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If it's only a difference of two nights, I would say go for the nicer resort. You would probably wish you had more time at the end of your honeymoon regardless. 
Nicer hotel. It's always nice to be pampered. Plus you can always take a long weekend vacation if you feel that you haven't had a long enough honeymoon a few months later.
Go get spoiled girl!
For the first time in our lives we stayed in a really fancy hotel for part of our honeymoon, and it was amazing. Worth every penny, and it really was perfection for both of us after the wedding. Nicer resort all the way!
IMO, it's better to go for a shorter time (7/8 nights is actually perfect!) then for 10 nights in the "wrong" hotel. You may want to stay longer after the nice hotel, but that's just a sign that it was great! If you are having a bad experience at the less expensive hotel, you will find 10 days wayyyy tooo long.
@RR: totally agree. Splurge on the nicer resort.
I think it depends on what the "less nice" resort is like. I went to an all inclusive in Punta Cana and it was amazing! The nicest hotel I'd ever seen and they provide you with so much to do. Not to mention that the ability of having a wide variety of easily-accessible food in a foreign country is very appealing to me. I would go for the longer stay. But that's just me.
I agree with the rest of you, 7-8 nights is plenty! You'll never want to go home after a wonderful trip with your honey, anyway. You might as well splurge on a place you might not afford for a regular vacation.
It's your honeymoon. treat yourselves to the nicer resort.
I would go for the nicer resort. Like you said it's only two days shorter. Also, personally I would only want to spend that amount of time at a resort. My girlfriend went on a two week honeymoon (all at one resort) and by the second week was wanting to go home or at least somewhere else. They repeated the shows, food, etc. on a weekly basis.
I voted longer stay, but after reading that it would only be a matter of two extra days, I say splurge on your dream resort.
I just got back from Cancun and stayed at The Royal In Cancun. This resort had HIGH HIGH ratings but I was ready to leave after about 3 days and didn't like the hotel zone. The resort was "great" - the food was abundant, staff was EXCELLENT, and rooms were luxe. But there was no privacy. The hotel zone is busy and that wasn't my style. Our balcony had no privacy, as our neighbor was three feet aaway and the people above (some dudes) would come out while I was on the balcony hammock and stare at my boobies. Cancun felt like Miami.
So with that said, if you're into the party folks and being around a lot of people - stay at the all inclusive. But with reviews that aren't stellar, I am hesitant that you'd like it. I actually would have liked to eat at the restaraunts on the lagoon side of the street rather than our resort.
Riviera Maya is a different story - all of my friends who vacation there love it and, as I understand it, there aren't as many people. That might be a place you could stay longer at.
I would for sure go to the nicer one rather than the longer one. Personally I'd rather be sad that we couldn't stay for two extra days, than be sad the entire vacation that our resort wasn't as nice as we wished it would be!
i think it depends how picky u really are. for me, the less nice resorts are usually fantastic for me, just have the beach there in the riviera maya would be all i need. so i would probably opt for the longer stay
then again being pampered is also fun. maybe make a pros and cons list to help u decide.
I vote shorter and nicer. We stayed in the Excellence at Rivera Maya and went for a shorter stay so we could upgrade to a swim up room. It was amazing! We felt like we had a little private tropical oasis jsut outside our room. No dashing early in the morning to the pool to snag a pool side chair. A hammock right outside, and when it got to hot the pool was 10 steps away. The trees around each room blocked the other "backyards" so there was a feeling of privacy and the drink waiter would circle around about every 30-45 minutes to take fresh orders. SOOoooooo Worth the extra money to make each day extra special
Oh, I voted longer hm. But I didn't read your post all the way. For me I had the same problem, 7 days at a Secrets resort or 4-5 days at a Sandals resort. I chose Secrets. But then I see you were thinking of 7/8 days versus 10 days. Which isn't that big of a difference... so yeah I would chose 7/8 at Dreams resort (which I think is a very similar to a Secrets resort. I think the same company.) Plus, 7 days is a good chunk of time away for a hm.
thank you all for your input!
