Very crowded. Average service. Average food

We splurged for the diamond club at the resort. Turns out they don't even check for diamond wristbands. The private diamond club pool area is crowded. The only time to go is in the morning, otherwise lots of drunk rowdy people at the swim-up bar. Room was new and nice. Some difficulty having our room cleaned and turned over during the day (they came at 9am one day, and 4pm the other day).

Resort was top notch

Staff were fantastic. Food was amazing. Kids had so much to do all day. Drinks were definitely not watered down!!! Our butler’s were top notch. Fridge was stocked each day. Due to sargassum the beach we didn’t use, but the pools and lazy rivers made up for it. Kids loved the water slides, bowling, trampoline. Vibe team had games going for kids and adults.

Clean and Modern Resort with something for Everyone!

Overall, The Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun was wonderful. This resort is much bigger than what we typically book, however we had two teenagers with us, and we wanted to make sure there was plenty for them to do, and there sure was!! There are so many different things to do here that I don't think anyone gets a chance to do it all. While we were there, we used the lazy river and water slides, the scuba center, all the pools, the gym (which was amazing), the poolside games and activities (ping po [... read more]ng, Jenga, volleyball, water polo). We also went bowling twice and did the trampoline park. we did swim in the ocean, and although there was some seaweed on shore the ocean floor was sandy and soft and the water warm! We walked a long way down the beach, and I will say that this resort was doing by far the best on maintaining the seaweed cleanup. There was always something fun to do! For Dinner and Lunch we ate at the following restaurants (listed best to worst): Rio, Zen, Hunter Steakhouse, Smoke, Nibbles, Grazie, The Cave. The Cave was the only one that we really didn't enjoy- but I would say all of the food is great by all-inclusive standards, but nothing spectacular compared to our own cooking or restaurants at home. What we did love was the variety- which was much better than any other resort we have ever been to. The Buffet has an amazing selection of fresh foods, and the kids liked it the best! The cafe had wonderful coffee and pastries in the morning (but unfortunately, a pretty long line up). The coffee here was much better than at the buffet. we are early risers, so we joined the club of saving 2 or 3 loungers (for 4 of us) before 6AM each day. We did notice that you could always find a lounger or two, just maybe not in your preferred location. getting up early just ensured we picked our favorite spot. Another thing we did like about this resort is the layout. The resort is huge- but the layout makes almost everything convenient no matter your location. I don;t have much to complain about but the 2 things that put a bad taste in our mouth were 1) The wrist bands DO NOT stay on, our teenagers both lost one and had to pay $130 CAD to replace them. This is crazy, if you are going to use this system then get wrist bands that stay on while kids are doing the activities that your resort provides! we did end up melting the band strings which helped, but we had to continue to resecure them throughout the week. 2) The room layout with the see through glass shower and open concept bathroom was not ideal for us, our teenaged son and his friend. There was no privacy- I had to get dressed in the toilet room, and luckily after reading reviews I had brought a plastic shower curtain from home which we used to provide privacy for the shower. All in all, this is a great family resort that felt safe and secure and had fantastic service- I would highly recommend for families with older pre-teens or teenagers!

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

Nice resort

The resort food was really good and the staff are working hard to please everyone. The entertainment staff were very friendly and outgoing. Our teen enjoyed playing Bingo, volleyball and hubby enjoyed playing water blackjack. Yes, there is seaweed and unfortunately the area is known for it. We still went in the ocean. Our teen loved the water park, gym and pools. We enjoyed the lazy rivers. We got an ocean front jacuzzi, diamond club room. Because it was March break, it was handy to have b [... read more]utlers make our reservations for dinners, otherwise, I don’t see a need for it. The rooms were really clean, but I do hope they fix the slamming of the doors. You are not really near anything, so if you are looking for shopping or seeing the sites, this is not the place for you. Lots of kids slipping on the pool area, while running around, so be aware of that. Our teen was not racing around and wore flip flops and was fine.

Great resort, but beware of getting sick

The resort overall was fantastic the first few days. There is lot’s to do for the kids - splash park for the younger ones, lazy river, big slides, trampoline$, bowling$, laser tag$ , etc. The food is amazing! The restaurants have delicious food. Zen was our favourite. The beach is not particularly swimmable as there is a lot of sargassum but we enjoyed being in there anyhow. The pools have a lot going on and are super fun. The gelato ice cream was our go to treat daily. The cafe had the best l [... read more]atte’s. The service was amazing - staff always smiling and very kind. Our room was cleaned daily. The shows in the evening are fantastic! This resort is very family oriented - I do not suggest couples go here. People are also getting up extremely early to ‘reserve’ pool loungers (around 5:00-6:00am) and they are all ‘reserved’ by 7:00am. That wasn’t a big deal for us as we were always on the go - however - it was extremely difficult to find a lounger by the pool. When we did want one - we couldn’t easily find one as they’re all ‘reserved’. Most people would not show up for hours - if at all. We would usually go sit at the beach as there are more empty loungers there. Also, many people got sick with what everyone believes is the norovirus. The hotel needs to do a deep clean. The sickness was horrible and went through our family one by one, and for this particular reason ruined our amazing trip. We have seen many reviews on other sites where people were getting sick (prior to our arrival) and it seems to be spreading fast now. There needs to be hand sanitizing in the buffet and restaurants. We witnessed a few people getting sick in front of our eyes. Something has to be done as almost everyone there has had it or knows someone who had it! We have been home for a couple days and still recovering. Royalton , do better - people are getting sick left, right and centre! Because of this reason I would NOT recommend anyone to go until this is under control. For this reason I am giving the hotel a 3 star .

