Barcelo Karmina: Lovely place!

Lovely pool areas. Should have a slide for adults as well. Food was good. Love the Mexican hot chocolate. Unfortunately, check in was slow and then had to line up again for a la carte reservations as my booking was not on the list at the airport. Staff was friendly most areas but the lobby front desk. The young men working were slow and not too helpful. Beach area was a bit disappointing with harsh sand/mini rocks and small. We had a basic Junior Deluxe Suite was large and well kept. No vi [... read more]ew but not there to stay in the room. Evening shows were a little lack lustre. The piano player was superb in the lobby.

Vista Club Playa De Oro: Very good family oriented hotel

The rooms were a bit dated but adequate. Provided only one bottle of water for the entire week for four people. Would have been nice to have one per day. No hair dryer but I expected this as it wasn't listed . The food at the pool snack bar was very good, as well as the buffet and the specialty restaurant. Lots of activities for children. Nice beach across the street from the resort. Over all a very fun vacation for the whole family.

Barcelo Karmina: Relaxing Resort

We spent a week there as part of a Sunwing package March 8-15. Hotels representatives were waiting outside of the airport to welcome and check-in us. They gave us all info for our room and pre-booked three à la carte restaurants for different evenings and time. We were generally quite satisfied with the resort. It is lovely inside and out. The resort is beautiful and has wonderful architecture and the grounds are landscaped to perfection. Rooms are large suites, comfortable and fully stocked wi [... read more]th marble floors that are nice and cool after a hot day. There are little balconies on each room to sit on and overlook the resort and ocean. Staffs are working hard all the time. Pools are beautiful. Beach is small and in a man-made cove which is perfect as you don’t get slammed by waves, kids can swim safely and many little fish hang out there for all to enjoy. Sunwing rep Miguel was so helpful and answered all questions. Drinks are plentiful, with many bars throughout the resort with no lineups. We enjoyed variety of food, fruits, desserts and their great coffee.This was the most relaxing holiday we had ever! We’ll be looking forward to going back again and definitely recommend this resort to everyone. Also check-out was smooth.

Grand Isla Navidad Resort: Best of both worlds

Vacation at Grand Isla was top notch. Clean, well kept property, excellent food choices and service was always friendly and staff very accommodating. We loved the combination of resort stay plus easy access to town. We (group of six women) would definitely consider a return vacation and may even allow our husbands to join next time:)

Cabo Blanco Hotel: Solid, well run Hotel.

Nice pool. Good location on the edge of town. Room very clean and bigger than expected. Patio a little small. Uncomfortable plastic loungers and not enough shade in the public areas. Some things included unexpectedly, i.e. room safe, plenty of towels with no silly tickets or threats of charges, too much soap/shampoo etc. Good A/C in the room. Staff were exceptional. They dealt with the few drunks quite discreetly and were always happy to go the extra step. Good policy not having free beer until [... read more] after 5 p.m. Breakfast was generally varied and rarely busy. Jam sessions were interesting and sometimes very good. Pickle ball court next door was a little intrusive in the mornings. Most of the time the hotel felt like a peaceful oasis.

Tesoro Manzanillo: The beach is the only problem here

This hotel is in a great getaway location. It's staff is professional, courteous, and above all friendly. The only fault is the beach. Everyday some algae or some sort of scum floats into the cove. While it is of no fault of the hotel, it does pollute the water and spoil what could have been a great beach experience. I mentioned the staff is top notch and in my view makes up for the beach short comings. They go out of their way to make your holiday an experience to enjoy. One person in parti [... read more]cular was a young waiter named Jordi. We always attempted get a table in his area, but even if we couldn't he would make a point to saying hello with a ready wave and smile, almost like you were visiting him at home. The hotel location is an easy bus ride into town if you feel like exploring. Take the number 8 (which passes by the hotel regularly) to the highway and then take the number 1 into town.

Barcelo Karmina: Beautiful resort

Food in the main place was very good . The Italian and Mexican was mediocre the Japanese very nice . The pools were wonderful. however there could have been a bus once or twice a day to take you shopping. or exploring. Too long a walk in the heat for older folk. Having been to Mexico many times it would not be my choice with little access to other locations in the area.

