Dreams Riviera Cancun: Amazing Resort

Dreams is a quaint smaller resort with all the amenities that one could ask for. It still have a number of a la carte restaurants where the food is delicious. The grounds are immaculate with many winding paths to wonder. Would go back in a heart beat.

Riu Playacar: Beautiful Resort!

The hotel grounds are beautifully manicured and kept incredibly clean! Rooms are fresh, clean and as they're advertised. Food selection was fantastic and we really enjoyed the steakhouse - not needing to make reservations was a huge bonus! We went there twice and ate at the buffet the remaining nights - they even had a vegetarian section. Breakfasts offered a vast array of options from cereal to fresh fruits, custom omelettes, eggs any which way and a fresh juice station. For lunch, the sala [... read more]d bar was great as well as a full offering of hot foods or you could grab a bite at the grill by the pool. The staff is fantastic and always ready to please! We noticed that a lot of people don't tip the staff - take a wad of dollar bills and tip them - they'll all work so hard to make your stay enjoyable! Entertainment was great most nights - ending at around 11pm which is great for the crowd on a relaxing vacation. Those wanting a bit more nightlife could be shuttled to one of two other resorts just down the road. Loads of activities during the day - the staff is fantastic and not too pushy. This was our second time at the resort and we'd go back without a doubt!

Riu Emerald Bay: Great week

The hotel is very large and can get busy! Loved: pools, great food, nice walkable beach, view from the room Got tired of: waiting at the elevators, all the insanely ridiculous and inconsistent rules at the water park (never did end up going down a slide - no jewelry, not tall enough, not old enough, no zippers 🙄), very small store with very high prices. Overall had a great week - enjoyed Mazatlan, very helpful kind people, lots of fun in the pools and the beach!

Sandos Playacar Beach Resort: Outstanding Experience

The hotel is impressive as soon as you step into the main lobby. Check-in was easy and room was ready when they said it would be. Room was as requested by Debbie - higher floor, ocean view. The Adult only section was a great recommendation by Debbie. No issue in finding chairs at either the pool or the beach. Grounds were clean. A La carte, no reservations needed, were a great highlight to end each day. The Cup Cake Cafe satisfied when looking for various types of coffees day or night.  [... read more] Will return again

Iberostar Selection Paraiso Lindo: Enjoyed the Resort

Iberostar Paraiso Lindo is a wonderful family resort. Very clean, food excellent, staff friendly, very interactive, beach was excellent, no seaweed so far. Seen they did a lot with children. I would definitely recommend this resort.

Bahia Principe Explore Coba: Very nice resort

Rooms were clean. Staff was friendly. Very big resort but carts to drive you around. Nice pools. We only saw the early evening entertainment, but it was excellent. A nice touch to have earlier entertainment since we were traveling with kids.

Barcelo Huatulco: Second Visit to Barcelo Huatulco

Enjoyed our return visit to Barcelo Huatulco very much. Both times we paid a little extra for the ‘Premium Level’, which upgrades the stay to include express check-in in the air conditioned Premium lounge (otherwise its a lineup with everyone else that just got off the bus), wifi (otherwise there is a limit of 1hr/day), ability to book a la carte restaurants for dinner well in advance (otherwise there is a lineup starting at 9am to try to book for that day), preferred room locations, a quie [... read more]t beach lounge chair area (although many folks without the Premium bracelets were using this area), and access to the bartended Premium Lounge with better liquor and a limited wine selection, seating area with big-screen TV, and hot & cold food available throughout the day. The Premium Level isn’t necessary to enjoy this resort, but we appreciated these benefits. The two buffet restaurants offer plenty of choice and are open most of the day. We didn’t try the Japanese a la carte for dinner, but enjoyed the Mexican and Italian restaurants. The service in the Italian was the best and included a musician on the baby grand piano each evening. It’s a cheap 60 peso/10 minute cab ride into town if you want to go in and poke around, shop, or go for an off-resort meal. We were on the hunt for vanilla and found a wide variety of pricing and quality. Ended up paying 180 pesos for 1L of natural vanilla. We looked in the Chedraui (like a Mexican Walmart), but that wasn’t the place to buy vanilla, or booze. Last year we took a catamaran tour which was great and included snorkelling and a stop where a nice beach lunch could be bought... this tour is a pretty good excursion to do in this area. This year we did the city tour, which was OK, but a lot of time spent waiting around for the guides to herd the tour, and scripted stops to flog mescal, woven carpets and jewelry. Would definitely recommend this resort for those looking for a quiet destination. I would not recommend this resort to anyone with mobility limitations. We did see a couple of guests with wheelchairs and walkers, but the resort is not very friendly in this regard.

