Iberostar Waves Paraiso del Mar: Amazing Resort!

The Tripcentral.ca provided excellent vacation package with reasonable price for us (2 adults + 2 children) in July 2023. Our travel was smooth with no difficulties. Our environmentally-friendly resort is spreading over 400 hectares of sea beach area that is itself a small town with 3 hotels and all the required facilities (many restaurants and cafes) in the heart of the mangrove forest. The beauty of the resort is enhanced by the peacocks, flamingoes, racoons and other birds and animals that ar [... read more]e roaming around the resort. The resort staff are very friendly and always eager to assist us. Adequate resting shadow-spaces on the beach, with plenty of beach towels, are available to a large number of guests at any time. The white-sandy beach of the resort in July was wonderful with little or no water-floating weeds. It was also well secured by the local police petrolling regularly. Our 2 kids also enjoyed in snorkeling and other programmes of the resort on the beach and free boat rides. The dishes served were very delicious, with varieties - that fit both non-veg and veg people. Interesting programmes of the hotel engage both adults and kids throughout the day - well organized way. The hotel rooms are spacious, with sound air-conditioning system. We got nice walks to reach different places of interest in the resort. However, the dinning places were getting too crowded at the time we visited (July). Most of the rooms in our hotel are not facing sea view. Marketing to get membership of the resort was rigorous and time-consuming for us - we were asked to have 5-star hotel visit and breakfast there, along with visit to golf course and other places in the resort - that did not attract us. Overall, it was a memorable and amazing vacation for all of us.

TRS Yucatan: Great resort , great food, great service !

It was a wonderful resort for our vacation. We enjoyed the food, service and meeting people from all around the world. We had the best bartender at la terraza pool. Alfredo! Would recommend for sure..

Akumal Bay Beach and Spa Resort: Amazing Resort. 5 stars. 100% recommend it.

So, we traveled to Akumal Bay Beach and wellness resort for 7 days in July 2023 as a family of 4, 2 adults and 2 kids aged 5 and 6.5 years old. I would 100% recommend this resort to everyone. We absolutely loved everything about it. The staff were friendly and polite and would go out of their way to make your experience memorable. All greet you with smiles and are helpful. The food is great with options for everyone. On our 7-day trip, we were never disappointed with any meal at the buffet, ev [... read more]en for kids. The beach was good as it wasn't rocky and the kids were able to enjoy it well. The rooms are spacious and we never felt crammed in the room as a family. We had opted for the cheapest room (junior suite) and it came with 2 double beds, a sofa, T.V., a balcony with ocean and pool view with a jacuzzi tub on the balcony, and a spacious closet space with a toilet and shower. The water pressure in the shower head was a hit as usually in even some expensive hotels the shower head seems to be clogged with very slow water pressure. The resort is about 1.5 hours away from the airport which we didn't mind since we had the provision of shuttle service to and from the airport to the resort. We loved every minute spent there and would definitely love to visit them again.

Bahia Principe Escape Sian Ka'an: Great vacation

We had a great time staying at the sian ka'an, and would happily go back! The amazing variety of food options at the à la cartes and buffets kept us so full. We loved having the option to access the other Bahia properties. Make sure to do some research prior to choosing which property to stay at, especially if being right on the beach is a top priority. We found the tram system fairly prompt and very reliable. There are absolutely impeccable staff members throughout all of the resort as well. N [... read more]o one was ever too busy to lend a hand or answer a question. I wish I had known more about the activities happening on the other properties earlier in the trip, so that I could have explored and ventured out even more! Lots to do for next time!

Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya: Horrible Service

Food was repetitive. No AC in the room, claims they’ll come to fix and they didn’t Service was horrendous. The shuttle carts never pick you up they see you standing there to wait and they zoom past you and when you ask them to please take you somewhere they say bluntly no. Waiters/servers horrible… you honestly didn’t want to tip them because they rarely came to ask you for drinks or even pick up the plates. We’d have to serve our own drinks basically, and they’d get mad if we as [... read more]ked for wine or something that they had to get. Hotel staff refuses to help in anything. Very unhappy. They only message to tell you sorry for your experience we’ll communicate with the rest but honestly that’s exactly what they told us in person and our issues didn’t get fixed. Imagine? No AC for a week and fecal residue on our bathroom door! We had to clean it up and we told them please there’s still some left and they never came to clean it or even offered to change rooms. That was disgusting to come to our new room to find someone else’s feces hand prints on the door…

Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya: Feces residue in the room, Horrible service (fakes that they’re doing anything about it)

