This all-inclusive resort situated on the Mayan Riviera includes meals and snacks, drinks, and a wide variety of land and water sports in the room rate. All 476 air-conditioned guestrooms include a balcony or patio overlooking the garden, cable/satellite TV with pay movies, bathrobes, and a minibar. http://www.caribbeanmag.com/search/hotels/Puerto_Aventuras/barcelo_mayatropical/hotel/1872/44/ en-us Copyright 1998 e-TravelMedia.com/CaribbeanMag.com Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:22:05 EST The Barceló Maya Tropical Beach, is located right on the best beach in the Mayan Riviera, on the Mexican Caribbean coast. Its magnificent facilities are surrounded by a lush 500,000 square-meter natural park. Together with 3 hotels, it forms part of the Barceló Maya Beach Resort. Through the "Barceló All Inclusive" program, one of the most comprehensive in the Caribbean, it offers an excellent variety of facilities and services that will make your stay an unforgettable one. * This all-inclusive resort situated on the Mayan Riviera includes meals and snacks, drinks, and a wide variety of land and water sports in the room rate. * All 476 air-conditioned guestrooms include a balcony or patio overlooking the garden, cable/satellite TV with pay movies, bathrobes, and a minibar. * Amenities include privileges at partner hotels, use of two kids' clubs, three swimming pools, and nightly entertainment, including theater shows. The complex is situated in the Mayan Riviera: - 25 km from Carmen beach - 35 km from the city of Tulum - 75 km south of Cancun International Airport and 85 km from the city of Cancun. The majority of amenities, activities, and gratuities at this resort are included in the room rate; guests will not be charged extra for the majority of amenities and activities (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Details section for more information). The Maya Tropical Beach has 476 guestrooms. Standard rooms with one king bed or two double beds feature a balcony or patio overlooking the garden. All rooms contain sofas. Amenities include minibars restocked daily, coffeemakers, complimentary bottled water, bathrobes, telephones with voicemail, satellite TVs, and turndown service. Dial-up Internet access is available for a surcharge. The majority of amenities, activities, and gratuities at this resort are included in the room rate; guests will not be charged extra for the majority of amenities and activities (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Details section for more information). This All-Inclusive Riviera Maya resort is within 21 km (13 mi) of Xcaret and Playa del Carmen. The Barceló Maya Tropical Beach is part of the Barceló Maya Beach Resort complex, which also includes Barceló Maya Caribe Beach, Barceló Maya Beach, and Barceló Maya Colonial Beach. Barceló Maya Tropical Beach guests have full privileges at all the partner resorts. The Barceló Maya Tropical Beach and the Barceló Maya Colonial Beach have direct beach access and share three swimming pools (one with a swim-up bar) with spa tubs, one children's pool with a slide in a water park, a fitness center, an 18-hole miniature golf course, seven lighted tennis courts and two lighted multi-sport courts, a business center with conference facilities that can accommodate up to 850 people, and a discotheque. Spa services are available on site for a surcharge. Gift shops are located in the lobby. Children enjoy supervised fun and games at a kids' club. Nightly entertainment includes a local orchestra performing at the theater. The majority of on-site recreational activities and facilities described below are included in the room rate for this resort. All-inclusive on-site recreational opportunities include tennis on seven lighted courts, basketball on two lighted courts, miniature golf, aerobics, beach volleyball, bocce ball, table tennis, snorkeling, water polo, windsurfing, darts, archery, and access to a fitness center. Jet skiing, parasailing, scuba diving, bicycle rentals, and motor boating are available on site for a surcharge. An nine-hole golf course is located is located in Puerto Aventuras, 3 km (2 mi) away; an 18-hole course is located in Playa del Carmen, 21 km (13 mi) away. The majority of meals and beverages, plus all gratuities, at the following restaurants, snack spots, and bars are included in the room rate for this resort (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Details section for more information). Barceló Maya Tropical Beach guests have dining privileges at all four Barceló Maya Beach Resort complex restaurants: Guests staying one to three nights may dine at buffet restaurants only Guests staying four to six nights receive two tickets per room to any ŕ la carte restaurant in the resort complex Guests staying seven to nine nights receive four tickets per room to any ŕ la carte restaurant in the resort complex All Barceló Maya Beach Resort complex ŕ la carte restaurants require reservations and maintain a dress code (long pants for men, closed-toe shoes, no beachwear). Buffet Restaurant Tropical – A buffet-style restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Capri – Serving ŕ la carte Italian cuisine for dinner only. Santa Fe - An ŕ la carte steakhouse. Palmeras - A beachfront restaurant open late morning to early evening serving snacks and late breakfasts and lunches. Room service – Available 24 hours a day (surcharges). The Barceló Maya Tropical Beach has three bars: a lobby bar, a wet bar, and a theater bar. Type: All Inclusive No. of Rooms: 476 Beach Location: Beach Front (Directly on Beach/Water Front) http://www.caribbeanmag.com/search/hotels/Puerto_Aventuras/barcelo_mayatropical/hotel/1872/44/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:22:05 EST