Occidental Tucancun: Great resort

This is a smaller hotel with amazing staff. At first glance, the lobby seems very plain. Some of the furniture and rooms are outdated but it was very clean. Staff were very helpful. The Italian restaurant doesn't require a reservation and was our favorite. The buffet at the pool level was really good as well.

Barcelo Maya Colonial: Fantastic Resort!

The Barcelo Riviera Maya is one of the nicest resorts I have ever stayed at. It was affordable and has so much to do within the resort. The property is massive. The decor was absolutely beautiful. Its was spotless, up to date and impeccably well maintained.They have mini golf, you could watch dolfins play all day, basket ball, tennis, pickle ball, kayak just to name a few - all free. There are 6 resorts within and we stayed at the Colonial. My opinion was this was the best location for beach [... read more] and food among the four inner resorts. Hotel staff were so nice and very kind. Food is good, I found they provided such a huge selection to fancy everyone's taste and was always available up into the late hours in the eve. The beach was well groomed and had wonderful sun and shade options. Pools were fun and there were many, swim up bars were great. I never felt crowded. My only critiques would be that because it's such a large place, I think they should provide an orientation of the resort rather than leaving it to us to seek out. Also, there should be more signs within the resort directing to wheee things are as we were lost for a frew days lol.. They could also provide more bar staff as they were the most busy. I would recommend this resort to everyone. If we visit Playa del Carmen again, we will be back.

Royal Hideaway Playacar: Exceptional Food Selection & Presentation

The resort is in need of some updating. The rooms are spacious but tired. The bathtub was in need of repair and there were areas where paint was peeling on the windowsill. The linen should be replaced....no longer white, definitely not fluffy and very worn. Beach and pools excellent.

Iberostar Selection Paraiso Lindo: Great vacation

The resort was beautiful with wonderful friendly staff. We loved everything about it. Dealing with the staff at Trip Central was great too. They were very helpful and responsive when I had questions about our trip. I would go back to the resort and also book through Trip Central for future vacations.

Excellence Playa Mujeres: Beautiful Resort

Resort was Beautiful and well maintained. Majority of the Staff were Amazing! Few Staff Members felt the need to argue, disagree and down right ignore you. Food at the Mexican and Indian Restaurants were Amazing. Others Restaurants just ok, some just horrible. Main Pools were freezing. Excellence Pool was luckily heated. Beach and Ocean had a lot of Seaweed. Videos of Music being played everywhere…is no longer that way. Evening Entertainment was wonderful especially the Fire Show. Food Truck [... read more] is gone and not coming back. Concierge was absolutely no help. For the Money spent expected so much more. Won’t return. Will go back to Excellence Punta Cana instead.

Dreams Sands Cancun Resort and Spa: Great Resort

The resort is one of the best on the strip in Cancun, in particular the beach. The food was excellent. We ate at both steak places, Mexico has perfected steak, the Hibachi, excellent and the Italian restaurant, also excellent. Service was very good as well. Staff was very friendly and made a point of getting to know you. Only issue, is rooms are not very sound proof

El Cozumeleno Beach: Perfect Family Getaway

The hotel was clean, extremely friendly staff, very accomodating. The buffet does not have a lot of options but the a la carte menu is a great idea. We ordered from that menu mostly for lunch and supper. The rooms are simple and have large balconies and the beds are very comfortable. I love how the resort is so close to the beach. Wherever you are, you can hear the ocean. It would be nice to have evening entertainment. There is movie night twice a week but aside from some music playing in the ba [... read more]r area and only until 10pm, there's no night life.The beach/sand and pool areas are always clean. All staff members are kind, thoughtful and want to make your stay relaxing and enjoyable. We will go back for sure!!!

Krystal Grand Puerto Vallarta: Run down and filthy

When we arrived in the room, we notice it had not been cleaned after the last guests. The sheets had several hairs, stains and crusted on human waste embedded on the sheets. There was a used razor blade on the floor of the room. No clean towels and the floor was full of sand. The front desk sent housekeeping to change our sheets but nothing else was cleaned in the room. The man at the front desk claimed the manager was unavailable to talk to us. So we spoke to our sunwing rep, who wrote a repor [... read more]t but we never received a follow up from management or sunwing.

Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya: Amazing Resort

The Grand Serenis has something for everyone. The rooms were like the pictures on website. Buffet had great variety and the a la cartes were fantastic. This resort had a beautiful waterfront especially for the snorkel lovers. There is several pools, a lazy river, children’s water play area, disco, entertainment and an abundant amount of different wildlife. It is a lot of walking as the resort is large. They do have shuttles but they usually don’t transfer guests around the resort until the e [... read more]vening.

Sunscape Sabor Cozumel: Wonderful staying!

Amazing trip! The hotel looks good. The room are wide and comfortable but need some maintenance. The service, food and entertainment activities were great. What i did not like that there was no wifi service for free of charge at the room. I have enjoyed a lot the beautiful sunset and Mango Tango drink. I highly recommend Sunscape for low budget trips to Cozumel!

Riu Flamingos: Not a fan

I’m sure we got the poorest room, but I expected that. It was a long walk to the only set of elevators in the entire building. The food was anywhere from great( only one night and one restaurant) to terrible ( most nights in all the rest of the restaurants ). The only drinks served in all restaurants was beer or wine! No mixed drinks or after dinner Spanish coffee in any of them! Service in all restaurants was almost nonexistent. There is not nearly enough staff and it took the entire meal t [... read more]o finally get a drink. Birds everywhere eating leftovers in the steak restaurant was gross! Long waits to get a table cleaned off for lunch. No pool service at all! Not allowed to eat around the pool although the burger stand is outside of one. Had to go to the beach to eat a burger. Gift shop charged $40 for a hat that 100 feet away was only $15! Nothing Mexican about this place at all. Disappointing from checkin to checkout.

Krystal Grand Cancun: Krystal Altitude Cancun

It is not a bad hotel. I don’t like a food, not a great selection. But the hotel has seven restaurants for all tastes and all restaurants are different from each other. You must book at 7am for your visit. Otherwise, you risk not getting in.

Riu Santa Fe: Fantastic experience

This resort was amazing! The staff was accommodating and kind. Everything was clean and well looked after. The drinks and food were incredible and lots of variety on both. The pools were a little cold but manageable with the warm weather, the beach was clean and the resort offered lots of beach beds and umbrellas. The mini games like darts and volleyball were so fun and such a nice touch to have such activities included. Overall best hotel I've ever been to and will definitely be coming back.

Bahia Principe Explore Akumal: Amazing resort with fabulous staff!

We loved everything about this property and would highly recommend it to couples, families, and friends. Being able to eat at a specialty restaurant every night instead of the buffet was wonderful. It was also great to be able to visit and use all amenities at the other Bahia properties in the complex during our stay. The various beaches, pools, entertainment, and staff made this one of our top vacations ever. Can’t wait to return!

Catalonia Riviera Maya: Solid 4 star

The hotel was exactly as expected, 4 star. The food at the buffet was decent, they were always refilling stations, so sometimes you did have to wait for bacon, veggies or chicken, but they always brought more. There are 2 egg stations for breakfast, one more geared for omelettes, but they still made me eggs if they were less busy than the other. Lunch and dinner they had a meat station, which was very basic but many sauces to pair at the other stations. There was no pasta station, wh [... read more]ich is a first in my experience but they did have pasta dishes. I do wish they had a pasta station, so it would be fresh. The snack bar was always delicious. Burgers were good and the chips and guacamole delicious. There was also Chicken wings, hotdogs and other traditionally "American" food. The hotdog stand we had once and it was good, then was out of commission for the week, so they had a taco stand which was way better. The Crepe stand also had milkshakes and ice cream cones, which was a great addition. The crepes were okay, in my opinion. Getting a reservation to the restaurants was difficult, we were lucky to get into the Italian and Japanese. Both were okay, the "Japenese" teppanyaki show was not as exciting as I have seen at other resorts or even at locations in Whistler or Toronto. It is more mixed "Asian food" than Japanese. We had the upgraded PRIVILEGE status and luckily paid very little to add it to our package, as the cost was worth it, but I wouldn’t pay the $50 per day I heard others paid at the front desk. We were to get a king bed, as a couple on our honeymoon, but ended up with two queen beds. The Bloved restaurant was good, but the same menu daily, it would be better if it was rotational. If you didn’t get a reservation to another restaurant you had other options to chose from. The "privileged" pool area was more quiet, but it wasn’t monitored so there were regular wrist band people at the pool. Not something I cared about, as I was always able to get chairs. Others were concerned as they had paid and couldn’t get what they paid for. The privilege beach, is quiet, but unfortunately on the lagoon side, so the water was not as clear and a little on the green side. The entertainment shows were the best I’ve seen for theatre, but didn’t have as many acrobatics as I’ve seen at other hotels. Usually they have aerial silk performances and fire shows on the beach. That would be a great addition, a fire show or similar performances on the beach one night. After the show, there is also no other form of entertainment, except the late night disco, which is not for everyone. It would be nice if they kept another bar opened even until midnight with live music, but I understand difficult with the rooms so close. Overall, the drinks were made pretty well. Mojitos were the best. They will ask you how strong you want them made and they are pretty good at remembering your face/drink preferences! Caesar at the Japanese restaurant was an outstanding host, and the bartender there was outstanding. Joel at Italian was wonderful, super friendly. Arturo was the best entertainment staff. He was so fun and funny. He was Cogsworth and Flounder in the Disney show, it was the best! The Moana show was really well done, the best of the week! Most of the staff speak little to no English, which made it difficult at times, but we did google translate, as needed. The spring coil mattresses were not very comfortable or supportive. The room we had was nicely renovated and the shower was good. The room cleaning services were always great, they left us enough towels, water and many soaps. The Room Service we received was also decent, great chicken sandwich. The resort had many things for children to do, definitely more family oriented. I also recommend bringing water shoes as the beach is pretty rocky. The wifi connection around the resort was amazing and allowed us to stay in contact with family back home. We were in a safe gated community and a 500m walk to the Marina and Dolphin Cove. The return trip around the marina is about 2.5 kms. Many people also rented golf carts to drive around. Definitely worth a visit. We also walked around to see the privately owned houses within the gated community. It felt safe, even at night, and everyone was very friendly. Overall, we had a great time and would go back.

