Modern Lifestyles SPRING 2015 | Page 62

ZOETRY PARAISO DE LA BONITA RIVIERA MAYA TRULY “THE WELLNESS SPA & RESORT” WORDS RICHARD S POLLAK Zoetry Paraiso De La Bonita is truly THE Wellness Spa & Resort. For the twelfth consecutive year, it has received the AAA Five Diamond Award as the premiere boutique resort in Riviera Maya for its total health conscience getaway. You experience gourmet dining, a spacious Spa, luxurious suites spread over fourteen lush green acres. Just a 30 minute executive limo ride from the Cancun International Airport begins a total indulgent escape. As you arrive at this exclusive resort, you are personally greeted by one half dozen staff members who handle your every need with the words, ”welcome home.’’ 60 ModernLifestyles.tv The hotel is located in a protected national park with the world’s second largest Coral Reef just off shore nestled within the private solitude of these majestic boundaries of the exclusive La Bonita residential compound. Member of Leading Hotels of the World, their one and two bedroom suites are all ocean front with private terraces. You are within 200 yards of your own private beach and the First certified Thalasso therapy Spa in North America. The Wellness Center spans over 22,000 sq. ft with an exclusive salt water therapy pool. With a 5,000 bottle wine cellar AAA Five Diamond Award winning La Canoa restaurant features “La Cuisine de Los Soles®- Cuisines of the Sole.” An organic vegetable and herb garden on property provides the freshest, locally produced ingredients to the resort’s gourmet restaurants. After creating a personal friendship with Executive Chef, Antonio Torres, he insisted on personally preparing all of my dinners. I was overwhelmed that he prepared my daily dining instead of ordering off the menu. Over the course of 3 evenings, I was indulged with his personal presentation of each and every course which featured such off the menu