Nice resort

The hotel and the grounds were very clean. Some of the finishes to the room we were staying at and around the resort looked a little rushed. The pool area is nice, but there isn’t enough chairs for everyone. The beach is actually really nice but the ocean in that area is very dirty. Looked like brown water. The water slides were great. The food was amazing and the staff were really nice. If you aren’t diamond club you can’t reserve al carte restaurants. The best kept secret is the s [... read more]ports bar for food! Overall I probably won’t go back, but it is a nice resort.

Great for kids - okay for adults

Great fun things to do for the kids - awesome waterslides, laser tag, bowling and nightly shows but they did not enforce the no holding of lounge chairs so it was very challenging to find a seat by the pool and the beach was horrendous with seaweed (not the hotels fault but the seaweed came early). The rooms were great but doors paper thin so you could hear all the hallway noise loudly in the rooms. The restaurants (except for the Smoke) were absolutely amazing and the bars were mainly stocked w [... read more]ith mid-top shelf booze. The Sunwing bus didnt pick us up from the airport for nearly TWO HOURS and the check-in was a nightmare between the guy taking 45 mins to set up our rooms and wrist bands to him totally not assigning one of the rooms at all and our luggage getting misplaced. Beware there are extra fees once you arrive - daily resort fees per person are extra.

Everything you hoped for in a family resort

There is something for everyone. It was absolutely fantastic! Room was terrific and clean. Many pools! Food was great! Beach was awful but that is not the resorts fault! Restaurants were terrific!

Meh

Resort is nice however there are certainly things for them to work out. Beach is gross because there is swamp that runs right into the ocean along one side .. with all the garbage that's sitting in the swamp running down (along with who knows what else).Tons of seaweed that they can't keep up with (no fault of anyone but not a clean beach).... Flooding btw the beach and resort when rains.. Being beside the swamp creates and awful smell in the rooms in building 11 on that side, you cannot leave  [... read more]your sliding door open. Rooms are nice, nothing grand but clean and nice. Shower runs out into the bathroom after shower (doesn't drain well so floor is constantly wet (we had to leave a towel on the floor to soak up water - not a big deal tho)). We experienced theft out of a zipped backpack and staff said they'd do 'investigation' however, another member of the staff said nothing will transpire (they were being honest). Fridges were never stocked unless you called and asked them to come. Staff on beach were wonderful. Most other staff seemed as though we were HIGHLY INCONVIENCING them by asking them for food or drinks though. ONE bar is decent with great staff (cocktail bar in lobby across from cafe)... however, we did not feel impressed with any of the other bars or restaurant staff, in particular the Mexican bar beside the gift shop had horrible service (however, the VIBE team that entertained there were great!). Water park is cool but everyone in our party left 'injured', with major cuts and bruises from the slides. The gym is awesome and overall the food was 'good'. The bowling was fun and the 'play zone' activities look cool but for the amount of rooms the resort holds, there is definitely going to be a hard time gaining access to those activities, it's a very small space (which you do need a reservation for).

None Diamond Club

Our vacation was fun but if I had to do it again I would not go to the same resort. Food variety is poor. They did not even have hot chocolate because they had no chocolate powder 5 days out of 7. No Ice cream most of the days at the buffet. No tropical drinks or anything to do with fruits. No hot tub and if you want anything that can be close to hot water ,not hot, you have to pay $150 for a warm little pool. Even though You paid for the hotel you are not allow to enjoy the entire hotel becau [... read more]se you cannot access the whole resort as a “diamond club” option make you and your family feel like a second class citizen. Most staff was still very friend and the service was good. Watch out of the rooms with a very intense smell. Make sure to switch right away although they might give you the run around. That awful smell won’t go away. Trip Central was amazing to deal with and will be booking my trips with them in the future. Cancun was fun and if you have the time do the catamaran tour.. WOW!

Happy with Royalton Splash

Lots of areas around resort for adults and children to be entertained. Clean bathrooms and lots of good food! Water park and arcade was just opening up when we arrived, excited to come back to see the resort fully complete.