Royalton CHIC Cancun: Amazing Resort!

We just got back from a very restful week at the Royalton Suites Cancun. We were pleasantly surprised upon checking in, we received an upgrade to an ocean view room at no extra charge! Our room was modern and spacious along with a very large shower. Housekeeping was excellent and never missed a turndown. The food in the buffet was plentiful and lots of variety. We went to all the restaurants they were very good and we enjoyed the steakhouse more than once. We loved the cappuccino’s at the [... read more] coffee shop several times a day. The water, was crystal clear, and the beach, and sand was pristine. We will definitely be going back!

Barcelo Huatulco: Best beach waiters!

Although we were quite unhappy that our “free wifi” was only one hour a day, we were more than thrilled to have such great waiters deliver drinks to the beach! Even if we only wanted cups of ice and bottles of water, they never complained and brought us anything we asked for! The grounds were kept very clean and well looked after, the rooms were comfortable, clean and the A/C worked great! (Thank goodness!)

Las Flores Beach Resort: Nice stay at a nice place.

It is in a good location within Mazatlan ... central to everything. The rooms were very clean and the staff were all very friendly. The only issue I had was that I had to run the water for about 10 minutes before the "hot" water came to the shower.

Dreams Huatulco: Dreams Hautulco is a Dream!

First let me say that Dreams Huatulco is one of the most beautiful resorts I’ve ever stayed in! Tangolunda Bay is gorgeous. The resort was beautiful and very very clean thanks to the constant efforts of the cleaning staff! The service in all of the restaurants was remarkable! Pleasant and very helpful!! The servers were amazing…… Fast and happy despite the brutal heat, it didn’t matter where you picked to sit, there was always someone to make sure you had all you needed. I need [... read more] to mention Primi, she was incredibly good at her job while still being happy and efficient. All in all I was so impressed with all of the staff and there are hundreds ( at least it seemed that way lol)

Iberostar Selection Paraiso Maya Suites: Great family resort

My fiance and I came to Iberostar early November for a week getaway. The staff was very welcoming and helpful throughout our stay. We spent most of our time at the beach and the main pool. The beach was beautiful and well maintained - you will have to swim atop corals to swim and float at the beach, beware of jelly fish as we both got stung. The entertainment crew was great and fun through the day from entertaining beach volleyball and games to pool activities. The resort is big as well so you a [... read more]re able to roam around and walk all over without the need of golf carts to get from point A to point B. Our rooms were great as well, spacious and clean. The restaurants were wonderful as well with plenty of options - would highly recommend this resort for families and young kids as there were a lot of entertainment for kids and lots of families. We had a great time but if you’re looking for an adult crowd, may not be the right resort for you.

Bahia Principe Explore Tulum: Beautiful resort

The beach is small and checkin/chexkout is slow but other then that, everything about the resort was perfect. The rooms were nice, the food was amazing and the service was fast. The excursions were pricey like every other destination but you can get a taxi yourself to go where ever you want to go.

TRS Coral: Beautiful Resort

Staff are absolutely fabulous and go out of their way for you. Tip well!!! The rooms are amazing - issue you can't book your room of choice - I.e. swim up in the sun near pool - luck of draw and some room locations not ideal. Food presentation good but not hot. Avoid Mexican and Spanish restaurant completely. Beach beautiful - non motorized sports 30 minutes only or charged. Es Nui great for lunch. