Great experience beautiful place

It was a great resort. We had a lot of fun. Everything was very clean. The room was very nice. Our trip was with a group of friends. I on the other hand would not pick a resort that big but for people that like a lot of space it was a great place. The entertainment was really good and the workers were very very helpful and very very nice

Ocean coral terquesa El beso

Very big hotel amenities are great. Hugh variety of food st the buffet to suffice everyone's pallet even thd fussist eaters. Location of bars well balanced out. Lobby bar closes last which is great. Lots of natural wildlife around hotel and come right to your patio. Ftom kudamundis to raccoons to Goudis. Staff very pleasant and great help. Only issue was not able to utilize the beach due to the sargassum plaguing the shores

Ocean coral terquesa El beso

Very big hotel amenities are great. Hugh variety of food st the buffet to suffice everyone's pallet even thd fussist eaters. Location of bars well balanced out. Lobby bar closes last which is great. Lots of natural wildlife around hotel and come right to your patio. Ftom kudamundis to raccoons to Goudis. Staff very pleasant and great help. Only issue was not able to utilize the beach due to the sargassum plaguing the shores

Great resort

The grounds were very clean and kept up. Most of our past winter trips have been cruises so we were thrilled with this spacious room and outside terrace, which we haven’t had on cruises. The restaurants we went to were all great, the Japanese, Italian and Spanish. The buffet was very good with delicious food. My only concern with the food was there wasn’t cream with the coffee, only milk. It was hard to find a sun lounger and the beach had a lot of seagrass but we weren’t at either place ve [... read more]ry much so it wasn’t a big deal. I liked the layout of the resort and that it was an easy walk to everything.

Great Resort

We were a group of 8 and had a great time at this resort. Grounds: well kept and beautiful. Not too large, walkable. Rooms: really nice, bed comfortable, AC worked well with a ceiling fan in room. Fridge well stocked. Maid service great. À la cartes: only got into 2. Italian was below expectations on the food and service. Hibachi one was a great experience and lots of fun, food good. Booking system is a bit stressful as you need to be on your phone and ready for 10 every day: it’s too much fo [... read more]r vacation. El beso bistro was fabulous food! As was the marina restaurant . Buffet was great no lack of food there. Overall the food was really good for this resort. Entertainment; lots to do if you wanted shows or activities, quiet if you wanted that. Would recommend this resort!

Enjoyable Resort

The hotel was well maintained, rooms clean and friendly service. Restaurants: Buffett was great lots of variety, Sensei (Japanese) was great entertaining show and food was delicious, Italian food was ok and service was questionable, Route 66 (dinner) was a mix review, waiter was very nice but forgetting things, my ribs were excellent but my wife's order was not what she wanted but was not told her meal was not available and was substituted. Overall, meals were generally good, service was a hit  [... read more]or miss. Programs that were offered were pretty good, The classes at the El Beso were excellent (shout out to Elizabeth). My wife booked me a massage, the massage was great (thank you to Lisa) , but the Aqua faciality, was mediocre, the hot tub was just warm and half the jets in the pool area didn't work .

FANTASTIC RELAXING VACATION

This was our 3rd time at OCT, but first time in El Beso. We had a great stay (10 of us all together). We did enjoy the Adults Only aspect this time, but not necessarily a must have in the future. Resort was clean and well stocked with everything we needed. Food at the buffet was always very good with plenty of options. The Mexican fare offered at every meal was always so good. We ate at the El Beso Breakfast restaurant one morning. Food was good, but personally I preferred the Buffet. We  [... read more]also ate at the Japanese, the Italian and the Villa Marina. All wonderful meals and the booking app worked fine for us to get booked. The fact that there are not many seating spots available when you get in it at 10 am was a bit frustrating (more so for getting all 10 of us together- Guest services wasn't able to help with this either unfortunately). If we didn't get in tho, it was no big deal as the buffet was always delicious. The best lunches we had were at the Village Marina Snack bar. Their shrimp and/or pork tacos were amazing. A must try. We tried to get into the Ocean burger but unfortunately, waited 20 mins with only a menu dropped off and no further service, even after asking to place our orders. We went to the buffet instead. The resort is impeccably clean, all the staff were very friendly and wanted you to enjoy your meals, drinks and rooms etc while you were there. Elizabeth, in the entertainment group was fantastic. She was always encouraging us to join in the activities, and we ended up having a great time doing so. Bartending, bingo, bracelets, painting and karaoke. The beach is wonderful, always clean. There wasn't much seaweed (I do NOT like seaweed at all- honest statement) when we were there ( Nov 29-Dec 6), but the tractor was still running getting up anything it could. The beach is not your typical crystal-clear turquoise water ocean, but still clean and enjoyable. We enjoyed most of our pool time at the El Beso pool. It was always clean and enjoyable. Ricardo always brought around great drinks for us whether at the pool or the beach. Iceburgs are my new favorite. Our rooms were cleaned most days, and mini fridge stocked as described in offerings. Some in our group did not get the same attention tho. There was a musty smell in the room when we first got there, but that is typical when no fresh air allowed in for a time. It diminished as the week went on. We took a cab into Puerto Morales one day for a breakup of the week. It was $44 US for four of us round trip. arranged just outside the resort, ask if the alligator is available for viewing if you stop in. This is a typical thing for us to do as it is close and something we enjoy. There is a bike tour that is offered to ride here from the resort as well. We like walking around the village, checking out the grocery store and then having fresh mango margaritas with chips and pico beside the ocean while pelican watching. Will we be back for a 4th time?? absolutely. recommend ?? absolutely. 6 in our group had not been here before, but said they would definitely be back!