Small resort

I would say the resort it's more of a family-friendly Resort not a lot of young people the activities were mediocre however the food was great the service was great. The washroom could use an upgrade.

Nice 4-star family oriented resort

The resort was nice - very clean, and the grounds were lovely. The staff were always friendly, and the buffet food was good with fresh salads, fruit, breads and various meat dishes served daily. I would have liked more Mexican food at the buffet, such as - nachos, salsa and guacamole, but I only had that once in the Mexican restaurant. They served nachos sometimes at the buffet, but no salsa or guacamole. We tried each of the 3 restaurants, and really enjoyed the seafood one the best. We  [... read more]liked that the beach chairs were located under a grove of palm trees. The swimming area was okay, but it was located right next to where all the large tourist boats were coming and going, and that combined with the noise/smell of seadoos and other watercraft made it a bit too busy for us. We would have preferred a quieter beach. We enjoyed the shows they put on every night from 9-10 p.m., and also the piano entertainment in the hotel lobby. I've always loved the frozen margaritas in Mexico, but this time it was hit 'n miss - the best ones I had were at the beach bar and seafood restaurant. I gave up after a few bad drinks and just had the white wine which was pretty good. All-in-all, we enjoyed our stay, but will not return to this particular hotel because the beach area was too noisy.

Small jewel!

Spent one week (Jan 31/19-Feb 7/19) at the Occidental Costa Cancun. My husband and I really enjoyed our stay. Comfortable rooms, good food (great variety), beautiful grounds and awesome Activity crew. There is something for all ages.

Unforgettable trip !

Occipital costa Cancun was very clean environment it was very harmonious and the step members were friendly gestured. I really enjoyed dining .my favour food was seafood. I would love to visit Cancun again .

Wonderful Vacation!

We had a fabulous stay at the costa cancun. It is a small resort, so all the staff gets to know you well. The staff is amazing, especially the recreation staff and the restaurant servers! The food was very good, and a great variety. The resort is kept very clean and well maintained. This is the only resort we have ever been to where we could find lounge chairs available any time of day at the pool or beach, they are very plentiful! This resort has very good use of space and everything is within  [... read more]a short distance. Also excellent if you are going on excursions, because right around the corner from the buffet restaurant is the port of take off for all sorts of fun things, like the ferry to Isla Mujeres, Pirate ships, dance and party boats, jet ski. The beach is a bit small but other than that this was a great resort and we enjoyed our week very much!

Good for the money

We found this resort last minute for a cheap price. The resort was clean. The food was good. The beach was small. Only 1 pool. Some of the music played was not appropriate for children. We had a late pick up on our last day (5:25pm) and were told we could not eat or drink past 1pm. We also found the service very lacking on our last day at lunch so we didn't leave a tip at that meal.

Great Week of Sun and Fun!

We spent 7 days in Paradise at the Occidental Costa Cancun from February 24th to March 3rd. The flight with Transat was smooth and we arrived with no issues. Transfer was a bit confusing but it all got figured out quickly. Staff at the resort was wonderful and we were made to feel very welcome. Food was good and drinks even better. It is a smaller resort and not in an area of Cancun that is close to downtown or the hotel zone. We were going for R&R and just fun and that's what we got. We d [... read more]idn't do any excursions but lots were available. I would definitely return to this resort!

Barcelo Costa Cancun Mexico

The Hotel Was Excellent.Every request was met promptly and capably. I would also like pay tribute to an excellent waitress Miss Juana Iris Chauvania Vasques Who has been keeping my wine glass filled for a number of years that I have stayed at this resort. J Haiko

Stay at Occidental Costa Cancun

Just stayed at the Occidental Costa Cancun, and had a good time. It’s a very small resort, the rooms, pool, restaurants, and beach are all in a small area. The pool was nice, lots of chairs available. The food was so-so, nothing special there. You could only make reservations for a la carts in the mornings, getting into the Italian was a pain, with a huge line-up at 7am to get in for dinner. The beach was nice, if small, with lots of water traffic in front of the resort and a small area where  [... read more]swimming was allowed. No snorkelling at the resort. The ferry over to Isla Mujeres was right at the resort, as well as the Jolly Roger pirate ship excursion which was convenient. Lots of seaweed on the beach, even though they rake it every morning there was always seaweed at the water line. No free wifi, you have to pay to use it and it’s not good at all, always cutting in and out and the prices for everything seem to change day to day. The rooms were okay, clean but nothing special. The air conditioning in my room was turned off when I got there, didn’t have it for a few days until I called. When they actually turned it on it was leaking but worked. Daily shows by the pool and always entertainment at night. Wouldn’t go back but didn’t have a horrible time. Still enjoyed the sunshine and relaxation at the beach or pool.

