Grand Oasis Palm: Three Star Resort with Five Star Staff

This was my second time at the Grand Oasis Palm in Cancun. Having had a fair amount of experience in the Cancun and the Mayan Riviera all the way to Tulum, I write this review with that experience in mind. While by facilities alone, I would call the Grand Oasis Palm only a three star, there were five star elements to it. The staff at this resort were amazing, going out of their way to make us feel warmly welcomed and saw to any needs we had with the highest level of professionalism. This posi [... read more]tive comment applies to all the staff from the beach bar, reception, serving staff and others who worked tirelessly, doing their best to make the vacationing experience as best possible. As for food service, I will only comment on the buffet that had a large selection of well prepared and presented dishes to choose from. The soups were outstanding and the variety of sushi was surprisingly good. The facility is a little weathered overall where it is overdue for renovations. The resort needs a lobby bar. Once the rain pounds, there is only one other day time bar on the Oasis side to get beverages (other than table service at the restaurants). The sports bar is limited in both size and drink selection. The busy beach bar is wonderful, but it definitely needs an additional bartender, or two. I do recommend the Grand Oasis Palm in Cancun as a budget friendly, all inclusive resort but I do see this facility as a three star with five star staff and four star buffet, therefore overall, I selected four stars for this review.

The Pyramid Cancun: Good resort

This resort was good. Lots of variety for restaurants and food at all times of day. Lots of beach chairs at the pool but very limited chair options at the beach. Most beach chairs were broken. Some repairs needed at the resort including leaky areas in rooms and showers. Overall enjoyable vacation!

Grand Oasis Palm: Clean, comfortable resort

Great staff, good service, food at restaurants not hot enough, but ok, lots of entertainment, beach has powder sand, waters very shallow, perfect for children and adults too. Buffet food ok, but not very hot either. Overall, it’s a good place to get away from cold Canada!

Grand Oasis Riviera: Not For Young Couples

The resort staff, cleanliness and the beach were phenomenal. The resort however was not as described. The Sports Bar is not a bar and serves zero alcohol, the bars close at 6pm, except the lobby and theater bar which sometimes closed at 11pm, or 2pm. Their is only 1 pool bar and they dont play music or have any sort of entertainment there. Perfect resort to sit and read a book, not a good resort if you want to have a drink and dance the night away. The snack bar closed at 6pm. The buffet had a 1 [... read more]+ wait some nights. The resort was beautiful but it is definitely more for people above 55+ and who do not like to drink or party. My travel agent was phenomenal and very helpful but the resort is not as advertised.

Grand Oasis Riviera: It’s ok for the price

First impressions weren’t great to be honest. No welcome drink, room was hot upon arrival as the AC was off, and our fridge wasn’t working (it was heating drinks instead of cooling them) so needless to say we were in desperate search of a cold drink after checking in and getting to our room. Our fridge was fixed the next day after a reminder to the front desk. Also regarding the fridge: only the water was restocked all week, not the sodas or beer. Before I get into more negatives, we enjoyed the [... read more] beach, pins coladas and family time together; the kids enjoyed the pools as well; it’s a quiet resort and we could find some peaceful pool areas to relax by ourselves. Back to the negatives: the nightly shows were low-effort and pointless to attend; the staff didn’t seem too happy to be there which makes me think they are either underpaid or treated poorly; the buffet lacks variety (though it’s a small resort so that probably reduces food waste); if you’re a big drinker you may find that there are a lack of bars throughout the resort that stay open all the time (the 2 outside bars are open from 11 am- 6 pm and we later found out that there is 1 bar inside the very quiet lobby that is open at different times) so if you want to avoid people partying then that will be a bonus for you. We had a good vacation but when we come back we will likely avoid this resort.

The Sens Cancun: Boutique Hotel, vacation package not as advertised but overall good trip

We paid for adults only, hotel was filled with families and small children. Hotel areas and rooms were clean. Ambience during the day and night was lovely. No reservations taken for dinners and therefore had to wait an hour or could not get in. Overall, I didn’t eat like I was at all inclusive. Portions were small and food was mediocre except for one or two meals and snacks. Beach club was amazing! Unfortunately, the hotel concierge didn’t explain the perks I paid for such as access to the priva [... read more]te club, Sensoria so I paid extra daily for the beach club for 5 out of my 7 day stay, and also, as we couldn’t get beach chairs at 8:30am., since all were full, everyday it seemed. Some staff friendly while most neutral. If you don’t speak Spanish, ultimately, expect different treatment. Beach area was small but nice and clean for most part, with lots of seagulls though. The comfort of the hotel and chill vibes coupled by the gorgeous weather (compared to Canada) and excursion outside of hotel was the highlight of my trip. Booking info on trip central was not fully accurate nor transparent with indications of a mandatory departure tax in Cancun that was not necessary to pay and the requirement not to pay for pre-baggage fees since Sunwing Vacations includes one checked bag. This was not transparent at the booking. I was told I would receive a voucher for these costs.

