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Kris Heslop from Leeds travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
My Travel
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 |
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| said: The other reviews on this site are pretty much on the money with regards to the place, despite its raunchy image created by the tabloids we saw nothing that shocked or offended us and a lot that made us smile or in many cases double over laughing.
There are 3 pools, sexy where the raunchy entertainments are held, sports pool where the water polo and scuba trials are held and the quiet pool. The quiet pool was where we spent a majority of our time although rennovation work around that area made it anything but quiet at times. There are swim up pool bars in both the sexy and quiet pools but there was a definite reluctance from the staff to serve at them meaning you had to get out of the pool and go to the dry side of the bar which in my mind kind of defeats the objet of the swim up bar in the first place. Either way you look at it the bars were often busy and the abundance of cocktails available can make service a little slow BUT the staff are very pleasant and do in most cases make sure you ae served in order of appearing at the bar.
The food in the buffest was good although not Excellent but the a'la'carte restaurants were excellent although we never got the chance to eat in the sea-food restaurant. The Japanese restaurant is excellent and people tend to try to book that over the others. The niggle with the A'la carte operation is the need to book in on the day at 8am which means after a heavy night you end up either missing the booking time or enduring the hangover you wanted to avoid just to book up. For a 2 week stay you get 6 vouchers 2 for each of the a'la'carte's so you get 6 meals in the restaurants and the rest at the buffet or under your own steam outside the resort.
As I siad earlier there was rennovation going on and My Travel very kindly sent us a letter telling us about this which was postmarked the day we left so we never got the information. The rennovations were a little annoying due to noise and closure of through routes around the hotel but in the main were of little consequence. The rennovation is needed as the place does look a little tired in places such as the bathrooms in the guest rooms which have seen better days. All of the work is geared to re-launching the resort in December under the new name Temptations which will provide shiny new rooms and a nicer place to stay so that should be good.
Once final gripe was that there is a two tier system when it comes to the booze in the bar. repeat customers get a different coloured armband and this allows them access to 'branded' spirits as opposed to the non-descript stuff the rest of the plebs get. As a result on at least one occassion on ordering a dark-rum and coke my partner was told they had no dark rum and were unable to give her the dark bacardi they had on show as we had the wrong coloured band. This kind of annoyed us a little but at least they were polite about it!
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jen and joe from chicago travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
red carpet travel
on a friends holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 01 2007 |
rated the Blue Bay Getaway as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: When looking for a vacation to celebrate my husband's 40th we looked to Ble Bay. We stayed at the sister resort 8 years ago for our homeymoon.
I read all the negative publicity regarding this resort and it is all unfounded. The "top optional" environment is done very tastefully. After the 1st day you don't even notice.
The staff is very friendly and tries to get everyone involved. Or if you prefer just lie by the pool or beach, there is no pressure involved. My husband, me and my friends had a wonderful time.
The food is excellent, and available around the clock. If you went out to the bars you could stop at the resort and get some munchies before bed. Everything is top notch.
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Mandy from west yorks travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
RCI
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2006 |
rated the Blue Bay Getaway as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This was our second visit to the BBG first being in March 2006 4mths after hurricane Wilma and we had such a great time then we returned so soon.
The hotel was now up and running to it full programme and wow great weather, excellant food wonderful staff.
Our room this trip was overlooking the sexy pool and it was very big the only problem for me was the big stone pillar in the room to which I kept walking during the night(not wearing my glasses) but thats my only fault about the room.
The walk in shower was as big if not bigger than my bathroom at home!
The Hotel is very clean and the garden are keep up to too I saw the same lawn area mowed 4 time in the 2wks we were there, even the gardener said hola too when guest passed him.
Food mmmmm our every need was catered for I arrived with a cold and I got hold of honey and lemon juice for the kitchen staff late one evening.
One word of warning buy slightly big swim wear for second wk and the food is so good one is sure to put on weight! and specially as most drinks are made from carnation milk mmmmmm.
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G and L from Birmingham travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
Thomas Cook
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2006 |
rated the Blue Bay Getaway as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This hotel has received something of a bad press within the UK due to a few couples seeing it as an opportunity to make some money. If you find toplessness unacceptable, or adult themed entertainment, then do not go. However if you enjoy meeting other people, relaxing and having a really good time, then this could be the place.
Contrary to some reports, it is NOT full of swingers or wife-swappers, it is NOT full of individuals having sex in public and it is NOT aimed at, or even suitable for, groups of males or females looking for an 18-30's style holiday in Cancun.
It is aimed primarily at couples with an average age of 30 - 40, who want to spend a few or a lot of days relaxing and without being hassled.
We could not fault the room, resort, or staff who did everything they could to make our stay as enjoyable as possible.
WIf you are game for a laugh, then we would heartily recommend.
