Planet Hollywood Cancun Plans March 2020 Debut

By: - August 20th, 2019
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The soon-to-launch Planet Hollywood in Cancun.

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Sunwing has revealed the launch date for its new Planet Hollywood Beach Resort in Cancun.

The all-inclusive hotel in the Mexican Caribbean is slated to open March 1, 2020, the company said this week.

The new hotel, set in Costa Mujeres on the Caribbean coast of Mexico, will include 898 luxury suites and a theme featuring Planet Hollywood’s cinema focus and Hollywood memorabilia.

The property will include amenities like a mini-golf course, a lazy river, a water park, a FlowRider simulator and a trampoline park called “JUMP,” among others.

The hotel will also include an adults-only wing, it announced earlier this summer.

— CJ

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