Not what I expected

I first want to start off with the staff who was absolutely fabulous. It didn’t matter who we were in contact with, they were absolutely amazing. The food was not as expected for a 5 star resort. I enjoyed Gustos, Braza and the Sushi Restaurants. The menu was on repeat too often as well. I don’t like the design of the buildings and they were run down in many areas. Great selection of pools and the beach was nice.

Great Time!

Just finished a week on the family side (non-Star Class) and wanted to share my thoughts. I've stayed at countless resorts, and this one ranks near the top for me. Yes, you need to get up early and play the towel game, but that's the reality at most resorts. It didn't bother me since I'm an early riser and enjoy reading by the pool. There are definitely a lot of paid "extras," but we didn't spend anything beyond what was included and never felt like we missed out. I can't really comment  [... read more]on the evening shows. After a full day in the sun (and a few drinks), they just weren't a priority. My son made some friends, and they had a great time hanging out at night. Restaurant rankings: Excellent: Sunset Strip Steakhouse / Teppanyaki / Indian / Breakfast buffet Good: Mexican / Dinner buffet / Guy's Burger Joint / Wood-fired pizza at the Italian restaurant Not my Fav: Sushi / Italian The lazy river was a great bonus, especially since the water stayed cooler than the pools in the July heat. I'd recommend bringing an inexpensive float from Amazon and leaving it behind for someone else when you head home. The pools were nice, the bars were great, and the drinks were solid. My only disappointment was that mezcal was surprisingly hard to find. We also did a snorkeling trip to Isla Mujeres, which I highly recommend. Rent a golf cart for an hour and explore the island - it's a fun little adventure. Overall, I'd absolutely return and wouldn't hesitate to recommend this resort. The staff were consistently friendly and helpful. We had an amazing week.

Great Place - Some Issues

Hello. Just returned from Planet Hollywood Cancun. Overall an excellent hotel but has a few things that need corrected. Italian, steak house and Sushi very good. Mexican was ok and Tapanaki was poor at best. Glass around table makes it impossible to hear cook so event is lack luster. We were to get 4 separate courses and only got two. We were rushed and they forgot dessert and appetizers. As something that people look forward to and hard to get they need to fix this meal. Our maid forge [... read more]t to replenish towels and remove used dishes. Dirty dishes were stored in stairwell for days. Overall place is clean, well organized, event staff are great. Beach is cleaned daily of seaweed so beach is useful. Would return. No bugs. Daily visit from iguanas were interesting. They are friendly.

Love Planet Hollywood Cancun

The staff are amazing at this resort. The selection of restaurants is fantastic. Rooms and grounds are kept very clean. This was my third visit here. Lot of things for kids to do. Large, clean pools. Highly recommend.

Fun in the sun!

The hotel room was clean and well stocked with water and pop daily. The food at the restaurants was superb. We enjoyed all the activities and entertainment choices. The check out process was easy and quick.

Great Beach-Poor Service

We usually really enjoying staying at any of the Royalton owned resorts, unfortunately this one left us a little disappointed. The resort grounds were beautiful and very well kept. The food overall was good with lots of variety, which made it easy to find something for everyone each day. The beach was a standout—soft sand, crystal blue water, and truly stunning. It was one of the best parts of the trip. Unfortunately, the room felt very run down, even after an upgrade to the star class side. We  [... read more]got the Entourage suite which is a king bed with a pull out couch for the four of us- we arrived really late at the resorts and there were no sheets or blankets for the kids bed- when we asked for them, they just gave us sheets and no blankets (this was at 2am- so at that point we just made due for the night) we didn’t receive a duvet until night 3. The cabinet doors wouldn’t close, drawers didn’t open properly, lifted ceiling tile in the bathroom, and the shower head was falling off the wall to name a few examples. Housekeeping was minimal (no sweeping or shower cleaning), and we had to repeatedly ask for towels and for the bar fridge to be restocked with water. Lines were long throughout the resort (45 min wait at the coffee shop). The pools were advertised as heated but were freezing cold and went mostly unused by anyone all week (I think the whole week we were there, there might have been a hand full of people using it)- we found out this issue has been on going since November. It was still nice to get away, and any one of these issues on its own would have been manageable. However, taken together, they left a sour taste and didn’t quite live up to expectations for a resort at this level.