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Lori & Simon from Wigan / Blackpool travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
My Travel
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2006 |
rated the Blue Bay Getaway as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I'd read a few negative reviews on this hotel but I have to say they were all unfounded. This hotel is one of the cleanest I have ever stayed in, it was spotless and the staff are always on hand cleaning, tidying and generally ensuring that all guests are having a good time.
The food in the hotel was spectacular but the fact of having to get up at 8am each morning to book into the A la Carte restaurants is a bit of a pain but the food makes it almost worth it. Leonardo in the buffet dining room is an absolute gem, he always made us feel welcome and his service was second to none.
The hotel is quite a distance from the centre of Cancun, however the local buses are every 2 minutes from a stop directly outside the hotel and costs 6.5 pesos (this is whether you are travelling 2 stops or 22), and we used them quite a bit to go down to the shopping malls (I'd recommend La Isla, it's fab).
The hotel staff are great, very friendly and always willing to help, it's how they make most of their money (working for tips) but it doesn't make it any more welcome. If you are generous with your tips they remember it, but don't feel obliged to tip if you don't feel their service is worth it, but to us 9/10 times it was.
We'd heard the stories about the entertainment in the hotel, mainly based around the fact that it is 'adult themed' but we say nothing that offended us, and the fact that you don't have to join in, or even watch, how can you complain. Yes, there are 2 porn channels on the TV in your room, but no-one is making you watch it. My main complaint about the entertainment is that the entertainment staff take people down into Cancun each night from 10pm (for which you have to pay a cover charge of anything from $20 - $45), and anyone staying at the hotel are left to fend for themselves with absolutely no entertainment, this should be rectified and more entertainment put on for those staying in the hotel, after all we'd paid for all inclusive so why would we want to pay more to drink elsewhere.
I would definitely visit this hotel again, and would happily recommend this hotel to anyone. If you are very easily offended, then go elsewhere, but I stress again, you don't HAVE to watch or join in.
If I do travel to BBG again, I have to say it will not be with My Travel as the flight home was horrendous, but that's another story and not for this hotel review site.
Try Blue Bay Getaway, you won't regret it.
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Nicola from Manchester travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
First Choice
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
rated the Blue Bay Getaway as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: What a fantastic hotel.
Clean, Friendly, Entertaining, Plenty to eat and drink.
Lively pool was exactly that-lively. Just a luagh at the end of the day- we didnt get involved, just watched by the pool and laughed, if you didnt like it you could always spend your days relaxing by the quiet pool or playing waterpolo in the sports pool.
Food was A*. Usually the food gets a bit repetitive in all inclusives, but with the hotel having 3 alacartes and 3other places to eat, we did not get board.
Our first room was overlooking the main road, so we asked to be moved to a pool/sea view. this was not a problem and we got both for no extra cost! the staff were always happy to help with or without a tip!
The whole complex was huge and was immensly clean, you could even smell the cleanliness.
Plenty of security not that they were ever needed during our stay. We did try to sneak some firends who we'd met into our hotel one night for a drink. But the security were on the ball and kindly escoted them out. even though i went with my boyfirend i felt safe at night to walk around the complex if i had to nip back to the room for something.
age range there was 21- 55.
Swim with dolphins and the jungle tour in cancun are both a MUST!
Cant wait to go back!
Thanks for an excellent holiday to BBG and First Choice!
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Jenny from Manchester travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
Direct Holidays
on a singles holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 02 2006 |
rated the Blue Bay Getaway as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This hotel has got to be one of the cleanest hotels that I have ever stayed in. The Maid called every day and made the most amazing shapes out of our towels, from swans to elephants! You constantly see people sweeping the floor, mopping, tidying, gardening and doing general cleaning duties, whatever the time, be it 4pm or 4am. The Staff work really, really hard to keep the hotel in the prestine condition it is in and are paid very little, so please treat them with respect and also tip well if possible.
The food was amazing and not repetitive at all. We particularly enjoyed the Italin alacarte (sp?) although the chinese was lovely too, we did not eat in the seafood restaurant as I am not keen on seafood, though our friends ate there and had only good things to say. The Buffet restaurant also serves a huge variety of mouth watering food, particularly at breakfast, and the staff are constantly making sure you are ok, that you have a drink and that your table is cleared. The drinks are good, there is plenty of them and even better they are free and they go down waaaay to easily, so be careful it is lethal, as we found out too may times!
Despite popular opinion and as shown on the BBC's Watchdog, we were not asked to go "swinging" we got the impression it was avaialble if you wanted it (we definitely didn't!) but it was definitely not pushed in your face.
The location of the hotel is just outside of the main hotel drag, but it is less than 50p to get to the main area by bus, there is a bus stop just outside the hotel and they are fine to use. Cancun itself is also amazing.