Beautiful!

We loved this hotel! It’s a smaller and easy to get around resort, small yet beautiful beach, rooms were immaculate and up to date and the staff were so friendly! Wifi was very difficult to access even after paying for. Lots to do around the area and we loved the nightlife close by, the staff ensured that we had easy access to transportation. I would definitley come back to this resort!

A wonderful vacation for the whole family

The resort was very clean and the staff very friendly & always ready to help. The small fridge in the room is always full of drinks (beer, pop) & some peanut snacks. The entertainment staff, as a whole, was awesome, especially the daily aerobics/aqua aerobics on the beach, plus the afternoon dance lessons. In the evening, there's also a show with a different theme, every night. The beach is not big, but there's always room for everyone. There are lots of chairs on the beach to choose from, a [... read more]nd the bar is right there, just a few steps from the chairs. The food was very delicious & yummy, in all of the restaurants, buffet or a la carte, even the 24 hr snack stop was always filled up with fresh foods. Special mention of Jose Poot, who is a waiter at Claraboya, he really made our breakfast & dinners there more interesting; a very friendly person. And even on the last day, you can still eat & have a drink (or shots of tequila,etc), while waiting to be picked up for the airport. Most important of all, we felt safe all the time, even outside the resort. We went to a market, walked around, and everyone is friendly. Would go back again, no doubt! Thanks to Sandy Nichols, from TripCentral for recommending Occidental Costa Cancun to us; for answering all my questions and for helping us book this trip. :)

Wonderful resort with wonderful staff!!

We (the whole family )love this resort because everywhere you look, it's clean. Our room was a good size one, and was cleaned up everyday. The beach is a little bit small, but it doesn't get overcrowded; the water is so clear, it doesn't matter how many people are in it. But what really impressed us the most, are the staff and the people working in the restaurants, be it at the buffet or the a la carte. We would like to say thank you, to Jose at Claraboya restaurant, he made our dinner/lunch [... read more] there more interesting. He is very friendly & welcoming. The food in all the restaurants are delicious! I personally thank the Entertainment Staff also, for doing a great job, especially the aqua aerobics, and the Dance lessons at 4:00 pm, that I really enjoyed a lot, thanks to Brandon & company. The daily evening shows were also fantastic, they really worked hard to entertain the hotel guests. Thanks again, to all the staff at Occidental Resort Cancun, my family had a great time!

Amazing resort

I had a great time at the Occidental Costa Cancun, the people were great very hospitable. We went to various tours and when we came back they treated us great. The food was great in all the restaurants they had. We enjoyed Mexican the most. I will look forward on going back. Yolanda and Mauro Argumedo from Toronto, Ontario. Canada

Average resort

The resort beach is very limited (in terms of available sand and sea surface); also there is intense motor boat traffic in the close proximity of the hotel beach which rendered it more than inconvenient; thus the solution was to go (via public transportation-bus-which is reasonable in terms of cost and schedule) to other public beaches (i.e. approx 20, 30 min away from Occidental Costa); had we known this "detail" about the resort beach we would have probably picked another resort; for example t [... read more]here is Occidental Tucancun about 15 min drive away from the Occidental Costa with a nice private beach; bottom line for people (like us) who assign importance to the quality of the resort beach we do not recommend Occidental Costa Cancun; another negative (not that important to us but it may be for other people) was the fairly poor (lack of) daytime animated activities (i.e. sport competitions, dancing classes); also, this resort has no night club; thus for people interested in a late night dancing they would need to travel outside the resort; not a major issue for us but it would have been useful to have these clarifications before booking; on the positive side: all three a-la-carte restaurants were quite good, the buffet menu was ok in terms of food quality and variety; good service, friendly waiters, bartenders, receptionists etc

Great week!

Wonderful rooms, great staff and being upgraded to first club upon check-in was amazing! Food wasn't great, the queso and guacamole was watery thin, the desserts bland and spices were either through the roof or non-existent. Oriental restaurant was by far the best. Mario and Walter with Go Natural Excursions were amazing and we felt safe. Consuela at the lobby bar was a super hero when a wallet was left behind on top of being an awesome waitress. I would have no problem staying at Occidental Xca [... read more]ret again, but next time I would eat out more often.

