Aqua Cancun

Aqu a Cancún’s sleek modern style, caring service, and exceptional dining represent the wave of the future along Mexico’s most popular Caribbean beach. The resort takes a sensual approach to the chic luxury lifestyle, from its see-through, gently
curved architecture to its aromatherapy enhancements.

An aura of calm pervades the guest quarters, all lined in sky and water views. Nightly turndown comes with candles, meditation bells, and mini Zen gardens. Other spa influences include chilled hand towels and beverages upon arrival and massages available at the beach and pool.

The tranquillity deepens even further at the spa, which features a dozen indoor treatment rooms and four outside. Nearby, guests lounge on the beach (one of the nicest on the strip) and around the eight shimmering pools, each kept at a different temperature to enhance invigoration. Meanwhile, restaurants serving Mexican, Mediterranean, and new-American cuisine—all headed by world-renowned celebrity chefs—vie for attention along with a beachside lounge, wine- and mescal-tasting bar, and nightclub hosted by an internationally savvy DJ.

When it’s time to get down to business, delegates adjourn to 16,500 square feet of customizable conference space, all equipped with the latest in light, sound, and computer technology. Boardrooms for 8 to 30 delegates, a ballroom for over 800, and outdoor venues for over 1,000 echo the philosophy of form following function and, above all, pleasing the senses. There are no packages available at this time. There are no hot dates at this time. Posted Nov 19, 2008 by Elite Concierge
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*Aqua Cancun's barefoot luxury frees the mind and treats the senses with an innovative and playful atmosphere.
*The luxury lifestyle concept unites great design, inventive cuisine and relaxation with soothing aromas, energizing colors and excellent service.
*A symbol of innovative lodging in Mexico, where the Aqua experience is felt throughout the stay, with memorable details, an inspired setting and an exclusive atmosphere.

February 2008. Grupo Posadas announces the much-anticipated opening of the Aqua Cancun hotel, a symbol of innovative lodging in Mexico, where the unique guest experience is felt throughout the stay, with memorable details, a seductive setting and an exclusive atmosphere. Aqua is a vanguard concept, with a sensuality and exceptional quality that captivates guests with its use of exclusive music, relaxing aromas and bold colors to create an atmosphere that is very unique. The Aqua experience stresses technology, innovation, comfort, service, exclusivity and equilibrium in every aspect of operations. It is highlighted by three primary factors: attention to detail, superior food and drinks and an atmosphere that suspends reality.

1) Every detail a unique experience

Aqua Cancun strives to delight its guests with surprising details, surrounded by a liberating and lively atmosphere of quality, balance and subtle luxury. Guests are welcomed with In Lakech, a Mayan greeting that expresses the staffs philosophy of devoted service and desire to please. Your wish " my wish (su deseo es nuestro deseo), is the hotels motto, showing a willingness to do what it takes to give its guests a memorable stay. Aroma plays an important role at the Aqua. From the hotel lobby on, essences of mint, spearmint, eucalyptus and light touches of lavender fill the air. Guests can enjoy aromatherapy in their rooms as well, with an exclusive scent menu with selections for energy, tranquility, relaxation, romance, plus the signature Aqua aroma.

Another vital part of the Aqua experience is the music. The hotels in-house DJ, Gotardo Dorado, a 20-year music veteran, has created a musical soundtrack of more than 40,000 legal tracks of many different genres for the entire hotel, with different melodies for each part of the resort, creating an intense overall sensory experience for each guest.
For example, the music in the lobby is calming and tranquil, making you feel like you are entering a spiritual temple, while at the poolside sundeck, chill-out tunes and beach-style house music fills the air. When the sun goes down, the music and lighting transform the resort into night mode, with a pulsing energy worthy of its Caribbean location.

