{"id":892,"date":"2013-04-29T20:01:50","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T03:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/?p=892"},"modified":"2015-01-30T11:35:56","modified_gmt":"2015-01-30T17:35:56","slug":"this-is-why-the-jw-marriott-is-top-5-in-cancun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/2013\/04\/this-is-why-the-jw-marriott-is-top-5-in-cancun\/","title":{"rendered":"This is Why The JW Marriott is top 5 in Cancun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I vacationed in Cancun, Mexico and stayed at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-7137633-11354575?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marriott.com%2Fhotels%2Ftravel%2Fcunjw-jw-marriott-cancun-resort-and-spa%2F\" target=\"_blank\">JW Marriott Cancun Resort &amp; Spa<\/a>\u00a0for 5 days for 120k points as a category 7 (<strong>Update<\/strong>: This hotel is now a category 8 and requires 160k points for 5 days) and I have to say that this hotel is awesome! From the excellent service to the view from the balcony to the gorgeous beach to the delicious food, this hotel definitely deserves to be ranked highly for a place to stay\u00a0in Cancun.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_902\" style=\"width: 348px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/turndown-service.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-902\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-902 \" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/turndown-service.jpg\" alt=\"Waiting for us after the Beach\" width=\"338\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2013\/04\/turndown-service.jpg 483w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2013\/04\/turndown-service-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Waiting for me after the Beach<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_895\" style=\"width: 461px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/View-from-room.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-895\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-895 \" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/View-from-room.jpg\" alt=\"View from the Balcony\" width=\"451\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2013\/04\/View-from-room.jpg 644w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2013\/04\/View-from-room-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from the Balcony<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_898\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/infinity-pool.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-898\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-898  \" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/infinity-pool.jpg\" alt=\"Infinity Pool\" width=\"464\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2013\/04\/infinity-pool.jpg 644w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2013\/04\/infinity-pool-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Infinity Pool<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_899\" style=\"width: 461px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/cancun-ocean.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-899\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-899 \" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/cancun-ocean.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Ocean and White Sands\" width=\"451\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2013\/04\/cancun-ocean.jpg 644w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2013\/04\/cancun-ocean-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Ocean and White Sands<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The restaurants at the JW and the Casa Magna Marriott next door includes:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">-Gustino, an Italian restaurant with Greek decor<br \/>\n-Sedona Grill with the $30 brunch buffet (discounted to $15 with Marriott Vacation Club presentation) with a wide variety of fruits, pastries, seafood, cheeses, Mexican dishes, and the typical American breakfast items, this was amazing but for the price, this was only a one time visit.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_904\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/DSCF0328.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-904\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-904\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/DSCF0328-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Tropical Fresh Fruit\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tropical Fresh Fruit<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_905\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/DSCF0331.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-905\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-905\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/DSCF0331-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Variety of Pastries\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Variety of Pastries<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_906\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/DSCF0329.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-906\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-906\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/DSCF0329-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Seafood\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seafood<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>-Mikado, Japanese Grill where chefs cook at your table<br \/>\n-Champions Sports Bar, watch your favorite sports,\u00a0 play pool and sing karaoke<br \/>\n-La Capilla Argentina Steakhouse<br \/>\n-Sasi Thai<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Marriott also has a spa with a relaxing indoor pool and hot tub with tranquil music<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_913\" style=\"width: 461px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/indoor-hottube.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-913\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-913 \" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/files\/2013\/04\/indoor-hottube.jpg\" alt=\"Indoor Hot Tub\" width=\"451\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2013\/04\/indoor-hottube.jpg 644w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/files\/sites\/13\/2013\/04\/indoor-hottube-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Indoor Hot Tub<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">This is definitely the place to come to relax and escape!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">For helpful tips on saving money in Cancun, <a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/giddyforpoints\/2013\/05\/saving-money-in-cancun\/\" target=\"_blank\">check out my post here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I vacationed in Cancun, Mexico and stayed at the JW Marriott Cancun Resort &amp; Spa\u00a0for 5 days for 120k points as a category 7 (Update:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[193,192,107],"tags":[330,314,335],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>This is Why The JW Marriott is top 5 in Cancun - Giddy For Points<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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