I just popped down to Cancun for a short visit.
The big news is that the beach is restored. It looks great–broad and dramatic. But there’s no guarantee it will last. It has already eroded a bit since the sand was laid in February, and the headlines in the paper when I left were all about whether this was natural ‘readjustment’ or a failure of the engineering. So basically: go visit now!
Playa Norte on Isla Mujeres also looks much better, and seems to be holding steady.
In other news in Cancun:
Dub cafe downtown is shut.
Checandole in the hotel zone is shut.
Azucar in the hotel zone is no longer a salsa club, just a party bar for the Dreams resort.
Bling lounge in the hotel zone is shut.
Mambo Cafe in the hotel zone shut a while back.
South 2.02 (the bowling alley) is shut.
The tourism office is no longer in the city hall. The bad news is I wasn’t able to find the new location (somewhere on Av Coba). The good news is that I’ve never, ever needed help from the tourist office the entire time I’ve been visiting Cancun–so you probably won’t either.
Bus fare is up to $7.50.
A shuttle to the hotel zone from the airport is US$15. Taxis are US$60.
Ambiance Villas at Kinha is now called Beachscape Kinha. It doesn’t look it has changed much, though.
Playa Langosta has no services now–sorry I haven’t updated this before. The shopping complex here was a hurricane casualty.
Playa Mirador no longer exists–I think it got swallowed up by a development.
News in Isla Mujeres:
Rocamar Hotel totally revamped. I might’ve mentioned this before. It is now chic, and a lot pricier.
The ‘zoo’ at Hacienda Mundaca fortunately has been removed–or the animals have been. Entrance now costs M$20.
La Pena closed (I think I noted before), and a new place, La Luna, is now open in the same space. Live music most nights, as well as food.
Isla Contoy prices are up to about US$60 per person; snorkeling is US$20; whale sharks (the season just started) is US$100.
