Barcelo Maya Colonial: Great resort!

3rd visit to the hotel. Each time was great. Food is great, and so is all the wait/bar staff. Making dinner reservations was disappointing this time. Only managed to get 3, and had to pay for 1. But it was worth the $20. Found to pool water a bit chilly this visit.

Barcelo Maya Colonial: More complaints from guests at reception than there were people checking in

Whilr the grounds are tasteful and well maintained, the service has to be the worst that I've ever encountered in any resort. We were forced to change rooms three times. Upon check in, we were provided a room on the 3rd (top) floor and every morning at 7:30, heavy hammering would start in the roof. Despite complaints, the noise continued until we were moved to a roof, where I literally felt ill. It was so damp and humid & the stale stench of mould in the bathroom made me want to leave the [... read more] resort and forfeit my wasted money and remainder of time at this disastrous place. We booked a massage for the 2 of us and upon arriving at the spa, there was only space for 1 of us. About 4 days into the trip at this "all inclusive", we found out that we were being charged $25 per person for room-service breakfast. The above is only the tip of the iceberg and based on the hundreds of guests that I saw each day at reception complaining about their stay, I would recommend that looking at another resort would be advisable.

Ocean Coral Riviera Cancun: Wonderful holiday

We had an amazing time at the ocean coral turquesa! Food was great, staff were wonderful and the grounds were beautiful! Beach was amazing!! Very clean resort and no seaweed on the beach! If there was any they quickly cleaned it up. Would go again in a heartbeat!

Sandos Caracol Nature Resort and Water Park: Sandos carocal

The hotel is incorporated directly into the local jungle life, which provides the most unique and fascinating environment to vacation in. The animals and fauna really provide an inviting experience. However, the poor experience during check in and check out leave a lot of customer service to be desired. No matter what time of day, there was always a long line of people checking in or out with minimal hotel staff working. My experience was 45-60 minutes on both check in and out with only a  [... read more]couple of guests in front of me in line. The accommodations also left a lot to be desired. The majority of my travel group had room complaints, including no working A/C, no running water, doors not locking properly, smells of sewage and septic, and even inconsistent house keeping services. I was travelling with a group of 20 ppl for a wedding, and we all had the same points of concern. All complaints focused around our rooms and our experiences with hotel reception. The restaurants, amenities and the bar/food/entertainment staff were all amazing

Grand Sunset Princess: Wonderful resort with amazing service!

We spent a week here from Jan 6-13, 2018 in the Platinum Suites. The resort is very clean and inviting, a bit dated, but overall very good. Its a very nice size for walking, there is a shuttle but we didn't use it as its only 10-15 minutes easy walk from one side to the other. There are numerous areas to congregate both in the pools and out, so everyday can feel like a different resort. The common garden areas with fountains in the center are beautiful in the evenings with multiple private seati [... read more]ng areas. The staff are ALL very friendly and helpful. The resort is obviously paying attention to customer service and asked for our feedback a couple of times during the visit. We loved our bartender Sebastien, he was a delight! The food at the buffets is pretty standard, fresh and tasty for the most part. You need to try the various sauces that are hidden around the buffet to spice it up. My favourite was the Fondue a la carte dinner. A unique experience for Mexico and really good. My only complaint would be the fact that we had a ground floor suite and the Coaties (raccoon type animals) made in impossible to use that space. They are very aggressive and one tried to claw through our screen door, luckily the glass was closed at the time. Next we will get a swim out or a higher floor. Overall I would recommend this resort as a good value for the price and would certainly go back.

Dreams Aventuras Riviera Maya: Amazing 5 days!

It was my first trip to Mexico and resort with my daughter and three grandsons therefore I have nothing to compare it too! But from my personal experience I enjoyed everything from the flight to the food the resort and especially the people who work there! They really give their all entertainment was great and my grandsons totally enjoyed their time in the pool and the kids club was amazing! I totally recommend this resort for families with children it is a small resort compared to others but  [... read more]perfect if you have young children!