Amazing time had by all!

We were a group of 7 friends ranging in age of 37-57. I've previously been to Varadaro, La Romana, Jamaica, Bahamas and Mayan Riveria. This place was right up there as a top 3 favorite. First of all the staff are amazing! Everyone was so friendly and hard working. The food was incredible. We never had a problem finding something we liked. The restaurants were really good as well, however, the reservation system is horrible. Getting up at 6:30am on my vacation is not my idea of fun but if you wan [... read more]ted a reservation, you had to be in the lobby this early. The rooms are nice and the beds are very comfortable. The minibar was stocked every day with beer and other drinks. We had a small patio but we were hardly in our room so this didn't matter. My only complaint about the room was there was no insulation around the door (you could see outside all around the door). We could hear all the traffic outside which sucked for sleeping. The resort is small but we never had a problem finding a good seat on the beach or at the pool and we were 7 people (it was a lot busier our last day April 8th because everyone was coming for Easter), but still not a problem. We loved hanging out on the beach and watching all the water traffic. There is no place to get drinks past 12 midnight on this resort. Everything closes early so if you like to stay up late drinking, this might not be the resort for you. I didn't have an issue because I rarely saw midnight (too much day drinking, lol). It is extremely easy to hop on a bus outside the resort or take a cab into town if you want to party it up. Highly recommend Coco Bongo, it was an amazing show! Everyone was complaining there was no free wifi. Although it might have been a nice perk, I didn't mind because it was good to disconnect. I checked my email once a day using the free wifi next door :) If you hang out over by the volleyball court or get a nice seat out on the patio at the buffet, you can pick up the wifi at the bar next door. We booked a catamaran tour through Luiz (located where you get the kayaks, etc.) and went to Isle Majueres, snorkeling, had lunch and unlimited drinks for $65 US pp. Great deal! Luiz is amazing to deal with! I would return to this resort in a heartbeat. It was exactly what we were hoping for and more. I already miss the mojitos and cappuccinos!

Relaxing Stay

Just back from a very relaxing time at the Occidental Costa Cancun. The staff was friendly and took care of our every need. The food was excellent and the room was perfect. We really enjoyed the "Piano Man" who entertained every evening in the hotel lobby. A lot of effort was put in by the activities staff to keep everyone entertained during the day and evening. While we were there we met people from all over the world and from 6 months to 90 years old. A family friendly resort with things quiet [... read more]ing down after the excellent stage shows put on every evening. We really enjoyed the Italian style a-la-cart restaurant. Only disappointments were that our off resort trip had to be cancelled because the windy conditions on the water and the fact that a nice long walk along the beach is not possible at this resort.

Wold go back

I loved everything at this smaller resort. Room, food, service, pool, bars, the close proximity of everything, cleanliness, location. The beach was very small but I knew that when I booked and it was still lovely. The only thing is we paid for ocean view with a balcony, and we got stuck with one that was only big enough to stand on. You couldn't fit a chair on it...whereas almost all other rooms had huge balconies with chairs and hammocks. It didn't ruin our vacation at all... just felt the extr [... read more]a 500.00 wasn't worth it. I still want to go back. Had a great time. Andreas at the buffet was was a rock star server..the other guys were great too. Great staff.

Great vacation

I spent a great week at this hotel with my 2yr old daughter, my mom and my aunt. The layout of the hotel is ideal for travelling with child. No walking for 20 minutes both ways when you've forgotten something in your room! The resort is very clean, the staff is AMAZING, food is good. In terms of value for your money we felt we got more than what we paid for. We didn`t happen to leave the resort during the week we were there but had we gone to Isla Mujeres as orignially planned, the ferry was lit [... read more]erally at the doorstep of the resort. I suppose some would find the beach a little small, but again, for us it was great. My daughter loved watching all the boats leaving port. Would go back again for sure.

Wonderful resort

We had a wonderful time at the Occidental Costa, the hotel was spotless in all areas, good food and entertainment, simply the best. The staff were very accommodating and made every day a pleasure we would recommend this hotel. The beach is small but ample as this is not a huge hotel, lovely palm trees on the beach and a fabulous bar. We would love to visit again.