Bartenders at all-inclusive resorts often water down drinks to keep costs low and ensure guests behave appropriately. Even if you're friendly with the bartender, they're unlikely to make your drink stronger upon request.
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Adding water to wine / spirits will not reduce the alcohol content. It will decrease the Alcohol By Volume (ABV%), because the volume increases and the actual alcohol content remains the same.
If you need a tincture with 40% alcohol and your high-proof alcohol is at 95%, you need to dilute it by roughly 55%, which means you need to add 55% water to your high-proof alcohol, resulting in a diluted alcohol that contains just a bit more than 40% alcohol.
Adding water frees up more of the aroma molecules to evaporate into the taster's nose. Since appreciation of flavors happens at least as much in the nose as on the tongue, “watered-down” spirits actually seem more flavorful.
Cost - All-inclusive resorts can be expensive, especially if you don't plan to take advantage of all the included amenities and services. If you don't drink alcohol or don't plan to spend much time at the resort, the upfront cost may not be worth it.
Health authorities also cited the following establishments in Playa del Carmen and Cancun for lack of maintenance, cleanliness, order and documentation: Hotel Iberostar Paraiso Lindo, Iberostar Grand Paraiso Hotel, La Chopería, Los Olvidados, Mc Carthy Bar, Coco Bongo, crazy Mexico, Guy Frieri.
As a precaution you should not drink tap water in Mexico even if it's purified at the source. Most resorts and hotels provide bottled water or large jugs of purified water for you to refill your bottle. Velas Resorts stocks its suites with bottled water daily as included in it's all inclusive plan.