Life Concierge Goes to Mexico

So my family decided that this year, instead of spending Thanksgiving in Iowa (LC Point of Origination), we'd fly down to Mexico to spend the holiday eating lobster and chilling by the beach.

Good idea, right? Mmmmmmm not so fast. Like most things in life, you have to tailor the experience to the audience, and this is where this particular junket fell a bit short.

All-inclusive resorts are the way to go... if you're on your honeymoon/engaged/celebrating anniversary. The food is unlimited, the booze flow free, it's relaxed and chill, and most of the resorts are secluded little hideaways between Cancun and Cozumel. At least the one we were staying at was immaculate with a great staff.

But looking at this from a family vacation perspective - booze flow free = embarassing drunken incidents with the parents. Relaxed and chill = there is NOTHING to do but lay by the pool and drink (i'm sorry folks but just sitting in silence for four days CAN get old). Secluded = prison surrounded by a high fence with nothing but 20 miles of mexican jungle on three sides and the ocean on the other.

One day, Life Concierge escaped to the hotel district up in Cancun and was somewhat shocked to find the same thing. Granted, there were a LOT of hotels here that were very close together,but they all seemed to be their own walled off little universes. I didn't see any bars, clubs, very little shopping, and almost no restaurants outside of the hotels. I imagine if I had gone into downtown Cancun this would have changed, but it was certainly not the scene I imagined.

I guess the moral of the story is, if you're going away for a week with your significant other, one of these resorts would be a great way to go. But I think the fam would have had a much better time in Miami, Las Vegas, or New York.