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The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun Luxury Hotel

The Ritz-Carlton General Information
What to expect: An elegant ambience of Italian marble, brocade upholstery, gilt-frame paintings, tapestries, and antiques; exceptional dining, and discreet, personalized hospitality satisfy discriminating guests. An atrium garden featuring a sea-green Mayan-style sculpture and a stained-glass ceiling contributes a tropical note.
Amenity highlights: A beach-view terrace contains the main pool that floats like a freeform lagoon above the beach, a quiet pool, and a 16-person spa tub. Wood-floor thatch-roof structures furnished with cushioned lounge chairs accommodate from 4-8 guests, with thatched palapas, and two-person lounge chairs with fold-up shades also available for rent. The health spa offers treatments in air-conditioned rooms, in a thatch-roof pavilion, and on open-air terraces.
Insider tip: A cigar-maker plies his trade evenings in the Cigar Lounge.
Ritz-signature elegance sets the standard for luxury
- This luxury resort offers two blue-tile pools and a 1,200 ft. white-sand beach on the Caribbean Sea.
- All guestrooms and suites offer bathrobes and balconies overlooking the sea. Wireless Internet access is available throughout the resort.
- Dining options include Mexican, Italian, and Caribbean cuisine. Private dinners can be arranged by request.
The Ritz-Carlton Property Amenities
The 511-square-meter (5,500-square-foot) Kayantá Spa, offers ingredients such as avocado, vanilla, papaya, and coffee in treatments inspired by pre-Columbia rituals. Treatments include Lol-Ha, the traditional Mayan flower bath for brides; Zac-Xib, a warrior ritual involving a body scrub and essential oils bath for men; and the Sacred Warm Stone Massage.
Treatments are offered in air-conditioned rooms, in a thatched-roof pavilion overlooking the beach, and on private open-air terraces. Women's and men's sections offer open-air, eight-person spa tubs sided by plunge pools; also included are saunas, steam rooms, Swiss and open-air showers, and relaxation lounges.
A complimentary fitness center contains weight machines, cardio machines, and free weights. An exercise studio offers complimentary aerobics classes such as Pilates, yoga, and kickboxing (surcharges).
A kids' club for ages 4-12 (surcharge) provides supervised activities in an air-conditioned clubhouse.
A business center rents cellular telephones and includes private rooms with computers and Internet access (surcharges). Wireless Internet access is available throughout the resort (surcharge).
Shoppers can browse boutiques, an art gallery, and a jewelry store. The hotel purifies its water.
The Ritz-Carlton Accommodations
Club Oceanview - One king or two double beds. Balcony or terrace with full beach and ocean view. Beachfront room. 438 square feet. Contemporary-maritime decor with pastel blue and green color scheme, light-wood furniture, high ceiling, sea-themed artwork. Bathroom with black-and-white Italian marble, large stall shower, separate tub, twin-sink vanity. CD player. Video-game console. Free high-speed Internet access.
Club Executive Suite - One king or two double beds. Balcony or terrace with full ocean view. Floor 8 or 9 (Club level). 438 square feet. Contemporary-maritime decor with pastel blue and green color scheme, light-wood furniture, high ceiling, sea-themed artwork. Bathroom with black-and-white Italian marble, large stall shower, separate tub, twin-sink vanity. CD player. Video-game console. Free high-speed Internet access. Concierge service. Access to private lounge with daily complimentary Continental breakfast, afternoon hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, chocolates, cordials.
Deluxe Oceanfront - One king or two double beds. Balcony or terrace with full or partial ocean view. 438 square feet. Contemporary-maritime decor with pastel blue and green color scheme, light-wood furniture, high ceiling, sea-themed artwork. Bathroom with black-and-white Italian marble, large stall shower, separate tub, twin-sink vanity. CD player. Video-game console. Free high-speed Internet access.
Deluxe Oceanview - Private balcony overlooking the pool, the courtyard, and the Caribbean Sea. 438 square feet. King or two double beds. Decorated in soothing shades of sand, peach, and coral with furnishings of Mexican design. Goose down or non-allergenic foam pillows, 100% cotton linens, plush terry or lightweight robes, European toiletries.
Dining
The Club Grill - Dinner restaurant employing local ingredients and emphasizing seafood and prime-grade meats. Choices such as roast lobster with leek brandade, chanterelle salad, and roast duck with chipotle and sweet potato purée. Live jazz nightly.
Fantino - Opulent fine-dining dinner restaurant. Recessed ceilings painted with pastoral murals, wall recesses containing scroll paintings, pale-green linens, and ivory-colored chairs. Mediterranean cuisine. Piano music nightly.
El Café Mexicano - Dining room and outside terrace. Buffet and à la carte breakfast. A la carte lunch. A la carte dinners plus Sunday night family-style barbecue buffet, Tuesday night Mexican buffet with live music, Friday night lobster-and-seafood buffet.
The Caribe Bar & Grill - Casual pool-terrace spot overlooking beach. White-tile roof, blue umbrellas. Open mid-morning to early evening for light meals, snacks.
The Lobby Lounge - Ocean views. Upholstered seating. Appetizers, cocktails, more than 120 tequilas, cigar-lounge section. Entertainment nightly.
On request, the hotel serves private candlelight dinners-for-two in guestrooms and on the beach.
Recreation
A terra-cotta-colored terrace overlooking the beach and extending the full length between the hotel's outer wings includes a two-level main pool floating like a freeform lagoon above the turquoise Caribbean Sea. A blossom-shape "quiet pool" isolated at one end of the terrace measures approximately 18-by-18 meters (60-by-60 ft). A spa tub accommodates 16 guests. Pool concierges make dining reservations and book outside tours. Pool captains hand out cold towels and complimentary fruit and water. This Cancun hotel's beach frontage comprises 200 meters (219 yards) of Cancún's powdery white sand. Furnished with cushioned lounge chairs, beach rentals comprise wood-floor thatch-roof structures accommodating from 4-8 guests, thatched palapas, and two-person lounge chairs with fold-up shades.
An independent water sports center, AquaWorld, rents snorkeling gear and boogie boards. AquaWorld's main center is a marina located two km (1.25 miles) from the hotel on Nichupté Lagoon, where a myriad of watersports are available, including kayaking, sailing, and windsurfing. AquaWorld also books fishing trips and scuba diving and snorkeling excursions. Independent operators offer personal watercraft and parasailing at various points along the beach extending the length of Cancún Island.
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