First Family Trip to Cancun

Our first ever family trip to Cancun Mexico was a huge hit. We found a great deal and did some exciting sightseeing which was certainly worth every penny. Can’t recommend this place enough.

The quest for affordable family fun this year led us to Cancun, Mexico and a great new resort called Great Parnassus Resort and Spa. This one stunned us with the service, staff, family activities, food and great price. Everything exceeded our expectations from start to finish on our family trip to Cancun.

The Parnassus Cancun

The Parnassus is a 12-storey sprawling family destination on one of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen. The food was remarkable and the flavour very cosmospolitan. More on that in a moment. Many tourists here hailed from all over the globe and spoke a variety of languages, which was lovely exposure to numerous cultures for our children – one of whom speaks fluent French and loved exercising the language teaching the Spanish ladies French while picking up a hint of Spanish too.

The Food

El Portico was a family-friendly Italian eatery. The Big Ben was British. The Samurai had some of the tastiest sushi I have ever had. The saki, served warm was a strange treat, must be an acquired taste. A Manhattan inspired theatre district restaurant and a 24-hour coffee bar that offered crepes rounded out the eateries. As well, like usual with all inclusives, there was near constant access to buffet style food – Japanese, Mexican, fresh fruit etc. – in the main building.

Activities

Activities staff had non stop fun planned for kids and the children’s club was top notch, at least for children who are preschool and school aged. The theatre had numerous things scheduled for every night of the week, with a superhero battle one night as a highlight, a circus show another night and movie nights as well.

The Room Details

Our room was stunning, with two gorgeous clean double beds, decked out in a nautical theme and beyond that inside a small room that was attached were bunk beds with trundle great for families with two and even three children.

I mean there were days when the kids argued over the bunks and there were nights when one insisted the top was way too high and slept on the bottom instead. So…you be the judge but either way they had more than enough space to sleep.

Why Visit?

This was a four a a half star rated building according to Sunquest tours. I couldn’t figure out why it wasn’t five star. Frankly this is the nicest place we have ever discovered so far. We wished at end of week we could have extended our stay.

What a Deal!

We travelled prior to March break to get the maximum bang for our dollar and discovered this amazing deal online and then confirmed it with our Sears travel agent. I like to do that to be sure what I am seeing is real. Believe me, her jaw nearly hit the floor when she realized the prices were the lowest she’d ever seen for Mexico. So for those of you seeking an excellent deal for a family trip look no further. Now and practice this phrase: “Dos Margaritas por favor!”

Total cost of entire week, flights from Toronto, food, drinks, accommodations included for $3,100 Canadian. We travelled at the end of February and this fee was for a family of four. Amazing!!! This is one of a very few places where children truly stay for free or greatly reduced rates depending on age.

Thriftymommastips rating $$$$$ out of $$$$$. Five out of Five. No Notes.

An all inclusive family trip to Cancun that rocked.