The Pyramid Cancun: Stay far far away

I don’t write reviews ever but this calls for a warning to anyone going to this resort. Rude staff and poor buffets. A la carts were acceptable. We arrived to be told my pal and I would be staying in a king bed. It took two days to rectify this only due to the fact that our room smelt like someone painted a car in it and I an asthmatic. All of a sudden a room was available with a two double beds. Also, no alcohol after 11pm and the casino is permanently closed. All news to us as we were  [... read more]told opposite on both prior to booking. Go somewhere else.

The Pyramid Cancun: Amazing resort!

The Pyramid Grand Oasis in the Sian Kaan rooms is a spectacular experience. Excellent food, excellent entertainment, excellent room, excellent service, excellent beach. I would highly recommend the Sian Kaan experience. The Oasis itself offers everything the Pyramid offers except for the bulter service and the specialty restraunts. Of all my 15 trips to Cancun The Pyramid Sian Kann experience was the best time ever!

Grand Oasis Cancun: Trip of a lifetime

Everything was awesome thanks to my buddy Kevin everything was organized and done made travel easy. Will book again for the next adventure. I was well informed on everything that i needed to bring and do. Thank you

Grand Oasis Riviera: Messy check in

Grand Oasis Hotel is the last resort in that part of the Mayan Riviera. The drive is smooth and a little over an hour, but the service is outstanding. The resort is new, It has a unique design and impressive architecture. The rooms are located in different areas, connected to the main building with little paths. The resort is great for families with children. There were different-sized pools spread between the palm trees. I noticed even a small pool for young kids. The resort is kept clean,  [... read more]and the bathrooms are state-of-the-art. It has a variety of pools and bars, activity areas, and a fancy cafe open 24 hr. One can play pool there, enjoy a chit-chat over a cappuccino, espresso, sweet delights, or relax and watch TV. No alcohol is served in that cafe, and it seemed to be a preferred spot for families. The service in the buffet is the friendliest, The food is excellent. We loved their buffet, which is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and it was so much fun with the variety of dishes. No need for fancy dressing. However, the check-in was challenging. There was no Sunwing rep. I've been in other destinations where the rep meets everyone at the airport and, upon arrival in the hotel, holds an orientation session where the stay is explained in detail and the return to the airport is set so everybody can enjoy their time, with no confusion, worries about the departure date. Sunwing rep was available if needed assistance. That is a key moment to have a relaxing holiday, and guarantee to visit again. On arrival at the Lobby, the front desk looked like a flea market experiencing an emergency. It took almost 2 hours to fill out the forms. Everyone else was popping in from all sides, with a simple question, and they were attended to first. The basics, which were supposed to be in the fridge, were missing, not even water. I went to the reception 3 times to ask for assistance, and only on day 3, they delivered two bottles of water. This is happening upon arrival, and I began to feel anxious. There were other issues, like how to book the shuttle back to the airport, and no help with this request either. I was looking for the Sunwing rep to assist me and stop the circus created by the reception management. When I asked about a Sunwing representative, the answer I was given was that this hotel doesn't have a Sunwing rep. Overall, I liked the resort, the food, the live entertainment, and the unique pools spread all around. I believe that staying in Grand Oasis could have been a different experience in the presence of a Sunwing rep to assist the guests. Be aware of a front desk employee who can make you regret traveling to Mexico. It happens on check-in when you are pressed to upgrade your room for an average of an additional $600 a week. It seemed to me that the front desk management controls how the operations should go. One must be firm and resist the sales ad vances. It is important to remember not to leave the resort. I would go back there because the resort is wonderful, offers a variety of activities. It is great for couples and families. Enjoying it shouldn't be affected by the poor customer service at the front desk but that was a result of a lack of reps. I met the front desk manager, a quite intimidating lady. If there were a Sunwing rep, the stay at Grand Oasis would not be so stressful.

The Pyramid Cancun: Wow can’t thank you enough I give it a five stars

Thank god we had the black bracelet the restaurants was perfect 5⭐️the beach club was fantastic drinks being served to us in our pool and comfortable beach bed was a 2 hour wait at airport for transport ?but worth the wait ?

Grand Oasis Cancun: Fun spring break trip

The resort as a whole was massive, food 24/7 available. A downfall was that at midnight there are no longer bars (nightlife) on the resort open, which comes as a surprise for having such a high reputation as being a "party" spot. The room was okay, lots of minor issues. Remote control didn't work, fridge was barely stocked, and if it was, we only received a few bottles of water even after tipping. The beds only had 1 sheet on them and no comforter or any other blankets, making it very uncomforta [... read more]ble. The water is only cold at night as they must shut off the hot water after a certain time. Also not fun if you want to have a late shower or bath. Was disappointed to see that on the beach there were very few beach chairs to lay on. It was very rare to see ones that were free, even for just the two of us. Staff itself as always very kind, no issues there. When I had arrived I was faced with a major issue. The hotel did not have our reservation at all so we had to wait 2 hours in the lobby at midnight after arriving, just to get to our room. We were pretty stressed out and considered even going to book a hotel for the night somewhere else and try to have our travel insurance cover it. Not sure if this was an issue with the booking company or the resort itself but not a fun time after travelling all day and being exhausted. All in all it was a very fun trip considering the cost we paid and I would return, but would definitely make the resort aware of the issues immediately when checking in instead of letting things slide.

