Alisha and her husband contacted me to plan a trip to celebrate their anniversary. After chatting and reviewing the options I recommended, they chose TRS Coral - an adults only all inclusive resort north of the Cancun, Mexico airport. Here's the review:
We had a wonderful relaxing celebration for our 25th and will
gladly recommend ‘Trips with Angie’. You and Katy did a wonderful job
from booking to follow up. We hope for a similar opportunity in the
future. Tom & Alisha
- Our Experience -
CanadaTransfers.com was excellent. We loved both drivers,
Luis and Carlos Martinez, who were professional and pleasant; we would use them
again. Thanks again for providing transportation to and from hotel!
TRS Coral Pros:
Staff: very attentive and friendly, all spoke English
Beach: Easy access with plenty of chairs and umbrellas; Bali
beds are also available to rent as well in pool area. Great for long
walks; there are no resort buildings to the immediate north of the Palladium
section; those to the south blended in well with the beach.
Food: I read a few reviews whom complained about the quality of
the food but found it very good to great. Portions were smaller but this
is not a complaint. This made it possible for us to restaurant-hop to
multiple eateries in a single evening, enjoying a larger variety of choices.
TRS Pool: Has a daily barbeque set up so you didn’t have
to leave for lunch. Offered lots of meat choices such as chorizo sausage,
shredded chicken, hamburgers and various side dishes for taco and chip
selections.
Activities: There were daily events sponsored by the TRS
hotel POP team (Jessica & Cloe specifically) with yoga on the beach, water
aerobics, dance lessons, etc. along with evening activities, such as Casino
night, making it easy to mingle with other guests
Swim-up Bar: never over crowded; plenty of servers for pool and
beach area, refilling your beverage need. Beach a little slower but who’s
in a hurry.
Our final evening was topped off by our butler Juan Jose who
filled the room with rose petals, balloons and a bottle of champagne on ice.
Cons:
* Hotel check-in combined with the timeshare sales pitch.
We were aware of this ahead of time but we were exhausted from our long days
travel. Once checked in, we were shuffled quickly to a side meeting, offered
drinks then provided with what we thought was a simple overview of the hotel
for our benefit, but unfolded as a cleverly disguised timeshare pitch as a
special breakfast celebration for their 1 year anniversary, with hotel owners
staying at resort. When they wanted us to sign committing to attending
breakfast, we said no thank you. Those not familiar with the process
would be overwhelmed and commit with out thought.
* The included (ie: free) wine options are very limited; better
quality was available for a price
* Beer choices are Heineken or Dos Equis; I'm not a beer snob
* Too many strollers/children on Palladium side, especially at
night when heading for dinner which was only time we ventured over to other
side.
* Xtra Time Sports bar was not quite what I expected. I
stopped in at 11:30pm one evening to find a large number of TVs with various
sporting events. However, it was also filled with a large
group of 10yr olds playing with the billards
Total Snorkel was awesome and we’d recommend!
