Fabulous vocation

My stay at Ocean Riviera Paradise was amazing all the staff and people on the resort was friendly, warm hearted and happy. The staff was always willing to help out in whatever your problem was. I was very impressed with the manner the resort was kept always clean and everything was always in placed. I will definitely come again and share my experiences with friends and family. Thank you for your hospitality.

Amazing resort

We had a wonderful stay at this hotel and really enjoyed our experience. From the moment we arrived, the staff were friendly, welcoming, and helpful. The check-in process was smooth, and the overall atmosphere of the hotel was relaxing and pleasant

Poor Service and Frustrating Experience

We travelled as a group of 10 (7 adults, 1 teenager, and 2 children), and unfortunately, our experience at Ocean Riviera Paradise was very disappointing. From the moment we arrived, the service was poor. There was no warm welcome, no one to greet us, and no guidance on where to check in or what to expect. We had to carry our own luggage to our rooms, which was especially frustrating since the resort is very large and it was our first visit. Finding our room was difficult, and it was located f [... read more]ar from the main areas. The same lack of assistance happened when we checked out. Even after asking staff about the departure process, we received only brief, one-word answers with no helpful guidance. The resort also appeared to be understaffed. While there were a few friendly employees, most of the staff came across as rude, impatient, and annoyed whenever we asked questions. Customer service was one of the biggest disappointments of our stay. Making reservations for the à la carte restaurants was another frustrating experience. Three restaurants require reservations (two online and one in person), but the online system only allows you to book for the number of guests in your room. Since we were travelling as a large group, it was nearly impossible to coordinate reservations together. Everyone had to log in and book at exactly the same time, otherwise we couldn't get the same seating. No one explained this process to us—we only figured it out by asking other guests and visiting the restaurants ourselves. To make matters worse, reservations can only be made between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. for dinner on the same day, making it feel like a daily mission just to eat together. Of the three restaurants requiring reservations, only the Italian restaurant was worth the effort. The steakhouse and Japanese restaurant were both overrated. The resort offered plenty of activities for younger children, but very little for teenagers. My 13-year-old son quickly became bored because of the many restrictions. He wasn't allowed to use the gym or ride the mechanical bull, and the bowling alley had long wait times because only 3 of the 6 lanes were working. The games room had outdated equipment, several machines didn't work properly, and there was very little variety. For a resort that advertises itself as family-friendly, it did not provide enough entertainment for older kids and teens. Another disappointment was the beach. During our stay, it was covered with a significant amount of seaweed, making it much less enjoyable to swim or relax by the ocean. While I understand that seaweed is a natural occurrence and not entirely within the resort's control, it definitely impacted our vacation. If the beach is one of the main reasons you're choosing this resort, I recommend checking the seaweed conditions before booking. The most disappointing part of our trip happened through the resort's excursion desk. Our excursion package included a complimentary shopping tour that stopped at a jewelry store and a tequila shop. I strongly recommend that anyone purchasing tequila there inspect the bottles carefully before leaving. We purchased two bottles of tequila, but the cashier wrapped them while we were still browsing the store, so we didn't have an opportunity to examine them. When we returned home, we discovered that both bottles appeared to be counterfeit. We immediately contacted the resort's tour representative, who told us he would speak with the store and get back to us. Unfortunately, we never heard from him again. Since we made the purchase the day before our departure, we didn't have enough time to return to the store and resolve the issue ourselves. This experience left a very negative impression and added to an already disappointing vacation. The resort itself was large, clean, and well-maintained, which is one of the few positives I can mention. However, the poor customer service, confusing restaurant reservation system, lack of activities for teenagers, beach conditions during our stay, and unresolved issue with the shopping tour overshadowed the entire experience. This was my fourth resort visit in Mexico, and unfortunately, it was by far the most disappointing. I would not recommend Ocean Riviera Paradise, especially for large families or groups travelling together.