The entertainment is very very funny, slightly raunchy, but anyone who is not a prude will enjoy it. Think 18-30 style entertainment. Me and my husband never took part in any of the games ourselves, and no pressure is put on you to do so, though we did have fun watching everyone else who took part! The Entertainment staff do a fantastic job, everyone who goes loves them, especially Chinos (the guy is a legend), Lalo, Omar and DJ Rafa. unfortunately "Tne Nice Shoes" bar was closed when we went due to hurricaine damage, this is meant to be an experience in itself and raunchier than the day entertainment, but still fun. So unfortunatley the night entertainment wasn't always well organised because of space restrictions of what activities could be done in certain bars, but nevertheless the staff still found something for us to do and usually it was hillarious.
The Hotel also runs a free nightly bus to different clubs/bars in the Zone, which you will have to do on at least 5 occassions, you are at the "Ibiza of the Carribean" after all. The hotel beach is beautiful, apparently one of the best in cancun since the hurricaine.
This hotel has the highest repeater rate in the whole of Cancun and we can see why, we will defintely be going there again next February.
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jonj & jayne Coyle from lincoln travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
air tours
on a friends holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 |
rated the Blue Bay Getaway as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: My Husband and I visited the blue bay getaway on our honeymoon. After reading up in brochures we were a little aprehensive, however the adult nature of this hotel wasn't shocking at all, it was just for fun and we truely had a fantastic time.
The rooms were huge and immaculatly clean. Food was varied and well presented. The staff really made you feel welcome.
We have watched a bbc 1 consumer programme recently which has portrayed this hotel as sleazy,completly untrue. It was beautiful and we cant wait to go back some day.
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suzanne weeks from london travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
my travel
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2005 |
rated the Blue Bay Getaway as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Very large clean rooms gave plenty of tips to our cleaner as she work very hard clean sheets and towels every day
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suzanne weeks from london travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
my travel
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2005 |
rated the Blue Bay Getaway as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Very large clean rooms gave plenty of tips to our cleaner, as she worked very hard clean sheets and towels every day.
We stayed in the Blue Bay for 3 weeks and from start to finish we had a fab time. Weather was very hot staff great, food very very good loads to do. We stayed by the sea as there was more room there but we all had a fab time.
We had a delay on way home the plane engine was leaking oil so they put us in a 5* hotel for night wow The Crown would love to stay there too maybe next year.
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George & Sue, Allan & Julia, Brian & Bernie from Runcorn travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
Sunset/Thomas Cook
on a friends holiday.
There were 6 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2005 |
rated the Blue Bay Getaway as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Having read about this hotel before going on holiday the 3 wives were a little unsure but there was nothing to be unsure about.
The hotel was excellent, food great, entertainment was funny and adult with the getaway cast always on the ball.
The only thing I can say is beware once you land as Cancun airport is awful but don't let that start your holiday on wrong foot.
We found all the staff very friendly and would have no hesitation returning to this hotel.
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Gillian from Nottingham travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
Thomas Cook
on a singles holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2005 |
rated the Blue Bay Getaway as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I did not know what to expect having read some of the reviews.
Having gone on a girly holiday and finding myself left to find my own feet after the second day.I found staff to be friendly and met loads of great friends.
I would recommend this place to single people.
The entertainment can be a bit raunchy but hey you don’t have to watch.
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David and Lyndsey from Stoke on Trent travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
My Travel
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2004 |
rated the Blue Bay Getaway as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We went here for our honeymoon and had been warned about it being adult orientated.
The flight was ok, well organised at the airport and a coach transfer. We were the last drop off so be prepared for a bit of a wait. The hotel is located right on the road so getting out and about was easy.
I have recently seen newspaper reports saying how sleazy this hotel is and all I can say is that we didn't see anything that would be considered sleazy. There is one bar on the complex that provides entertainment of an adult nature. There are notices up everywhere saying if you get easily offended don't go in. There are 2 main pools one is labelled the quiet pool. Very nice here with a swim up bar (Big shout out to Lulu and her chi chi's!) The action pool was louder with activities going on most of the day.....games etc.
Staff are very friendly.
Beach wasn't up to much really not what we were expecting. It was very narrow and because of a hurricane there was lots of seaweed that wasn't cleared up.
Big up channel 6!!!!!!!!!!!! ( cable TV channel*wink*)
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Sarah from derby travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
airtours
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2004 |
rated the Blue Bay Getaway as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Wow what a hotel!!
The hotel was extremely clean at all times the maids were fantastic and friendly everyday we had a new towel design with flowers. Rooms were very big and spacious. The bed was huge and very comfortable.
The food was good especially the a la carte restaurants. There was a wide variety of food available. The staff made you enjoy your visit even more.