Riu Flamingos: Perfect family resort

Our family group included 2 grandparents, 2 parents and 3 children aged 14, 10 and 3. The family stayed in a family room while the grandparents had a regular bedroom with 2 queen beds joined together. Older adults enjoyed the beach loungers under the swaying palms, visiting the sister resort and the many restaurants with no reservations required. In short, more enjoying, less waiting in line. The exception was the Steakhouse restaurant which was our favourite due to the beachside location. The [... read more] family enjoyed the kids pool area and we all loved playing in the ocean. We were grateful to see so many outdoor spaces including restaurants, bars, the theatre and exercise areas. We never felt crowded. We were grateful that the airport transfer and checkin and checkout were all fast and efficient. We were able to maximize our time at the resort rather than waiting in eternal lineups. The family also enjoyed the close proximity to day trips such as the Malacon and Bucerias.

Riu Palace Las Americas: Meh

It was okay, but we didn’t love it. The good: clean, no bugs, good beach (no seaweed), responsive front desk, nice balcony and view, spacious room, good Wi-Fi. The bad: THE SMELL in the rooms - mildew. Still in our clothes. So gross. The food - so bad. I dreaded going to eat, and I’m not normally that fussy about food. My sister got sick from the shrimp. Service was spotty, entertainment seemed unorganized, and the language barrier with even the front line service staff was at times problema [... read more]tic. Would not stay here again.

Riu Santa Fe: Family and Friends Trip to Riu Santa Fe

We had a great week at the Riu Santa Fe in Los Cabos. This is a big resort with lots of amenities. Rooms and grounds were clean and attractive. Staff were friendly and helpful. The drinks were very good and the food was good but lacking Mexican Authenticity. We enjoyed the buffet the most and found the restaurants to be nothing special. The resort was busy but not overwhelming. The beach is long but it’s not safe to swim in the ocean. The view of the ocean, arch and ships/yachts was beautiful. [... read more] Overall this was a great resort which I would recommend to those looking for a good time. It is not a quiet peaceful resort. It has lots of atmosphere.

Grand Palladium Kantenah: The most perfect vacation

We love this resort. We came here 5 years ago and we wanted to come back- after a trip to Hawaii and another resort we decided to come back. It has so much to offer. Amazing food. Beach. Grounds. Room. I ate amazing fajitas everyday. It is quite far from the airport. 2.5 hour bus ride with stops at other resorts. The travel to and from was biggest complaint with various airport delays

Excellence Playa Mujeres: 5 Star Luxury

Well… I have to say…everyone needs to treat themselves to this resort at least once! The service is outstanding. The restaurants are top notch with amazing dishes to choose from. The place is as clean as Disney World. The staff are all truly incredible. They all really care about you having a fantastic time. The rooms are beautiful and the resort itself is soooo glamorous. You would be missing out not stay here at least once.