Grand Oasis Riviera: Wonderful Mexico

We arrived to Grand Oasis Tulum on January 6th. The resort is beautiful. Check-in was HORRIBLE. Very disorganized front desk - people trying to check in and others complaining about their rooms. Once check-in was complete, the remainder of our vacation was wonderful. We were in the Adults Only section (Sian K'aan section) which was lovely including our own pool area, swim-up bar, lobby and a few restaurants. The resort is quite small (not a lot of walking), but very beautiful. The grounds [... read more] are amazing, beach awesome, and the staff are great. There are a variety of restaurants for lunch and dinner - no reservations required. The buffet restaurant is large with lots of choice.

Bahia Principe Explore Akumal: Great Time

Very enjoyable from the moment we walked in. All the staff are welcoming and happy, the rooms were clean and spacious, the beach was close! Having the combination all the resorts (Bahia Principe) for use allowed for much more options and tons of restaurants. We really enjoyed our trip here.

Barcelo Maya Caribe: Beautiful grounds, tired hotel room and mediocre food!

The Grounds at Barcelo are very well maintained and beautiful. The property is huge with four shared resorts or five if you are staying at the Palace. The rooms in the Caribe building Labra were very tired (unless you were in the row of Premium rooms at the end of the building that had all been renovated). The tile floor grout was black due to its age. The bath tub was all chipped in areas where they attempted to cover it with liquid enamel. I didn’t feel like the room was as clean as it shou [... read more]ld be for that level of resort. Having a balcony was completely useless because all of the balconies have a solid concrete wall surround so when you sat down all you were looking at was a solid concrete balcony wall. Each property has its own buffet and we tried Beach, Caribe, Traditional and Colonial. There is a different theme each night at the buffet but I found regardless of whether it was Mexican, Spanish or Japanese the food was pretty much the same with a few exceptions. Very disappointed in particular with Mexican theme night as I was expecting a far better attay of Mexican inspired food. The guacamole is all mass produced and not fresh like you would expect being in Mexico. We paid an extra $40 US to eat at the French restaurant at the Palace and it was not worth it at all. The food was ok. The waiter was fantastic but we were both extremely disappointed with the food. We went to Xplore on an excursion one day and my 16 year old son said the food at the included buffet there was better than at the resort! For an inclusive resort they have far too many things that are not included such as bowling, the water park, mini golf, wave rider and also a small little carousel in the Mayan Mall area that they charged to let the kids ride on. So much for all inclusive! Undecided whether I would return to Barcelo. I would likely try another chain to see if it was better value for the money for an all inclusive.

Bahia Principe Escape Sian Ka'an: Great resort

Great food and service. Somewhat far from the beach (cart rides - wait 5-10 min, ride for 5-10 min). Beach could be better (rocky in places). The resort itself is fantastic - nice rooms, excellent service, great variety and quality of food.

Bahia Principe Explore Coba: Great resort

Very clean and friendly.felt rushed at the a la cart restaurants like they wanted to get to the next seating as soon as possible but overall a good experience and will definitely go back and try other restaurants

Sandos Caracol Nature Resort and Water Park: Amazing resort

This resort was beautiful. It’s not just a beach resort feeling. You’re in the middle of the rainforest, surrounded by wild life. I miss the monkeys already! The mosquito’s where not bad. Bring bug spray, and bring water shoes for the beach. It’s rocky, but it’s still beautiful. The food & drinks was absolutely amazing. The staff where friendly and always accommodating. I’d suggest getting the upgrade to adults only if your going without kids. Otherwise it is a great place to go as a [... read more] couple or with kids. There where many activities offered for free including hikes, bike rides, water park, cenote to snorkel in, game room, kids play house, different pools, a hot tub in the adults only section. I had a great experience, I want to come back!!! Keep up the great work everyone at sandos!!!

El Dorado Seaside Palms: Amazing vacations

This hotel has been one of the most wonderful places I been ; we’ve been here for 7 days and the room ; pools food mostly gourmet; pool beach and service from the front desk room service and restaurant service was great ; and actually we went to do couples excursion ; shopping at playa del carmen and next day going to the Marina beach to enjoy with rtv speed boat and seadoo and again it was amazing ; i know than in México many persons doesn’t like to go because news said to much negative pr [... read more]oblem ; but I’ll tell you if you just gonna go to the resort and staying there until your last day you for sure gonna be okay ; nothing going to happens ; this side to f this beautiful country is pretty secure and well take it and secure with alots cops all over ; now if do you wanna go out of your resort for f do you speak spanish you have not problem at all and if isn’t just go away during the day and you gonna have always an excellent profesional service to taking care of you . Thanks everyone In sensimar sea side suites all of you guys are amazing .

