Grand Sunset Princess: Great resort

Rooms are very nice and clean. Would recommend clock radio's in room. If you don't have watch/cell phone there is no way to tell time Huge resort with lots of walking but they do have shuttle that will take you to room/restaurants/beach for those who have difficulty walking (and don't want to burn all those calories from fantastic meals) Did find the reservation process for a la carte restaurants cumbersome and confusing... every time we tried to make reservations at the designated time we  [... read more]were advised to show up, limited capacity/all booked or they would tell us that reservations were to be made at a different time of day. Buffet was great - so we finally gave up trying to book restaurants. Beach and grounds are well maintained.

JOIA Paraiso by Iberostar: Superb incredible resort!

Fabulous beautiful perfection! The staff very happy helpful, beautiful grounds very clean and well maintained, rooms exquisite interior absolutely gorgeous. Amazing food so many choices creative displays. Awsome very large pools beautiful views lots and lounge chairs at the pools and beach. Can’t say enough good things about this resort.

Akumal Bay Beach and Spa Resort: Very relaxing!

Just got back from Air Transat trip to Akumal Bay resort and wellness centre. The place was extremely clean and the food was amazing. We stayed on 3rd floor which they call the penthouse with private roof top jaccuzi tub. Two lounge chairs and an umbrella and you got a great quiet place to unwind. Beach was nice but unfortunately it was difficult to go into water as the large amount of kelp/ seaweed floating up on to beach. They work super hard all day cleaning it up but seems like a never end [... read more]ing job. Weather was sunny hot and very windy. One main pool with only sun beds around it chairs all down on beach so we stay alot up on our roof top retreat. There's another smaller pool 4 buildings we were in building three which was perfectly located. I would recommend up grading to the penthouse room . It's a very quiet and relaxing resort . There were lots of weddings. We saw 6 in the one week we were there. They make sure your mini fridge is stocked every day. Quality alcohol. It was a perfect vacation I really needed it! It's a bit of a drive from Cancun airport, a little over an hour. If you like small resorts with really good food and drinks this place would be for you!

Ocean Riviera Paradise: Good Resort, Rocky Beach

Overall we had a pleasant stay here. Our room was always clean and it was very comfortable with a good view. The food was really good and the ice cream store on premises is a huge bonus. One down fall was the beach it was very short and rocky in the water.

Royalton Hideaway Riviera Cancun: Beautiful Resort!

Very beautiful resort. Staff were fantastic, starting from the welcome to the wave goodbye. They made our trip worth while. Variety of shows to float everyone’s boat. I would 100% recommend Royalton to everyone, whether family or adults at the hideaway.

Grand Sunset Princess: Great Resort

The resort it's self for the amount of people on it were beautiful and super clean. The staff were friendly and always willing to go over and beyond. we stayed in one of the Villa's, the room its self was big and beautiful, our favorite part was the outdoor shower and the balcony facing the laguna, waking up in the morning to sit on your balcony was amazing. Because we stayed in the Villa we got our own private pool with our butler, we spent our week there as the other pools were very loud and [... read more] busy. The private pool area was quite and relaxing they had cabanas that you could reserve for the day and it was nice to get out of the sun sometimes, and they had enough lounge chair it you wanted to sit in the sun and relax, the workers would come by every so often to make sure that your drink was good and if you needed anything, everyday at 12:30 they would bring around some snacks, like sandwiches and chips and guacamole(which i had everyday). The buffet is nothing special, but they had something there for everyone. The la a carts were really good we ate at the Italian, steak house and tapenaki and they were all really good. On our last last day there, the guys decided to do a deep sea fishing tour, they had a lot of fun doing so and were about to bring the fish they caught back to the resort to cook, our consignor Israel went over and beyond to make sure that the guys got the fished to the cook quickly, as we were bringing outside fish into the resort to be cooked they needed to make sure that the fish was good to eat prior to cooking it, he made sure that the cook checked it and let us know if it was good to eat. They had prepped the fish with some fresh cut up vegetables. It was amazing how quickly he worked to make sure that we were able to eat that fresh fish. There isn't really anything I could complain about except for it is a really big resort and there is a lot of walking involved if you wanted to go to the beach. We didn't spend anytime at the beach as we were at the beginning of the resort and the beach was about 1km away, but it was also very windy at the beach. The only other thing that I was not impressed was there was a group of us that stayed at the Villas that week and the day of our departure we had requested a 5:30am wake up call and unfortunately not one of the 3 rooms got a wake up call. We were woken up by our bag boys at 6 am to come and collect our luggage. But other then that, the resort was amazing and I would recommend the resort to anyone as there was a little something for everyone there. Thank you to Grand Sunset Princess for the amazing and memorable trip, until next time and for sure there will be a nice time at GSP.

