this fall my sister had a baby up in alberta, canada where they live, so we obviously needed to go visit! turned out it was actually cheapest to fly to cancun for a day and then to alberta, so why not!
my flight was significantly delayed, so arrived at about 2 am. of course, i had neglected to arrange transport from the airport to the city in advance, which it turns out is not ideal in cancun if you arrive in the middle of the night, as they recently banned uber. after fighting back the rabid taxi drivers, i finally found a guy driving a resort van going in the other direction that could drop me off at his friend’s house, who could then drive me into the city. whew!
the first night i stayed in a really cheap hotel downtown, but the second night fully availed of the amenities at a brand-new sheraton four-points, also downtown, booked with (not too many) hotel points. it had a nice pool on the roof and a steamroom. between steam sessions, i walked around the hotel zone, which in cancun is along a long, thin peninsula jutting out into the caribbean. it was nice, but i was wearing a boot on my foot as i had recently broken my toe, so wasn’t able to get out into the water. it was a great place for a day, but if you are not at an all-inclusive on the beach, cancun is just a regular mexican city, only much more expensive. i had some fun exploring the downtown malls. glad i went!
