Found Salvia through VRBO.com because we were looking for something extremely inexpensive but nice since my daughters and mother were going. Booked the unit through Travel by Design and Brian & Bob were very patient and helpful with all the questions I had. I've been to Cancun several times and stay in the resorts so it was quite a different atmosphere at Salvia. If you're on a budget and NOT hard to please, I would recommend Salvia.
Located right next door to Forum by the Sea and all the hot spots, it was great for us, but take ear plugs if you're a light sleeper because the lagoon side bedrooms allow you to hear the music all night long. Our unit was a 2 bedroom - 1 facing the lagoon with a nice sized balcony that you can also see some of the ocean from, and the other an ocean side with a larger, wrap-around balcony. The unit was not quite what I expected, but I was satisfied. It didn't have enough storage space considering it could sleep 8 and we only had 5 so 2 of us just kept clothes in the suitcases, but not that big of deal. It also didn't have central air but window units, one in each bedroom and that made the bathrooms VERY hot when everyone was showering and trying to get ready. It could also use some updates - the front door (which we had an actual key for, not a swipe card) looked like it could be kicked in very easily and the bedspread really frightened me, and the patio furniture could have been a little nicer, but the beautiful view made up for that.
As for the Salvia itself, the place could really use some updates. From the pictures, I knew the pool was going to be small, but it was nicer than I expected, but they have a "spa" right next to it that to me looked like an abandoned building. And the patio area overlooking the ocean also looks abandoned. If they would give this area some paint and some attention, it might have been nice to sit out there. And there's something that looks like it might have been a refreshment/snack bar at one time, and that would have been nice too. There are several large boulders on the beach but a very short walk in either direction and you have plenty of room to access the water. The bad about this is that this beach is mainly a public beach and I guess there's no one to regulate what you take out there and there's LOTS of broken glass when trying to walk to the water so you MUST wear shoes.
My only complaint really is the kids that stay there, apparently unsupervised. I've never been to Cancun in June, only in the fall and I learned about something called GRAD WEEK/gradcity.com that is apparently for kids that just graduated high school and some were staying at the Salvia and some at other places. The first group of kids were totally out of control (imagine a bunch of 18 yr olds drinking all day and night). They would leave their trash and beer bottles down at the pool, they used the planters in the hallway as a trashcan for food and their limes and screamed until all hours of the morning. On a night before we had to be up at 6am for a tour, they sounded like they were tearing the place up and screams were coming from all directions of our room. I had to go to the front desk and complain which did not put a stop to it. And these kids had the nerve to put a "do not disturb" sign on their door! I took it off and left it in our room. So if you're going with your family, I would recommend doing research and finding out if there's a graduation trip going on there before booking. That's really my only complaint about the Salvia. If I was going to Cancun with a large group and planned on doing a lot of activities/tours, I would stay here again.
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