 Welcome to our annual college besties trip. We are staying at the excellence, Plyamu Harris, and I'll be sure to give you guys my full rating and review at the end of the video. When you book at this resort, you are able to get complimentary transport from the airport and to the airport. So that was amazing. We got there, got our complimentary drink and headed to our room. Here's a room tour of our room and excellence, Plyamu Harris. This is the bathroom, shower. There's like a bench, it's like pretty big. Toilet. This closet's pretty nice. I'll probably go ahead and unpack soon. Look how big. Well, let's talk about the mini bar first. You can take anything from here because it's all included. And, oh my goodness. That's nice that they have water bottles. Yeah. Do you want one? No, I'm good. This whole area, look how big this bed is. We could have all four easily fit on this bed. There's a nice little hangout area, desk. That outside is so pretty. Daybed. You have a nice little view of the Lazy River. And then there's a hot tub inside of the room and you can like open up this window, which is really cool. It's honestly been a very long travel day. Megan and Kaelin got like a bunch of delays but I have to wait for them at the airport and I'm starving. Like we're to the Lazy Spring Protein Bar to the airport just in case. And thank God Kaelin had one in her bag but we are about to head out to get just like a late lunch and now we're gonna go swimming. This lamp is like very awkwardly here. Lazy and nothing focusing. Okay, there we go. Yeah, this lamp is just really killing the vibe of this mirror. We were coming down to see you guys. I wanna see your room. Is it the same? We're here and we're doing our annual college best friend reunion. We just got two excellence pie and muharris. Thanks to Kaelin for finding it, right? Did I? I don't even remember. I think you did. I think you did, nice. And it's honestly really nice and we are gonna have perfect weather. So we're excited and we're hungry, so let's go. While we were heading to the pool, we saw this activity board. There's so many things to do here. There's like cocktail making classes, tennis clinics, which we did later in this week. And then we went to oregano, which is one of the lunch spots slash one of the dinner spots. And this view was insane. Like the water just looks so pretty. Preparing for the weekend. Little water boy. I also kind of have a headache. This is the first thing we got. They just brought it out. Like we didn't order this, right? No. Okay, what do you think? No, I could walk, clean, chips are okay. Throughout time. Oh no. Not gonna lie, everything that we got was subpar. I think the best thing that we got were the fish tacos and that was also average. We kind of just noticed that a lot of the lunch places were not amazing. I think the dinner options were a lot better, but we'll get into that later. Guys, there's a little ice cream machine just like right next to the bar. Yeah, let's mix it. Sure. It's like refreshing. No, no, no, no. It's refreshing ice cream. They had multiple bars scattered across the resort. I highly recommend bringing a bunch of ones so that you can tip your bartenders and the staff. And honestly, half the time, I just asked them to make me something with tequila, something that's like sweet and refreshing and they always made me something different. So I got to try out a bunch of new drinks and a bunch of new shots, which was really cool. We took a little dip in the pool and then got back to our rooms to get ready for the night. This is more comfortable for me, but I can. I mean, not comfortable is not the right word. Which one? Which one? I think the other one. It was like my butt was literally up. It was. We're trying to do like color coordinating colors. Basically one senior, what's it called, formal? We were... Oh my God, it was so bad. It was horrid. It was horrid. One was like in high-letter yellow. I was in like bright orange. Somebody was in black floral. Me too. Who was in the other color? I don't even know, it was so bad. Okay, what did we decide? It's fine if I have to wear the short one. I think it's more fun. It's also fine if I have to wear it. You guys are wearing the dresses. Somebody picked for me, I can't. Wait, which one did you say you liked this one or that one? Comfortable. That one's better for this area. This one's better for my tux, but both of them are comfortable. So you wear this, I wear this. Yes. Oh, that works. Right? Yes, that's what I'm asking. And if I wear this, you would wear the short one? Yeah. Cause those are sad. Okay, well maybe I'll just wear it. Should we do it all to match each other and see? Probably. Should I get dressed? Yeah, get dressed. I'll just wear that one. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. We'll both be more comfortable. Yeah, so that makes, that's fine. No, Megan wants to play it. I'm going somewhere different. That and that, yes. Wait, wait. But that and the short dress don't look like that. But even this and this, I feel like, or this and that also looks like I'm, I'm going somewhere different. Wait, wait. Oh, no, exactly like that plus the colorful one or kind of like. Wait, this is crazy how literal exact they are. They're the same company. Yeah. And they're just different styles. That's funny. Why do you need to buy both of them? Is there a return one? It's like, oh yeah. Okay, that's fine. Yeah. Why would I need both? Yeah, I don't know. Night one, we went to the French restaurant on the property called Ches Isabel. This food was a lot better than the lunch food that we had earlier. But one thing to know is that the portions, especially for the appetizers, are very small. And we wanted to split a bunch of plates just so we could try everything. So maybe if you're with a bigger group, just get like two appetizers. But the entrees were pretty normal size. Our favorite thing was definitely the steak that we had and desserts were also great. Y'all, it is 7.40. I was honestly cutting up the waking up a little earlier. I want to just like get into a workout, get it over with. And I'm meeting my friend Charlotte, it was so foggy out. I'm not foggy out. It's just humid. The only restaurant that you have to make a reservation for is Spice, which is like the hibachi sushi restaurant. I think you can just eat at the sushi restaurant. But if you want like the full hibachi experience, you have to make a reservation. So Charlotte actually just went to go to Concierge because new reservations open every Sunday and today's Sunday. So we got lucky. So I think we got a spot. But every other restaurant is walk-in and last night at the brunch restaurant, we didn't have to wait at all. We did go actually a lot later. And when we first arrived to the hotel, we were like, where is everyone? Cause I guess our building is on the more quiet side, I would say. And then when we got out of dinner, this is like the theater area. Everyone started to like come out of it because the show was done. I was like, oh, where were these people hiding? So maybe we'll see more people today. Maybe they all caught in yesterday. Here's the fit of the day menu slash old Alicette because I had to repurchase this because I forgot where I put it. Like I think I lost it, but I just realized how I was walking here. There's still a tag in it, so take it off. Right when we walked in, we were handed a water bottle and a towel, which was great because reminder, you can't drink like just any old tap water in Mexico. So make sure you're drinking bottled water here. And they have a ton anywhere you go. You can just ask for a bottle of water. The fitness center was great. They had pretty much everything you could ever need. The one thing I will say is there's not much airflow in here. So it was super, super hot. And when we left, the gym was packed. Like it's pretty big, but not that big. So if you do want to get in a workout, I recommend coming a lot earlier. Just finished our workout. We did legs, we did a little bit of jogging, walking and abs. And now we're going to breakfast. This restaurant was the kitchen table. This is where they do their breakfast buffet every day. I feel like the buffet wasn't great, but it also wasn't horrible. And I happened to own inclusive that was pretty nice. And the buffet was so bad. Like I didn't even know like a hash brown could be that bad, but it was. And at the end of the day, like, you know, how good can a buffet be? I do wish there was a little bit more variety in the fruit, but they also had like really yummy empanadas and some more like authentic Mexican food. There was also sushi, which is a little weird because it was just sitting out, but overall like not bad. I'm ready for our official day one. Would you call this day one officially? Or day two? I never know. I feel like day one, we didn't really even swim yesterday. But here's the outfit. I'm wearing a one piece from Amazon. And I'm a little worried about the tan lines because my outfit for tonight, like it's just straps like this. I think actually I have all chance for tonight. And then this is also from Amazon. And sunglasses are the Celine Dupes from Amazon. Oh my God, my earrings are from Amazon. But I really want like a sleigh photo with my Canon G7 X today. So we got the slip back here and we're ready to hit the beach because I think we're gonna try the beach today. And in this moment, I was the happiest girl knowing that I would be by the pool or the beach sipping a pina colada all day long. We just had the most beautiful weather. We went straight to the bar and I actually got a Kiwi margarita. They had a ton of flavors for the margaritas but I definitely don't recommend it. It was nasty. But I did get a strawberry margarita after this which I did like. We took this trip early March. The weather was absolutely perfect. And so was the beaches. I've been to Cancun in June, not Playa Mujeres, but another part and the June grass or whatever the seaweed is on the beach was horrible. And there was still some in the water itself but there was a lot of areas that you could just swim and you wouldn't touch it at all. But the sands were clear of it and it was just beautiful overall. We ended up going back to the kitchen table for a sit down lunch and the food was pretty good. I would recommend to get the mushroom risotto and the pizzas. Crazy though, my makeup like looks the same whether I spend like 20 minutes on it or like two hours. I was literally talking about that. Like why? In college we would take four ever to get ready. But then I did think I made a difference though. Yeah. If I take my time on my makeup I think it genuinely looks better. And maybe it's still true, I just