Excellence Riviera Cancun: Amazing resort

This resort is absolutely beautiful. The staff is very friendly. The service is the best. The food at every restaurant was amazing. We had a swim up room and the bar service was great around the lazy pool. This was our second time at the ERC and it will not be our last!

Barcelo Maya Beach Resort: Mediocre

Grounds and beach are beautiful. Food is mediocre and very repetitive. Drinks are watered down. Service is terrible. Waiters are very focused on clearing tables so much that they will swipe plates while youre still eating in between fork movements. Room was dirty on arrival and we never got our included mini fridge restocked no matter how much we asked. Room was cleaned only once (after telling front desk and showing pictures of dirty room and unchanged sheets on arrival) Restaurant booki [... read more]ng system via guest services is terrible and took 2 hours to make 4 bookings. Recommend booking elsewhere if you prefer a clean room and like food.

Barcelo Maya Tropical: Great Vacation Destination

The hotel grounds were beautiful and breath taking. This was my first time leaving Canada so I did not know what to expect. From the moment I entered the lobby I was taking care of, check in was quick in easy, there were two people ahead of me and I was checked in and to my room in 20 minutes. The buffet was huge with lots of variety even for my son who is a picky eater, he always found something he liked and even adventured out and tried new foods. We went to four restaurants which were all ver [... read more]y good as well, getting reservations was easy, however we don’t mind eating later. If you had young kids getting an early reservation may be difficult. Our room was cleaned and fridge restocked everyday. We did go during spring break so there were big crowds but that was to be expected. We were only woke up once at 2am by loud rowdy teens/young adults and security had come and felt with it in a timely manner. I never worried about covid once on my trip, the staff are all wearing masks and sanitizer stations are at most building entrances and buffets. Masks are required when serving yourself at the buffet and walking to dining tables, I personally think this is pointless to mask up to then go sit beside another family and eat without masks, however it was easy to follow the rules and didn’t bother me. Covid testing was quick and easy we went first thing in the morning of departure (it gets busy so my advice is to go early) and had our results in a couple hours, I did have to go back to the covid testing place and request them to send my results as our shuttle was about to arrive and they hadn’t come through my email yet, the lady hit a button and I had my results. It was annoying to have to walk back to do this but again not a huge issue, and I was understanding as they were busy that day. Overall we had a wonderful experience and enjoyed our vacation.

Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya: Still Beautiful

This is a stunning resort. We have been here 4 times. The grounds are lush and beautiful. Pools are huge and very clean. Beach is beautiful and you can walk for ages. Dining is varied and for the most part tasty. The coffee shop is a nice. Staff are very welcoming.

Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya: Still one of the best resorts

Grounds are simply amazing. All the people that work on this resort are fantastic. Stayed in the golden rooms, great view of the golden pool. No need to go any where as you can all you need around the pool.

Blue Bay Grand Esmeralda: The years have not been kind

Unfortunately we would recommend for others to NOT stay at this resort. Right as we arrived we noticed it was incredibly outdated and broken down. The front entrance staff were all horribly rude and unhelpful. They waste an hour of your arrival pitching their pricey VIP program that no one participated in, though they still reserved over half the beach for them, leaving only 4 sun shelters for the other 800 people to fight over. The room was gross, they checked us in to an unclean room with a bu [... read more]nch of molded food on the desk. They refused to move us and simply just removed the food an hour later. You could not swim at the beach as it is located in this seaweed reef. The one small pool water was literally green, and it was a 10 minute walk to and from the other one. The food was flavourless and always the exact same, with minimal healthy eating options. The room was broken in so many places, racks falling off the wall, mirrors rusted, door didn’t even close. Overall, not a great place, and our standards are not high by any means. The bar staff and entertainment staff were the highlight.

Platinum Yucatan Princess: Great vacation

Stayed at the platinum yucatan resort from March 21-28th/22. We(group of 6) had a great time. The resort is a nice size, rooms very large, beds comfy, huge shower with rain heads. Floor in shower can be very slippery so be careful. Food was fantastic. We ate at buffet and tried all the al a cartes, couldn't complain about anything there. There was never a line up anywhere. You needed to sanitize your hands and feet as well as wear your mask till seated or getting food. People complained about ca [... read more]ts, we seen 4 and they were very clean. A couple of things to improve on are sun loungers, alot of the palapas around had no chairs at all, not sure why. Shade was not easy to find as their palapas are made of small wood logs on top. We are not beach people but the seaweed was crazy on the beach. The grand riviera and sunset definitely has a better beach but we chose to stay at the adult only side. One thing we noticed was no one came to tidy up chairs or clean up beer cans etc. We did have poolside service for the bar which was fantastic. We had a couple of issues at resort ie: glass fell out of railing on patio, that took a couple of days to fix and we didn't get our room we requested but we did get moved the first day to be with our friends and family. These issues were fixed thru talking with the concierge fairly promptly. No issues getting our covid tests just getting results as computer was down that day of course. The gentleman at the clinic was very kind as I was persistent at getting a paper copy of our results. We kept to ourselves mainly to keep us safe to get home. They seated everyone apart at restaurant as much as possible. All and all very pleased with this resort and would definitely recommend it to family and friends.

