Dreams Huatulco Resort & Spa

I taught fitness by the pool gazebo and on the beach. These vacations are wonderful - I feel bad class participation was low. Hopefully knowing the schedule further in advance for future trips will improve participation.

So fun! I taught Zumba and the resort provided a DJ and I shared my music. Really great. One day I didn’t have my music prepared so I just winged it (which the participants loved). The spot I taught Zumba was very hot and the class time was 10am. I ended up getting water for everyone and suggested drink breaks regularly. Otherwise everything was great.

I had an incredible experience and I’m so grateful for the opportunity. I didn’t expect things to be perfect and was able to work through minor challenges eg missing mats and cart etc. The Entertainment Team were pleasant and helpful. Thank you. It was amazing!

The staff are all WONDERFUL! Friendly and accurate and responsive! fit Bodies - Thank you for all you do to help us enjoy what we do EVEN MORE! What a blessing! I taught group fitness and cycling. Classes were promoted well and I enjoy walking around to introduce myself and invite guests to class. E-Team is super helpful, all around.

Class was held in the grass by the gazebo - very nice! Only towels are needed and there are plenty. The E-Team announced my classes, and I walked around inviting guests to join. I really like the plentiful time to relax and rejuvenate. The whole luxury vacation is great! Spending quality time with my companion is really special. I have returned to this resort the past five years, so yeah I love it! :)

I instructed spin each morning at 9:00. There are only 6 bikes not including instructor bike. I did bring my flyers with me and only saw one of them tacked on the activities board by the theater. There is a electronic activity board that had me listed on their daily. I had 5 folks daily in the morning and no one at 5:00 pm. Resort was very nice but language barrier was a bit of a challenge. I brought my own speaker but it wouldn't connect with their wifi which was sketchy. Was not easy locating activities Director my first 2 days there, once I got a hold of him I got a huge speaker from the theater and that worked great and we were good to go! Everyone who worked at the resort was super nice. I will say that coming from Chicago there are no direct flights. Made for a long travel day for me... but it was still worth it and would love to return and teach again. Oh and the bikes were not the best and had no clips (though I was informed that ahead of time). My bike broke during the week so I did instruct off bike 2 times. Great, friendly and safe area surrounding resort. Beautiful people :)

I traveled to Hualtuco in September 2017. The resort was okay and comfortable. Not much in the surrounding areas but the entertainment team was very nice. I went during off season so no one was really at the resort. A very quiet week and I only taught 1 class the entire time to 3 people. The gym was okay. The bikes and equipment were very old. I was on the schedule to teach at 9am and 5pm. The entire week not one person showed up to 9am and one night 3 people showed up for a spin class at 5pm. They keep the resort very clean. Not much entertainment at the resort. The food was okay, but the drinks were better. The whole time I was there, I mostly ate in the main dining / cafeteria style area because the nicer restaurants on site were closed. I would not go here again (I would rather visit other places) but it is nice if you are looking for a quiet and relaxing getaway.

I just returned from a fabulous teaching vacation at Dreams Huatulco from Dec. 9-16/2018. It was simply awesome. The staff is super friendly and helpful. The Activities Staff is nothing but awesome and energetic! They participated in each class. I did a stretching class at 9:30 each morning which initially took place in the gazebo garden. Attendance was small but they had good energy. However, on the third day we had to move the class to the fitness center due an infestation of mosquitoes. (The only downfall to the resort). Moving the class rendered no participants so I just worked out myself. I taught Zumba 3 days at 5:00 in the afternoon at poolside. No mosquitoe issues then and had great attendance. The food and service was excellent. Aside from the mosquitoe ( who had no respect for any kind of repellent, I called them Ninja mosquitoes), I would definitely return. I also enjoyed the free water sport activities. Great place to take the kids

Everyone was very nice at the resort. The activities director did not speak english but someone else was able to translate for us. I didn't see much efforts in advertising that a Fitness Specialist was there and teaching, this comment was made by a guest.