2) Aqua Cancun tempts diners with celebrity chefs

Aqua Cancuns trio of celebrity chefs bring together a range of flavors, aromas, colors and textures to create unforgettable experiences that make dining one of the highlights of a stay at the resort. Siete restaurant offers the most extraordinary Mexican food in the Western Caribbean. World-renowned Chef Martha Ortiz offers a special menu full of the flavors, colors and aromas of the real Mexico. The modern and sophisticated space combines Mexican art and pop art, with a spacious dining room and floor-to-ceiling windows offering an exquisite view of the turquoise waters of the Caribbean.

MB restaurant, led by renowned chef Michelle Bernstein, serves vanguard New American cuisine created with organic ingredients to make incredible combinations of taste, texture and aroma that delight the senses. Dishes utilize the best beef, poultry and fish, plus desserts that mix traditional ingredients and fresh ideas to create an all-new tasting experience.

Azur restaurant offers a casual and contemporary setting designed with wood and glass to embrace a commanding view of the Caribbean while offering a selection of Mediterranean dishes combined with Asian accents. Experimental Italian Chef Franco Maddalozzo tempts the senses with Latin ceviches, vanguard snacks and a unique interactive buffet, ideal for diners looking for flavor, variety and originality.

To complement the great cuisine, the hotels drink-master Steve Olson"one of the worlds top wine and beverage connoisseurs"has created a philosophy of sophistication, playfulness and detail for all drinks served at the resort.
Olsons own concept bar, the AKA Wine & Mezcal Bar, features a sophisticated style that is as playful as it is unique, with textured wood, rich colors and brightly colored textured tapestries. It is a hotspot for tasting world-class wines combined with an upscale tapas menu.

Bar Egos is an exclusive bar and lounge that seduces guests with a hip and intense environment where visitors can enjoy the rhythms of house music. Well-known DJs from South Beach, New York and Ibiza entertain guests while they sip cocktails on the ocean-view veranda. The Shore Club helps guests forget about their hectic lives and revel in the beach lifestyle. It offers exclusive beach-side lounging, with cabanas, hammocks, sunbeds, swings and massage tables. Cool mist chills the air and a specially created mix of music puts everyone in the mood for fun. The hotel giftshop is outfitted with Aqua-branded apparel and accessories, plus Haagen-Dazs ice cream, Punta del Cielo and Illy coffee, convenience items and beachwear.

3) A space where reality fades away

The Spa Aqua offers a wide range of relaxing and therapeutic treatments designed to appeal equally to spa addicts and spa novices alike. It is outfitted with both indoor and outdoor facilities to satisfy each guests needs and desires. Spa Aqua incorporates modern and ancient therapies from around the world with techniques from the Mayan culture to create innovative new treatments and an unequaled sensory experience. Regional treatments offered in the spa are performed by native-born therapists, utilizing the finest imported spa products and natural ingredients to create a truly global experience that is the perfect example of harmony and balance. Popular treatments include massages, body wraps, facials and hydro-therapy. There is also a flotation capsule, Jacuzzi, cold-water bath and a traditional Mayan sweat lodge, called a temazcal.

The hotels mystical Garden of Feelings invites guests to take a barefoot stroll, have an intimate conversation, read a good book or just contemplate the moment. Elements of fire, water, air and earth, plus music from DJ Gotardo create an emotional experience that provokes a strong reaction from guests. In addition, the hotels ritual Sun & Moon Welcome Ceremonies enchant participants energize them a positive energy. To stay at the Aqua Cancun goes way being a normal hotel stay. It is an enriching experience that enlivens your feelings and allows you to more openly feel and enjoy your life.

Aqua - a sublime space for living your dreams
The hotel features 371 spacious rooms (306 luxury rooms, 29 Aqua Club rooms and 36 suites), each with a Caribbean-view balcony, jetted tub, BOSE home theater, 32 flat-screen LCD TV, DVD/CD/MP3 player, i-home system, high-speed Internet, three two-line telephones, personal voicemail, minibar, coffeemaker, radio alarm clock, iron/ironing board and electronic safe. Rooms have contemporary design and lounge-like accents, including aromatherapy kits, pillow menu, Molton Brown amenities, hairdryer and scale.

