Colonia Independencia Holidays

We stayed at Secrets for 7 days on our honeymoon and loved it. We were in a "preferred room" which I would recommend because we had access to all the other pools/restaurants which we really liked. The adult only aspect was really nice. We loved the swim-up bar. Easy and quick to get drinks. Staff/service was great! We were always able to find loungers by the pool or beach and staff would come around to get us food/drinks. We enjoyed all the restaurants and thought the food was great (neither of us are picky). We only had a wait at the sushi restaurant on the rooftop, which is a small place. 24-hour room service was also really nice. The property and rooms are older - but not gross or falling apart as some of the reviews I read would suggest. We had a couple issues with water pressure and flickering lights, but not a big deal - we weren't there to hang out in the hotel room. Housekeeping came daily and restocked our minifridge with beers, snacks and towels. We dove with Dive Palancar which was definitely the highlight of the trip - they were right next door to Dreams so we could walk over or they would pick you up at the dock. Staff were great and the diving is amazing!