At the official inauguration of the new Elan Resort & Spa in
Cancun more than 500 government officials, guests and VIPs were
welcomed in to the elegant enclave designed in traditional Mexican
colonial style by architect-owner Tomas Aunon. Lying on its own
peninsula overlooking the Nichupte Lagoon and set amid lush
tropical gardens and flowing tiled fountains, the stylish
all-inclusive resort is reminiscent of a 17th-century Mexican
village.
Among the noted guests who strolled down the resort’s cobblestone
paths and filled the flower-bedecked plazas were: Feliz Gonzalez,
the governor of the state of Quintana Roo; Francisco Alor Quezada,
the mayor of Cancun; Gabriela Rodriguez Galvez, Mexico’s secretary
of tourism, and Jesus Almaguer Salazar, the president of the Cancun
Hotel Association.
The luxury resort has 95 rooms and 51 one-, two- and three-bedroom
villa suites, six restaurants, three bars, two private beach areas,
two swimming pools, two tennis courts, a fitness center, steam
rooms, saunas, a temazcal and a cyber cafe. The Elements Spa
showcases its signature Mayan and Ayurvedic treatments. Unlimited
classes in yoga, Pilates and Tai Chi are offered and sail boats,
canoes, windsurfers and water bikes are provided for use in the
lagoon. Entertainment in the evenings might include a Mexican
anthropologist lecturing on Mayan customs or ballet folklorico and
mariachi music.
“Our aim is to provide an authentic Mexican experience here at
Elan,” said Aunon. “Our tranquil refuge away from the bustle of
high-rise Cancun will appeal to sophisticated travelers. And we
already have 70 percent occupancy for Easter week, so word is
getting out.”
When guests stay at the Elan, all expenses are covered: all meals
and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, roundtrip airport
transfers, nightly entertainment, use of recreational facilities,
water-sports equipment, the fitness center and the sauna and steam
rooms, tennis courts and equipment, exercise classes and a
half-hour massage, as well as all hotel taxes and service
charges.
Through April 7, the rate for a tower room with garden view is
$300 per night and for the tower room with water view, $350. A
one-bedroom villa unit on the garden side is $450 and on the water
side, is $500 per night. Two- to three-bedroom villa units range
from $700-$1,150. From April 8-Dec. 20, rates for rooms and villas
are $250-$1,000 per night. Children 14 and over are welcomed as
adults in appropriate suites when sharing with adults.
www.elanresort.com
