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Infinity pools, jungle grounds, cenotes, and Caribbean sunrises at Grand Velas Riviera Maya.

Grand VelasMexico50 photos
The terraced guest block above the pool, palms all roundThe stepped block The pool running out toward the water, the resort behindPool to the sea A daybed and umbrella on the pool deckShade and a daybed The long pool between the palms, loungers down one sideThe long pool The wooden deck and palapa at the poolDeck and palapa Loungers and umbrellas under the palms at the beachFront row Breakfast set out on the table in the suiteBrought to the room A school of snapper over the coral, snorkelling off the beachSnapper over the reef Bougainvillea along the terraces of the guest blockBougainvillea The plunge pool and terrace outside the suiteThe suite outside The covered terrace and plunge pool looking outThe terrace The bedroom with the doors slid back to the seaDoors open Two palms and the water beyond the poolTwo palms The infinity pool and the palapa barThe pool bar A deer on the lawn among the treesA visitor A plate of fruit at the beachfront tableFruit, first thing Loungers and umbrellas from the breakfast tableBreakfast on the sand A glass of something cold at the beach tableA glass with it The sun clearing the horizon over the seaThe light comes up A composed course on a white plateOn the plate A grilled course with a purée and vegetablesGrilled, with purée The pool and its planters in the afternoonPlanters and pool The thatched walkway lit warmUnder thatch The lawn, bunkers and palms out to the waterThe putting green Looking out from under the palapa roofUnder the palapa The minibar drawer, stockedThe minibar The mangrove and jungle behind the resortMangrove The round tub in the suite bathroomThe tub The canal wall seen through the window of the boat on the way inArriving by water The rock pool and its wooden walkwayThe cenote The villa front under bougainvilleaThe villa front The covered terrace and loungers facing the beachLoungers, covered The rock pool and the vegetation around itRock and water The pool deck and daybed among the palmsDeck day The long thatched corridor through the resortThe long corridor A bird in the crown of a palmIn the palm The pool set into the junglePool in the jungle The pool with the jungle behind itGreen all round Turquoise water over seagrassSeagrass A dessert with berriesBerries Small sweets to finishTo finish The terrace after darkAfter dark The printed card, in handThe card A structure among the planting, lit at nightLit at night Looking down into the cenote from the walkwayDown into the cenote The gardens and palapas among the treesGardens A sail out beyond the sea grapeA sail Clear water over the seagrassClear water The boardwalk across the lawn to the waterBoardwalk to the sea First light over the beachFirst light on the sand