Barcelo Karmina: Beautiful Resort!

We very much enjoyed our stay at the Barcelona Karmina, the staff were all very helpful and friendly, the waiters/waitresses in buffet and all restaraunts/bars were extremely efficient. The pools: Amazing! We loved them, so pretty and not much of a problem to find chairs (we were a group of 5, so had to move around a bit when needing some shade) we had a lot of fun playing basketball, and the waterslide was actually pretty fast! Had a few laughs with that! The grounds: Beautiful! We lo [... read more]ved walking around and discovering all the little nooks and crannies. The Iguanas that were roaming around were great too, there is one that sits on the bush by the pool nearly every day, looks like he loves the music too! The rooms: We had an ocean view junior suite, very nice but only double beds available if you don't book a king bed. We had 2 adults and 16 year old. Could book a king bed, some of the couches are pullouts, but not overly comfy! The beds were VERY hard, none of us slept that well. Bathrooms are gorgeous and housekeeping was great. Beautiful view from balcony, air conditioning was efficient AND quiet! We paid for wifi, it was really good in the room, made my son very happy!!! The beach: beach is small, but nice. Wear water shoes! Especially if wading around, there are tons of fishes right there, makes for great snorkelling.. but... don't stand on the rocks. I did, and within 10 seconds something took a go at my foot!! Scared the life outta me, but didn't break skin, just a scratchy grab... I still can't believe it LOL The Food: buffet was always good, we were always able to find a full delicious meal. There are 3 restaraunts, Japanese and Italian were best, the agave, while the location is absolutely beautiful wasn't the greatest. It was ok, but felt rushed and food wasn't all that good. (Heard a few people got sick after eating the lobster dinner) A few in our group had little bouts with GI issues, not sure though exactly what the cause of it was.. I ended up extremely sick on the day after we returned to Canada, can't say for sure though what the cause was... Nightly Shows: Ok. Just ok.. we didn't bother after the first one. The entertainers work hard, but just wasn't for us. All in all, we enjoyed our trip immensely, despite the few negatives!

Barcelo Karmina: 1st Class Resort

I must say' this was an amazing resort. - my first impression of lobby, impressive - service from bell people, so kind and helpful, then stepped into our room, and wow, it was beautiful, view from balcony, breathtaking. - food was artfully presented and tasted better than it looked. - service, amazing, - pools and swimming area, so beautiful and clean. -excursions were great, could have caught more fish, but that's fishing. -we absolutely had a great fault and enjoyed our stay

Tesoro Manzanillo: Awesome trip !!!!

We had an amazing time at Tesoro Manzanillo. The staff was very pleasant and helpful. We found that the food was great and there was a wide variety for everyone's likes.We really enjoyed that Cartes. We really liked the room and view. We did three excursions and had a blast and they where great value. We met lots of nice people and the weather was amazing. Definitely would recommend this resort to anyone looking for a great time.

Barcelo Karmina: great resort

I found the food and resort to be above average. Loved the pool as well as the beach The only thing that I found that was lacking was the drink service. Even when I tipped heavy for the first drink I hardly saw the pool waiters. Always a line up at the bar for a drink.

Barcelo Karmina: Great resort

Everything was great. Only complaint was that the pool was too cold to be comfortable to swim in which was unfortunate. Food was good. Since I am a young mom it seemed like the waitstaff at meals didn't care too much about keeping on top of our table, my guess is that they didn't think I would tip or something of that nature.

Barcelo Karmina: Beautiful!

Clean, wonderful grounds, fantastic pools - overall great! Great restaurant locals, service above par, frendly attendive staff. Hotel itself is beautiful- rooms are huge, however,furnishings, drapes, bedsheets need replacing! Also, more hooks in bathroom to hang things. Stunning hotel, needs lol to stay in the 5star league.