don't give myself time. Right. Because I just can't be, I can't sit in front of the makeup mirror for an hour. Plus. And I rarely do my makeup at night even when I'm going out. Like if it's Friday night, like I'll do it in the morning. And just like, Really? I feel like my makeup looks like shit by night. Oh no, I just like don't, I know I'm not gonna like want to do my makeup later than two. But what it sucks is then you have to take it off. And it still feels fresh. That's the worst. Yeah. That's true. When you do your makeup like right before dinner and then you're like, okay well I just look pretty for two hours and then I have to take it off. Exactly. And that's how I felt yesterday honestly. Yeah exactly. It feels like you waste it. This is like the cheapest stuff ever and I really like it. What is it? It's like a wet and wild new tinted hydrator. I feel like you've always been a wet and wild fan. I have been a wet and wild fan. Does it smell better this time? Yeah. It doesn't smell like wet paint. That's good. Yeah it says it has hyaluronic acid and swathelein. I'm like, oh, okay so like. Yeah. I used to always do the eyeshadow like on the lower lash line. Yes. And I don't really even do that anymore. It makes me look crazy now. And I agree, I feel like I used to do it. I literally was like right or die. Yeah. For the smoked out lower lid. But like when makeup artists do it, it looks so good. Yeah I feel like this still can look good. But I feel like it doesn't look bad. It's almost just like really too much. Yeah. Like it's like whoa. Maybe that's what it is then. It just seems heavy compared to what seems dialed. Definitely. Tonight our theme is sunset. Look at our options. I think we all kind of brought like a couple of options for tonight. And this is what we landed on. I think this is probably better than our blues. Yeah. We went to the Mexican restaurant called Agave. We did have to wait about 30 minutes or so. Honestly, we were kind of sad that we didn't have more days to go explore all the other restaurants. And we were so close to trying to do two restaurants per night. But since we had to wait at this restaurant, it was kind of already late. And we were honestly really full even though we shared everything. The best thing here was definitely the pork shank and the potato chimichanga. And the desserts weren't my fave. We're back in the room. So Sonali is so nice. And she brought us these face masks. And then we're having a face mask tonight. So yeah. Because we're so lit. And we're like super exciting, right? Oh yeah, these are for different things. Yeah, we're lit. What is it? 10, 20. I know on the way here we were like justifying like why we're going to our rooms and not partying. And we're like, this is just us. This is just how it is. Okay, who wants to be hyper smooth? I do be like in that one. Who wants a clean slate? Okay, I'll take clean. I'll choose our sunrise. It's like hard to say what those adjectives mean in those compacts. I'll do a clean slate. Okay. Thank you. What are the other ones? I guess we'll do this one. This is the same. I don't, we're just barely there. Oh, I'm back. Depuffing, brightening, hydrating, antioxidant. And this one is softens. Appearance of dark spots, promotes even complexion, revives dull skin and boosts skin luminosity. I'll do this one. Take your poison. That's one char. You can pick out one there. Mine is for morning calls, barely there. Well, we were so crazy partying, so it's perfect for you. Yeah. Look at this. Why does it have R? And the side that looks. Textures, because I'm working so hard. We need to do a flat. Good morning. It is day three. And we are actually doing one of the activities here on the property. Kaylin looked up at the activities and she said we should do tennis, which honestly works out because I really wanted to work out again this morning. And this will probably be more fun. Also, yes, I am re-wearing my outfit because I didn't know we were doing the tennis thing. And obviously this is the tennis outfit. All my other outfits were like leggings. I don't want to say it's too hot for that. Good morning. It's so pretty. I have nasty back hands. Get ready. Well, I don't. So I'm actually nervous. I'm just kidding. I don't. I've done tennis lessons since I was like 10. I did my middle school. Whenever I hit the ball, I would rack my foot like this and I tore holes in all of my finishes. Oh, shit. After like two months. Well, let's not do that today. I know. So it's okay. Just hold it for me. And I like it. She just like can't do that. I told her. They do have a coffee shop where they also have pastries, sandwiches and ice cream. They can make pretty much anything. They also have Chai and Masha, but they didn't have oat milk. My whole chocolate chip cookies. I've been waiting for those. Yeah, I know. They're all very good. Yeah, so got those. We could put them in my bag and just eat them later. A little muffin. A little muffin. A little muffin. And then a croffin. Which that looks pretty good. Yeah, it does. This thing is okay. What if it's like tennis pros on vacation? Probably is. Well, this is just a clinic, right? Yeah. Like this way. I can't really hit this way. I kind of feel that way. Yeah, it feels better. Yeah. When we learn today, your arm has to be the height to hug up to scratch your back. All the way back