Barcelo Maya Caribe: Average Resort

Returned a week ago from the Barcelo Maya Caribe. It is a no frills resort with the beach and pool being the best factors. We went to 2 al a cartes and wouldn't bother if we'd had known it was just mediocre. Didn't even go to the other 2 that we had reservations for. The buffet is really good, something for everyone. I think most of the resorts in the Mayan Riviera all use the same company to source their desserts from. They are all the little cakes cut in different shapes and differe [... read more]nt colours, but mostly all the same. I didn't even bother with them, stuck to the fruit and fruit cups. I really love dessert but can pass those little cakes up easily. Dessert was disappointing. The rooms - very blah. No frills whatever. They do supply shampoo conditioner and lotion. The hall outside the rooms are VERY DARK and unappealing. Definately need some nice lighting and some sort of decor as there is ZERO decor, inside the halls and outside the actual buildings. When we arrived at the resort in the bus, it was so blah and disappointing, just a big building, no decor or flowers whatsoever. No excitement to finally get there. We were apprehensive about the place. The checkin was fine, the lobby, again blah, no flowers, nothing even on the checkin counter, NOTHING. Only 4 of us checking in and the young man checking us in talked so fast and rushed like he was really busy. We couldn't understand him, didn't know if he was talking english or spanish! Again, no decor other than some metal spanish metal statues in the lobby. They didn't appeal to me at all . The room didn't have any towel art, no candies on the pillows, nothing, no frills. I only seen 1 miriachi singing group during the whole week, at the mexican a la carte. Why not have them around the whole resort each day?! They really add to the Mexican feel of a place. Should always be at the buffets. I didn't see any drink servers at the beach or the pool. Had to get your own. No frills. No little snack stands right at the pool, like I ALWAYS see at other resorts. Seen lots of fish at the pier. That was really nice. The theater - was good on 3 nights -- Michael Jackson, Il Divo and the Magic Show were good. But the kareoke, the men vs. ladies were bad. Don't recommend. But they really should turn ON the lights after the shows. I actually tripped on the side of some stairs (there are stairs all over), and I fell right down. (Not a drinker). Lighting is very poor. They should also have little golf carts to drive customers around as there's lots of walking. One of the 4 of our group rented an electric scooter for about $100/day to get around. The bartenders all seemed unhappy. This really sounds negative, but the beach and the pools made it worthwhile for us, that's what we went for. It was average but at a higher cost. I would recommend if you are happy being at the beach and pools and fine with buffets, but the resort is very MEDIOCRE, again NO FRILLS THERE!!! Just my opinion.

Barcelo Maya Tropical: Fabulous week away

We loved everything about the barcelo maya tropical. The beach was beautiful, pools were great, friendly staff (front desk, housekeeping, bars, buffets, restaurants). The food was very good and there was no issue getting restaurant reservations at decent eating times. There was never an issue getting beach chairs either at the pool or beach. Lots to do if you wanted - overall, a great week away

Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun: Wonderful resort

My family was there from March 18-25. Resort: it's beautiful. Hotel was great. Service was great. They supplied your small fridge everyday with pop, beer and water. Bottled water was always available around the resort. Staff was there to serve you when needed. Staff puts out towels on the chairs for you. The Vibe team were amazing with daily activities. The kids club was good ( ages 4-12) and accommodating at times. Staff cleaning was good. They did use precautions in dealing with serving food  [... read more]both in buffet and A la Carte restaurants. Pools: were amazing. Activities during the day for kids and adults. Only if you were DC then you had your own pool area. We did an excursion to Isle Mujeres on a luxury boat. Great trip for the day. Negative: the traffic from airport to resorts are dreadful. They are making the roads bigger but except longer delays to get anywhere. It's a good family resort. It's clean . Staff is friendly Negative: the beach on that whole coastline- not good. Seaweed is bad. The workers are there everyday trying their best to clean and rake up the seaweed that finds its way to the shoreline. People have not been swimming in the ocean which is to bad. I would recommend this resort to families with kids. My kids were 12 and 15. They enjoyed themselves especially water volleyball

Riu Palace Costa Mujeres: Our Return to Mexico...Amazing

Beautiful Resort, grounds were clean and stunning. Our room was clean and we never wanted for anything. This was by far one of the best resorts we have been to. From entertainment to food, pools and beach we were impressed. Thank you for having us.

