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A little about Playa Zipolite, The Beach of the Dead . . .

Playa Zipolite, Oaxaca, Southern Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. A little bit about my favorite little get-away on this small world of ours.

Zipolite, a sweaty 30-minute walk west from Puerto Angel, brings you to Playa Zipolite and another world. The feeling here is 1970's - Led Zep, Marley, and scruffy gringos.

A long, long time ago, Zipolite beach was usually visited by the Zapotecans...who made it a magical place. They came to visit Zipolite to meditate, or just to rest.

Recently, this beach has begun to receive day-trippers from Puerto Angel and Puerto Escondido, giving it a more TOURISTY feel than before.

Most people come here for the novelty of the nude beach, yoga, turtles, seafood, surf, meditation, vegetarians, discos, party, to get burnt by the sun, or to see how long they can stretch their skinny budget.

I post WWW Oaxaca, Mexico, Zipolite and areas nearby information. Also general budget, backpacker, surfer, off the beaten path, Mexico and beyond, information.

REMEMBER: Everyone is welcome at Zipolite.

ivan

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Secrets Resort in Huatulco Mexico in January 2012


Brand New Secrets Resort in Huatulco Mexico

Secrets Resort in Huatulco Mexico in January 2012

.Huatulco Mexico
We recently visited a great resort in the little-known town of Huatulco Mexico.  We had been there before, at the “Dreams” and found the town to be safe, very friendly and super affordable.  This time around, we decided to stay at the brand new (opened in Dec. 2011) resort of “Secrets”, which is operated by the same folks who run Dreams.  Here is a review:

Huatulco Mexico

Pronounced ‘wah-tool-ko’, this is the name of the resort area according to Wikipedia.  An easy, $ 6 cab-ride takes you to the town of Le Crucecita which offers a few shops and restaurants.  If you’re looking for a lot of nightlife, this might NOT be the place.  Another popular destination is the harbour town of Santa Cruz, where cruise ships now dock.  Here you will find a few more jewelry shops, restaurants and souvenir shops.  Also a $ 6 cab-ride from the resort.

The Resort

This brand new resort features approximately 400 rooms, all with ocean view.  Be aware, however, that if you end up in a main-floor suite of one of the upper buildings, your view will be somewhat restricted by the roof of the building in front of you.  Super clean, all-marble resort.  Rooms are spacious (ours was a junior-suite with a king sized bed) and ultra modern bathrooms.  Showers were a very pleasant surprise, with excellent water pressure and no shortage of hot water.  This resort is an Adults-Only, all-inclusive resort

Restaurants

Secrets Resort in Huatulco Mexico includes 8 restaurants.  The casual “Market Cafe” is usually open for breakfast and most lunches, and offers buffet style eating.  Evening dining can be enjoyed at the Tamarindo (Mexican fare), “Cin-Cin” (Italian), “Bordeaux” (French) and“Spice” (Pan-Asian food).  All of these 5 restaurants are located near the front of the building, just beyond the lobby.  Another two restaurants, “Castaway” (Steakhouse)  and “Oceana”(Seafood) are found near the beach, and the last one is the “Barefoot” restaurant, located between the pools and open for lunches every day.  As the name suggests, this is the most casual of all, serving excellent burgers (around 8 or 10 oz each) and hot dogs, ribs, chicken and a great assortment of other items.
Bonus:  NONE of the restaurants require reservation….just walk up and enjoy.  The only one exception being the chef-side seating in Spice, which is similar to Ichiban or Benihana style restaurant.  If you want to sit at the table and see the chef throw the knife around, you will need to book a seat.  Note:  almost all restaurants require men to wear long pants in the evening….which can be quite warm.  Make sure to pack very light pants.

Bars

There is the “SKY bar at the top of the building, the pool swim-up bar, and just about every restaurant has one as well.  NEVER a shortage of beer (they serve Modelo Especial (light) or Negro (dark).  Most liquors are available, and with Preferred Club you can get just about anything you can think of, including Grey Goose Vodka, Frangelico liquors, Crown Royal and Contreau, just to name a few.

Pools

Three pools, two of which are absolutely massive.  They are ‘infinity’ pools, meaning that the water flows gently over the edge of the pool wall, giving it an illusion of endless water when you’re inside the pool.  No shortage of lounge chairs at this time, although when the resort is full, there WILL be a shortage of umbrellas, unless the resort orders more.  Another item in hot demand are the blue “floaties’, foam floating mattresses to be shared around the pool, and only 10 are available at this time.

The Weather

Huatulco Mexico is HOT….and dry.  You can never be ‘guaranteed’ anything, but for 13 days we did not even see a cloud in the sky at ANY time.  On one day, some clouds moved in a 3 pm and cleared out by 6.  No rain, just dry heat.

Overall Impression

We had to keep in mind that this is a brand-new resort, and some things were not yet up-to-par.  Free Wi-Fi in each room, which was a perk offered in the Preferred Club level, was not operational in all buildings, or at all times.  The sports-bar had 4 small TV’s, mostly set to the same game, and staff did not know how to change the channel.  But staff are super friendly, and continue to tell us that this is OUR (Canadian) resort… they truly love Canadians down there.  Once they get the bugs ironed out, this will be a super resort, and we WILL be back to Huatulco Mexico.  Thanks to Sheyla in the Market Cafe, Juan Talavera in Cin-Cin, Julio and Ernesto at pool-side and countless others for making our vacation super-enjoyable.

Here is a video of Secrets Resort 





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Surrounded by 50 acres of natural and architectural beauty matched by exemplary service, Las Brisas Huatulco draws guests from around the world. This Huatulco Mexico hotel is distributed over four distinct areas like a small town, and lush vegetation makes every spot feel like a secluded hideaway.  All 484 guestrooms and suites feature minimalist décor contrasted with views of the bright blue Pacific Ocean. Guests can escape to four private beaches – one with its own coral reef – or the spa. Active guests find a paradise of outdoor sports with extensive aquatic and athletic facilities. The Sierra Madre del Sur foothills and Tangolunda Bay envelope the golf course. Other recreation like bird watching and botanical gardens showcase the exotic life unique to the region surrounding this Oaxaca luxury hotel.
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