There is beach outside... :) Very nice hotel with nice employees... :)

My stay at Yucatan was great!
Service:The bellhop brought our luggage straight to the suite. The maid did not arrive on time.We were out until 8 pm.and the maid had just arrived.She quickly apologized and changed the sheets on time.Cleanliness:Dirt,sand,and the occasional spider.Plus,a wasp hive and a bee hive were right outside our suite.Location:Great is all I can say.Value:Great!It only cost $600 because we had half the Airmiles needed for the trip.The Lobby:A guest Spanish-cursed us but apologized.Rooms:Loud music from next door,and fear of bedbugs.Although we slept with long pants and long-sleeved tops whose sleeves/legholes had masking tape put on them to hide any skin,it was fine.Although I recommend washing everything thorougly after arrival (including the luggage.)

We heard about this place from another couple we met on our recent trip to the Yucatan and also saw an add for it in the Yucatan Today magazine. We missed the beach when we were in Merida so thought we'd do a day trip up to the coast and check the place out. To get there is pretty easy, head north from Merida into Progresso, then head due east along the coastline until you see the sign for the resort. It's maybe 1 to 1:15hrs from Merida. They are an all-inclusive resort and offer daily and overnight specials. We stayed there for the night since they had a pretty good deal. Basically, for 995 pesos/pp (~$75US pp), you had a room on the beach, all inclusive. The real value was that if you get there around lunch time 1pm, lunch and dinner that day are provided, and so is breakfast and lunch the next day.

The resort is small compared to riviera maya standards, and very quiet. so come here if you plan to relax and not party. The beach is nice, very calm and shallow water. you can rent jet skis for 350pesos/30mins (cheap compared other places) and use their kayaks for free. The drinks are good, made by friendly bartenders who offer to fill your glass the moment it is empty. We were the only 'gringos' there, the few other people staying all looked to be locals. The also host conventions and company outings, we got a laugh watching a company team building event being held there. laughed more later that night when they all sang kareoke :)

The pool area is nice, once again small in comparison to other resorts. we enjoyed our time there, nice to check out the atlantic coast of the peninsula, and interact with the locals. There;s a lot to see nearby as well. There are some mayan ruins a couple miles away, plus bigger ones just north of Merida. The countryside is very different as well, think marsh and wetlands. Lots of bird life. Stop at Motul on the way back to Merida if you can and take a carriage ride to their cenote, nice swim.

Oh, and there is a spa onsite at the resort. They offered reasonably priced treatments including a 800peso couples massage for 50mins, which also added to our relaxed frame of mind :)

We spent the day at this hotel while our cruise ship was in port. The hotel is beautiful and clean - just like website shows. We took our own taxi to the resort, so we got their about 2 hours before the cruise ship trips. We also got to stay as long as we wanted, instead of the usual 2 hours. The drinks were fabulous. We rented a wave runner for a n hour for $100 and had fun jetting across the water. Snorkeling is not that great because water is cloudy because of sandy bottom. Pool was clean and cool. Played pool volleyball and lounged al day. Waiter was coming by every time our dink got half way empty. Food was so so outside - never tried the restaurant inside. Locker room was clean. Overall - the best place we saw to go in Progreso.