Barcelo Maya Colonial: Forgot how amazing Mexico is...

We had an amazing week. The food was good and plentiful. The staff are so energetic and ready to get you anything you could possibly want. The beds were comfortable. Only complaint is that the Theater went a little late...my room faced the theater. If you wanted to turn in early there was no way you could sleep until it was done. Unfortunately, our flight there was delayed making a long day almost unbearable and then our flight home was also delayed. Be prepared for quite a long trip from the [... read more] airport to the resort.

Sandos Playacar Beach Resort: Amazing Resort

Beautiful resort, amazing staff, amazing beach and good food, love the location. Close to Playa del Carmen area and Playacar markets………………………………………………………………………………………….;…………………………………………………………………………………….,..,.,………

Barcelo Maya Colonial: Love this Resort!

Everything about this resort is wonderful! The pools, the beaches, the food, the rooms....it's all great. There are plenty of attractions nearby and right on site as well. The spa is awesome, there is surfing, snorkling, and deep sea fishing. The staff are super helpful and very nice. We really enjoyed ourselves and definately going back!

Barcelo Maya Beach Resort: Fantastic Vacation @ Barcelo Maya Beach

Beautiful and well kept grounds with fantastic pools and a prime beach location. Great for family/friends getaways! All a La carte restaurants we booked were fantastic. The buffet was a bit lacking for dinner but was fine for breakfast and lunch. The room was slightly dated but functional and any issues were immediately resolved.

Riu Latino: Amazing experience

I've been to a few resorts in Mexico, and this was by far the one with the best service. The staff was always smiling and helpful. The resort itself is very clean and well maintained. We went after spring break so we didn't have to fight for our lives for a chair. The buffet is very good, and the Menu à la carte restaurants are among the best I've had so far, and no reservation needed. The water slides are a really nice touch if you're into that! As for entertainment, the silent disco [... read more] was amazing, the foam party too. My only minor critic is the daytime music: it's kind of the same thing over and over, but again, far from a showstopper.

Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: Mexico stay

Resort has not changed in 20 years. Rooms are dated but clean .Food is fine with a variety for everyone. Making restaurant reservations is not an easy process. Wifi is limited to nil. Pools and beaches are clean and friendly.

Grand Oasis Palm: Medium level resort

It was a medium level resort and was lower than my expectation. There are much better resorts with this price in cancun. Busy restaurants with not qualified foods. No responsible staffs in lobby. Most of them they did not know English !!! I don't recommend it.

Ocean Riviera Paradise: Awesome trip

First off I forgot my purse in the bus that brought us to hotel from the airport. It was delivered back at the hotel within an hour with everything intact. Just awesome :) Flight, hotel, excursions and staff was excellent. We upgraded to privilege and it was worth every penny. I would definitely return to this hotel and would highly recommend it. for people who want the beach experience I would not send them here. But everything else was awesome. I enjoyed the privilege location for dinners the [... read more] most. The only thing that needs to improve would be the showers as the water goes everywhere there is no way of it to stay in the shower area. I also enjoyed the Hamilton airport as a departure and will definitely try to avoid Pearson at all costs.

Grand Oasis Palm: Awful

It was worth experience Staff were very rude Food was very bad and we were always more than one hour on the line to get into the restaurant and long lines of people. The staff didn’t speak English and didn’t understand what we needed and didn’t care about guests at all. We reserved the tour and they took our money and did not send us confirmation and information about transportation and we lost the tour. On the last day unfortunately they did not send us transportation to get us from h [... read more]otel to Airport, even we talked with them the day before on the phone and confirmed, but they didn’t care and we were late at the airport to come back to Toronto Nobody was responsible for anything in the hotel, I talked to front desk and they did not care and were really rude to me and our family. We were 23 people as a family and friends and everyone unhappy. We wasted our money and our time at this hotel

Playa Mazatlan: If you don't mind noise...

