Secrets Opens Secrets Akumal

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - November 10, 2015

By the Caribbean Journal staff

A major new all-inclusive resort has debuted in the Mexican Caribbean.

Secrets Akumal Riviera Maya officially opened and welcomed its first guests on Nov. 4.

It is the 17th Secrets-branded all-inclusive resort.

The adults-only property includes six restaurants, a buffet venue, a cafe and a grill.

It features 434 suites, each of which includes a private terrace or balcony and an in-suite jacuzzi. Some suites have their own private pools.

Guests also get complimentary greens fees at the nearby Riviera Maya Golf Club.

The Riviera Maya Golf Club

— CJ

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