https://stories.hilton.com/releases/hilton-announces-waldorf-astoria-riviera-maya-and-conrad-tulum-riviera-maya-as-distinct-all-inclusive-resorts
Has anyone been to the Conrad Tulum resort lately? They have started selling an all-inclusive package, along with the Waldorf Astoria Riviera Maya. Luxury at it's finest!

We are going over Thanksgiving with an exiting reservation, will be interesting to see what this is like as we are not AI people but are open to it since we paid next to nothing for these rooms last spring and they are honoring existing reservations.

Even more interesting is the WA down the road going AI and adult only; we have stayed there and struggle to see how this is going to be appealing based on the kinds of people we saw there but Hilton knows the market better than I do.

And it's not a package, the resorts went full-blown AI on October 1st although the WA adult-only bit doesn't start until January.

Conrad Tulum is trying to stay afloat from all the chatter here. They have been crushed the last 2 years with sargasso. This pivot is because of that. Their operating costs have skyrocketed so AI gives them more predictability on services etc.

WA is better situated so it hasn't been as bad but the Conrad Tulum has been absolutely decimated.

It's also not in Tulum it's in Bahia Principe. Regardless that part of the coast catches probs the most sargasso of that stretch of coast. $25,000 usd a week to clean the beach and 40% occupancy is the driver behind the change.

It's owned by PHH and operates under Marriot brand. PHH has pushed their staff to unpaid vacation days and have had a heck of a time w power outages water outages and overall sanitation. It wouldn't surprise me if it isn't around in a couple of years or they sell it.

It's a dog for them.

Conrad looks like a luxurious resort with beautiful architecture, natural surroundings, nice swimming pools and excellent food options. I found a great deal online for their AI option on a vacation later this month and I'm very excited to be staying there for five nights.

That's because the sargasso is still awful. Hopefully it's gone by the time you travel.

Normally it's gone by November but this year it showed up in January and hasn't left. If it's as bad as it's been this year then the whole resort will smell like rotten eggs.

If you think I'm joking you don't know about sargasso.

When we drove past on the way to the airport yesterday you could smell the rotting **** from 307. It's that bad.

I'm not too worried about the sargasm, because I'm more of a pool person and love the scenic views of the ocean from my lounger. The beach at Conrad is very small and I'll enjoy their amenities and beautiful facilities.

I don't think you're understanding. The pool will smell like rotten eggs. The entire resort smells like sargasso. It's inescapable. You can smell it from the highway 300 meters from the beach.

Also the beach and ocean are brown not blue and the beach is covered in brown decaying sargasso.

Just hope ya know what you're getting into

There's a reason we have less than 30% occupancy on the beach and less than 15/20% in town. It's not es capable or avoidable.

Picture 1 - normal
Pictures 2-3 : the beach this summer.

I read the reviews on TripAdvisor and there's much more positives than negatives regarding the Conrad. I think I'll enjoy it very much regardless of the sargasm situation.

Yah our Cancun/Riviara Maya window has shrunk from Thanksgiving to MLK, not worth messing with the seaweed when you can go to the Pacific coast of Mexico the rest of the year and not worry about it.

That's what we do. Puerto, Acapulco, La Paz and Chile jaja

Supposedly it's supposed to arrive in January this year. So November / December are the only projected free months.

The people that don't get it don't get it until the go and see for themselves. I try to warn them. We live here and see it every summer and now every spring and fall