Barcelo Maya Tropical: Amazing Resort

It was our first time to Mexico, the resort was amazing. The foods was good and we really enjoyed our sit down meals, our chef Sandra made our experience at the Japanese restaurant in Colonial a memorable evening. The service at Sante Fae at the Tropical was great, our server Jorge always had a smile and made our evening. Charo our pool server at the Tropical always had a smile and there to take our drink orders when we needed something. Idahlia on the customer service desk in our area was s [... read more]o sweet and helped us with our reservations at the sit down meals. There was so lots to do at the resorts, snorkeling off the beach by the Maya Palace with the sea turtles, catamaran rides, dolphin shows and swimming with the dolphins. Mini market, Maya Mall and Disco.

Bahia Principe Explore Akumal: Good resort but very large/spread out

First of all, here is what we prefer in a resort. We are beach babies, so a nice beach, adequate loungers and beach view is a must. As well as swimming in the ocean. Swimming, not wading (will get to that, LOL). Swim up room, and everything within a comfortable distance of our room. Lots of sun and friendly service. Otherwise, we are pretty adaptive... On to the review! Resort Staff: Overall did not find them overly engaging/enthusiastic HOWEVER for the first time in my extensive travels, [... read more] noted that 2/3 of the guests were not tipping service, were cold towards the staff so I cannot blame them for not putting forth best effort. We managed to get to know a few of them and once we engaged/tipped they were wonderful. Hard to do that with the expanse of the resort and rotating staff... I tip well in the room, the cleaning staff were excellent and complied with my note that I left requesting fridge be stocked with certain items daily. Room: We booked a swim up room (our preference), and due to a leak in the pool fell short of advertised expectations. The water level was below the skimmers when we arrived, and continued to drop for about 3 days. Which turned it into a very loud waterfall as the return jets were above water. Not the tranquil pool advertised/expected. Management were well aware and did not add water to the pool (witnessed manger/maintenance/someone else inspecting it and taking pictures. Water level stopped dropping just under the night time accent lights/vacuum opening, attempted to explain to maintenance that was where the leak was, fell on deaf ears... Other swim ups looked fine, avoid building 63 for now... Resort layout: BIG complex, expect a lot of walking and lots of rides on the shuttle "trains". Add ons: Lots of add on charges. First time ever we had to pay to attend shows. Having said that, what we paid for was very very good! Kids: They have an extremely good good kids club, many activities we observed, they kept the kids engaged from early day until late evening. Daytime in the lobby/pool areas until up till 9 PM they had the kids doing stuff like decorating heart shaped cookies on valentine's day (for mom and dad?) to dance shows at 8 pm. Our grand kids would have loved that (kids on a resort don't bother us unless they are totally obnoxious). We Very entertaining to watch in the mid evening. That was great to see, and I am sure they dropped into bed extremely exhausted to the joy of the parents... LOL! Beach/ocean: We were able to secure loungers in decent areas of the main beach every day. Beach area was very good, white sand (a little course but it was not uncomfortable) and lots of Palapas. NEGATIVE for us, water in the ocean was at best waist deep out to the breakwater, we like to swim! Positive: We bring our snorkel gear with us and around the end of the breakwater there was lots of colorful fish! Grounds were filled with lots of tropical vegetation, Agoutis, Coatis, Iguanas, a few geckos & birds in abundance as well as a few racoons (?) running around to make us feel like back home. I highly recommend downloading the resort app and doing a pre-check in. Which allows you to book Al La Carte restaurants ahead of time. Not that I ever saw the restaurants actually full, but you get your choices booked ahead of time. Restaurants: Found the menus very similar (?) for example they all had some kind of seafood item that was tweaked in a different way. KEEP IN MIND THIS IS OUR CULINARY PREFERENCE TASTES We could not book our first choice (Alux), so that one I won't comment on, lets just say that considering we tried to book it a week before our departure and it was was already full probably makes it a go-to. BUFFET had lots of selection, but very repetitive, themes seemed limited. Actual Mexican cuisine was limited, repetitive and "Americanized". ***Best Mexican food we had was off site during an excursion at a local town restaurant.*** We had breakfasts at KATOK close to our villa, was a decent breakfast buffet, no complaints there. Tikalito beach restaurant, no love on that one, went there for lunch and selection was limited... Best choice was the Maiko. Unbelievable cuisine. Start to finish Portofino, Just slightly below the Maiko. Dolce Vita was running a close third behind Portofino. Frutos Del Mar seafood restaurant was disappointing. No exceptional tastes beyond the appetizer. better seafood dishes elsewhere on the resort. Tequila, total disappointment, more tex-mex than Mexican, selection not so great...