there. And then you have to show him both of your booty cheeks to see that blue. So you have to draw your foot. And that's how you do your forehand swing. Stunning. Now we're gonna be tennis pros. Next year, we're gonna come back on vacation, take another clinic, and be so good. And everyone's gonna be like, wow, y'all play? I would be like, this is a beginner class, right? Yeah, literally. This morning, we had a sit-down breakfast at the lobster house. This was by far the best breakfast that we ate. I also forgot to mention that the buffet has a make your own almond station, which you could also do here at the sit-down restaurant. The food was pretty good here. And I would definitely recommend this over the buffet. We only knew about this the last day, but they serve fresh coconuts from 12 to one at the revive bar. I think it's every day. You should definitely check when you get on property. That's good. That's refreshing. Our favorite bartender's right there. Or we have Sergio too at the other bar, right? I have two bestie bartenders, actually. But this is a drink that he made us yesterday. And he just kind of made it for us. And Charlotte, she's gonna pronounce it because she has a Brazilian boyfriend. And I'm still not pronouncing it right. It's like a Caprinha. I say Caprinha, but it's not Caprinha. I knew what you meant though. Like, Caprinha, I don't know. And it's really good. It's almost like a mojito, I would describe it as. And it doesn't have mint. Oh, it kind of tastes like it. Yeah. It's just like peachy or lime. I think seltzer and it's not, it's a liquor like Cajacha. It's like a different. It tastes so good. It's like a little sweet, but not too sweet because Caitlin doesn't love too sweet. It's good. It's refreshing. Yeah, very refreshing. Very limey. I highly recommend it. It's probably the best drink here that we've gotten, right? All of the other days we did not get tipsy at all and we were drinking a good bit, but this day with these Caprinhas or whatever they're called, they were dangerous. At this point we were being savage. I honestly forgot to record a lot and we were just swimming all day, but this restaurant on the beach, I have no idea what it's called. It was really good. We had some quesadillas, a really good burger, some fries and tacos. We're all ready for last night. We're in our neutrals. And we're gonna film our 10 talk that we started yesterday. We didn't have much time to do the transition, so we're gonna hope that it turns out well tonight. Okay, ready? 10 seconds. All right, so we're all backing up and we're all hugging. We're going to Hibachi tonight. We're going to Spice. If you couldn't tell, I was pretty tipsy going into dinner, so this is the only reservation that you have to get if you want to sit at the Hibachi table, but they also have tables just if you want sushi and Asian food. If I were to do it again, I probably would have skipped the Hibachi because you can get Hibachi at home, which I guess you could get any of this food at home, but I just feel like I wanted to try the other restaurants. I heard the Indian restaurant was pretty good and there was just so many other restaurants that we didn't get to try, which sucked. I'm also a big fan of Yum Yum Sauce when I'm at Hibachi and they didn't have it, so that was a bummer. But the Hibachi itself and the meat was really good. After dinner, we wanted something sweet, so we went back to Aroma Coffee and Sweets. I got a little passion fruit cone and it was so refreshing. Good morning. We're all struggling here. Someone's sunscreen. We're just friends. It's only my back. And I remember saying my back felt like it was on fire, so I thought it would be something like, yeah. I think it's my emotion. It's leaving me. Megan has a rash. Charlotte's lip is huge. You can't really tell. Oh, you can from the side. Wait, turn the side. Turn the side. Oh, goodness. It just like sticks out like a shelf. My neck is like, I can't even turn it for some reason. It hurts really bad. Yeah. Okay. Well, that's... We had a couple more hours at the resort before we headed off to the airport, so we took advantage, went to breakfast, and took a little dip in the pool before we showered and checked out. But now it's time to give you guys my full and honest review of the resort. I'm in a couple travel groups on Facebook and I'm not lying when I tell you guys that I've heard so much about the specific resort for at least three years. Now, just so many raving reviews, especially about the food, they're all saying it's incredible. And I'm here to tell you that is not the case, unfortunately. I mean, it was absolutely beautiful. Like the beaches were great. The pools were great. It was pretty lively. I feel like the entertainment wasn't our vibe. So we never ended up going to anything. I will say the rooms are kind of outdated, especially just, you know, with all of the new resorts popping up. For me, food is a huge part of traveling and I know this was an all-inclusive resort, so you're probably like, what were you expecting? And I will say I am spoiled with great food here in Austin. So maybe that's why I just have higher expectations all around. So would I go back? Probably not, because I would love to just see other resorts in the area. But other than the food being pretty average, there's not many bad things to say about this place.