Where to Stay in Mexico: 5* Blue Diamond Riviera Maya

December 2016 was a big month for me, personally. My husband and I were celebrating out tenth anniversary of being together, I was turning 29 years old, and to top it off, I hadn’t taken a vacation in almost three years. Quite frankly, special occasions aside, I needed a real break. I had been burning the candle by both ends for well over two years at that point and I knew all too well that I couldn’t continue that way for I would only be hitting a hall. This is why I opted for the Blue Diamond Riviera Maya: I wanted a place where I wouldn’t have to worry about anything and where the biggest challenge I would face each day was to pick a lunchtime cocktail.

And I wasn’t disappointed.

Blue Diamond Riviera Maya is an adults-only, modestly-sized luxury resort with just 128 rooms, a rarity in a region where most hotels go far over 500 rooms. The resort is actually part of the exclusive Small Luxury Hotels of the World association and, consequently, is maintained to…