Blue Bay Grand Esmeralda: It was a okay hotel

I did not like the resort at all, the rooms had bed bugs and they were really rude about it. The alcohol was shit. If we wanted good booze it was extra which I don’t get because it’s all inclusive. Horrible

Breathless Riviera Cancun: Amazing resort

Everything was good we loved everything about the resort and we loved are room very nice we would recommend this resort to everyone. The beach was alright they do a good job on getting the seaweed out.

Iberostar Waves Quetzal: Great resort in great location

Jungle in the middle of a resort is a first for me and it was definitely a highlight. Monkeys, peacocks, iguanas, flamingos and more. Staff are all amazing and work so hard to make guests feel welcome and taken care of. Pool is very large and configuration allows for different activities simultaneously and never feels full. Beach has soft, powder like sand and never had difficulty finding shade when needed. Sea was warm, unfortunately had a few days of seaweed that prevented us from going in [... read more] but this is no fault of the hotel. 10 minute ride to Playa Del Carmen-.great restaurants and shopping.

Catalonia Riviera Maya: Fabulous vacation

Excellent service throughout. Great food and beverage choices. Seaweed on beach beyond the resort's control; cleaned up once the wind died down. Several clean and refreshing pools to choose from. Our needs were met swiftly and happily. Fabulous entertainment. Close to Tulum and Akumal. Would definitely return and highly recommend!!!

Ocean Riviera Paradise: Great Getaway

Drive from airport was quick. We were the first to be dropped off at hotel. Check in was quick and upgraded to the Privilege Rooms. Unlimited supplies of bottled water for your room. We were only there for 4 nights so had dinner at Sakura, Italian and Mexican. All were very good. We went to both buffets for breakfast. Food was very good and large selection. We did the beach restaurant for lunches. It was good as well. We stayed at pool by our room which was great. Lots of umbrellas. We also went [... read more] to beach in the mornings and lots of hits there as well. Need to get there early and leave your towels. You need water shoes as beach in rocky getting in. Air Canada vacation staff at hotel were excellent .

Blue Bay Grand Esmeralda: beautiful property

The grounds were lovely and very well maintained. There were people on the job 24 hrs a day. Although many of the staff didn't speak English (there were multi-language guests so you can't expect all to speak your particular language) , all staff you happened upon always had an HOLA & a smile. We were in OXMAL 4123. Miguel was our housekeeping. He is fabulous! Everything was clean and tidy. He didn't take any short cuts. We saw the difference when he had a day off. Not hat his replacement  [... read more]did bad job, Miguel just does a better job. Gracious Miguel! Concierge - Mauricio & Fernanda deserve special mention as they go beyond their duty to assist. Both are an asset to the resort or any of your other resorts. Gracious to both! The Buffet by the Lobby - Gilbert, Santiago, Alberta & Angel made eating at the Buffet very fun. Their happy spirit was infectious & the make you feel so important & valued. We dined in all restaurants but this team were the best! Gracious to all of them.