Great time

This was our first visit to this resort. Certainly, it will not be our last. I would not rate it as a five-star hotel. Solid four would be a better rating for me. Check- in was easy and quick. We needed a wheelchair, and they contacted the company for us; it arrived within the hour. This was our first time renting one, and it was well worth the money. Even though the resort was on a sight incline, it was not hard to get around, and the trolley drivers went out of their way to help. The only [... read more] spot we found not accessible were the stores along the main walkway. We had a swim-out room in the El Beso area. We were first assigned to building four, but mid-week we moved to building one when our section relocated. This change made things much easier with the wheelchair, as building one was much closer to the buffet and main area. The rooms were bright, and the fridge was stocked and cleaned spotlessly each day. We skipped specialty restaurants by choice. Loved the buffet's wide variety, though food was sometimes only warm or cold. Service was disorganized; we never knew our server. The ice cream and coffee shops were delicious—they became regular stops. Room service was great. Enjoyed the El Beso snack bar and visited often. The swim-up pools were lovely. It was amazing stepping out the door and just walking into the pool. It stayed at 90 degrees the whole time we were there. A warning, the sun is extreme in June. Even with constantly reapplying sunscreen, we still burned. There were always activities happening at the pools. I am not a music person, but I found it not loud and dancing to the beat. Lots of variety of entertainment in the main area. Always had people chatting and singing. Enjoyed watching the little ones having fun too. There were some great activities for them. We did not stay at the beach. I could smell the sargassum if the wind was in the right direction, but it did not impact our holiday. Kudos to the staff who work relentlessly to try to keep it clean. It’s a never-ending battle. It was heartbreaking to see the amount of sargassum floating in the ocean from the plane. The worst I have seen. Seen lots of animals. We were lucky and saw the monkeys on the first day. The wildlife was not overwhelming as some of the other resorts we have been to. I think this is partly due to the patrons not bringing food to the poolside, as I have seen in other places. People still feed the animals even though there is signage everywhere. All in all, it was a lovely holiday. Met lots of wonderful people from around the world. Some first-timers and others who have visited several times. We are planning to come back. Thanks for a great holiday.

Amazing Resort

We booked a Privilege Jr. Suite for our 40th wedding anniversary. Our butler, Lilyann was amazing and Miguel at the beach. They catered to our every need. Food was delicious and our room was very nice. Would go back in a heartbeat. Loved the privilege beach area, the only down side was the sargassum in the water and on shore. Unfortunately it was that time of year and there was nothing the resort could do about it. There was a big infinity pool at the beach so we could swim there.

Unhelpful non existent management support!

Amazing food and great service from all the wait staff, but our trip was overshadowed by a drugged drink at the El Beso pool bar, and the managements inadequate response and support during a medical emergency forced me to take my wife privately to a hospital to seek medical help

Beautiful resort!

This was our first time in Mexico and we booked the privilege package at the Ocean Riviera Paradise. All of the staff was very kind and helpful! The food was very good as well and the drinks were delicious. Our butler was very helpful in booking reservations and taking accommodations. The rooms were nice as well but the only thing I wasn’t a fan of was the shower, the water would pool on the floor. Other than that we felt very safe at the hotel, and even when we went on the excursions we felt sa [... read more]fe as well. Be aware that there will always be someone there to upsell you on something.

Wonderful

My trip. Beginning to end. Was flawless. The resort, fun engaging and ao so much to explore. The food 10 / 10 My room. The air conditioning cold. Showers hot+! Fridge stocked and room tidied daily. I left a tip in the fridge and for the maid on the dresser with a note. Service was excellent ? Especially around hosting families and kids♡ The gardens are beautiful! Everything so beautifully kept. I was not in Daisey building. But my friends had no complaints being closer to the water  [... read more]park! The beach at the moment was hit or miss based off of sargassam sea weeds. The workers cleared it day in and day out. Highly recommend this resort!

Lovely Family Resort

My family of seven had a lovely week at Ocean Riviera Paradise. Would definitely consider a fourth stay here. Good food and excellent service! I found the kids pool was very busy but the other pools were more quiet.

