The grass was green and not patchy and there was a good variety of plants/landscaping to add more visual interest. The rest of the outdoor space (mostly just what we walked by to get to and from the pool and to and from meals) all looked really nice and well-manicured. Although the quiet pool wasn’t very deep either (certainly not deep enough to dive into), I liked it better than the other pools. On the first or second day though, I did walk over to the “louder” pool and didn’t find it to be too noisy (though I’m sure that varies based on time of day), but I was disappointed with how shallow it was. Compared to Oasis Sens and GR Solaris, Unico is quieter overall, but they still had activities happening at one of the pools, but as we weren’t looking to play volleyball, hear loud(ish) music, etc., we were happy to camp out at the quiet pool every day. Although we didn’t spend all our time at the quiet pool at those other two resorts, we did at this one. The outdoor space at Unico was so, so good! As with both of the other resorts I’ve stayed at, this one has multiple pools, with one of them being the more quiet pool. As I said about the restaurants above, everything felt very fresh and kept up well, so I don’t think I can fault anything in this category. I even liked the scent they pump through the lobby – sort of floral, but not overpowering. I don’t think I even saw any bugs, which is surprising, given how open even the interior spaces are at a resort like this. Is it terrible that I can’t think of ANYTHING negative to call out for the interior public spaces? I’m sitting here trying to think of something that wasn’t pretty perfect and nothing is coming to mind. Everything looked well-maintained and we enjoyed all the indoor spaces, especially the resort’s Italian restaurant, which can only be reached by walking across an outdoor breezeway, which was a nice touch. Also, the servers did a great job of circulating regularly to take drink orders, so we didn’t have to worry about getting up to go back to the bar for more bevvies.Īside from the lobby, the only other interior spaces we spent time in were the restaurants, all of which were nice, comfortable, and most importantly, clean. That, plus the more comfy seating (couches) near it gave that side of the bar a more lounge-y feel, which was nice. □ There was also a pool table, which we didn’t use, but I saw other people using it. On top of that, there were lots of tables available, giving my friend Steve and I a perfect place to play cribbage. I also really liked the big lobby bar space – it was huge, with a large bar and lots of stools. There’s no way to know if they had already taken some down, but what was there looked great. There was a really large tree just outside the lobby bar and other, smaller decor items around, but nothing ostentatious or overdone. Because we were there over New Year’s, there were still Christmas decorations up, which I really appreciated, given my love of the festive season. The lobby is HUGE – super high ceilings and lots of places to sit, which is exactly what we did as soon as we arrived and were given a welcome drink (non-alcoholic, but very nice and refreshing). □ That said though, all the spaces we were in were really nice. Unsurprisingly, I was never that focused on what the interior spaces looked like because we spent most of our time by the pool. In this review, I’m using the same format I used for my reviews of the Oasis Sens in 2014 and the GR Solaris Cancún in 2015, but definitely leave a comment if you want to know more about something I didn’t cover enough (or at all). Quite the opposite, in fact! As you’ll see below, I really loved this place and would go back in a heartbeat. Perhaps ironically, my favorite part of this vacation was off-property during the sweet day trip three of us took to Coba and Tulum, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy the resort. Now that we’re about two months removed from our most recent trip to Mexico, why not take a look back and reminisce by way of a review of the resort we stayed in? The Unico 20☈7°Hotel Riviera Maya was our home-away-from-home for an all-too-short five nights around New Year’s this year and we had a fabulous time overall.
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