Beautiful Resort but room for improvement

Ocean Maya Royale is beautiful, grounds and beach/beachfront are immaculate and they work tirelessly to remove the sargassum that was plentiful due to a few red flag days. The pools are clean and warm. The food is generally ok though a fairly routine buffet. Breakfast was the best though line-ups for eggs are long with only one station. I recognize being a small resort limits the number of a la cartes but there aren’t many to choose from. The entertainment could be improved with more music offer [... read more]ed in the gorgeous lobby to enjoy while having a pre-dinner drink. However the outdoor stage where most of the later evening entertainment takes place means loud noise heard in most of the rooms until quite late. If you’re an early to bed person pick your room carefully. The staff were all gracious and hardworking.

Great resort, bad beach

I loved the resort in general, very clean!! Rooms are spacious and comfortable. I didn’t touch the beach water, filled with seaweed you cant even swim. The food was good. I only got to try the mexican restaurant which got us sick. The open buffet was great, very good selection. Its very hard to reserve a table in the japanese restaurant. Staff were the nicest ever!!! They have activities throughout the days and it will never disappoint. I would give 3.8/5 just because of the food thing that mess [... read more]ed up a whole day and the beach.

Nice resort

My son and I went on a week long trip together at the Ocean Maya Royale. The grounds are beautiful, the beach was great to the right of the pools. (In front of the volleyball net). We found the other part not as nice due to the seawall that they have built I assume to protect the beach. The food was fairly good. I enjoyed getting a nice cappuccino from Mike’s coffee house each morning. The store had nice shopping. We didn’t see the shows. Only issue we had was we got pretty bad food poison [... read more]ing from the excursion we booked from Margarita at the resort. It was the Isla Mujeres excursion- do not book this one!!! My son threw up on the catamaran, in the cab home and in our room. I didn’t get sick until our plane ride home it was just awful :( . If we forget about the excursion we had a nice stay. Our room was not in good working order. Each morning the shower seemed to leak into the floor. We had to use our towels each time to sop up an enormous amount of water. We loved the Japanese restaurant. The Italian was beautiful, right on the ocean and was our favourite. I would stay again!

Expectations Exceeded!!!

Our vacation at Ocean Maya Royale couldn't have been anymore perfect. All the reviews we read prior to going were spot on. The front desk was very welcoming when we arrived and even called to check on us in the middle of our stay to make sure everything was okay. The food, service and music were excellent and the room far exceeded our expectations with the marble floors, clean linens, stylish bathroom and private balcony. The 2 pools were perfect with a choice of how you wanted to spend your day [... read more] One with some fun activities and the other a little more quiet. Having the ocean always in view and close proximity gave you options to spend more time on the beach. There seemed to be lots of seaweed but was always being cleared so it never interfered with your time spend on the beach and in the water. Always enough loungers, clean towels and bar service on the beach. Atmosphere of the resort was calm and relaxing. The grounds were spotless. Everything was so clean. The staff were amazing. I honestly can't say enough. We loved that it catered to people 18+. This resort comes highly recommended.

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.

Great Vacation

I truly enjoyed this hotel. The Blue Team made this one of the best hot vacations yet, especially Kenddel. He was engaging, fun, got people involved. The first day he asked my name and where I was from and remembered mine and everyone's name thereafter. Truly an amazing addition to your hotel. All staff were very friendly and dedicated to this hotel. If needing anything, they rushed too it.

Great resort even if a bit noisy.

Staff very friendly, property kept very nicely. Music very loud by 'party' pool all afternoon and very loud in front lobby area in the evening. Try to get a room as far away as possible from those two if you want some peace and quiet. Also, do not drink the water at restaurants, ice or crushed ice. We were very sick for 24 hours. Be careful booking up trips through agent at hotel. We booked up Tulum, snorkeling with turtles and cave trip, and the transport was awful. Tulum and turtle sno [... read more]rkeling was over run with tourists. Very tacky.

Amazing Vacation

This resort checked all the boxes for me. It was only about 40 min from Cancun Airport which was great….no long transfer! The staff were beyond amazing! It was clean but a little dated. Food was delicious! Beach & pool were only steps apart! Grounds were immaculate!

Amazing resort !

The resort is not big and it’s right on the beach . The grounds are beautiful. Hotel rooms are nice and very clean . Service everywhere is excellent. Overall I’m very happy with my stay there . But there is 3 things I have noticed -would like more Mexican music playing -more chairs on the beach and pool area - mirror in the room . The only mirror is in the bathroom

Great low key resort

This was a great resort. The activities team made sure there was always something to do, but there was also a very chill vibe if that's how you wanted to spend your time. Great food and nice staff. Also a good location - not too far from the airport or Playa del Carmen. Not a flashy place, but clean and comfortable rooms.

