Driving directions to the hotel
This
will be useful whether you're driving, or just in a taxi : they won't
necessarily know where to go... first thing to remember : the name of
the village is Xcalacoco (pronounce : chkalakoko). The map on the side
shows the road (The Tides is just next door to Le Reve so it's the same
road).
From the airport
Take
the highway towards Playa del Carmen. You will first pass the small
town of Puerto Morelos. Another 20 minutes or so later, on your left
side, you will the major, huge entrance of a hotel called "Gran Velas".
There's a big wall, water pond, you cannot miss it. Then you will see
the entrance to the Princess. A few meters later, still on your left,
there's a Coca Cola Cristal factory at the corner of an intersection.
You will see a road sign for "Azul Fives". Hopefully the sign will
still be there even if the Azul Fives is not opened yet... anyway, turn
left in direction to the Azul Fives. If you see
Universidad Technologica de Riviera Maya on your right, or the entrance
to the "Hotel Grupo Gran Coral" on your left, you've gone too far !
Make a U turn and at the next intersection take the road on your right, it will be the
road to Azul Fives that you missed before.
You
will be on a regular road first, and then on a dirt road. Continue. At
the end of the road, you will find some constructions. It's the hotel
"Petit Laffite". Turn right on the dirt road, alongside the Petit
Laffite (at this point you should see sign for Le Reve, white and
purple). At the next intersection, turn left, and take the first dirt
road to the right a few meters later. At the next intersection, turn
left. The hotel is there !
From Playa del Carmen
It's
the same but you have to remember it even if you're too tired to
remember how to say "turn right" in spanish... so, first right after
Hotel Grupo Gran Coral ! "La primera a la derecha despues de pasar
hotel Grupo Gran Coral".
Hotel phone number :
From your cell phone +(52) 98 4109 5660 / +(52) 98 4109 5661
The secret entrance road...
If
you want some adventure, this is THE road to take to get to Le Reve,
specially at night with an unpleasant taxi driver who will want to drop
you after only a few feet... instead of taking the paved road, take the
dirt road that is right opposite the Universidad Technologica de Riviera Maya. This dirt road is right between the entrance to Hotel Grupo Grand Coral and
the regular road (so if you come from the airport, you will have to go
until Hotel Grupo Gran Coral and make a U turn to catch this road). I
think there's a sign saying "public access to beaches" (acceso publico
a la playa) but I'm not sure right now... Be bold ! It's here yes turn
! (We missed it the first time and had to go for another round - we
could not believe it was THAT road). Jungle, darkness, holes (mud ponds
if it rained), silence and scary noises at the same time - including
the swearing of the driver - everything is there and you will truly
feel that you got to the end of the world when you arrive ! Good luck :)