Blue Bay Grand Esmeralda: Our fun in the sun

We had a wonderful time at this resort. The room, grounds, washrooms, restaurants all kept very clean. Staff was very friendly, even those that kept trying to get us to sign up for circle one (that part was a little annoying). We had previously been to gourmet resorts so we're determined not to do food comparisons. There was plenty to choose from in the buffets and we enjoyed the A la Carte restaurants. The only thing we didn't like was the inconsistency of the "drinks" and the inconsistency of  [... read more]what their "dress code" was. Example being, my husband wouldn't be accepted in dress shorts, dress shirt, closed toed shoes and had to buy long pants but it was acceptable for others to arrive in torn jeans, tshirts and ball caps! No exaggeration!!! That being said, it would not stop us from returning to this resort. We had so much fun and met a lot of wonderful people!

Grand Palladium Kantenah: Fantastic resort

Food great, beach great, entertainment great!!! Best time!!! The ppl were wonderful !!! The resort was extemly clean and premium booze!!! Loved it, rooms were good but wish they were bigger ... not enough room for 7 days

Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya: Better than we could have imagined

Amazing resort! We had the silver suite, and had made prior request that were all met! Air transit had done well to bring us to the resort and helping us book a tour to the Xplor park. Thank you Natalie and tripcentral.ca for making this trip amazing. The resort itself is very clean and we'll maintained, the people are amazing! 3 people to us stuck out, Luis in Le Marche for breakfast he went above and beyond and was super friendly, and gave us great advice about the resort and the restaura [... read more]nts. Angelo, and Sairy are great at pumping people up and their silliness honestly boosts people up, the tequila tasting was super fun and involving everyone. The room service and house keeping is a great thing as well. Never been to a hotel or resort where I was satisfied with the cleanliness until now. The house keeping and turn down service is great I can't say enough about that! Truly enjoyed it, the beach was great, the food at the restaurants were great, 7 restaurants plus the hibachi awesome. Only thing that disappointed me a little was the habchi, the chef seemed a bit sloppy but food was still good. 5 stars

Iberostar Waves Tucan: Everything you need

The grounds are kept clean, the staff works very hard and the resort is in a good location. Rooms are typical, but the cleaning staff makes the stay a bit more enjoyable by making sure you have everything you need, towels, stocked fridge and a clean room upon your return after a long day. The walk to Playa is long but enjoyable if you walk the beach, otherwise a cab is your best option for evening. The food is ok, the Japanese restaurant was voted best by our group of 6, and the Mexican was v [... read more]oted the least, but that was because our waiter "rolled his eyes" when we asked to have our drink first before placing our order. The place was not busy but he said he had others coming....so we ate quickly and left. We all enjoyed the wildlife around, and the staff takes good care of you, so if you are looking for a good resort this one is a decent fit.

Dreams Riviera Cancun: Amazing Resort

The rooms were huge and comfortable , two double beds a Jacuzzi and a hot tub on the balcony cw ocean front view . The food was excellent and they add theme restraunts ex Mexican , japenese , ect for expanding your culture. Dreams resorts employees are very curtious and would due about anything to please you , they put there whole heart in their tasks from the front desk to the maid.The ocean has soft white sand and is cleaned daily ,three pools clean and heated.My granddaughters found lots of [... read more] activities rock climbing,painting,braided hair,ect.We will return someday for SURE!

HM Playa del Carmen: Lovely oasis in the center, all amenties you desire...

We truly enjoyed are stay here. Cute boutique hotel with nice pool and grounds. Beach not far and towels included daily. Bottles of water in the room every day and really good breakfast. Close to the action of 5th avenue. A lot of good restaurants around. Would definetly return.

Barcelo Maya Caribe: Great Resort!

This was a amazing resort, very clean, great service and something for everyone to do. Beautiful beaches. Fantastic food with many choices! Rooms were always cleaned every day and fridge restocked. If you tip well you get even better customer service. And extra beer in your fridge!