Amazing stay

We are a group of 5 who went for a one week all inclusive vacation to this amazing resort/hotel. Had a fantastic time starting with the friendly staff to the succulent food to the luxury rooms, two large swimming pools, eco friendly grounds and the ocean frontage. There was plenty to do daily in the resort that our time literally run out before we could fully immerse in the whole experience all which it had to offer. We left with ideas of returning back in the near future.

Great Resort with excellent staff and food

We loved the resort, it was smaller which was so convenient and super easy to get around or get services. The staff and the food was excellent. Seaweed was not great but they did the best they could. Would have preferred a King Bed but we made do. I strongly recommend for a mature couples who are looking to relax.

Océan Maya royale

Excellent resort ! The food at the buffet as well as at the à la cart restaurants was always delicious - our favorite was the French restaurant. No reservations are needed except for the Japanese restaurant. Drinks are spot on - or a tad too strong even. No problem getting loungers at the beach - just beware that as at every other resort seaweed right now is a problem.

Great food, pool, and staff!

I chose this resort partly because of the numerous reviews by folks saying they had been multiple times. After a week at the Ocean Maya Royale, I can see why! It felt like a solid four star resort - we stayed in one of the villas and had a small balcony. Rooms were clean and modern. Food was great, especially at El Charro near the pool. Loved the cafe as well and the French restaurant was surprisingly good. The crowd was a bit older (mostly couples in their 40s/50s) so the vibe was very mellow [... read more]. Staff were very friendly and respectful. The beach isn't great but you can walk down the beach to a fresh water lagoon that's worth taking a look at. The perfect getaway to relax and restore.

Love Ocean Maya

This was my third time to the Ocean Maya. The last time was December 2018. I book this resort because it's close to Playa Del Carmen, adults only, and it isn't to big. I love the small buildings with only 6 rooms in each, the grounds are always lovely, I like there is a busy pool and a quiet one. The food is good and there are enough restaurants to choose from when I do a 10 day stay. This time around things were just a little bit below where they had been 4 years ago. The evening shows w [... read more]ere fine but had fewer outside entertainers, dinner at El Charro by the pool was ok but I have had better Mexican food in my home city. Just a few things looked a bit neglected but the rooms were clean, there was always enough food and booze. (the Italian and Romantica restaurants were still excellent!) The lobby is looking worn and outdated. Dirty torn carpets, couches that are dirty, check in staff who aren't as enthusiastic as they used to be. Door knobs coming off in the bathroom by the Sports bar. Just little things. From talking to a local I think it is perhaps just a similar issue to Canada, everyone is screaming for enough staff. I never felt like there was anything lacking. We had a lovely vacation and rest and I would totally recommend others pick this resort.

The best stay!

Absolutely beautiful resort and the entertainment staff are unforgettable. Great night activities as well. Usually don’t visit the same resort twice but this may have changed my mind. Definitely recommend it.

Ok resort

The resort itself is nice well maintained clean rooms were ok the food was awful 7 days one good meal they don’t have a breakfast buffet by the pool only up at the front buffet no entertainment at the quiet pool only the swim up pool we’re all the 20 year olds are sea weed really bad could not go on the beach at all the smell was terrible

Refreshing week

Ocean Maya had managed well throughout Covid. It’s our fourth time their, twice since Covid hit. The staff are so friendly, rooms clean, and the food is always great. Always something to satisfy the palate. Mike’s Coffee shop is a daily tradition and so satisfying. Would go back again in a heartbeat.

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.

Nice resort, not great beaches

Stayed here for a week with my boyfriend in March. The resort itself was wonderful! Staff were friendly and helpful, grounds were well maintained and clean, rooms were clean and nice. The 2 pools were great, one was a party pool with music and swim up bar and the other was 1-2 feet deep and more relaxed vibe. Was disappointed in the lack of chairs around the pool and beach. There was never any available. The only reason that we got chairs was because we upgraded to the privilege, and they had th [... read more]eir own canopy beds and chairs on the beach. Other than that, the privilege wasn't a huge upgrade and would not recommend doing it. The beach property was very small and had a lot of seaweed, which they were trying to clean but it was a lot. So just wish there was more beach front to the property. The food was really good, even the buffet was great! Would highly recommend the hibachi a la carte, for sure was our favourite meal. Go early to any show, especially the beach shows, as there is also limited seating for that. The shows themselves weren't that great. Ive been to about 8 other all inclusive's and the nightly shows here were probably the worst I've seen. Not horrible, but not great. I would recommend this place, but I probably would not return, as for the price we paid, nothing stood out as amazing, so would try somewhere else. We did really enjoy our stay here though!