Royalton Riviera Cancun Resort and Spa: Amazing resort

We had a exceptional time , people and resort and food were amazing , i do recommend for family all around world to have this experience, i never had a such a vacation like this , my family and i enjoyed very much , i would to take this opportunity to thank people of Mexico and Royalton management and employees to provide such great time for everyone . thanks again

Bahia Principe Explore Coba: good value, amazing staff

Staff were amazingly friendly. Rooms were clean. Food was good, a la carte restaurants were very good. beach was nice, could actually swim in the warm ocean with comfort, staff cleaned the seaweed from the beach if needed, well done. plenty of sun shade areas at the beach.

Royal Hideaway Playacar: Good Resort. Not Great

This resort was good, not great. The beach was amazing although very little shade and canopies over the chairs were often broken so had to jury rig up a way to make it work. All pools were amazing especially the pool by the spa. Always quiet and bar service was close by although sometimes no one there to serve. Food was good. A couple of lunch choices were horrible. Don't get the pork rib burger for lunch. Really weird consistency and taste. Wings and spring rolls at lunch really good. L [... read more]imited selection of restaurants and food choices made some meals feel less than expected. Some meals also incredibly rich. Overdone with sauces but might be my personal choice. Got room service one night. Burger was ok. Keylime pie was the size of a small petrie dish and ordered a bottle of wine. He forgot the bottle of wine so had to run back for it. Although a concierge at every building sounded like a good idea, they were completely useless. That was the opinion of everyone I talked to. Most of that was unsolicited opinion and was from other buildings as well. We met with Erik the first day and he promised to get us into all restaurants starting the next day and we asked for a bottle of white wine in the mini bar everyday. All was promised, shook hands and we went on our way. We were to have reservations the next day at one of the restaurants. Looked all over for him that next day and was no where to be found. Finally went to another building concierge and they called Erik so he came running from who knows where. Guess what??? No reservations made, no bottle of wine. Next day no water in the mini fridge. I helped myself to water behind concierge desk because he wasn't there again. One final thing. One day I had to go up to the room before the maid got in there. Had left money on the bed and separate money in the fridge. Got in the room, found mini fridge full again (thankfully) , money gone from fridge and money also gone from the bed. I was disturbed by this as the maid hadn't been in the room. Looks like fridge guy took the money off the bed. So, left money in the bathroom next day so fridge guy wouldn't see it and was only gone after the maid was in there. Now maybe it's the same person so have to give them the benefit of the doubt but none the less disturbing. If they really want to make this a luxury resort, hire new concierges that do actual work. I will say that at all restaurants greeting and wait staff were amazing. Thank you to all of you for your great service. If it weren't for them, I rate this hotel much lower.Overall experience was satisfactory but not wowed like I should've been.

Bahia Principe Explore Coba: Beautiful Resort!

Really nice hotel! Excellent food, spacious and beautiful rooms, big bed, lots of pillows, clean, excellent pool view from our balcony, jets in the bathtub! Beautifully kept gardens, lots of wild life around without disturbing the people, beautiful beach, excellent restaurants and food, we only ate at 3 of the many the hotel has and all of them were excellent. The Mediterranean, the Tortuga, etc. Lots of areas to relax, nice shows, live music, kids entertainment. Couldn’t ask for a better plac [... read more]e!

Iberostar Waves Paraiso Beach: Truly an amazing resort.

Everything from the from front desk to the drivers, star camp, restaurant servers, guest services everyone was awesome. My family and will be returning there again. I would highly recommend this resort to everyone. You will not be disappointed.

Barcelo Maya Colonial: Stay at one, play at all!