Disappointing!

The food situation is extremely frustrating. You are not allowed to take food out anywhere. You can only get a few fried items on the takeout menu. We were there with the baby and it was extremely difficult to eat when we wanted to. We had to constantly eat the same thing because babies aren’t always able to go into restaurants. Very frustrating!

There Are Better Resorts

It's a small resort and for the waterpark, only children are allowed there. It's really nice and accommodating for children. If you want to book for a dinner, you better upgrade to privilege because it's hard to get a booking. It is done daily at 8:30AM but by the time you try to book it, it's either fully booked or it's really late. You get pulled into a timeshare and they make you feel really guilty about not getting it but luckily you have a 5 day grace period where you get your deposit back. [... read more] They say it will take 30 minutes but in reality, it takes 4-5 hours! Also the massage coupon is only for 20 minutes when they say it's for an hour! The massage is not even good! The food is decent; the buffet was the best restaurant. For the seafood restaurant, it is really disappointing and also the privilege dinner steak is awful. So upgrade to privilege for a day if you cannot book the steakhouse restaurant. Also, be aware that the restaurants are closed on random days.

March 22-29, 2026

Our family stayed at Ocean Riviera Paradise from March 22–29, 2026. We traveled with our two young children (ages 5 and 2), so our experience was a bit different than adults traveling alone, particularly since our evenings tended to end early. Overall, we had a very positive stay. The staff throughout the resort were exceptionally friendly and helpful. No matter where we went, we were consistently greeted with smiles and kindness. It’s clear the staff work very hard to make guests feel wel [... read more]come. The main buffet was excellent, both in variety and quality. The selection was impressive and seemed to change regularly from day to day, which kept meals interesting throughout the week. I would rate the buffet 10/10 for variety and about 9/10 for taste overall. One small improvement could be the availability of bowls and serving spoons during busy periods. These items were sometimes used up quickly, and it could take 5–10 minutes for them to be replenished. We also visited a couple of the à la carte restaurants. At the Italian restaurant, the service was again extremely friendly and welcoming. The menu was fairly standard for resort Italian dining, and the food we ordered was good overall — I would rate it about 8/10. We also dined once at the steakhouse. The menu offered a great variety, but I had slightly higher expectations for the ribeye steak. While it was still enjoyable, it didn’t quite meet what I was hoping for and I would rate it around 7/10. Unfortunately, during our stay our 2-year-old contracted Hand, foot, and mouth disease. I work in healthcare and know just how contagious this illness can be, especially in environments with many young children. I want to emphasize that I do not blame the resort or staff for this. In fact, we frequently observed staff cleaning throughout the resort. My wife and I were also extremely vigilant — disinfecting our room upon arrival, washing hands frequently, and wiping down high chairs, tables, and utensils at every meal. When you have a resort with this many families and children, illnesses like this can unfortunately happen anywhere. What stood out was how supportive the staff were once we informed them. They went out of their way to help by offering soft foods (off menu) that might be easier for our daughter to eat while she was uncomfortable. Their kindness during that situation meant a lot to us. Another point worth mentioning is the seaweed along the beachfront, something I had read about in other reviews before arriving. It is true that seaweed does accumulate. However, what also deserves recognition is the incredible effort of the beach cleanup crew. We repeatedly saw staff working extremely hard — shoveling seaweed into trailers and hauling it away with ATVs. It’s clearly very labor-intensive work, and they do it constantly because nature keeps bringing more in. Kudos to that team for the effort they put in every day. Personally, I’m not much of a beach person, so it didn’t affect my vacation much, but it’s something travelers should be aware of. Despite our daughter getting sick, we still had a great vacation overall. Our 5-year-old absolutely loved every minute of the trip and had an amazing time all week. In the end, we would definitely consider returning to this resort, whether traveling with our children again or as a couple.

Awesome All Around!

Great staff, food and amenities. Great choices at the buffet daily, sit down restaurants were good as well. Room was clean and comfortable, all of the staff were super friendly. Would go back again!