When we entered the appearance looks very nice and rooms look very spacious. However we had several problems as a family (5 different rooms) 2 rooms had AC issue (they claimed to fix it and it didn’t work) we had no AC for the whole week. And the fan is designed in a very strange way it’s on the side where the couches are instead of the actual bed therefore causing no air flow. 1 room had issues with wifi (they kept telling us there was no problems but the wifi wouldn’t connect)  [... read more] 1 room upon arrival they saw feces residue on the bathroom door, no one came to clean up. 1 room had nothing no soap or anything. Mini bar in room is rarely refilled and the water bottles it’s a big litre one that isn’t cold it’s hot because they leave it out in the room. The service at the buffet was terrible, the servers did not approach you or rarely did. Sometimes we even had horrible looks just because we asked for something like a drink. They wouldn’t pick up our plates, plates would accumulate. The Shuttles… honestly I have never been to a resort where the shuttles refuse to take you and even ignore you. Others would just zoom past you and you’d be “wait! Can I get a ride” and they’d say “no, I have other things to do”. So many shuttles and all of them empty most of the time as they don’t take anyone. The food wasn’t too great as well, every day was repetitive. The housekeeper wasn’t very clean, you can tell the room is still dirty upon arrival and during our stay they would not do changes of towels sometimes and other times the bed wasn’t properly made. Unfortunately, we did not have a good experience. Staff were not friendly and everyone seems frustrated. I do have to say that the restaurant a la carte were good and the service is much better there (would recommend the Mexican and Brazilian). However, the bad part is that when we arrived as soon as we got our room number we were online trying to book and EVERYTHING was booked. We then asked and they said they give priority to the black bracelet members. So, you would get these ridiculous late times like 9:15 pm. We would have to be checking for cancellations to get in earlier. I would not recommend this place and do not plan on returning to this resort. It was unpleasant and by the 3rd day we wanted to go back home and didn’t even want to eat their food (which we never experienced before)

Barcelo Maya Tropical: Good resort

I recently stayed at this hotel and I was thoroughly impressed with my experience. The staff were incredibly welcoming and accommodating from the moment I arrived. They went above and beyond to ensure that my stay was comfortable and enjoyable. The room itself was spacious, well-appointed, and impeccably clean. I appreciated the attention to detail in the decor and furnishings, which gave the room a luxurious feel. The bed was comfortable and provided a great night's sleep. we had bad experien [... read more]ce riding a Banana boat , because there were no safety features, and we fell in middle of the ocean and wewe terrfied for not doing the rescue at the required speed.

Royalton Riviera Cancun Resort and Spa: A disappointment

Hotel needs updating, no air conditioning in restaurants with 40 degree temperatures. Air conditioned areas reserved for diamond club only. Their desserts were stale and often not replenished. All juices were watered down. Room service was pointless as it took over an hour to arrive at your room. Very disappointed with this Royalton location. The Royalton in Negril, Jamaica was much better.

Secrets Akumal Riviera Maya: Amazing resort!

We had an Amazing 25th Anniversary trip at this resort! We stayed 9 nights at this beautiful resort and we loved everything about it! The resort is clean and so beautiful that we even booked an anniversary photoshoot on our anniversary. The beach is also beautiful on the Secrets property and it is always being cleaned so there’s not much seaweed during the day. We snorkelled right out front and saw stingrays, lots of fish, starfish, and a turtle. We also paid to go to the turtle sanctuary next [... read more] door to see more turtles and we saw 5! The food was amazing everywhere but we ate at the French and the Italian restaurants for most of our stay because we loved the romantic ambiance and the piano player who played there every night. The most we waited for a table was about 30min. The food on the beach (we had quesadillas, burgers, pizza) was so good (maybe share the quesadillas since they are huge!). The service by absolutely every staff member was outstanding! We usually take note of our favourites but honestly, every staff member was our favourite. They even made sure to say hi to us every time we walked by and they served us like kings and queens. Room service was also fantastic and we didn’t find the wait long at all (unlike some of the other resorts we have stayed at). Honestly, this resort is the best one we have stayed at in our opinion (and we have stayed at over 15 resorts in Mexico). If we had to criticize one thing, it is that we booked an ocean view room but the view of the ocean is more of a partial view. We asked for an upgrade but it would have cost us 300$ US per night so we didn’t bother. We were top floor in building 9 which was close to the restaurants and the view was still nice. We can’t wait to return to this resort!

Barcelo Maya Caribe: Amazing Resort

We cannot say enough good things about the Maya Barcelo Caribe. From the moment we arrived until we left, we had a great time. The service was great, the food was great, the beaches were great, the weather was phenomenal. Many things we probably did not get to do as the property is hug and we were discovering new things daily. Very clean and well maintained. We will definitely be visiting again.

Riu Palace Mexico: Riu palace mecico

Hi Kevin its Mike and Laura to tell you sbout trip to the Riu Palace in Mexico. To start the experience was great the staff very friendly ther we're always cleaning somewhere on the resort which was great the food was outstanding always had a variety at the three meal sittings never wemt hungry we would consider this resort again. There was a little rain the odd time but didn't last long just a few minutes thanks for helping us out with our travel plans hope to do business with you again.