Amazing resort

Public areas, rooms, restaurants were all great. Room service was great particularly changing towels every day same as beds. Airconditioning was working well. Different restaurants gives you a chance to try different foods and was easy to book

Great resort

The resort was amazing, and the service was great. The only thing we would ask or change is more direct entertainment for the children. I have been at resorts where there is a children's show prior to the nightly adult show. I may have missed the info but that was our challenge, was finding nightly entertainment for them. Hopefully, we missed it but other than that it was an amazing time.

Hotel review

The hotel was really nice. Very frustrated that everything has to be completed on APP. The staff was very unhelpful. When you asked at the counter to change something they always referred you to the APP. I had emailed the hotel 5 days before leaving regarding two rooms and I heard back from the morning of our ✈️. Very frustrating as I wasted a morning trying to get rooms moved! Food was good and buffet was spectacular. Beach needs work and was constantly a smell in our room. Had the fan on fu [... read more]ll with doors open to get the smell out of our room. Again asked about this at the front desk and never had anybody come check our room. Paid a ton of money for this trip - would think twice about going back to Planet Hollywood!

Planet Hollywood

I just wanted to share my disappointment regarding our recent stay at the hotel. Although I expected a high-end experience for the price we paid, one of the rooms we received upon arrival had visible mold on the wall (I have photos) and a strong moldy smell, which is clearly unhealthy. We requested to switch rooms immediately and ended up spending nearly two days dealing with this issue. One of the rooms was finally changed on the second day, but it significantly impacted our experience. W [... read more]e had also inquired about upgrading to a Director's Room on the first day, but were told that nothing was available — which I understand. However, the overall situation left us quite dissatisfied with our stay.

Beautiful resort

The grounds, pools, beaches…the entire property was pristine. Very impressed aT our accommodations and equally impressed with the restaurants and food. However, our check in was very disappointing. We waited in line for over 3 hours to check in. There was a large group in front of us and while we were waiting in line, another bus load of guests arrived and proceeded to walk past us in line and join their group. None of the employees seemed to stop this or even care. The front desk staff  [... read more]were not very helpful. I had an Issue about a charge to my credit card for a service we did not use, I approached guests services to have this charge reversed on my card and was reassured it would be. However, I returned back home and the charge was still on my credit card. A charge for upgraded accommodations that we never received and it was for over $2000 US. Very disappointing and unacceptable. For this reason I give the hotel a 6/10. I was very happy with everything but just a fyi, guest services and the front desk were not very helpful or professional.

Exceeded All Of Our Expectations

What a fantastic resort for families! So many activities, staff is so polite and accommodating. Food & Entertainment was on point! Highly recommend the swim-out rooms to everyone, definitely worth the upgrade.

Beautiful resort

Grounds were well kept. All amenities were spaced out and easily accessible. We were Star Class guests, Service at the pools and restaurants was good but the ala cart restaurants under performed in quality and experience. Daily room service was very inconsistent with standards not met. Daily follow up required to meet those standards ie: towels, fridge restocking, bathroom set up etc. Overall a very nice resort with a beautiful beach but more attention to the service in the rooms is needed.

Beautiful Resort

The resort it self is beautiful and clean. Unfortunately our Star class Entourage Suite was not acceptable upon our arrival. It smelled of mould and mildew and the bed was wet and it was quite a hassle to get our room changed. The Star Class front desk told us it was the humidity but our family was in 3 other rooms that did not have that issue. Our encounter with Denise at the Star class front desk was unpleasant and unsatisfactory. We finally got a new room a day and a half later with the he [... read more]lp of Paola who approached us because we were so upset. We were very thankful for her help. Our new room was perfect, no “humidity “ issues.

