Great Parnassus Resort Cancun

Great Parnassus Resort & Spa is a 12 story building Resort with 500 comfortable air-conditioned spacious and comfy rooms including Deluxe rooms, Family Rooms, Club Rooms, Suites, Master Rooms, Theme Suites and Presidential Suite. Every room at this resort has an ocean or lagoon view from a private terrace….some even have Jacuzzis.

Family Rooms – There are 126 family rooms that accommodate 2 adults and 3 children. There is one king size bed, bunk beds and a trundle, or two double beds, bunk beds and a trundle.

The family rooms have been specifically designed thinking in every member of the family, with the supreme comfort and relaxing atmosphere that characterizes the accommodations at Great Parnassus.

Amenities in room:

• Ocean view with balcony
• Cable TV (2)
• Shower tub
• Hair dryer
• Iron & ironing board
• Telephone with voice mail
• Safety deposit box

If you love to eat on vacation, there is no shortage of food here! Choose from 10 international restaurants or 11 bars for a variety of gourmet options or cocktails.

Every member of the family will find something to enjoy here. While the kids are playing at the Treasure Island Water Park, you can relax with a good book. They have a dedicated baby club, kids club and teens disco. Also available is the "Stone Age" Mini-golf. This is an 18 hole mini-golf recreational area inspired by the Stone Age.

Features:

• five pools, including adults-only, three-tiered main pool, sports pool, and one heated pool (rare, in Cancun).
• five gourmet restaurants, five buffet restaurants, seven themed bars
• free shuttle to marina for watersports: sailing, windsurfing, kayaks, pedal boats, snorkeling
• day and nighttime tennis and basketball courts
• activities include aerobics, bicycles, volleyball, Tai Chi, bingo...
• nightly entertainment

Being family friendly, the Great Parnassus offers children's activities and care for kids 18 months to 18 years. All of the kid's clubs are open daily from 9am until 9pm and part of the all inclusive program. The Great Parnassus Kids main kids club is for children ages 4 to 12 years old and is divided into age appropriate arts & crafts, movies and water park. The area is downstairs so it is shaded and cool but not air conditioned. There is a gated, window entrance where parents must sign-in and register their children.

For families:

• indoor minigolf
• family movies at the 400-seat movie theater
• Treasure Island waterpark with pirate ships and (medium-size) water slides
• stroller-friendly layout
• Baby Club for ages 18 months to 3 years old; Kids Club for ages 4 to 12; Teen's Club for ages 13 to 18 years old, Teen Disco too. Kids club hours extend to 9 p.m.*
• rooms designed to accommodate families of five, and up to three kids 15 and under can share a room with parents. (Most resorts set maximum age at 12, if they have "family-of-five" rooms at all.)

Points to think about:

• reasonable price point
• kids club is downstairs and shaded but not air conditioned; baby club is air-conditioned
• Pirate ship kids' pool is inside the kids' club
• waves can be rough; watch for red flags on the beach
• no trees or grassy areas; this is a fun-packed resort in the Cancun Hotel Zone.

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