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How much did Ted Cruz pay at Ritz-Carlton? Inside the luxury Cancun hotel where Texas senator went on holiday

After the Ritz-Carlton Cancun photos surfaced online, Internet users engaged in a fresh spur of backlash against the senator and labeled him a 'fraud'

Republican Senator Ted Cruz was caught in a storm of criticism after he cut short his family vacation in Cancun, Mexico, and returned to his home state Texas amid massive outrage from Texans and Internet users on February 18. 

Millions of Texans had been suffering from a massive power outage for days, ever since a severe snowstorm wreaked havoc across the state. In freezing temperatures, the inhabitants are battling sub-zero temperatures, no electricity and a water crisis. Meanwhile, Ted Cruz quietly booked a family vacation to a luxury oceanview hotel in Cancun, Mexico, and flew out two days ago.

He was forced to return amid demands for his resignation when he placed the blame on his two daughters. However, a New York Times article soon revealed leaked text messages from his wife Heidi Cruz which showed that the vacation was planned after the power crisis. Here are more details about this impromptu vacation Ted Cruz planned and is being slammed for.

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How much does the Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, cost?

Ritz-Carlton is one of the most famous chains of luxury hotels in the world and their beach resort in Cancun is undoubtedly the best in the city, as Forbes Magazine reports, it as the only Forbes five-star resort in Cancun. 

Heidi Cruz's leaked text messages to her neighbors, published by the New York Times, mention the room charge at the hotel at $309 each night, exclusive of taxes. She also mentioned that their family has stayed in the hotel "many times" and praised its exemplary security and services. 

The Ritz-Carlton Cancun website lists the present charges for an oceanview room for a family of four at $441 for each night at the "member flexible rate", while there is an additional $43 resort fee.

The luxurious hotel is spread over 17,000 square feet with beautiful white sand beaches surrounding it. Each room has floor-to-ceiling windows and a private balcony that overlooks the water. Every bed in the hotel is a featherbed, adorned with 400-count Egyptian cotton bedsheets. In terms of food and cuisine, there are nine top-rated restaurants within the hotel.

Besides, the hotel website shows picturesque photos of elegant dining halls, enormous bars, large freedom swimming pools and beautiful beach dining shacks. 

Ted Cruz is 'a fraud' and 'pompous a**'

After the Ritz-Carlton Cancun photos surfaced online, Internet users engaged in a fresh spur of backlash against the senator. "@SenTedCruz fled Texas during a deadly winter storm to a sunny Sun with rays and cozy Ritz Carlton in Cancun Mexico. $309/night. This man is a fraud!" wrote one user.

"RESIGN Ted Cruz. Staying at Ritz Carlton in Mexico, while elderly people are freezing, without power, cell service, food & medicine. Callous Cruz is a Ted pompous ass Cruz does NOT Care about Texans. #FakeChristian #TexasWinterStorm2021 See Ted lie #msnbc," demanded another user. "Texans pay your salary to be able to book the Ritz Carlton.......shame on you!" wrote a user.