3/19/09 – 3/21/09

While traveling in Mexico for three months has been grand, being on the road for three months has been exhausting.  The constant decision making and wrong turns of only having a generalized plan coupled with the sounds, smells, language barrier and cultural differences of a foreign country were starting to wear our patience and spirits thin.  In need of a little R&R, we checked into Las Brisas on the cliffs of Acapulco.

Las Brisas is certainly not budget accommodations, but the resort and property are impeccably managed and well worth the expense.  The property is located on the cliffs high above the bay in Acapulco.  Each casita has a terrace, private or shared pool, and a beach bed with views of the bay and/or downtown Acapulco.  The rooms are fairly spacious and nicely appointed with excellent linens, furniture and marble bathrooms (with hot water pressure and consistency to die for!). Coffee, pastries and fresh fruit are dropped off in your “magic box” each morning so you can fetch them at your leisure.  Our room, Casita #325, shared a pool with the casita above, but the guests were never there so it was extremely private.  We had a sweeping view of the bay and downtown, with perfect placement for the sunset between the island and the mainland.

The hotel also maintains a private beach club called La Concha which is located a few minutes from the hotel.  Shuttles run every twenty minutes to the beach club, which never had more than 30 guests at it.  The beach club has a fresh water pool with a swim up bar and a salt water pool that leads into a small roped off area in the bay for swimming.  The salt water pool had lots of fish and sealife to look at, with a snorkel or otherwise, as the water was clear enough for topside viewing.  We even met some fun folks from Santa Barbara at the beach club – it was a nice change to have an easy conversation in English with people our age.

For a relaxing getaway in a happening beach city, Las Brisas is a fantastic choice.  While you are tucked away in your own private paradise, the city of Acapulco is just below with everything from beach sports to fine dining and nightlife.  For me it was the perfect place to step back and take a halftime break from our travels in Mexico.  A hearty two thumbs up!