This hotel is defiantly grand! Where can I begin. I will start off with all my PROS seeing I have way many more pros then cons. 1st pro being my biggest one, is the Kids club (BARCY CLUB)!!!!!! we only tried the "big" kids club, the one by the Caribe pool. Jazmin, Samantha, Dolce, Yoali, Andrea were the staff at this kids club and I cant not say enough great things about them. My kids ages were 6 & 8 which is an ideal age for the kids club. I originally drop my kids off for a few hours aroun [... read more]d 10am, and said Id be back by noon to pick them up. When I stopped back at noon they didn't want to leave, they begged for a few more hours. I even seen one boy being picked up by his mom crying because he didn't want to leave! All the kids were treated with so much love and respect you could tell the staff at this kids club loved there job! The kids club did so much stuff with the kids from crafts, to face painting, hair do's, to trips to the spa to get there nails done, taking them skating, to the pirates water park, the Mr.cook cook off, and so much more. Although all the kids club staff were top notch, I just want to give a special shout out to Jazmin. She created a special bond with my girls which is hard to find. we even talked to another mother who told us she was at this resort 3 years ago and her daughter remembered Jazmin and was asking her mother if she thought Jazmin would still be there. Sure enough she was, the little girl was thrilled with joy with seeing her again after 3 years, and told us Jazmin even remembered her. We also attended the mini disco a few night at 8:30pm at club ONE, where the kids would dance and play games for prizes. My kids even made up a song about how much fun they had at the kids club! I would come back to this resort just for the amazing kids club! Another pro was the Spa. We had a 50 mins couples massage on the beach by Cindy and I'm sorry but I forget the other girls name, we both left saying it was the best massage we have ever had. Then after our massage we were offered a free visit to the spas therapy room which gave you access to hot tub, cold tub, dry sauna, steam room, and an outdoor pool with jets. It was the icing on the cake! Passion Photos: we met Luis Puc around the resort and he stopped by every day he seen us to chat. he was very friendly and easy to chat to. He booked us in to get our photos done. We did book for 1 day but due to a sunburn on my daughters face I had to change the date and it was very easy and they were very accommodating to change the date. Our photographers were Melina and Bradly. I am still blown away at how amazing these two were, first they did the family photos, then Melina took the kids (because we know when parents are looking, kids get silly) and Bradly took the adults to start a video, then we switched. I wasn't expecting a video, but man oh man it was that added touch you didn't even realized you needed! now of course everyone least favorite part is going to look at the photos because you know your going to want to buy them all. they did offer a range of packages which we did settle on a mid range package that gave us some photos our video (which I'm still blown away by) and a photo book. Oh, and because my daughters face was still burnt, they edited all of the photos of her burn for me! Being Canadian the exchange kills us, so I did find the prices a bit high but that was mainly due to the poor Canadian dollar right now and the exchange rate! Now on to the food: All of the buffets are pretty much the same. Same food, different atmosphere. So just go to the one that is most convenient for you! For the ala carts we tried the two teppanyaki's, the steak house, the Mexican and the Spanish. The Mexican and the teppanyakis were amazing, the Spanish I wasn't a fan of, and the steak house the only thing I actually liked was the steak ( the white wine was warm, and the soup was cold) As for the pools: I noticed that the Caribe pool seems to be the "party" pool where all the young adults hung out, we started off at that pool but the people at that pool were there to party, so we spend most of our time at the Colonial pool which was the family pool because that is the pool that had the big waterpark for the kids. At the Caribe pool however Id like to give a shoutout to Teresa M, she was an amazing pool server. The days the kids were at the kids club we ventured up to the adults pool which is a hidden gem! The Beach: Down by the Palace there were sea turtles swimming right off the beach. There was also a lot of seaweed, but they did a good job of raking out swimming areas for people to swim Dolphins: we did swim with the dolphins, we went with the middle package that gave you a belly swim (you can negotiate). I was a bit hesitant at the beginning to do it, but glad I did. It was fun, the trainer that worked with Alex the dolphin was great. she answered all our questions and the kids had a blast finding out information on dolphins and touching there skin. Younger kids are aloud to swim with the dolphins on there parents back if they are a bit afraid. they took photos of us, but the photos were way overpriced, the photos were actually more expensive then the swim. Air Transat desk: My daughter was playing some games on my cell phone in the shuttle ride to the hotel which is about an hour, and put it in the cupholder on the side of the van. When we arrived at the resort we were so excited we hopped out the van and forget about the phone, when we realized the van was gone. Of course my first though was my phone is gone! I will not see it again. We went to the Air Transat desk and told them what had happened. They had made a few phone calls for us and sure enough in my disbelief they had found my phone and the driver would bring it back to the resort by end of day. the Air Transat desk called my room around 5:30 and told us they had my phone, they waited for us to run down at the end of his day to get it! Now for my biggest CON is a particular staff member named Jose. He worked at Strikers, the carousel, and the skating rink. For working in the kids areas where people are coming to spend there money he was absolutely horrible. I don't even really want to get in to it because I would be writing a whole book but he was the one person on the resort when I seen him I would actually walk away.

