we'rea group of british girls studying in the states atm that have just booked to stay in the gran melia for spring break. haven't seen much on this hotel, but it looks nice from the website. and we're hoping it will be somewhere to relax in the day, before we go out to party at night. ive heard taxis are dangerous is this true? we wouldn't get them alone... they're just so much easier than busses. been on plenty of 18-30 holidays in europe, is spring break in cancun a similar atmosphere? heard david guetta is playin the 23rd march. will we need tickets before we fly out? or can we buy them once we're in cancun. saw him in ibiza last year and we were able to buy tickets once we were out there. ahhhhhh. on an absolute buzz for this. usually have to wait 7 months before we can party in the sun.
I guess some can compare Cancun to Cyprus and Ibiza but its a different vibe for sure. Cabs aren't dangerous but do negotiate a price before getting into the cab. Ride the bus if you are unsure. Gran Melia is a great hotel with tons of amenities and you can get day passes to the Oasis/Be Live right next door. Get the Guetta passes during the day you will see people selling the tickets at a discount promising "vip privileges" They might let you cut the line but i doubt it.
British girls? Wow, out of all my years to Cancun, I think I've only met 2 of those. Usually it's British dudes bring their whole football team, entire male side of the family, and all their guy neighbors to Cancun. Gran Melia seems pretty decent. Fletch (another fellow CC moderator) and Chad (a CC vet and an all American boy) will be staying there March 11-18. Definitely try to get in touch with them if you are going around the same time. I'm sure they'll be able to show you how Spring Break is done. Taxi always seems safe to me and I take them a lot. There is only one big road going up and down Hotel Zone so it's not like they can take you anywhere else. If you go downtown, it may get a little more complicated. Just stay in Hotel Zone and you should be fine. Taxi from clubs to Gran Melia will probably cost 130-150peso metered. But if you negotiate before getting in the cab, you can easily get it down to 100pesos, or even less if you are patiently aggressive. The crowd in Cancun during spring break will be very similar to Ibiza during the summer. There will probably be a higher concentration of 18-22 in Cancun because it's college spring break. The clubs are all concentrated in one area so you won't have to take the bus/cab all over the island at night like in Ibizia. Music there unfortunately will be very American pop/mainstream. There will be some but not that much electronic dance music. You don't need get tickets beforehand. Everything can be arranged and negotiated once you are there.
im hitting gran melia cancun from 11th march to 19th...its right place to be mickey mike from camps bay south africa
You're going to make me blush with that kind of talk. Seems like more and more are booking the Melia. Should be a good time. I noticed the grandfather of the forum has shown back up as well. He did the same thing last year and never showed his face. Maybe we'll see a different Dennis this year.
Chad def seems like an all american boy, lol! Kellz, where WERE you staying? Ditch the gran melia, and come hope on the ME Cancun bandwagon! lol
im itching to change from oasis to melia or omni i dont need the all inclusive because its all about bottles of goose
