ever say that!). I drank way too many lattes but since they were
included I did not give a dam. Claudia
made the cutest coffee art. They also offered the best bran and banana muffins
that I ever tasted. And as a mid-afternoon snack, they also offered various
mini-sandwiches that which were equally delicious.
Room Service
We only took advantage of the room service once for
breakfast and regretted not doing it more. The meal is served on a fancy well
placed table on wheels. The meal is kept hot in a storage unit under the table.
The view from our balcony was amazing therefore we decided to eat our meal
outside. By the way, not only breakfasts are served. You can get it 24/7 and
heard that all meals were good.
Food
We ate like royalty at every. single. meal. - many
many calories were consumed but what the hell! All food was amazing including
the morning and lunch buffets. The "à la carte" restaurants were to
die for. No reservations are needed for all restaurants. That is nice! We
mostly enjoyed the Dragon. Kudos to Chef William, a young French Canadian from Thetford
Mines, Quebec.
Kitchen Tour
We are not one to participate in many on-site
organized activities but the one that caught our interest was the Kitchen Tour.
Chef William conducted the tour and we were amazed by the logistics, the
cleanliness and the hard working individuals that it takes to operate a
state-of-the-art kitchen. I was totally surprised that all food including the
bread, the pasta, the desserts, the ice cream were all made behind the scenes. I
was happy for this planet to learn that they recycle immensely. Only 500 kilos
of organic waste is generated every day. Other fact that I retained was that
they used 1080 eggs a day... that is a lot of hens and one happy rooster!
Accommodations
We were offered an upgrade to a “Preferred Room” for an additional $120
US a night but we opted for the basic room with no regrets. At home, Bidou
and I sleep in a King Size bed but at the time of check-in they was only had 2
Queen Size beds available. We took it and slept like babies all week! The room is
spacious and very well decorated. The bathroom is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. It consisted of a double head shower stall in
which my entire family could have bathed together, a separate enclosed toilet,
2 very modern sinks and a lot of shelves for your toiletries. Their closets
were gigantic. Also included was a very
well stocked mini-fridge with soft-drinks, bottle water and “cerveza”.
Part 2 will be posted tomorrow! 