Sandos Caracol Nature Resort and Water Park: Great Resort to see nature and animals!!

My family loved all the animals!! The monkeys were active each morning and the coati's were always around. Iguana's each morning at the pool sunning themselves. They also have some rescued animals that the kids can feed. The pools were good but maybe a bit small for the number of guests. Our room was perfect! Loved the location near the small pool and waterpark. Beach is great but ocean is rocky so bring watershoes. We still went in the ocean and had a great time using the resorts boogie bo [... read more]ards and catching some waves! The Mexican buffet at breakfast is the best!! Quiet and great food, no line ups for the egg station and always lots of Guac! Los Lirios was a great dinner spot. Food isnt five star but there is lots of selection. The grounds were very different than any other resort we have been too.....has a jungle feel to it. We really liked it. Lots of different activities to do on site, so there is something for everyone. We had a great week at Sandos!

Barcelo Maya Palace: Not a 5 stars, not for couples.

We have been to many all inclusive such as DR, Mexico 4 times, Cuba, st-Lucia, Antigua, Hawaii etc... we have been to the barcelo maya caribe which is part of this barcelo palace resort. It is also part of 3 other barcelo but they cannot use the palace’s facility but if you are at the palace you can use all other resort as you wish. The good...beautiful resort and lots to do for families. Service was pretty good but not great, especially the lobby desk staff. The grounds are kept immacula [... read more]te and the a la crate restaurants are very good and this is where service shines above the rest of the resort.. The bad... kids, kids, kids. Nothing there for couples. This whole resort is catering to families. The few couples we seen there appeared a bit disappointed as you are surrounded with toddlers with temper tantrum throughout the day and night. Parents today don’t seem to understand how to raise kids. They take them to the pool at 7-8 am and by 5-6 pm, the kids are drained, tired and pissy. Then the parents want to go to a nice dinner but since they don’t Have babysitters, they take the kids to fancy dinners and then some even take them to the shows at 8:30-9:30 till 11 pm. At which point the kids are screaming, crying and you get the just. The buffet is the worst I have ever had. Mexico and can’t find any guacamole or salsa anywhere at this resort. Food was weird and mediocre at best. A la cartel are a different story. Great. The shows...what a farce. Don’t waste your time in there. Once you find a seat amongst all the strollers everywhere, you’ll be disappointed. The pools are nice and well maintained. The main one is huge. The one pool is adults only but only has 30 loungers so you gotta get there pretty early. I don’t understand how trip central and all the airlines can advertise this place as a 5 star. We’ve been to many 5 stars and not even close. The grounds are 4.5 at most and the food when you consider the buffet is not close to 5 stars. Maybe a 3-3.5. Rooms where musty and damp the whole week, they never replaced the fridge after 3 request as it did not cold anything. It takes a lot to make it to a 5 star rating and this place doesn’t have it in our opinion. If you are a family with kids, you’ll enjoy this place as there is a lot to do there but if you are a couple looking for some romantic all inclusive, this is not for you. Go somewhere else.