Grand Oasis Palm: It was OK

The hotel is dated, but kept clean. The Sens side was nicer and newer. We ate at the buffet on that side almost every meal. Look up where it is on the map. It’s next to a harbor and you have large ships going in and out multiple times a day. It’s definitely not a quiet, tranquil location. But the kids loved it. The “Le Petite Chef” restaurant was a hit with everyone in our group.

Smart Cancun By Oasis: Smart Cancun by Oasis

The check in was friendly and quick. We were not all inclusive, but breakfast was included. They have 4 or 5 pools, maintenance was excellent. The hotel was clean and room were updated and clean. Maid service was efficient and friendly. We would stay at the Cancun Oasis again. A very enjoyable week.

Grand Oasis Riviera: What a beautiful stay!

My husband and I stayed at the Grand Oasis Tulum Riviera with our two 15 year old daughters for a week in March and loved our stay. We had a nice room pool side that was impeccably maintained. The beach was beautiful even though there was some algae brought in by the waves. The water and fish and wildlife were incredible. The food was amazing in every restaurant we visited even the buffet. So many choices and varieties to satisfy every pallet. The staff were pleasant and curtious and eager to he [... read more]lp. Thank you Lorenzo for your assistance and Daniel for the history chats. If you are looking for a nice quiet resort nestled in a conservation area in the Mexican jungle where life thrives this is the place for you! ❤️

Grand Oasis Palm: The most discusting hotel worst of the worst

We arrived there and the room we got had no fridge. No microwave.. no balcony.. we had to pay extra 450$ U.S for upgrade to have a so called better room with what they called a bar service… we never recieved any bar service at all the whole 7 days we were there and they only came to bring water and drinks on our last day when we were checking out!!! Every day I was in the lobby front seat asking for water !!! Our room was never getting cleaned!!!our toilet was always clogging and takes them hour [... read more]s to come fix it and it was always clogging!! The rooms are so ridiculous and dirty and smelly!!! The hotel was full of only locals and barely any visitors from other countries! Some of the security guards were so rude !!! The food is so discusting and I I found some pizza that was cooked with rotten and green fungus molded bread and some fruits that was very rotten and moldy and I bring it to the server’s attention showed it to them and told them to remove it as people can get very sick and possibly die and they just agreed with me to my face and apologize and then they never did anything about it and I watched the cook add more in the buffet after they ran out as I watched so many kids and older people eating it and I took pictures and showed it to client services and again nothing was done about it!!! All the food was sooo bad and discusting and rotten and it was the same food very single day!!! I even et to leave but was stuck as they wouldn’t refund me for any of the days and there was no availability any other hotels as it was spring break!!!! I had to take my kids and go out to eat in other restaurants downtown as I couldn’t take any risk in that hotel!!! I wish I could download pictures of the food u would throw up just looking at it!!! It was vacation from hell!!! The beach was light blue water at 6/7 am but by 10 am it would be brown and yellow and soooo dirty because of all the boats literally beside the hotel and water was full of engine oil and motor fumes and gas leaks and would turn the water brown it was so dirty and u would find broken glass bottles and cigarettes butts all over the sand ! It’s definitely not a place for kids or a place to enjoy!!! I been to Mexico 4 times now and now I will never ever go back !!! Worst stay of my life!!! If there was a no star on this rating I would’ve been selecting it because this hotel doesn’t even deserve the one star!!! Don’t understand how this place still open!!! I guess that’s why it’s all locals there!!!

Grand Oasis Riviera: Buyer’s remorse

The facility is old, the rooms are musty and damp, unless you pay extra to get a cleaner room without ants. The entire resort is in bed and shut down by 11:00pm. The entertainment is minimal. I night per week for 1.5 hours of karaoke. If anything, the food was fantastic which was a blessing. Bartender Fernando was overworked and underpaid for the relentless alcohol consumption by some of the “swim up bar” locals.

Grand Oasis Riviera: We had a great time

The location was perfect. Superior beach front couldn’t have been a lovelier spot. The room however was very rough. It’s better than 2.5 but 3 might be pushing it. Old, very moldy smell, sliding doors didn’t work, sink leaked.

Grand Oasis Cancun: The worst hotel ever!

Hotel is very old and ugly. Rooms are small and not sound proof. Beach is not swimmable, big waves and red flag all 10 days. Guests are very loud day and night so it was impossible to sleep. Food at the basic restaurants was not edible so we had to pay 1000CAD for two of us for the upgrade and that was the only good thing about this hotel. Nobody cleans the lounge beds on the beach or around the pool. I would rate this hotel as 3* max.

The Pyramid Cancun: Beautiful outdoor resort

Great value for an absolutely stunning blue beach. The outdoor layout of the pool area and bars are really well placed and it’s easy to get back from the beach to the resort. Rooms were a little musty at times, but overall good value.