Fabulous resort !!

Loved the Barceló Karmina Palace in Manzanillo, MX. It didn't feel like Mexico at all, with all the lush greenery that surrounded the area. The hillside housing reminded me of Santorini, Greece with the exclusion of blue roofs. The amenities that this resort provided is suitable for couples, or families. The room I stayed in was the nicest ever in Mexico, it was the junior suite and I absolutely loved the bathroom. Liked the fact that it had an adult "only" pool. The only thing which would be b [... read more]etter would be that it was a bigger pool area. Irregardless, if you needed to get away from the noise of the children, there are a variety of areas in which to do so. Food selections were outstanding, and there was never a time frame in which there was nothing available to eat. Although, I am not too sure about the availability after midnight. My absolute FAVORITE was the Mexican ala carte restaurant which overlooked the roar of the ocean, it was so relaxing and breath taking. Not only that, but they offered a private lobster dinner on a beach embankment under a gazebo, which looked amazing. I did not experience this, but will definitely be sure to on my next visit. I cannot attest for the party atmosphere that Manzanillo has to offer (as I did not go to town on the pub crawl) but they do have a disco, as well as a piano bar area which was very entertaining. My overall opinion is this is a higher end resort with an affordable price, and I would HIGHLY recommend it.

Beyond Expectations

Family vacation. Kids are 10 and 14 years old. We all had a great time. Check in/out was effortless. Hotel architecture was amazing. Rooms were huge and impeccably clean. Beds were super comfy. Restaurants were all great. Excellent selection and variety. Staff were helpful. Beach was small but clean. Excellent snorkelling right at waters edge. Many clean pools. Entertainment was a little disappointing compared to Cuba experience 2 years ago. Overall a wonderfully memorable trip.

"Palace "

This was our second stay at the Karmina Palace. Beautiful, clean, and spacious rooms. We arrived very late, instead of 7:30pm, it was 11:00pm. To welcome very tired tourist, there was a special room set, with registry tables, and all the food and drink anyone could want. A great way to start 2 weeks of sunshine.

Fantastic Resort!! Very Beautiful Grounds

Karmina Palace is a beautiful place! Grounds are very beautiful, pool areas and beach are very nice. Not a problem to get chairs if you get out if bed before 9 or 10am.. Restaurants are very good, with lots of choices for everyone. The rooms are nice, but have a step down to sitting area, or beds if you have double suite.. My girlfriend had to buy a nightlight for safety reasons.. This hotel is very busy, with lots of large groups travelling together

Nice Resort

This was a beautiful resort, nice grounds, the pools were very nice and well kept. The beach isn't very big and swimming at low tide is difficult to do especially without water shoes on because of the rocks. The hotel room we had (2011) had a little bit of what looked like black mold near the A/C vent and the couches were in very rough shape. Other than that, our room was nice and a very big. It had two TV's! lol The service at the restaurants was sometimes slow but not too bad. The food was goo [... read more]d and there was always a large variety and usually someone cooking fresh food on the grill. The drinks at the bars could have been better, we found them to be way too sweet and the pop/soda was always flat when we ordered Cuba Librés. The excursion guy (Miguel) was outstanding at his job and very knowledgeable. He was always around during the day if you had any questions. Overall, this was a good resort and we would consider going back someday.

Nice resort

Excellent rooms, food was great, service was great. Check in was terrible. Not much of a beach. The golf balls flying into the swim area from the golfers was extremely dangerous and scary. Should have been free wifi somewhere in hotel for those of us who only wanted to contact home 2-3 times per week.

Awesome resort!

Rooms were huge! Very clean. The beds were a little hard but actually very comfortable! Amazing amount of pools and areas. We were still finding different areas the day before we left! Food was very good with lots of variety. Would definitely come back!

Fabulous resort

lovely resort, great size just right. Japanese and Italian ala cartes were amazing. View from the Mexican was spectacular. Great pools or beach area. Loved taking out kayaks. Nice area to walk around and safe to walk to town out of the resort. Walmart is close by if you needed something. Great staff and amazing service!

Nice rooms

The grounds are nice. The beach is O.K. The food was good especially the Italian restaurant which we had twice. The bars need some drink menus and coffee at the lobby bar would be nice for a afternoon spanish coffee.

Amazing

Food wasn't the greatest but the pools are ok I also liked the service the people that work there are very pleasant. The room was perfect. And yes I would recommend this resort to friends.and yes I would return if the price was right.

Absolutely amazing resort

Beautiful setting and not a bad view anywhere. I would have rated pools excellent but beach is lacking. We enjoy walking on the beach and had to take a bus to Playa Miramar to do that. Otherwise absolutely no complaints. Staff are beyond excellent and very friendly and helpful. Food was good and selection changed every day. Rooms were kept very clean.

Amazing resort

It was our 7th time at this resort. The food staff and the grounds are incredible I would highly recommend this resort. The weather is always sunny and warm. The rooms are beautiful. Can't wait to go back

Beautiful resort

The hotel is amazing ...food was great ..very clean and the service was excellent...as for the disco we would go every night and dance till it closed ...the entertenment in the evening was also very nice ...thx for the wonderful week ..looking forward to seeing this resort again.