Teaching - Aqua Zumba classes were well advertised on the daily schedule, and were held in the main pool and they were huge! So much fun, and great energy! Playmakers like to join in and get the crowd going, so getting guests involved is no problem. We spent some time on our extra days there checking out the towns of Santa Cruz and La Crucecita. We felt very safe during our travels, using the local taxi, it is a short commute to small towns and the airport. We took a Bay Tour by boat, where we snorkeling a enjoyed a beach almost all to ourselves, gorgeous!! Enjoyed my stay. We would return to Huatulco, but would probably look into teaching at Secrets, which is fairly close to Dreams.

I've been a part of FitBodies for 15+ years and this was one of my most favorite resorts. I had never been to a Dreams before. It was larger than many resorts, multiple restaurants, many pools, perfect ocean, food was really good and fitness center was great! We did upgrade our room (for a fee) and had a perfect room overlooking the ocean. The rooms were also huge and very clean. The service was great too! I liked the resort so much, I'm going back again! I traveled with 6 teenagers and they loved it just as much and had plenty to do. They asked to go back!

taught 2 classes daily 9:15 and 5:00pm. My classes were varied in size from as many as 12 and as little as 6 participants. I teach vinyasa flow, but because they asked me to teach the class at 9:15 am and 5:00pm, the temperature is quite hot. There is a Spanish lady who works at the SPA and teaches a class at 8:30 am, so I found having our classes overlap was perhaps not the best idea. When I go back to this resort I would request an earlier time such as 7:30am. That way the temperature is not too hot yet. However, I did receive very positive feedback from the participants, even getting clapping at the end of my classes. I had a group of ladies mention that my class became a big highlight of their whole week. I took my usual style of teaching and took it down a few notches and I think that was really well appreciated. There were several people who had the fear of trying yoga and after they finished my class, they were very happy to have had experienced yoga. All of them returned the next day. I think its important for yoga instructors to remember that we are not teaching in our usual studio setting, especially when teaching on a resort. People are there to relax and you want to capture the very beginner if possible. I think I achieved that and feel very satisfied about my week there. Next year I plan to return for 2 weeks.Take your teaching abilities down to a level that reaches everyone. This is not the time to start teaching a power yoga or a really deep practice. Begin with a small meditation so they can really "notice" their surroundings and connect to the beauty around themselves. Ask for feedback at the end of your class and make adjustments if necessary

We spent a lovely week at Dreams Huatulco in November 2014. Upon arrival we met Tony - whom we knew from Dreams PVR - and this started the week with big happy bear hugs for all of us! This resort has several nice pools and great restaurants - we particularly enjoyed dressing up and going for a fancy dinner at the Japanese sushi bar - they welcome children as well. My yoga classes were well attended and I had several repeat students over the week. Most guests were from the greater Chicago area and Saskatchewan, with several Mexican guests as well. I am a yoga specialist, and they asked that my second class of the day be given to staff. I was really honored to teach it, and even had a staff member who was pregnant - she was so grateful for the opportunity. This resort does not post the Fit Bodies teacher flier which affected my class numbers (I normally get over 20 students) but the staff was extremely supportive and we all had a great time. The Bungee trampoline was a huge hit with my daughter and we also enjoyed the kayaking. Tennis is only available in the morning as the courts are on top of the spa and they prefer the spa guests to be able to have treatments in relative quiet in the afternoons. One thing to know is that this resort can be noisy, and during our stay there were lots of little outdoor bugs (jejen / chaquistas) - my legs were so bitten that we decided to forgo some planned photos in the sun. We also moved the yoga class to the concrete deck from the grass for the same reason - the bugs were really disturbing. That all being said, Huatulco offered us another wonderful Fit Bodies experience. If you go, flying to HUX is easy from Chicago and the Southern Mexican sun is full of caresses....