@RR: you put that into a great perspective for me - I don't want to be unhappy and think the whole time that I'd rather be at our dream resort! - We may as well go for the 7 or 8 nights to the one we think we'll really love and then leave with an excuse to go back for an anniversary sometime!
If they're both all inclusive then I would pick the nicer one. You are going to want to spend an eternity at your honeymoon. But you will have other times to travel. Plus, it's time to get back to the real world anyway, you might as well spend time at an extremely nice resort!
I understand why you're worried you might wish you had those 2 extra nights if you chose to stay at the nicer resort...
...but what if you find yourself with 2 extra nights at a resort that isn't that great?
Go for the nicer place for less time!
im a little late to this post... but i just wanted to tell you my fi and i are having the same dilemma... we really would love to stay at secrets maroma... after i saw the pictures and read all the reviews i pretty much had my heart set on it... and then i saw the price. fi wants a longer stay in an okay hotel and i want the shorter stay in my dream resort... i think i will win this one lol! secrets looks absolutely amazing and i have my heart set on a swim out room.... :) i say go there for a week and enjoy your 'short' stay :)
@chickeybarr: It's your honeymoon!! : ) You want it to be fabulous and if the nicer hotel has great ratings, go for it!! You'll have so much more peace of mind if you book the better one. 7/8 nights is perfect, you'll have a great time!!!
We went to Excellence Playa Mujeres for our honeymoon and loved it.
We went to a different all inclusive hotel in the Dominican Republic that was not as nice as the Excellence and all I could think about was how much nicer the Excellence was. And I got food poisoning :(
I say quality over quantity in this case :)
I vote shorter stay at a nicer hotel. My DH and I were bummed to be leaving, but were kind of ready to be back home after 7 days and 6 nights. We stayed in an AMAZING resort in Riviera Maya called Iberostar Grand. The resort was BEAUTIFUL and sat right off a BEAUTIFUL beach. The food was INCREDIBLE! And, the staff was UNBELIEVABLE... they actually enjoyed "serving us".
I was looking into Secrets Maroma in the beginning, but changed my mind when we went to the travel agent. Not sure if you've done that, but just thought I'd give you the information we got on it, just in case... Judging off the pictures I had found on-line, Secrets Maroma looked perfect. Very "modern" and low key type resort. When our travel agent showed us pictures, they did not look the same as the website (at all). There were people ALL OVER, and it felt like a party scene. My DH and I were really looking forward to relaxation and privacy, and that wasn't at all what we wanted. We explained that to our travel agency, and they showed us pictures of Iberostar Grand. It wasn't the style we had pictured (looked kind of ritzy), but it was more relaxing and low key. We were so glad we made the switch. I say all that in case you have only seen the pictures on-line of Secrets Maroma. I'm sure it's beautiful, but looked a little partyish for our honeymoon. If you'd like that, it should be perfect! If not, Excellence may be a better one. : )
Anyway, I just wanted to share that with you in case it was information you didn't know. I know I was glad someone shared that info with me! Hope it helps! : )
We're going to Secrets Maroma so I vote for shorter HM at the nicer hotel!
I say shorter stay, nicer resort. You don't want to be thinking about the "what if's" on your honeymoon - go for the dream resort!
We stayed at a nicer resort and came home and continued our HM locally. We went to nice restaurants and did things we don't normally do here. It was fun going out on the town as husband and wife for the first time! The HM doesn't have to stop when you come home (unless you're back to work!).
So my vote is stay somewhere nice and cut it short!
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We are planning on honeymooning in Cancun/Riviera Maya area in June - we can go for about 10 nights at an all-inclusive resort, but not as nice and not as many good reviews, or about 7/8 nights at a resort like Secrets Maroma Beach or an Excellence resort which have great reviews. I know 2 nights longer doesn't sound like much and that is why I am leaning much more towards the nicer resort, but I can just imagine myself on that last night wishing we had more time! What do you think?