Destination Weddings

June 2008

Three Beaches Three Ways
For an out-of-the-way stay, reserve your own secluded jungle villa at The Tides Riviera Maya, situated on an under populated seven-mile beach near Playa del Carmen. (You may know it by its former name, Ikal del Mar.) Each of the 30 casitas comes with its own private plunge pool, terrace hammock, 500-thread-count sheets and outdoor shower. The hotel's guiding ethos is "personal touch", so they specialize in intimacy. Bond with each other during a private yoga class, or arrange for an intimate dinner on the beach. The rustic, six-room spa offers couples massages in outdoor treatment areas; our favorite is the Hammock Massage, which blends chromotherapy (using color therapy to balance energy) with skin-softening local ingredients such as avocado and cacao.