{"id":6105,"date":"2013-09-27T12:57:51","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T16:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/?p=6105"},"modified":"2020-06-22T17:35:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T21:35:27","slug":"insider-scoop-with-michael-terry-on-dreams-puerto-aventuras-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/insider-scoop-with-michael-terry-on-dreams-puerto-aventuras-resort\/","title":{"rendered":"Insider Scoop with Michael Terry on Dreams Puerto Aventuras Resort & Spa"},"content":{"rendered":"

I stayed at Dreams Puerto Aventuras with my girlfriend from September 15 to 22, and it was as perfect as you could ask for! It was both our\u00a0our first time staying at an all-inclusive resort, my girlfriend\u2019s first time on a plane, first time leaving Canada, and first time seeing the ocean. \u00a0You could say that it was definitely a vacation full of firsts!<\/p>\n

We had a room on the 6th\u00a0floor with a view of the adults-only pool area, the marina, and the dolphins.\u00a0 The king-sized bed was extremely comfortable, comparable to my own at home, and it had a canopy.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t like the pillows, they will bring you several options.\u00a0 Our mini fridge was always restocked with ice cold Coronas, bottled water, and a variety of soda in glass bottles.\u00a0 The bathroom was full of high-end products and the shower was massive with a bench seat.\u00a0 The balcony was great to sit on and relax, and I found this side of the resort was much quieter than the beach side.\u00a0 Even though this room category is not considered \u201cocean view\u201d we still had a view of the ocean in the distance past the marina.\u00a0 We also could see the sunset every evening.\u00a0 The room had an iPod dock which was a very nice touch – we could listen to our vacation playlist every time we were in our room.\u00a0 The hotel itself has an open air concept and was very refreshing.<\/p>\n

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View from our balcony at Dreams Puerto Aventuras. Photo by Michael Terry.<\/p><\/div>\n

The service at Dreams was unlike anything I have ever experienced.\u00a0 Everyone, from the servers in the restaurant, the concierge, even the gardeners were smiling and friendly.\u00a0 They really bend over backwards to make sure you are having an amazing time, anything you need you just ask and they are more than happy to oblige.\u00a0 The staff are always busy fixing this and cleaning that – they really work hard here to impress.\u00a0 As soon as we stepped off the transfer bus we were greeted with a platter of champagne and cold towels, we felt like we were nearly royalty.\u00a0 I know not all resorts will serve you in your beach chairs, but this one they do!\u00a0 Erika was our favorite on the beach and made sure we were well-hydrated the entire time.<\/p>\n

There are several bars to choose from at this property.\u00a0 We spent most of our time at Manatees, which is the swim up bar in the adults only pool.\u00a0 There are these awesome lounge chairs partially submerged in the water that are great for relaxing on and staying cool.\u00a0 BARracuda was the other favorite, they have several swings surrounding it for chilling on and watching the waves crash against the deck.\u00a0 Inside they have a disco style bar that has a few big screens for watching games on, and some nights they had a dance party that we enjoyed with a good mix of music, the music videos for the dance tracks play on the screens in a compilation, very cool.\u00a0 The frozen cocktails are very well made and with premium liquor, we both loved the Miami Vice.\u00a0 There is a wide selection of beers to choose from, I found a new favorite called Pacifico which was my staple during the trip.\u00a0 I also quite enjoyed the house red wine they serve here with my dinner, no need for me to order a bottle and pay extra money.<\/p>\n

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Manatees Bar and Adult pool at Dreams Puerto Aventuras. Photo by Michael Terry.<\/p><\/div>\n

The food was always good.\u00a0 I am not really a fan of buffets, but this one was well appointed there and I had a few breakfasts selections.\u00a0 Good eggs, sausage, etc. and a massive selection of delicious fruit.\u00a0 There was also this little \u201cto go\u201d station on your way out of the dining room for mixing your own drinks and a champagne bucket with OJ for mimosas.\u00a0 One afternoon they brought out a huge grill and did this great surf and turf BBQ meal, very fresh and tasty.\u00a0 The Italian restaurant Portofino was by far my favorite meal I had there, the chicken cutlet was unreal.\u00a0 The best atmosphere was in the Mexican spot El Patio, it has a massive ceiling with the traditional thatched roof and the dim lighting really sets the mood.\u00a0 On our last night we ate at Gohan, the sushi bar, and we were extremely surprised by the quality.\u00a0 I have eaten sushi at several authentic restaurants in Toronto and the GTA and this was up to par with those if not better.\u00a0 There was also this cheese appetizer that had a Asian\/Mexican fusion with the chipotle sauce, delicious!\u00a0 Also, we never had to make reservations and only waited for a table once, and it was only about 5 minutes at the Italian restaurant.<\/p>\n

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Gohan Sushi Bar at Dreams Puerto Aventuras. Photo by Michael Terry.<\/p><\/div>\n

The activities on this resort are plentiful, but it is just as easy to relax and do nothing but eat, drink, and take naps.\u00a0 The water was too rough most of our trip for the main water activities, but we got to snorkel a few times and there is this awesome natural rock pool in the ocean that is very calm even when the water is choppy.\u00a0 Several colorful fish to see.\u00a0 They also offered some free scuba lessons in the pool with full gear but I never partook.\u00a0 The entertainment team was great, always getting people into beach volleyball or water aerobics, but were never too pushy if you just wanted to relax.\u00a0 They even came and partied with us in the disco at night, really got the dancing started! \u00a0The shows were always good, my favorite was the classic rock one that featured a live local rock band in the theater and some cool circus style tricks.\u00a0 There is tons to do for the kids, but even though this is a family oriented resort we were never overwhelmed travelling as a couple.\u00a0 The adult side is great to getaway for some quiet time but most of the action is on the beach side at the main pool.\u00a0 For excursions, the resort is located about a 30 minute cab ride to either Tulum or Playa del Carmen, both which I recommend checking out.\u00a0 You can also walk and leave the grounds and tour Puerto Aventuras, it is a very safe, gated marina community and there are a few small shops and even a golf course.<\/p>\n

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Natural Snorkeling Pool at Dreams Puerto Aventuras. Photo by Michael Terry.<\/p><\/div>\n

I highly recommend this resort to families but couples will enjoy it just as much as we did.\u00a0 We had an amazing time and will definitely return for out next trip to the Mayan Riviera.<\/p>\n

Click this link to book your own vacation to Dreams Puerto Aventuras<\/a> or for more information you can visit their official website<\/a> here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I stayed at Dreams Puerto Aventuras with my girlfriend from September 15 to 22, and it was as perfect as you could ask for! It was both our\u00a0our first time staying at an all-inclusive resort, my girlfriend\u2019s first time on a plane, first time leaving Canada, and first time seeing the ocean. \u00a0You could say […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":7882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":""},"categories":[3551,3549],"tags":[],"modified_by":"Iris Sinilong","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6105"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6105"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22198,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6105\/revisions\/22198"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tripcentral.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}