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The Catalonia Riviera Maya resort is a 524 room family all inclusive resort situated in the delightful upscale resort community of Puerto Aventuras in Mexico's Riviera Maya. It is located about a 1.5 hour ride from Cancun airport. This four star property offers families great value for their vacation dollar. It is an excellent choice for family reunions because there is so much to see and do here you'll make everyone happy. From the resort it's a short five minute walk to center of Puerto Aventuras where families will find plenty of shops, food and drink spots to explore situated around the town's center lagoon. This resort even offers complimentary bikes so that you can enjoy a ride around the area. This is where families can enjoy the Swim with the Dolphins discovery adventure. You can pay for this once in a lifetime experience or sit and watch all the fun. If you're a golfer you'll enjoy the nine hole Puerto Aventuras Golf Club featuring a 3,255 yard course designed by Tomas Dehmann(fee). The Catalonia has a perfect location for sightseeing in the Riviera Maya. You're 20 minutes south of Playa Del Carmen and can easily catch a shuttle ride there. You're also less than a half an hour ride from the Mayan Ruins in Tulum and the ecoparks of Xelha and Xcaret. Vacationkids own Sally Black and Sue Frantz have heard great things about this resort so they recently headed south of the border to check it out.
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The Catalonia Riviera Maya Resort is the perfect spot for families that love the water. If you'll notice from the arial photo at the top of the page, the resort sits on a protect ocean inlet set beside it's own lagoon area shown on the right edge of this photo. Sue says the white sand beach has your choice of sun or a number of shady palapa's and palm trees. There are gentle waves here thanks to the reef that protects the inlet of the bay making it a great spot for little swimmers.
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Sally enjoyed the lagoon with it's impressive natural rock bridge separating this area from the main beach.
You'll need a pair of aqua shoes or a good pair of sneakers to navigate this area but it is well worth the effort. Sally said you could simply look down into the waters and see tons of tropical fish swimming by.
She said it was the best spot to enjoy the perfect sunsets over the water. The lagoon at the Catalonia is also the perfect spot snorkeling, kayaking, sailing, windsurfing or just enjoying all the marine life. Free scuba diving classes are held by the pool but for dive excursions (fee) for either beginners or PADI certified divers, one of the best dive shops in the area can be found right on this beach. Full details about all the available programs can be found at the Pro Dive Mexico website.
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For more wet and wild fun there are three HUGE pools at the Catalonia Riviera Maya. Two of the pools overlooking the beach. If you'll look very closely to the our pool picture on the right here you'll see a feature that parents will enjoy...the children's area has a see thru plexiglass barrier keeping kids safe and making it easy for parents to keep an eye on them.
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...And speaking of the kids, children ages 4-12 will enjoy The Charme Kids Club offering a variety of activities under the supervision of qualified personnel from 10am - 4pm daily including: Tours around the Facilities, Outdoor Games, Painting and Arts & Crafts, Video Club with Movies, Contests, Piņatas, and a Mini Disco. Although there are is not an organized teen program here, the entertainment staff does offer all sorts of pool games and competitions throughout the day. There is also a game room and lots of pool tables and ping pong tables scattered all around the resort where teens can pick up a game with new found friends.
Besides all of this, guests at the Catalonia Riviera Maya resort can also enjoy tennis on their lit court, Horseshoes, Volleyball, organized activities and games, Nightly Entertainment, Theater, Theme Parties (including a Mexican Fiesta with live music and folkloric ballet), Beach Disco.
You'll have fun working up an appetite and enjoying your choice of four delicious restaurants...
La Brisa - A restaurant, bar and coffee shop offering breakfast, lunch and dinner with buffet service.
Bamboleo - A snack grill, steak house and beach-disco bar, open for lunch and dinner. The beach disco bar features a great ambiance with music late into the night.
Bellavista - An a la carte Italian specialty restaurant open for dinner (reservations required).
Los Alebrijes - An a la carte Mexican specialty restaurant open for dinner, featuring the most exquisite Mexican cuisine (reservations required).
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There are only one type of standard all inclusive room offered at the Catalonia Riviera Cancun. These rooms are either located in the main building or in the smaller buildings and offer either one king bed or two double beds. All rooms offer full bathroom with tub and shower, ceiling fan, in-room safe, telephone, satellite TV, and hair dryer, porch or patio area.
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The maximum occupancy is either three adults or two adults and two children under the age of 12. At the Catalonia Riviera Maya resort, kids under the age of 12 stay, play and eat free with two paying adults...of course kids still need to pay for their airfare or have their parents use their milage points, otherwise, it's a long walk to get here ;-)
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So if you're looking for a great family vacation, close to all the action, offering great value for your vacation dollar where everyone will be happy then you've found the right spot at the Catalonia Riviera Cancun. Let Vacationkids plan your all inclusive holiday or just tell us if you're using airline miles and we'll help you with all your land arrangements. Email us today and we'll make a vacation at the Catalonia Riviera Maya Resort a reality for your family.
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