Barcelo Maya Colonial: Beautifull resort we have been there at least 10,times ,rooms were clean, bed was comfortable.
Grounds and room were well kept , great buffets and a la cart dining was great ,only one miner problem , the room bar fridge in our room did not work , but was replaced with in a couple of hours ,only negative was long delays at baggage pick up at the airport waiting almost 2 hours for my wifes,s walker.and lack of decent food for purchase on the flight.
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Selection Riviera Cancun: Good hotel but very small beach area
The hotel was nice and clean. The restaurant serving very good food . The pool are great especially Adults pool. Bettyna walk around the pool to serve drinks all day long. Very nice and friendly staffs.
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Allegro Playacar: Allegro Playa Del Carmen.
The hotel was small,but everything was close by. But was surprised we had to pay an environmental tax. Think it was 28 pesos per night. The location was great it was a 20 minute walk into 5th Ave Playa downtown. By taxi it was. 5 minute drive and $13 US$.
The rooms were small either 1 king bed ,or 2 double beds, but very clean,and the beds were very comfortable. You also got coffee, beer, soft drinks, water in your room every day.They had 2 pools, one had a swim up bar, and activities, the o[... read more]ther one was a bit quieter. They were separated by the beach restaurant. But both were just steps to the beach which was lovely. Drink service was available when sitting at the pool, or the beach.
The staff were lovely,and would help you if they could. The food was just okay! The best was lunch down at the pool area. Breakfast and dinner were okay, not great. But you won’t starve.
Not many staff members spoke English! If you like small resorts this was great.
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Kore Tulum Retreat Wellness Resort: Needs some TLC and Maintenance
Review split into lodging, food, staff and service:
1) The lodging is in much need of an overhaul. Rooms need minor cosmetic renovations, major renovations to water (barely warm water provided), water pressure low, jacuzzi needed to be cleaned. Sheets on bed should fit the bed (used queen size on king size beds)
2) Main villa's need immediate maintenance to the roof and mechanical systems. Roof leaks and has missing coverage.
3) Food was plain. Breakfast was a buffet that was short of patheti[... read more]c with a selection of minimal items. You could option to have room service with a limited menu. Lunch was a limited menu at the only 1 restaurant or again you could have room service with a limited menu. Dinner was a different theme each evening or back to the limited menu for room service. To generalize, the food had little or no taste, no matter which meal you choose.
4) Staff was friendly, and mostly helpful, but it seemed that the actual working staff had no interest in really being there. Saw little or no tipping from the other guests in the resort. With just a couple US dollars for a tip to the wait staff went a long way for service.
5) There was lots of Construction outside and around the resort which hopefully will be finished in the next 6 months (by mid 2024). This caused power outages and lots of traffic problems outside the resort.
6) The outskirts of Town are about a 30 minute brisk walk, 15 minute bike ride, or an expensive taxi ride of $25 USD. There is no other transportation available.
Overall, it was a quite resort, fenced. Needs renovations to bring it to what I would consider maybe a 3 star resort.
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Ocean Coral Riviera Cancun: Lovely resort
Good food, very clean. Staff very friendly and helpful. Wonderful time,lots of activities, pool was very clean, coffee bar exceptional. Beach was okay, no sargassum.went with friend had an amazing time.
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Grand Riviera Princess: Beautiful resort!
We started our trip from airport to the resort with a negative, luggages have been lost, between 2 stops, I hope they retireved their bag, I know I would have been angry. Instead of a 45-50min drive we had an almost 3hrs, we arrived around 01:00.pm night at the reception. The receptionists were nice, we had the room pretty quick, nice room, clean. The next day we found out we couldn't lock the door of our room, and we went to ask to change the room. They were understanding, we changed it with a [... read more]room on the 1st floor, same clean, nice room.
Very cute wild animals allnaround the resort, coatis, deers, lizards, spider-monkeys and of course some cats. All rhe animals are friendly but not recommend to approach, but the cats 😊
A lot of activities, sports, we went to the gym, coach Ricardo very attentive with us, cool, very nice young men, I recomend going to his classes. He has yoga on the beach, fitness and some other gym activities. The pools are super nice, they were full almost all the time, the activities at the pools so fun, zumba in the water, I recomend, it is, so much fun.
Also i recomend walking the beach, beautiful beautiful beaches, they were clean, white sand 💯
We went to a few "a la carte" restaurants, I recomend to go if you, have time, you can enjoy some good food, drinks and fun!
Miso Teppanyaki, La Vaqueria, La Hacienda, all nice and the food excellent!
The walk from the rooms to the beach, to the restaurants, it is not bad, 10minutes max we enjoyed walking every morning, lunch and night, the alleys are clean, beautiful.