The cozy library-like La Boutique Aqua is a stylish lounge filled with exclusive Assouline lifestyle books on photography, fashion, art and design, plus extraordinary Mexican jewelry by Fiorenza Cordero, which combines different textures, colors and techniques to create one-of-a-kind pieces. The B-ON cybercaf is located on the spa level and offers modern computer workstations and lounge-style seating. The hotels exclusive guest suites are themed with elements of nature: Earth, Fire, Air, Sun, Moon and Water. Unique features include Jacuzzis surrounded with candles, terraces with lounge and dining areas, outdoor showers, spa treatments rooms and private sundecks. Eight swimming pools dot the resort property, each with a different environment to enjoy the sun and the Caribbean breezes.

From the smooth lines of the exterior to the bold use of glass that lets in the Caribbean sunshine, the vanguard architectural design of the Aqua Cancun hotel is entirely unique. It was envisioned by architect Isaac Abadi and the result is truly striking. The interior is highlighted by open spaces and inspired contemporary design. Francisco Hanhausen created the design to take advantage of the suns warming energy while embracing the beach and the ocean. The hotel is managed by Fernando Gibaja, a seasoned executive who has worked for The Ritz-Carlton around the world, including stints in Palm Beach, Singapore and Cancun.

About Aqua
Aqua is a new brand of high-end lifestyle hotels by Grupo Posadas. The properties break out of the traditional concept of industrial design and offer an innovative and playful space for unforgettable vacations. This radical new concept creates a hotel that is memorable, transcendent and unique, giving guests the feeling that the resort was created just for them. The vanguard architecture, good taste and attention to detail work together to create the Aqua accent and surpass guests expectations, letting them experience the true essence and superior quality of the hotel.

About Grupo Posadas
Grupo Posadas, with over 37 years in the hotel marketplace, operates 107 hotels and more than 19,300 rooms in 50 beach and city destinations in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Chile. In Mexico, the company operates 20 percent of its rooms in the tourism segment. Its eight hotel brands are Aqua, Fiesta Americana Grand, Fiesta Americana, Lat 19, Fiesta Inn and One Hotels in Mexico, and in South America, it operates Caesar Park and Caesar Business, making it the leading Mexican hotel operator in Latin America. Grupo Posadas has been listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange since 1992, with the ticker symbol POSADAS. For additional information, visit its website www.posadas.com.
www.posadas.com Posted Nov 19, 2008 by Elite Concierge
View RSS Feed Insomniacs, sleep-deprived new parents, spouses of chronic snorers, take note: The new Aqua Cancn, a high-end lifestyle hotel that reopened in February after it was destroyed by Hurricane Wilma in 2005, wants to help you get some sleep. The hotel is now offering a sleep rejuvenation experience, which, according to a hotel press release, will bring any restless visitor to a holistic state of bliss.

These are several of the hotels slumber-inducing tactics:
*Upon check-in, guests select their choice of pillow (there are seven different options) from a pillow library.
* Soothing music"specifically aimed at lowering guests blood pressure"is played throughout the hotel.
*Hotel guests put the sun to bed and welcome the moon with a Sun & Moon Welcoming Ceremony, a Mayan ritual held in the hotel lobby every evening.
*Guests get aromatherapy turndown service, in which they select their sleepytime scent of choice (including mint, eucalyptus, and lavender) from an in-room scent menu.
*The hotel spa offers a sleep-inducing treatment, Le Siest, or The Nap, in which the body is submerged in water that remains a constant 97 F (sounds like a warm bath to me...) and is then massaged.
*Guests can also choose to sleep in a beach or pool cabana (there are eight pools so theres bound to be one that's quiet). Inside the cabana, guests have a pampering basket with massage sticks, hot stones, and an iPod"pre-loaded with a sleep-inspired mix compiled by the hotels in-house deejay.

And if all else fails, hotel mixologist Steve Olson will make you a soothing cup of tea before bedtime.

Note: If you want to get the sleep rejuvenation experience, make sure you mention that when reserving a room. And of course, this deal is also open to those who may not want to sleep beyond the usual eight hours.

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