The worst thing about this hotel is not their fault. Mariachi bands show up for almost the entire afternoon. 3 or 4 or more bands playing different songs at the same time LOUDLY!! It's absolutely intolerable.

Grand Palladium Colonial: Beautiful ❤️

Everything was great. Staff were amazing very friendly and pleasant. Concierge and receptionist were great. We did a lot of walking and the staff would always greet us with a smile. They keep the Lobby area and the buffet always clean. Our room always cleaned. Fresh water and snacks. Will definitely be going back soon hopefully in November 2023

Flamingo Vallarta: Get what you pay for.

We enjoyed the hotel and requested tortillas at most meals to make into tacos. New beds were arriving. Hotel could use some maintenance. Don't check out until last minute to get most of all inclusive.

Riu Santa Fe: March Break Santa Fe

The hotel was gorgeous. The views were amazing. The food was good and plenty of it everywhere. We didn’t know it was spring break also in the United States and our hotel was like a frat party for the majority of the week. When Friday and Saturday finally arrived there was a different atmosphere at the hotel. You didn’t feel like you had to fight to get drinks but someone was coming to you to ask if you want a drink. The hotel also doesn’t take reservations for there restaurants which d [... read more]idn’t always work that well. We were told to come back at 7:20 but watched the man take others before our reservations or others that spoke Spanish. They very much encourage you to use their app when you are there so it only makes sense that you should be allowed to make reservations on the app as well to help reuse people having to get dressed and then find something to do for an hour before they are allowed to have dinner.

Barcelo Maya Caribe: wouldn't book again

This resort is very big. It is 619 acres. Be prepared to do lots of walking. If you do choose to stay here, be sure to book 'Premium.' Even though this is a 5 star resort, the 'superior run of the house' rooms are extremely dated and need a thorough renovation. Our room was on the second floor and air conditioning worked well. Bathroom had peeling paint in the tub. The food is excellent. We had read reviews about bland food and did not find that. The a la cartes are hard to book and we could [... read more] only get dinner times between 5 - 6 pm. I don't know if they did that as well as we had an 8 year old. Seems like all the kids were with parents at this dinner time. The resort's entertainment around the pools and activities are lacking. There are 4 main pools and most of the action seemed to be happening at Tropical. That was 2 resorts away from us. The shows are too late. All started at 9:30 pm. With a 8 year old we just couldn't make it to them. We have enjoyed other resorts where the entertainment is more geared towards children (having some children's shows). The Barcy club is too hard to access. They are too strict with drop off times and they only allow you to book in 50 minute increments. The pools and beaches were great. Alcohol was very watered down. The staff work very hard, especially the grounds crew. The resort exterior is immaculate. Very commercial resort, too many stores. Miss quainter resorts with less shopping options. No one is selling you anything on the beach which is nice but you almost miss it too. We used collectivo to explore, but be prepared to be in the middle of nowhere.

Sandos Caracol Nature Resort and Water Park: It has gone downhill since 2019

This was our second time there. The rooms need some upkeep. The AC in our room needed repairing twice, and the safe locked us out twice. The food at the buffets was repetitive. It was very chaotic to book reservations for the a la carte restaurants as they expected you to use the app, but had a kiosk with a person booking at the same time so you would book and then get cancelled. The beach is only rocks. However, the staff are wonderful, the entertainment fabulous, the activities varied and so m [... read more]any. The waterpark was a hit for the grandkids as was the kids club. Swimming in the cenote was refreshing. The rooms are clean and so are the pools.

Majestic Elegance Costa Mujeres: Nice hotel

We thought the hotel was nice. The rooms were nice. The beach is amazing the hotel staff were fantastic. The food not so great except the Japanese restaurant was awesome. The room cleanliness could be improved on.