Last day we were told to be in the lobby for the bus at 16.10 and the bus came after 17:00, it was not too comfortable to wait in 30 degrees hot in denim, t-shirt, and snickers, but this is Air Canada Team, not blame the hotel. I would sugest the hotel to have a shuttle to bring their guests to their resorts and back to the airport, it would be a very good addition and help for the turists.
All in all a very nice first experience here, I would go back and yes I will recommend 💯ðŸ‘
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Grand Riviera Princess: Amazing resort
The resort in general is fantastic- the animals, the grounds are vlean and taking care og every day by workers. The customer service is ok, except that some people need to underatand that november is not the season yet so the hotel lacks on workers and service sometimes. The rooms are clean even if they need some maintenance sometimes, for the price it's ok. If you want luxury go to more expensive hotels and pay 50% more.
The food is plenty, you can ALWAYS gind something to eat..sometimes you [... read more]wait in line few minutes, but not a problemmtry to relax, you're on vacation, you are not late anywhere...unless you have a trip booked, but then you wake up earlier and you'll be ok. I found the food tasty, warm, diverse, and plenty!
The beach is great..there's sand and water and plenty of chairs for everyone. There is nothing you can do about the smell or algae, as hurricane season just ended beginning of november-it's normal...if you do some research you stay informed and know what you pay for.
The servicea are good, tge workers are paid in peanuts compared with us...so they could use a bit of appreciation for the hard work.
I would like to thank few people who went above and beyond to help: Alejandro from reception, Andrea and David from tbe buffet, Ricardo from the gym for his pilates and yoga classes, Marco from Coco-Bongo, and every single dancer from the entertaining team. Bartendera are very nice in general given the fact that sometimes are overwhelmed and under-tipped.
The animals are my favourite part of this resort..yes, even the coatis. Some ppl complained they were too many..but remember they eat all the bad insects, including cockroaches. And if you keep your food protected, you should be fine. Monkeys are something else...In some places you pay to see so many animals..here, tbey entertain you in all-inclussive style. There are also deers, iguanas, turtles and squirrels.
Overall it's worth the money if you keep your mind open and stop complaining about little things.
I had a problem with the luggages but I was mad because I was tired and I forgot the poor bellboys are not the most educated people at the hotel....Sometimes the supervisor needs to show up and help with the situation.But it always gets solved. We got our rooms changed with no problem-sure, sometimes a tip (10$-20$) would speed up the process, but it's up to each tourist how they want to handle the situation.
Bottom line, you are on vacation-relax and open your mind-as Mexican culture is very different from notth American one or Europe,...etc.
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Barcelo Maya Beach Resort: Great resort
Excellent hotel
Food great, very clean
Will go back again
Shows need some work
The alacart restaurants are fantastic
The booking of the restaurants is a bit annoying, not many good times available. Pool service was great. Beach is fantastic
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Bahia Principe Explore Coba: Worth it!
Had a really good time! My room was clean, and well stocked for the most part! I thought the buffet and food options were great as well, pools and bars were awesome! Beach area was a tad small for Coba guests but it wasn’t too bad. There is no food options for Coba at the beach but this really was a non issue! I ate so much at the buffet that I wasn’t hungry until well after lunch time hahaha! Honestly, everything was clean, the staff were unreal and it was truly a great trip. Start to finis[... read more]h, we had a really good time!
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Bahia Principe Explore Akumal: Awesome Resort
Bahia Principe Akumel is one of my favorite resorts, the staff are always smiling and willing to help, they go above and beyond. The customer service was oustanding. The atmosphere in Akumel was so relaxing and soothing to all on our trip. The rooms were very clean and fully stocked with towels, drinks, etc. every day. Many a la carte restaurants to choose from. Buffett foods was good as well. would recommend this hotel.
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Blue Bay Grand Esmeralda: Mediocre
My room was flooded twice as well as my friend's room after a downpour. The food is average at best and the water at the beach is murky/black... a far cry from the aquamarine Caribbean you'd expect. Spotty internet throughout the resort. While severely understaffed and overworked, the staff were amazing and always did their best - the only positive.
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Catalonia Yucatan: Room Review
We were originally in the comfort room, which was hugely disappointing. The door lock didn’t work, it was outdated, and looked nothing like the photos. We had to upgrade because the room was unacceptable. The upgraded room was lovely.
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Platinum Yucatan Princess: Wonder resort
We had a great time we loved the swim out room it was a great feature and will do it again. Food was ok would have loved more options.
Service was great everyone was friendly
Thanks for a great week
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Ocean Coral Riviera Cancun: Great resort for the price point
Rooms were nice and clean. Good size resort. Buffet was good. Staff was friendly. Fairly quiet. Because of the risk of jellyfish and spiky fish there was a red flag (almost all resorts). No ocean swim
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Platinum Yucatan Princess: Beautiful resort
We stayed on the adult side , great resort tucked away. Service was wonderful. We had a swim out and was very pleased with the overall look. Rooms were clean. Bar fridge wasn't stocked but we were close to all bars . Only recommendation to add disco on the adult side.
