TRAVEL THERE: ADULTS ONLY AT THE SEADUST
So, the food wasn’t great, but we were having a pretty good day at the Seadust Cancun Family Resort thanks to our friends at CTC Travel, especially Sandra Rubio. Hanging out on our balcony, going to the gym, enjoying the beach and playing in the pool. What’s not to like? I could have happily gotten another margarita and stayed at the Main Pool, but I feel like I have a responsibility to my readers. I couldn’t just leave the Seadust without reporting on the Adult Only Pools. So off we went.
First You Have to Find It
If there is a map of the Seadust property, it’s not posted anywhere, there’s not one in the room and no one gave me one. We were able to follow our noses and discover most of the attractions around the resort, but some we had to ask about and as for the casino, we didn’t care enough to bother asking.
We could see the Adult Only Pools, the ball courts and a tip of the Water Park from our room. We found the Water Park our first night. The pool and the courts we had to ask about. With a little perseverance, we found the pools earlier in the day, but they were abandoned and we didn’t have on our swimwear. After our kite and Main Pool adventures, we were properly dressed and interested in what we would find.
The adults only pools are actually one pool and two huge hot tubs. One of those sit-in-the-water bars graces one end of the pool. There is a sizable kiosk in the center of the section, which seems as if it would be a great place for a snack bar and grill or a place to sell excursions, but it was empty. They had some of those double bed-like chaise lounges we enjoyed at Punta Cana, but there was no awning over them.
Then You Have to Overcome Your Inhibitions
Not to worry! You don’t have to take off your clothes to enjoy the hot tubs, but if you have any germ phobias you might have a problem. The first thing I noticed was a ring around the hot tub. It didn’t look like it had been there since the last Ice Age or anything, but it did show a certain level of neglect on the part of the resort.
When we arrived in the Adult area, the bartender was absent and a couple was trying to pour themselves a beer. Bill was ready for a beer so he went over to help them. I went ahead to test the waters and found them to be a very comfortable temperature. As I went down the steps the bathtub ring caught my eye, but I decided to overlook it. While I sat there, the bartender returned and caught Bill in the act. How much trouble can you get for pouring yourself a drink at an all-inclusive hotel? Apparently not much, because soon Bill and the couple returned.
As we enjoyed the hot tub we shared some conversation with the other couple. They were Russian, but lived in America. The woman had started her American residency in Oklahoma, but had moved further north when she married. I don’t remember what state.
Along with a lot of stuff about their business, we discovered they were in their second week of vacation at the Seadust. They were having a great time. They thought the food was fine. They loved their room. They had kids, so they loved being able to abandon the young ones to the kids clubs and have some private vacation time. We told them how beautiful the beach was, how much we loved our balcony and pretty much smiled through their happy description of their time at the resort. No use tarnishing their vacation with our culinary and architectural complaints.
So like beauty, enjoyment means different things to different people. The other couple had to go get their kids and the sun was going down, so we headed back to the room to get cleaned up for dinner. Yes, there are a couple of more meals before our time at the Seadust is over. Come back next week and we’ll go try out the Big Ben Steakhouse.
jane sadek 