COVER STORY APRIL 2008
Villa Rolandi - Gourmet, Beach Club & spa
is nestled in an exotic garden with a waterfall & a pound
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Marine Space
A swimming pool with sea water, heated between 30 and 35 celsius, with therapeutic cascades, hydro jets and bubbles of air. In this swimming pool you are able to carrie out a physiotherapy relaxant type of ginnica activity ware the water diminishes the gravity.

These elements favors the improvement of muscular force, nocturnal rest and its very beneficial for the disturb venoso circle, also treating the coetaneous inflammation and motoria rehabilitation.

Shower Vichy
Therapeutic treatment applied buy therapists giving a massage with the application of multiple showers that act simultaneously from head to toe, with different results depending on water pressure and temperature.

Balneotherapy
This hydrotherapy treatment is administrated inside a bathtub of hydromassage with 12 different computerized programs from variable temperatures between 35 and 38 Celsius with marine water and a mix of natural extracts that give effect of anti’s tress, physical relieve.

Shower Jet
This technique is a good option for cellulites and body firmin

What a better complement for a retreat to relieve strain or simply indulge yourself in a beautiful scenario!

Supplementary SPA services will include a wide range of services such as, facial treatments and cosmetic and sliming treatments. Therapies will be applied by means of most modern equipment successfully proved for centuries. Top of the art design, qualified equipment and experienced personnel are a certain guarantee of absolute satisfaction to the most demanding visitors.

Add a touch if Latin hospitality and top it all with exciting Swiss-Italian cooking using traditional firewood ovens at the acclaimed restaurant Casa Rolandi, 25 years of tradition have made it an institution among gourmets. Created since June 1981, Casa Rolandi has been one of the most successful restaurants in the history of Cancun, it mixes all that's expected from a good restaurant, starting from superb food, outstanding service and a Mediterranean ambiance both cool and serene. You'll enjoy of memorable lunches and dinners at this romantic restaurant with a deck extending right over the water and steps down to a pier where in season private yachts dock, bringing the rich and famous to dine. Like nowhere else in Isla Mujeres, Casa Rolandi is by far, the best Restaurant in the whole island and one of the best in its kind in the Caribbean. Following a great tradition of superb food and excellent service by its predecessor: CasaRolandi Cancun, Casa Rolandi Isla Mujeres has already developed a style of its own.

Casual lunching with our gourmet snack menu and elegant a-la-carte dinner are available 365 days a year. The restaurant is open daily from noon until midnight (kitchen service until 10:30pm). The extensive international bar has a sweeping view over the ocean and features romantic music at the time to enjoy the sunset.

Menu highlights include:

Carpaccio di Pesce del Giorno
Thin slices of fresh fish daily sprayed with extra virgin oil and lime juice
Ravioli Neri all’Inchiostro di Seppia, ripieni di Gamberoni con Salsa al Cognac
Black Ravioli filled with Shrimp and cognac sauce
Risotto ai Frutti di Mare
Seafood Risotto
Filetto di Pesce al Prezzemolo
Fish filet cooked to Perfection in a mixture of white wine, lemon and lots of parseley
Spiedino d’Agnel!o alla Rolandi
Grilled lamb medallion with Rolandi's butter
Torta Gelato Rolandi
IceCream cake topped with bananas and flamed au Grand Marnier
Panna Cotta ai Frutti di Bosco
Cooked Cream with Wild Berries

Just to mention a few of the great creations of the executive Chef ....

Excellent facilities and services along with outstanding food and wine menu make this Small Luxury Hotel a preferred location for private romantic weddings. Its guest's accommodations and experienced wedding management staff guarantee a magnificent event. Since the opening (summer 1999) until today Villa Rolandi has collaborated to organize numerous weddings. Every wedding is "tailored" to the dream of each couple, from the slightest detail to the most outrageous request to complete an unforgettable experience!



Features & Guest Services:

• Private dock on Laguna Makax. The round trip transfer from and to the Cancun Playa Linda dock on our beautiful power yacht "Cocoon" is included in the hotel services • Pool, Spa and Thalasso • An outdoor swimming pool with cascade, sun patio, beach and food and beverage service • Room service • Tour arrangements, fishing, scuba diving and boat rentals • Medical service (on call) • Laundry service • All major credit cards accepted, money exchange.

Children Policy: Welcome guests +13 years old.

Ground Transportation services from/to Cancun’s International airport available under request

Isla has something to offer for everyone, all sorts of marine pastimes are at hand, from sailing to diving the world's second longest barrier reef or swimming with dolphins and visiting a nearby sea turtle farm. Isla Mujeres offers many activities for all ages. Beautiful white sand beaches where you can use water toys, kayaks and snorkeling gear.

Swim with Dolphins at Dolphin Discovery

Dolphin Discovery is just a 5 minute walk form our Hotel, with careful instructions from our concierge group you can be part of an unforgettable interactive experience at any Dolphin Discovery's seven locations in Hawaii, the Caribbean and Mexico.

Pok Ta Pok Cancun Golf Course
Enjoy the sea transportation provided by the Hotel on our comfortable yacht “Cocoon” to the Playa Linda Dock in the Hotel Zone Cancun, were the trip will take only 40 minutes to be in the “T”.

Whale Sharks
Isla Mujeres and her visitors are blessed once a year with arguably the world's most amazing opportunity to experience Whale Sharks in their natural habitat!
During the summer months (June - September) hundreds of Whale Shark gather just north of Isla Mujeres in a seven mile radius to take advantage of the plankton rich waters created by the joining of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

From Isla Mujeres you can easily reach many exciting destinations along the Mayan Riviera such as Tulum and Xcaret. There are also tours available to the island of Cozumel, the Mayan ruins of Chichén-Itzá and the great city of merida. Excursions to the Mayan ruins located in mainland and day trips to visit Cancun can be arranged through the hotel's front desk services.

The island offers plenty of activities to spend time; experienced hikers can literally cover the island on foot. Though, there is always the choice to rent mopeds, bicycles or golf carts. The island's small town square acts like a hub of diverse activities, it is a popular meeting place surrounded by shops and restaurants, the town's shops offer local handicrafts, clothing, and jewelry stores with their own on site work-shops.

But more than anything this is the perfect place to have a break, relax and loose track of time! Enjoy unparallel luxury in an unforgettable surrounding savoring the quiet side of the Yucatan Peninsula just 20 minutes from the mainland.



Villa Rolandi Gourmet Beach Club and Thalasso Spa
is part of the JDB Fine Hotels & Resorts

JDB Fine Hotels & Resorts offers an exquisite collection of over 200 boutique and family owned hotels in Europe, the Caribbean and Mexico. Special interest packages and in-depth tours give travelers access to unique and extraordinary travel experiences. With JDB, guests can choose to stay in a palazzo owned by Florentine nobility, rejuvenate themselves in hot springs used since the Etruscan times, tour Paris by night, ‘Dine with the Stars’ – Michelin stars, marvel at Barcelona’s modern masterpieces or experience hacienda living in colonial Mexico
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