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Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun: Resort
I think there should be more entertainment things for adults . It a great place for kid. The bad thing is the upgame we have to paid to use it. It should be free or one time free if you stay for a week. The bed sheet is not clean, need more improvement!!
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Hotel Marina El Cid Spa and Beach Resort: the best I've been to in awhile!
Beautiful green property, renovated, upkept, clean and well taken care of. Several pools, cafe with great freshly brewed coffee, gym facing the ocean, meditation & yoga corner, so many things to do for kids and adults, or just find a quiet adult only spot to zoom out, plenty of space to walk around. Food was delicious, so much variety and fresh. The "cliff" &slide pool for kids- lots of fun. Staff so friendly too. beach is ok for sitting and building sandcastles but not for swimming due to weed[... read more]s and many sandbags placed to break off waves, but the view is still beautiful & relaxing. Staff works every day to clear off the seaweed. Our room was quiet, facing the river and surrounding jungle, my kid was so fascinated & excited watching crocodiles, crabs, turles & birds:) it's like mini zoo for her. Definetely goes on the list of places I want to come back to.
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Barcelo Maya Beach Resort: Great resort with excellent dive shop
Great resort with lots to do. Shout out to Judit, Vicktoria and Ilana at the Kessler Dive shop on the property. Went for a wonderful suba dive with Judit. Ilana set me up with jet skiing and was super helpful. Also tried the surf rider. The beach is great in front of this specific resort, although you can use the beach at 3 attached resorts so lots of beachfront. There's also a dolphin enclosure.
Date of stay: November 2023
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Royalton Hideaway Riviera Cancun: Great Trip
I am an avid all inclusive traveler and have been to 15 resorts in the past 10 years. This trip was just for two people both of us in our early 30s not looking for a party resort, but also not looking for something boring. I would say this resort provided a great balance. If you’re elderly this is a larger resort lots of walking, however it’s 99% wheelchair accessible. Rooms were clean and well maintained, property was also clean and well maintained. Beautiful grounds and the resort rakes th[... read more]e seaweed off the beach every morning. The water was not crystal clear blue water, however a hurricane just came through those waters and I know it depends on time of year you travel, I saw others say the water wasn’t crystal clear though during reviews so if that matters to you, look elsewhere. Beach was gorgeous nonetheless. I saw tons of reviews from people mentioning mosquitos, I didn’t see a single one… in fact I didn’t see any bugs at all except for one bee the whole week. However what I think the problem is, is the sand fleas (can’t really see them) on the beach, the resort could spray for these and I assume they don’t or maybe it’s just elevated this time of year.. however for a 8 day vacation if the only complaint is bug bites then I think we’re good to go. Staff was friendly overall and helpful when you needed it, Alex by the pool was tremendous very courteous and on the ball with his service. The resort could work on playing more upbeat current music, as we kind of listened to the same music everyday by the pool and it was a little dated. The games / entertainment team could spruce up their games in addition to their prizes. They handed out tshirts, I’ve seen other resorts hand out bottles of champagne or small bottles of alcohol. The food was good, however Royalton does NOT let you book dinner reservations unless you’re a diamond club member (I’ve stayed at a few Royalton now and it’s a trend. The way it’s featured or advertised is as a positive, however it’s very hard to get in the actual restaurants for dinner unless you go at 5pm or 9pm or later as the resort prioritizes the diamond club members which sucks when you’re being told it’s an all inclusive. All paying guests should have an opportunity to eat in the restaurants and if they want to reward higher paying guests then there should be a exclusive bars or restaurants for them, but all other guests shouldn’t be deprioritized. However again, I’m looking for things to mention, non of this ruined our trip in any way. We ate at the Italian, steak and teppanyaki all were good but not as amazing as I have heard Mexican food to be, I’d say 7.5/10. However they were good. We did eat at the buffet rest of the week though because it had more options and easier to get what you want. Note: there is NO AC in the restaurants, the resort relays on sea breeze… which sometimes works and sometimes there is no breeze. The club on the resort has AC, but it could have been cranked way higher lol and same recommendation on better music lol. Overall, I would recommend this resort for someone my age looking to enjoy themselves but not get out of control. There is a splash pad area for kids away from the “party†pool (which is just more like games and drinks and music pool, not party), and there is a few quieter pools as well. Clean and fun resort, great vacation.
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Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun: Amazing resort
From the rooms to the staff to activities I loved this resort . It’s beautiful . The activities the rooms the pools the water park . There was something to do everyday and I had an amazing experience staying here , I highly recommend