Riviera Maya, Mexico (August 20, 2012) – Mexico’s “Beyond All Inclusive, Beyond All Compare” Grand Velas Riviera Maya is honored as a 2012 “Best of” Award winner in the Western region of the U.S. and Mexico by Meetings Focus Magazine. The resort is one of only two Mexican resorts honored as a top regional meetings destination by meeting planners. The prestigious Groups and Conventions magazine polls readers to determine what hotels and resorts throughout the regions it covers deliver a superlative meetings experience.
“We are honored to be distinguished as a top meeting destination in the Western US and Mexico” said Fernando Garcia Rossette, Managing Director for the Grand Velas Resorts. “We are committed to providing an overall excellent experience for groups using our facilities.”
Planners who have held meetings at the Grand Velas Riviera Maya distinguish the destination as one of the top meeting sites in the West based on the quality of meeting space, guest services and amenities, food and beverage service, high-tech services and equipment, recreational facilities and activities, the efficiency and helpfulness of staff, and the overall value and experience.
About Grand Velas Riviera Maya:
Recently featured in Forbes’ roundup of the 10 Coolest All-Inclusive Resorts, the AAA Five Diamond Grand Velas Riviera Maya, an all-suites and spa resort located five minutes from Playa del Carmen, is the latest and most sophisticated iteration of the ultra-luxury, all-inclusive resort experience. This Leading Hotels of the World designated resort is the preeminent one of its class boasting 491 suites, each more than 1,000 square-feet, in three separate ambiances-- premium ocean-front Grand Class Suites with terrace plunge pools for families with children 12 and up, family-friendly ocean-view Ambassador Suites and Zen Grand Suites embraced by the flora and fauna of the Yucatan Peninsula’s jungle. The resort presents a gastronomic tour of the Yucatan, Europe and Asia offering seven restaurants with world-class chefs from France, Spain and Mexico; dedicated butler service for each guest, and the region’s largest spa sanctuary at over 89,000 square-feet specializing in signature treatments inspired by ancient cultures from around the world. The spa was named “Best Spa" in the world by Virtuoso and also earned a SpaFinder Readers’ Choice Award. The resort was designed by lauded Mexican architecture firm Elias and Elias and features the sleek and modish interiors that fuse the serenity of the Caribbean with the vibrancy of Yucatan cultures.
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