Bahia Principe Escape Sian Ka'an: Great Resort

Very nice resort with a lot of amenities and the ambience was excellent. Food and drinks were very good and the number of restaurants to choose from were numerous. Staff were very friendly, helpful and extremely efficient.

Ocean Maya Royale: Great resort

Our short vacation was amazing thanks to Ocean Maya Royale. Everything was top notch - hospitality, accommodation, food quality and overall service. I would definitely recommend this adult only resort for a vacation.

Catalonia Riviera Maya: Best Staff ever!!

It’s a beautiful resort. Not too big, not too small. Tons of options to sit back and relax. Didn’t feel crowded even at a full buffet. Lots of shade options as well as sun. The buffet food could have been a bit better but the restaurants amazing dinners made up for it. But the staff.. I would return just for them! Pedro and Oscar are the most fun bartenders you could ask for!! I’d go back just to see them again! Nobody is hounding you on the resort which was amazing. People come by and a [... read more]sk if you’d like your hair done or a massage but quietly dismiss themselves as soon as you say no thank you. Very kind people there. We had an awesome honeymoon to say the least!

Iberostar Waves Paraiso Beach: It was a Amazing hotelbeautiful

The grounds beautiful at night. The animals are amazing. The staff was great, very good hotel. If you have allergies they look after you Ten Out of ten. The rooms were kept clean every day, the food lots. Overall it was a very good trip ps not recommended if you are a smoker.

Barcelo Maya Caribe: Fantastic Family Vacation!

This was our first time to Mexico as well as one of the Barcelo Resorts. We are a family of 5 and always book 2 rooms. We've travelled a lot throughout the Caribbean and have stayed at many all-inclusives. This resort has something for everyone to enjoy. It's huge and you can use the services at the other sections too. Very easy to get around and the grounds are beautiful. The ROOMS we had were not brand new but they were well maintained and very clean. Beds were comfortable and fridges were re [... read more]stocked daily. We like to switch it up between the pool and the beach, we always found chairs but it's probably a good idea to get there early. The FOOD was very good. The buffets had lots of variety and the service there was pleasant and quick. The a la cartes were really good too, the Japanese was our favorite. We didn't have any trouble booking these but I recommend being flexible with your times, there are a lot of people to accommodate. We did one EXURSION, to see some of the Ruins followed by swimming in a cenote. We booked this through our West Jet Rep and it was well worth the price, including meals, transfers, gear and even though it said a half day, it was closer to a full day. Lots of fun and very interesting. SNORKELLING from the beach is awesome. Our favorite part was finding the turtles! It's such a cool experience to swim with them. You can do this every day if you like. They are beautiful. There's so much to do at this resort, all day and into the night. We had lots of fun and a fantastic week!

Iberostar Waves Paraiso Beach: Amazing resort

Had the pleasure of vacationing at the Iberostar in Myan Riveria Mexico What a lovely resort the ground are stunning both at daytime and night time Plenty of wildlife to see Hawks being trained through out the resort Beautiful Peacocks Flamingos Parrots lots of little creatures very amazing!! To see everything The Pools are all lovely easy to enter by walking in or stairs They have a foam party every Sat The rooms are clean spacious Had lots of hot water for 2 weeks toilet worked excellent ne [... read more]ver any problems everywhere you went all the bathrooms were kept clean even at pool and beach always enough paper I was impressed The food was always good My sister has an egg Allergy they had a chef who met her at every meal she had they took the time to make things for her to eat shout out to Christian& Abbigail Two wonderful caring chefs Our first night there we got in late at night our greetings were from Antonio(Tony) we were very impressed by his reception to us The resort is very large lots of walking but good for you there are shuttles that fo come around every ten minutes that you can go anywhere they have a great shopping centre in the square but expensive but you can go for coffee donuts icecream and crepes, hamburg, fries, tacos Barritos, beers Tequila is poured all the time at all the bars but look out Tequilas makes you hit the floor with too many of them The E locate restaurants are all good Japanese they cook in front of you with a great performance Mediterranean was my favorite had a steak Brazillian delicious so much food Italian was good The smokehouse was mmm good all in all I give the resort 9 out of 10 have no complaints Jimmy hosted bingo everyday had fun doing that the Activity people very good Superbowl feast was Awesome All I can say is thank you to everyone who works at Iberostar from the gardeners to the Lady who scooped our icecream everyday our maid Martinna room 3847 was are room Great Vacation

