Then, at the resort, guests learn how to prepare their dishes before getting a lesson on tips and tricks to capture the perfect picture. The classes, led by Executive Chef Guillaume Morancé, take guests to a local-area fish market to help them choose the best food for the recipe they are preparing. In addition to this spirited excursion and on-site Mexican mixology instruction, Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit also offers cooking classes to help guests learn how to make great food and also capture the culinary moment with a fab photo that’s well-suited to share on social media. Concluding the experience, visitors can explore the rest of Casa San Matías and its tequila cellar where they’ll receive an artisan Mexican keepsake.” Vela also cited that Tequila maker Don julio González, himself, has stayed at the resort so, tour aside, tequila-aficionados can rest assured they’ll be well-covered at this locale. “Here, guests learn traditional and modern tequila making processes, enjoy a Mexican picnic in the agave fields, participate in a tequila tasting and more. “Available exclusively to resort guests, this experience includes a visit to Mexico’s oldest tequila house, Casa San Matías, via private plane or luxury car,” he said. Velas Resorts Vice President Juan Vela, who I had the pleasure of interviewing recently, also described the property’s exclusive Tequila Tasting Experience-a tour that allows travelers to explore the making of Mexico’s finest spirit. Participants enjoy communal fun and frivolity while learning to make four different Mexican drinks that each feature a tie in-to Mexican history and heritage: Yashu Margarita, Tricolor Cocktail, Sweet Convent and “Pascalles.” To add some locavore-inspired levity, guests can opt to learn how to create a variety of Mexican-inspired beverages during weekly mixology classes that serve up drinks with a twist of local culture. Below are details on just a few of the distinctive, brand-differentiating initiatives-some as directly excerpted from the property’s press materials sent my way-which individually and collectively exemplify why the overtly family-friendly Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit is in a class of its own in the Vallarta region.Ĭultural Cocktailing and Insta-Worthy Cooking Classes The resort continues to reap this industry recognition due, in great part, to its ingenuity in offering guest-centric experiences that are memorable and meaningful. The continuous array of upper-echelon accolades doled out to Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit is no surprise to me given my familiarity with the brand’s approach to luxe hospitality. News & World Report also named Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit the number one best hotel in Puerto Vallarta. Incidentally, in March 2018 the venerable publication U.S. Among other honors, this destination was rated the number one hotel in Riviera Nayarit as well as one of the “Top 25 All-Inclusive Resorts in the World” and “Top 25 Luxury Hotels” in Mexico-all honors bestowed based on guests’ opinions of the property’s service, quality and value. My most recent trek took me about a 15-minute drive away from Puerto Vallarta to the AAA Five Diamond Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit resort, which was (again) recognized among the best in the world in TripAdvisor’s 2018 Travelers’ Choice Awards. I’ve personally stayed and played at a great number of Velas Resorts’ all-inclusive properties throughout Mexico and each have exceeded my indubitably high expectations. These are truths Velas Resorts knows quite well as, for over 25 years, this haute hospitality group has operated a number of signature luxury all-inclusive resorts known for proffering world-class service in combination with exceptionally appointed accommodations and superb amenities and facilities. It cited the value of “highly differentiated product offerings” among the main drivers of all-inclusive interest, combined with a “need to balance this value proposition with one of the biggest expectations of today’s all-inclusive traveler: the expectation of true hospitality and service execution…How a property differentiates itself from a service standpoint and how it goes the extra mile to meet these expectations can make all the difference in the world.” In fact, a Hotel-Online “2018 Trends in All-Inclusive Sector” report explored motivating factors prompting today’s travelers to choose a luxury all-inclusive property. The all-inclusive model, which reportedly originated in the French Club Med resorts in 1950, is now more popular than ever-even among persnickety jet setters for whom an ordinary retreat just won’t do. Today’s luxury all-inclusive resort industry has no shortage of options, with an increasing number of high-end properties around the globe getting in the game.
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