Barcelo Karmina: A first class resort

We had the joy of going to this resort two years ago, enjoyed it to the fullest at that time so guess what, booked it again this year from February 10 - 24 -2017 again we received the same results people are wonderful and polite, food is great, grounds are kept clean, rooms are kept clean, and all pool areas likewise. My wife and I both highly recommend this place everything close by.

Barcelo Karmina: Quaint resort

Smaller resort but still had everything you need for a good vacation. Clean, spacious rooms with decent sized balcony. Beach was small but in a cove so very little waves. Several pools varying in depth cascading down from hotel to the beach providing sounds of waterfalls. Attentive service at both the pool and restaurants. Food at the buffet was OK with limited choices and not always hot but the a la cartes were excellent. We liked the location (just over 30 minutes from ZLO airport) and fe [... read more]lt very safe outside the resort when we checked out the local shops.

Barcelo Karmina: Excellent hotel and location

Enjoyed a wonderful week. Having been here six years ago we were a little concerned the resort may have declined in its' appearance and service. It actually exceeded our expectations and even better than 6 years ago. The lobby and the grounds are beautiful. Staff are happy , hard working and a pleasure to be around. Beach is very small but the many pools make up for it. Shade is available for those wishing protection from the sun.

Grand Isla Navidad Resort: Quiet Resort

Clean Resort. This hotel lacked any enterainment (around pool or in the evening) The food was very good but very limited. Only had buffetts on days thats they had more guests. Otherwise you are ordering off menus and usually only one restaurant to choose from. But again... the food was good. We paid extra for Grand Deluxe King Rooms, although some got two very small doubles that two people could not sleep in and the room was nothing more than a regular room. We booked 4 or 5 months in adv [... read more]ance as a group and we were spread out all over the hotel. The rooms were classy and clean though. Location, Location Location. This hotel is not located directly on the ocean with waves, its in a bay. Although is a cheap boat ride across the bay to a beautiful beach and fun village. Golf course was beautiful, caddies were great! Would definetely go again.

Las Hadas by Brisas: Fabulous 2nd stay at Las Hadas

We just returned from our stay at Las Hadas. And it was once again was a pure delight. The service at the desk, pool and restaurants was courteous, quick and always with a smile. The meals at the Legazpi restaurant were superb, better than most gourmet restaurants in the Gta. The rooms are dated but that is what them their charm. They are clean with a beautiful view of the ocean and the lovely well kept gardens. This hotel is known for the film 10 with Dudley Moore and Bo Derek. So it tries to  [... read more]keep the ambiance. It truly is like no other hotel and small enough that you get to know most of the other guests. On the weekends it gets busy with Mexican families which are delightful with ready smiles and friendly holas. The rest of the week it's fairly quiet a favourite spot for folks from Western Canada and north western states who were all wonderful. I would recommend this hotel more for 40 to 70 yr. Olds especially if you are looking for pure relaxation, great food, constant sunshine and good conversation. We will definitely be returning.

Las Hadas by Brisas: Needs work!

While the time away was great the resort needs some work. It is one of the oldest resorts in the area. The pool is in need of repairs as there are tiles missing and it needs to be cleaned from the inside out. The rooms are very comfortable but the patio furniture is in need of repair. There were some early issues with the food, there were prices on the menu and you were told you could not order over 291 pesos or you would have to pay for half of the whole price? The General Manager Senior Ortiz  [... read more]was very helpful and open to all guests. By the end of the week they were already making changes. But that being said I do not think that we will return unless there are more changes.

Barcelo Karmina: Amazing Resort

This resort is just a nice as it shows in the pictures. We could not have asked for a better stay. All the restaurants, including the buffet were excellent and we would recommend to all. Our only downfall for this trip, was that even though we requested for the 2 couples to be together, we originally ended up in 2 different area's of the hotel. They were good enough to change rooms for us to the same section, but different floor. The pools were all very nice and had enough chairs for all. I mu [... read more]st say, the water temp was a little cold for some of us. It took us a bit to get into it, but once in, it was very refreshing. The beach, was small and not as inviting as I like. We did see quite a few people using the beach every day.