Sandos Caracol Nature Resort and Water Park: Great Family Resort with Nature vibes!

Made some great memories at this resort! Lots of wild life and jungle vibes all over, and plenty to do for the kids. Folks at Kids Club were A1. Food at buffet could be little hit or miss, but not bad. Restaurants very hard to get reservations. Beach very nice, but hard to get out and swim with the rocks. Pools/ water park were great tho! Snack bars by the pools were great places for easy lunchs

Paradisus La Perla Adults Only Riviera Maya: Wonderful Spot!

The resort was fantastic! Beautiful rooms, pool, and beach. All of the food was fantastic, both the restaurants and the buffet. Loved the koi and the turtles in the main area of the resort. Both the family side and adults only side had tons of fun activities to go to. All the staff were kind and friendly. East walk to the town of Playa del Carmen but there was lots to do on the resort and we didn’t feel bored just staying there most days.

Sandos Playacar Beach Resort: Amazing Resort - Brutal flight delays

Sandos Playacar provided a memorable experience during my attendance at a destination wedding for a friend. The resort boasts convenient accessibility on foot, although its layout can be described as unconventional, particularly notable in the adult section which adjoins another pool catering to both children and adults, situated alongside the beach. Recently, the resort management adjusted the layout, evidently influenced by feedback from YouTube vloggers. While the resort's party scene may  [... read more]be subdued due to its family-friendly atmosphere and proximity to Playa del Carmen, guests seeking nightlife can easily venture into the city center. It's worth noting at Sandos Playacar, that local bars typically close by midnight, with some exceptions extending until 1 a.m. Regarding dining options, the main buffet located near the Meeting Point offers a satisfying array of dishes, including delectable spicy tacos prepared fresh from the grill. However, one inconvenience to consider is potential flight delays impacting travel to the resort, as it requires an additional hour of transportation via shuttle or car from Cancun. Accommodations, while somewhat dated, serve their purpose adequately considering that most guests spend minimal time in their rooms. Notably, room service maintains a commendable level of efficiency, particularly during non-peak meal times.

Bahia Principe Explore Coba: Great resort

We had a great time. We have always done adult only ,but this resort was so big and the children were so well behaved. So much for the kids to do. Urban show is a must but get there early as seats fill fast.

Barcelo Maya Colonial: Wonderful Vacation

The location of the hotel is very beautiful. We enjoyed all the services and facilities surrounding the hotel. The beach is very clean and well-maintained. The staff at the reception were friendly and accommodated all our wishes. The resort offers many restaurants for dining. We would suggest that the food could be improved by offering more international and healthy options, as it was the same every day. The room service was amazing; the cleaning staff were nice and family-oriented. The resort a [... read more]lso offered many activities for families, which were all very well-organized, and we felt very relaxed.

Barcelo Maya Riviera: Amazing 2 weeks at Barcelo Palace

I thought two weeks would be too long but we were sad to leave and could have stayed another 2 weeks. Resort amenities the beach the food the service was outstanding and the staff are so professional and eager to make your stay memorable. The staff at the Water Sports and dive shop are so helpful and knowledgeable. We went out on the Hobie Cats daily. I recommend upgrade to premium level for additional services.

Iberostar Selection Paraiso Lindo: Fantastic resort…booking again!