Ventus Ha at Marina El Cid: Nice resort except the kids club

All was nice, food, service, all the staff except kids club they were very un patient with parents and kids they want perfect kids to baby set.................... Also beach was better in Cancun The rest of staff were nice

Paradisus Playa del Carmen: Amazing trip

The Paradisus was a great vacation. Our kids loved the water park and pirate ship and the grounds were extremely clean and well kept. The alcohol selection is next level and the restaurants were really good. The buffet was just ok nothing special. The restaurants made up for it. There were tons of activities for the kids to do as well and nightly entertainment for them. Overall we were very satisfied.

Bahia Principe Escape Sian Ka'an: Small hotel feel, bigger hotel options

Hotel in the jungle. Super lush. It felt like I was at a small hotel, not a factory-sized hotel. Buffet was good and the Alux restaurant was astonishing. Travel to the beach and other hotels was simple and quick

Viva Maya by Wyndham: Very good resort

Very good resort with helpful staff, great service, lots of activities and shows. Rooms are super clean. The food was not the best but was okay. We liked our stay at this resort and we definitely recommend it

Ocean Riviera Paradise: Great resort

Definitely alot of restaurants it is well maintained food is average not best ever the only bad thing was I didn't like the fact that they are very stricked on bringing food back to the room/snacks at the pool ares etc based on the animals they have but yet you can order room service which ends up the same one big thing didn't like could enjoy a nice burger lieing down relaxing had to eat at the restaurants even the snack shops like example nacos should be ok to eat by the pool they are very fr [... read more]iendly with you the both sides adult and family are not together even know your on adult they stop you not right when it's same resort also the waterpark they don't allow you to use it with your kids not right should be able to play have fun with your child they can't say it's too small as its pretty medium size water park

Grand Riviera Princess: Great resort

The hotel was beautiful. The grounds were immaculate! The resort is huge so be prepared to walk. The food was great. An assortment of options for each meal. Numerous buffets and restaurants! There was never a lack of options for food.

Bahia Principe Explore Coba: Not as good

I have been to this resort twice before this time in 2013 and in 2015. Both times you could use all the pools, bars,buffets,beaches and shows no matter which part of the resort you booked into. NOW you can only use the resort you booked into things. If you book into Coba, you can only use Coba Beach, buffet, bars, pools, shows. They give you an arm band when you arrive letting all the other areas know you aren't welcome there, and they are strict about not letting you use the other areas.We Won [... read more]'t be back.

The Fives Beach Hotel and Residences Playa Del Carmen: Beautiful Resort

The grounds are beautiful and our suite was very large and comfortable. I felt like we were in a boutique resort. Loved all the different pool area, the infinity and adult we're are favorites. Dinning was also a pleasant experience, must try is the Lizzard Restaurant for lunch. The beach was a little disappointing, not great for a long stroll and still plenty of seaweed considering all the hard work of removing it.

Selection Riviera Cancun: Super nice ,compact resort, meh beach.

Room was very nice with jacuzzi ensuite. Balcony overlooking the pool. There is one feature of the room that will make some guests uneasy which is the translucent frosted glass of the shower which is seen from the room side. If you have younger adults or children staying in the same room it might be bothersome. The lobby and other common areas were always clean. Staff were quite helpful. The main restaurant, Spoons is not open every night which means you have to go to one of the other restaura [... read more]nts. We stayed in this resort previously in 2017 and there are now some downgrades compared to then. The kids/family side is no longer a Nickelodeon venue but the splash park and Pizza place are still there as is the daycare. The menu items of the restaurants were altered and notable were the 9 courses of tapas which are no longer offered. The Italian restaurants' dishes of Rissoto were not up to par. Absent was the singing chef which previously was a delight. As this visit was in the off season the resort has several areas which were having repairs. There are many "opportunities" to get upgrades, for a rather steep price. The Beach - Some sea weed was to be expected as we had heard reports that many places in the Caribean are plagued this year. However it was less than expected. The distance from the retaining wall to the water is fairly short and the bottom was not visible due to murky waters and it was fairly shallow and rocky which made it unpleasant and difficult to swim in. Entertainment started at 9:30 for adults and there was usually an 8pm show for kids as well.At this resort there is no place to sit outside at night, such as a cafe/bar type area. Back in 2017 there was more entertainment in the lobby area as well. There are some Iguanas roaming around but they tend to keep to themselves. This resort is realativly close to the airport but not close enough to the town to take a walk over to the local Walmart. We were advised it would cost $35 US dollars in a taxi each way!! Each building has a concierge who is responsible for making your stay enjoyable and for upselling you on multiple luxury offers which are pretty expensive. One last thing that I found disappointing is that my room was not able to be cleaned until late afternoon each day. This was not at all normal compared to any resort I had visited in the past. I fact we opted not to have our room cleaned on several days as we were in the room at that time.