Great resort if you have kids

This is a resort full of lots to do for kids, water park, lazy river & activities. But beware that a lot of things are at an extra charge! (Trampoline, mini putt, wave rider, etc). I was travelling with a group that had kids, but no kids of my own therefore I looked at the resort through adult eyes. Food at buffet was ok, not great and drinks were decent but not amazing. A la cart dinners were underwhelming. Rooms were nice, and resort is clean. Staff were all very friendly! Just felt like  [... read more]everything was a bit of a money grab, lots of ‘add ons’ and ‘extras’ available but it will cost you -be sure to ask the price before you upgrade your steak for example- $90 USD for a ribeye instead of the strip steak that was actually on the menu. Beach is very nice & not too far from airport. Personally wouldn’t go back, want to feel like I’m in Mexico, felt more like a theme park in Florida. Lastly, didn’t know until we got there that the huge swim up bar & 1 restaurant were closed for renos while we were there, so really brought down service at the main pool.

Great for the kids!

This resort is a busy and happening resort. There are over 1000 rooms and while we were there they were at capacity. The beach is beautiful! The sand is so soft and white, we were able to find chairs everyday and spent almost all of our mornings on the beach. The pool is great, large enough for everyone, islands or lillypads for the kids to take a break and lots of action happening, foam party, obstacle course. Only down side is people “reserve” chairs with their towels and this makes it ver [... read more]y hard to find a seat. Kids pool was great for the kids and great for my wife and I to relax in the sun. Well serviced for drinks and Guy Ferrari burger joint right there. We ate at almost all of the a-la-carte restaurants and had little to no problem booking them through the app 2-3 days in advance. Food was great, highlights for me were the habachi and the steak house. New York strip was a great steak! Buffet was also great food with many options although, got busy at times with big line ups. Food overall was top notch. Our waiter for breakfast and lunch was Sergio, if you get the chance to sit in his section he is calm, cool and collected with a steady service without bothering you. He’s the best! Last the rooms, they were dated and need an upgrade. They were clean but did have a bit of a musty/humidity to them. Also, they advertise that they are queen beds, they are NOT they are doubles. Overall good place for our young 4&8 year old family.

Amazing vacation

The hotel was clean and the staff was always smiling and helpful. The buffett had a great selection with stations that made omelettes, hamburgers, tacos, etc. We went to the Mexican and Italian and Japanese restaurants, the last one was my favourite. Travelling with a group of 16 (adults and children) could have been an issue but we all had a great time.

Great beach

Hotel overall was clean and the staff were super friendly and helpful. We loved the beach although it was busy during our stay and typical issues finding loungers. The food at the buffet was good with lots of choices. We weren't Star class so had challenges getting reservations at the restaurants before 9pm. The restaurants we did get into were disappointing in quality. The gym was amazing and my kids loved the upper basketball court. Biggest complaint was that the minibar was not restocked cons [... read more]istently with water and we constantly had to go to the main bar and get bottled water. My kids are teenagers and enjoyed the nightclub.

Great Family Vacation Resort

From the time we arrived we found the staff very respectful, friendly and accomodating. Our two Star Class Attendants/Butlers, Erik and Andy contacted us each day advising us of resort events and offering their assistance throughout the day. The staff at the various venues were efficient but not bothersome. Public areas including pools, restaurants and green areas were well maintained and clean. Our room was spacious and clean. The room attendant(s) ensured towels and treats were replenished  [... read more]as needed. There was the air of happy vacationers throughout. We did not see any aggressive behavior or overly loud noise. Our grandchildren enjoyed the Dino water park, lazy river and the pools. Great resort for a family vacation

Perfect for Everyone!

We had an incredible time at Planet Hollywood. As a large family group of 10 there was something for everyone to do. Our swim out suite was amazing and our vacation wouldn't have been as incredible had it not been for our butlers Roy and Oscar. They went above and beyond! They even surprised my son with a bucket of chocolate milk and m&Ms! We have been to many all inclusive resorts but all the staff here were so friendly and welcoming! The beach is absolutely beautiful and there are many pools t [... read more]o enjoy. My hubby planned a lovely romantic dinner on the beach with the help of our butlers and we also did the fast drivers experience, which was fun! There were 2 minor cons. I did feel that there were a number of experiences that required additional expenses. So if someone is looking for absolutely everything to be included that won't be the case. I also didn't like being roped into a 90 minute presentation for their Prime Vacation club. We were offered a number of gifts to simply attend but we did feel somewhat pressured. It wasn't the best way to spend the first day of our vacation. But generally we had a great time!