We loved this resort and we are already planning to return next year (going to try Maya next year (same resort, different rooms and more restaurants)). There is so much to do for all ages. The waterslides, lazy river and wave pool are fun for all ages….the pools are amazing! The beach was really nice. My son loved Star Camp (9 yrs old)! We also played Tennis and had a blast! Food was great at all restaurants (Italian, El Rancho steakhouse, Under the Sea, Greek), except the Mexican re [... read more]staurant (very disappointed with that…worst guacamole…but, room service guacamole and tortillas were great!). We loved the Teppanyaki restaurant….highly recommend it (fantastic food and a great show)! Buffets were all great. We loved the burgers and fries in the shopping centre Hamburger restaurant. Star Cafe is like Starbucks and a great go to place for snacks and drinks. The resort is huge…if you have mobility issues, that might be an issue (no elevators) , but there are shuttles (golf carts) running constantly around the resort. We walked about 10km a day. When booking a room ground level is that, 1st floor is the 2nd floor and 2nd floor is the 3rd floor…something to be aware of (as noted above, no elevators). We had a junior suite by the pool on the second floor and we loved it. Very spacious and clean. Loved that your key card is attached to your wrist band! Smart and handy! A few negatives…. All items in the stores are ridiculously priced (bag of chips and gummy worms were $43 CDN…stuffed animal was $60 CDN….2 packs of baby wipes were almost $50 CDN). Bring everything that you think that you need and more. Not much poolside drink service (1 person working a huge pool) and only one bartender working at each bar, so you can end up waiting in line for 20 mins for a drink. Get multiple drinks at once and bring your own large cup to keep them cold (Corkcicle, Stanley etc…) They used to greet you with a cold towel and glass of champagne upon arrival (as other all inclusive resorts do), but they have stopped that at Lindo (unsure why)….it is something that I like and this was missed. Overall a great resort…which is why we are going back next year!

Grand Sirenis Mayan Beach: Amazing Resort!

We had a great time at this resort. 1 Hour from the airport. Super clean. Felt very safe. Wasn’t lacking anything. Lots of food options. Lots of activities. All staff were super friendly and helpful. Would definitely return.

Bahia Principe Explore Akumal: Great trip!

We had a wonderful time at this resort. The staff were all very professional, friendly, and accomodating. It was just my husband and I on the trip and we had requested a room with a king bed, but when we arrived we were given a room with two doubles. They moved us to a new room as soon as a king bed became available, which only took a day. They were great! The first few days on the resort were extremely windy so we weren't able to get in the water but when the wind finally died down, it was  [... read more]great. We got out parasailing, which we did find much more expensive than other resorts/islands we've been to. But it was fun, and the staff running the parasailing were very nice. I got a massage at the spa one day and I have nothing but good things to say. My massage therapist, Luisa, did a great deep tissue massage. It was a full body massage from my toes to my head. Very relaxing! The food was one of the best parts of our vacation. The a la carte restaurants were really great. It's worth noting that you must make your reservations 10 days before your trip at the time you check-in. We knew this in advance, but we spoke to some people who were unaware of this and weren't able to get reservations. So make sure to take a look at restaurants and menus in advance and get your reservations booked. There are no a la carte for breakfast and lunch but the buffet was surprisingly good! Tons of options and good quality. You have access to all Bahia resorts (Coba, Tulum, and Sian Ka'an) when you stay at Akumal. Akumal is by far the best of the 4 so we only ventured on to the others for dinners. All in all, we had a wonderful trip and would definitely recommend this resort.

Iberostar Waves Paraiso Beach: Pretty but disappointing

As a repeat guest (been 5 times) we found the resort is now pushing very hard on guests to purchase memberships. Prices have gone up but service has decreased. Buffet menus are primarily Mexican food with fewer options. Many amenities not available for non-members. Entertainment now has a cost.

Barcelo Maya Caribe: Not a 5 star

Poor food, no themes at buffet despite lunar new year and Valentine's. No flexibility for unusual circumstances. Rooms are worn out. Buffet staff not allowed to join tables to accommodate family groups I'd these larger settings are occupied

Akumal Bay Beach and Spa Resort: Overall review

Beach was fabulous, just not enough loungers & beds at the pool & beach , people saving them & not using them for hours , food was not to my liking buffet food was always cold , room was a bit outdated but clean , night entertainment was only bands & singing , service was great , staff was very friendly