It was located right near the main road so was easy to get bus (every 30 seconds) not noisy though. You felt like you were in the middle of everything.
The staff were brilliant. Oliver in the alternative bar was sooo nice. He made you popcorn gave you top brand drinks made you laugh kept the bar open later. Couldn't complain at all about the staff!!
The entertainment was completely hilarious, it was a bit wacky but if you didn't want to participate you just watched and had yourself a right laugh. There was a quiet pool and a lively pool so you had a choice what to do. They also organised trips out to the pubs and clubs after entertainment had finished.
I would definitely visit this hotel again
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Leanne from Cheshire travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
Thomas Cook
on a friends holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2004 |
rated the Blue Bay Getaway as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Me and my friend spent 2 weeks in Blue Bay and it was fabulous, there was an amazing choice of food, the staff were all extremely helpful and always friendly.
The entertainment was a real eye opener it was hilarious, the entertainment staff provided endless laughs and also provided nights out to local clubs which was brilliant as the first couple of nights was a little scary venturing out on your own as it is in most foreign countries. Having our own beach was fantastic.
All in all a 11 out of 10 holiday definitely will be returning.
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JANET AND MALCOLM HEADINGS from LIVERPOOL travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
FIRST CHOICE
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2004 |
rated the Blue Bay Getaway as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Wow...what a hotel. This place is amazing. The staff were great the hotel was adults only but we knew this when we booked and as we are not of the prudish type we went with an open mind! (good job we did).
The entertainment crew were brilliant and saw nothing as a problem.
Yes this is adults only..and what do adults do, so pepole who complain about this shouldn't book this hotel but as i've said we thought this was amazing.
An amazing holiday with amazing experiences!!
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Karen from Staffordshire travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
Airtours
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2004 |
rated the Blue Bay Getaway as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We have stayed at this hotel twice and love it, It is very friendly, the food is brilliant, you can get something to eat 24hrs a day.
The entertainment is very adult orientated but keeps you amused all day. The restaurant staff certainly look after you, making sure you are never waiting for a drink with your meal.
We are planning to go back to this hotel again as we made lots of friend there.
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Lynfa & Les from Mountain Ash travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
Direct Travel
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 04 2004 |
rated the Blue Bay Getaway as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: What a great hotel, we had a fab time. The hotel was amazing but people must remember that the entertainment of an ADULT nature. If you are prudeish then don't go here. There is fun and games both day and night, although you can escape it all by lounging around the quiet people and drinking at the non-entertainment bars.
The beach and ocean is amazing and the trips from the hotel are excellent. The staff work so hard and make sure that everyone enjoys themselves, you can let your hair down at this hotel and not worry about upsetting any children as it is adults only.
We can not say enough about this hotel and are planning to go back in November.
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mr fallon from johnstone travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
my travel
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2003 |
rated the Blue Bay Getaway as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Blue Bay Getaway was a great hotel, the staff could not do enough for you.
We had 3 a la carte restaurants to choose from as well as the buffet restaurants with a wide range of fresh foods.
The entertainment at night was a bit risqué, as it is an adult’s only resort, but there is much to do if you do not want to join in.
Water sports are also included which is great as we used most everyday.
All in all the holiday was brill and we would recommend it to anyone
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Becki & James from West Yorkshire travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
First choice
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2003 |
rated the Blue Bay Getaway as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Bluebay Getaway was recommended to us by friends who visited the previous year, who obviously went to bed before 10pm as they did not have a clue about the 'adult entertainment'. As long as you are open minded it is ok, I'm no prude but it was a bit too much for me, stay round the quiet bar if you don't want to be shocked!!
The hotel was a bit too much in your face for my liking and I did not find the stay very relaxing. We regularly visit the caribbean and found this holiday quite busy. Saying all this the standard of the accomodation was more a 3* but was clean and the food was good, 3 different restaurants - a steak house, Chinese, and Italian (but beware you can only visit these each once a week with the tickets you are given).
The beach is right on the doorstep and lovely and in Cancun there is plenty to do. The resort is on the main road and but busy with traffic.
I would not visit the hotel again - due to the adult nature not really my scene seeing people getting up to it in the pool and the sea which we observed on various occasions! But would be a great place for anyone wanting to become swingers I imagine!
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becky aitkenhead from hartlepool travelled to Blue Bay Getaway with
my travel
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 12 2002 |
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| said: my husband and i booked last minute. we stayed at the adult only 4* bluebay getaway in cancun.the hotel was absolutely gorgeous.there was non stop entertainment which was great fun.the staff were fantastic,always happy to help.we would definately visit this hotel again.it was,without doubt,the best holiday we have had,as a couple on our own.we would recommend it to anybody who is up for a good time and open minded.they have everything you need.there are places to relax as well as to party.
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