AMAZING RESORT!!

This resort was fabulous!! When we booked our travel agent put in a note that we were celebrating our anniversary and when we checked in they gave us a free upgrade to the Adults Only. Our room was beautiful, beds were comfortable and the service was great. When we checked into our room the fridge wasn't working, I called the lobby and they were literally there 10 min later with a new one. This is a fabulous family resort, lots of family entertainment and the waterpark is amazing for the kids. T [... read more]he food was amazing with lots of selection, delicious and never long lines for the buffet. Would like to say the Route 66 restaurant was our favorite, amazing food. The entertainment was good with different "resort style" shows nightly. A big shout out to our servers Elice and Fernanda, these ladies kept the drinks flowing with big smiles, laughter and great personalities. The beach was just okay, the water was great but some rocky areas and not enough chairs. The pools were beautiful but like every other resort not enough chairs and towels on every chair by 7 am and no one around. Be aware for older people and people with mobility issues that it's a big resort from one end to the other with lots of walking. There are trolly cars but they do not run often enough so sometimes you could be waiting awhile. We really liked the location as it's close to the airport and Playa Del Carmen, which is our favourite shopping destination.

Absolute Paradise !!!

This resort is amazing. We checked in seamlessly and received a free upgrade without asking. We booked a junior and received a premium room with swim up pool. The staff were friendly and accommodating. The resort was spotless and the food amazing and endless. Tons to do and lots of live entertainment etc. Would definitely recommend this beauty for a luxury vacation at an affordable budget!!

Great time

My wife And I along with my son and his girlfriend just stayed here last week. Overall we have a great time, the food was good, the staff were all excellent. We would go down for breakfast and comeback and our room was already cleaned. Never had any issues with our rooms. Pretty cool to see the wild monkeys along the path to the beach. They never ran out of anything during our stay. For the negative, they really don’t have much of a beach area for lounging, and the chairs down by the pool that  [... read more]over looks the beach are taken up really early. Booking the a la carte are a big of a pain to book in you have to go down super early and stand inline to book each day or login and try and get one. I do highly suggest going to both of the Xcaret parks, can say what a great time they both are. Xplor has the zip lines and many other things to do from caves to seeing a variety of animals. Food labels for the buffet would have been better then having the chief come out and show my wife what she could eat. As she has celiac. But they did accommodate every meal for her.

Very nice resort

The resort was very nice. Nice rooms, good food. I wished they changed up the buffet a little more each day but the food was delicious regardless. Pools were nice, We stayed in the adults only portion of the hotel. Beach was nice, a couple days the seaweed had blown in but the grounds keepers were making quick work of getting rid of it. Beach bar was always busy but all the other bars you could just about walk up to without a line. You have to get up fairly early to get a decent chair anywhere.  [... read more]Drinks were delicious. Resort is off the main roads so you need to take a taxi to go to most places. The bellboys will help you with that. Overall a great place to stay. I wish my travel agent gave more details on arrival as there are lots of people wanting to take you to the resort but they are all charging and I had pre paid for airport transfers. It took a little while to find out who I needed to ride with.

Océan Riviera paradise

Beautiful clean well maintained. Friendly staff. Helpful. Family friendly Great food and drinks and non alcoholic options. Not too far from airport. Lots of activités. Some communication breakdown re booking pickleball and didn’t see outs of info about activities schedule …just kinda stumbles in them

Loved it!

This was our second time at Ocean and it was absolutely amazing! The beach was a bit rocky a few days but other than that everything was perfect. I would totally recommend this hotel to anyone. One of the best in Cancun!

Our Fav

This was our 4th visit to the ORP. As always, we loved it. The staff make the resort. From Antonio our butler, Benito the trolley driver, Samantha and all the staff at Mikes plus Angel at the Steak House, they all keep us coming back. The pools are great, the food is fantastic and the hotel is clean. The beach is not the best, but that’s no one’s fault. This review is from the Vanilla Latte gang! See you next year.