GOOD RESORT(if priced $925.00 or less)

THE RESORT IS ALRIGHT IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT. THE GROUNDS ARE OK THE ROOMS NEED UPDATING BUT ARE KEPT CLEAN THE FOOD IS GOOD, THE VARIETY IS NOT THERE BUT THE QUALITY IS GOOD. WE HAVE GONE 4 TIMES TO THIS RESORT SIMPLY BECAUSE THE PRICE WAS CHEAP - IF IT WERE MORE EXPENSIVE WE WOULD GO ELSEWHERE. OVERALL VERY GOOD IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT. ($925.00 or less) WOULD GO BACK IF IT IS AT THAT PRICE.

Worth every dollar spent

This was my second time at this resort . And it was fantastic . The staff were more than happy to assist at any time . The entertainment was great . They brought in a jazz band from the USA abd they were fantastic. I will be returning again in March this time for longer . Ladies I am a single woman who went on her own and felt safe there. If there was one thing they could improve on it would be the reservations for dinner you wait in a line up . Should be a little easier .

Great Resort

The resort is little old but well maintained, it is compact and the food is good, we traveled in the low season so it was not busy, easy to get a spot on the pool and the beach. The entertainment team is amazing, they try their best to keep families busy. It is walking distance to the casino and the local mall. We will go back and always book with Debbie from Trip central.

Great Week in April at Gran Ventana

Nice smaller resort. Nice room overlooking the quiet pool & bar. Short walk to the beach which was always easy to swim in. Food at the buffet and ala cartes was always good. Very friendly and attentive staff.

Excellent food!!

We enjoys our stay. We loved the volleyball , the friendliness . It was very clean and the entertainment was central to everything else, so everyone is always part of the fun. We brought our 2 teenaged daughters and they even had a blast! They danced with staff and met a lot of new friends :-)

Very nice Resort

Just returned from a two weeks vacation at the Gran Ventana. Having read many of the reviews there were no surprises. I agree with most of the reviews, positives and negatives. The place is clean, rooms are spacious, food was good, staff were very friendly and the weather was perfect. So I have no complaints. I believe you can make your holidays whatever you wanted to be. You can complain about the availability of chairs or you can look around until you find one. You can complain about the hard  [... read more]pillows or you can ask them for a softer one. If you cannot find something you like at the buffet, then you should go to a resort where you can have your personal butler and pay for it. I found they will try hard to accommodate your requests. One request they couldn't accommodate is a hot cup of coffee in the morning or hot water for tea. They know that cold water doesn't make hot cup of tea, but guests consume coffee and hot water faster than the resort can boil it. It didn't bother me however since I decided to skip drinking tea all together. Next time I will carry with me one of those small electric water heater and a thermos cup and heat their coffee or make hot water myself. The city tour excursion I took was a highly priced shopping experience. Except for the cable car, the rest I could have done without. So if you are adventurer you can take local transportation to the cable car buy your ticket, spent as much time as you wanted then buy your rum and cigars at the airport or at the beach. Forget about those highly priced precious stones. I consider this as a rip-off waste of money. Internet is not very reliable even after paying $ 20 a week because I thought I would get better internet than the free one that is available at the lobby and the main pool. I wish they do without the free one and provide a reliable internet at a reasonable price. I paid $ 50-60/ week in some other resorts in the area and didn't get any better service. I would be interested to hear from others who could obtain local service using their smart phone as a hot-spot. Entertainment was mediocre at best, but they try hard and it is worth attending if you prefer it over watching TV or chatting with other guests. In general it is no paradise as some guests thought, nevertheless a comfortable and enjoyable accommodation at the right price. I would, at the right price, definitely return again. Room Tip: If you want to avoid the crowd stay in the quite pool complex