Grand Sunset Princess: Grand Sunset Princess Trip review

The Grand Sunset Princess was everything they promised and more. The staff was adequate, helpful and ready. Before reserving this trip I had read reviews about staff and grounds not up to standards. This was not the case. When I checked into my room I noticed a burnt out light bulb over the bathroom vanity. Within a day it was replaced. The buffet was always full of a variety of fresh, awesome foods that could please anyone. The buildings themselves were well maintained, and if there was somethi [... read more]ng amiss it was quickly rectified. If I could give a recommendation to the hotel management it would be about the bartenders and their attentions to younger and more endowed patrons. As a more mature customer (not in a bikini) I found I was overlooked by the bartenders, even with a hefty tip. When I mentioned this to someone, the very next day the bartenders were asking "who is next?" That is how efficient this hotel is to correct a wrong doing. Thank You for a great relaxing time in Mexico. I will be back.

Barcelo Maya Colonial: Wonderful hotel with a few Issues

Overall the Barcelo Maya Colonial is located in a beautiful spot with wonderful beaches and fantastic pools! The food was great and the staff were all fabulous. However, there were a number of disappointments. We booked a premium ocean view suite and when we checked in we were sent to a side office and the check-in turned into a bit of a nightmare. It was busy and there was one person working and instead of a simple check-in, it turned into a 2 hour wait. We did receive our keys eventually. [... read more] Given we had a premium suite we kind of expected....an ocean view but the view we had was of the kids water park. Our room was on the ground level right outside the waterpark which is a tad noisy. When we asked for the ocean view suite we paid for we were told there was nothing available. Great, so the room was nice but the TV didn't work and took a while to address and then the safe wouldn't open after we had locked all our documents and cash in it. Both issues were eventually resolved. We also soon discovered that guests of the hotel would place towels on the lounge chairs around the pool or beach area to reserve their chairs. When we went to sit by the pool there were no available chairs, just a bunch of empty chairs with towels on them. We had to get up each day at 5 AM to find an empty chair and put a towel on them to "reserve them" for our use. In many cases the reserved chairs were never used at all. Lastly, we had an early flight and tried to arrange for breakfast from room service and we were told that, although the menu states breakfast starts at 6:30 AM, breakfast was not available at 6:30 AM but I could order a club sandwich, which has toast and bacon on it. I should also mention the hotels Covid practices were very good. All the staff wore masks as did most of the guests when in the dining areas. I felt quite safe from a Covid perspective. Anyway, it was a wonderful location but I won't be going back

Dreams Riviera Cancun: Good vacation

Spa and coco cafe were our highlights. The grounds were so beautiful and well kept. Would give them a perfect score but they didn’t want to clean our room or give us turn down service. Would still recommend it, we just got unlucky with the housekeeping assigned to us

Bahia Principe Explore Akumal: Amazing Resort

The service was excellent, everyone was very helpful with all our request - we requested a different location on the resort and they were very happy to make the change. Overall excellent time....................................................................................

Platinum Yucatan Princess: Honest review

Arrival- confusing. No shuttle for me. Had to wait over an hour to get on a shuttle. Driver was fantastic though (Augustin) and stopped at a convenience store for me. Arrived and promptly greeted by Diego and Flavio. Beautiful gentlemen. Ushered to lobby and checked in. I am travelling alone and went to my upgraded room to find, not a king bed, as requested, but 2 double. (Travelled last November with my brother and we only were offered a king. Makes no sense. The view from my room was also  [... read more]terrible as it looked straight at one large, view blocking palm tree. I asked for a pool or beach view. No such luck and no budge from anyone to move me. So, made the best of it. The bed was super comfy and i slept very, very well. Pillows were excellent and choices of firmness were available. The food…OMG delicious. All of it. Every bite. I ate at the Yucatán buffet for breakfast and lunch. Supper , I went to Bruschetta for the best Italian. Seafood risotto, chicken parmigiana, and the bolognese sauce tastes like it’s been simmering in MAMA’s house all day. So full of flavour. The Rodeo Grill was my only other go to as I am not an Asian food fan. It was the ribs and chicken that did it for me at the Rodeo Grill. Mmmmmm…. Coffee and more coffee. I ordered every morning, room service a pot of coffee and a few sweet rolls. Yummy. Down side. Only coffee mate, no real cream. I solved that by bringing some from the buffet and putting in the fridge for the next day. Not the end of the world. But really, no cream? The pools clean, perfect temperature. Great atmosphere. Night life. Cruise ship quality. The troupes do the hotel circuit and keep the crowd entertained. The beach- Horrible - Unfortunately, the seasonal and disgusting seaweed was everywhere and the team did not get in top of it. The odour was sickening at times. If you can get past the smell, and make it to the nicer area, you won’t find a lounge chair. Understand though, it was spring break. I did manage eventually to get a chair but it was quite a distance to the ocean. Then, you get all settled and the big tractor to pick up the seaweed decides to start hauling off the mess. Advice ***do this awful job at 5am until 7 am. I’ve seen it done at other resorts. So, this is possible. Will I return? I still Love this Resort. I will highly recommend. I will however check the seaweed situation on the Mexico tourism site before booking again.

Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya: Beautiful Resort!

We visited the Valentine Imperial Maya a week ago. We had a wonderful time and the covid precautions taken were very good. Basically you had to wear masks within restaurants until you were seated or in main lobby areas. And the food was very good. There is a buffet for breakfast and lunch some items are served on little plates that you can help yourself to and other items are served out by the kitchen staff. The restaurants included French, Italian, Indonesian, Japanese with sushi and tempanya [... read more]ki. There was also a steakhouse at the restaurant by the beach which serves as in all the cart during the day for breakfast and lunch. The food carts or should I say food trucks poolside were amazing. The beef tacos are a must try. There is also an amazing coffee shop that has all kinds of drinks hot cold frozen also have really delicious ice cream. This is open most of the day and the best part is room service is 24 hour so there's quite a variety of a menu for that. Don't forget to try the churro cart in the Courtyard area by the restaurants in the evening. Entertainment was great everybody was Is super friendly. Very safe resort and we did not feel uncomfortable once and I would highly recommend it.

Ocean Maya Royale: Highly recommend resort

Everything was maintained we called to get air conditioning to get fixed and was done quickly . Food was typical resort nothing special or nothing bad. Overall we had a great vacation staff all very helpful and good service.

Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya: Great resort with amazing staff

Wonderful resort with amazing staff and service. We first visited the resort a out 15 years ago and loved it even more this time around (we took our two teenage sons , who also really enjoyed Sirenis), they enjoyed the disco and the many bars and lounge areas. The Japanese dinner was a highlight of our trip. Checo was our concierge and he went out of his way to make out trip fantistic (as did all the Grand Sirenis staff).

Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya: Great resort with amazing staff

Huge resort with many activities and wonderful location, we really enjoyed the a la cart restaurants and the staff was very helpful and friendly always going out of their way to assist. This is our second trip to this resort and it was even better this time around.

Royalton Riviera Cancun Resort and Spa: Well deserved vacation

2nd time at this resort. Wonderful staff and delicious food! Appreciated that restaurants opened earlier than at most other resorts and that masking policy was strictly enforced in all restaurants. Numerous pools, but we spent most of our time at the beach. Any negatives are so minor and not worth commenting on after the last 2 years we’ve experienced. It was a wonderful vacation!

Barcelo Maya Beach Resort: Clean but disorganized

I stayed at Barcelo Maya beach March 2022. Clean resort, very nice place. Very big! I was impressed with the report itself and the services offered. So much to do and I don’t even think I saw the entire place before I left! I got married at the resort on this trip and had planned a destination wedding at this resort in advanced. My wedding coordinator (Angel) was amazing through the whole process! He was able to help rectify so many issues upon check in. The resort had literally messed up [... read more] every room for booking and had everyone in the wrong rooms and wrong departure dates. Much of my holiday was spent at the front desk dealing the notes mistakes. I thank Angel for fixing many of these issues as well. Unfortunate when you spend thousands of dollars on top of your package to get married and upon arrival it was only mistakes for the resort. I would return, but I hope the hotel continues to provide training for I assume all newer staff.

Sandos Caracol Nature Resort and Water Park: Terrible Resort

My vacation at this resort was the most terrible experience. The horrible customer service, poor quality food, lack of cleanliness and the unprofessionalism of management was like no other. We arrived to two dirty rooms, sand on the floor and in the sheets of the bed, hair in the shower, dirty bathroom counters and no towels. The restaurants do not accept reservations. Instead you wait for more than an hour in line, then another 1.5-2 hours to be served very unpleasant tasting food. Management o [... read more]ffered to “help” us with reducing wait time but never followed through. We contacted tripcentral abs air Transat in attempt to move resorts after the first night but no Indy would take accountability to help even though we purchased the optimal cancellation plan. Completely dissatisfied and utterly disappointed in the resort, air Transat and trip central

Barcelo Maya Beach Resort: Great resort

Beautiful resort with Mayan style art, pretty fountains and basins, smart design. I enjoyed the access to the 4 hotels - lobbies each have different Mexican themes. Rooms are clean and well-appointed, service is friendly but a bit slow, lineups at the pool bar. Hard to book the a-la-carte restaurants - the seafood one has great food.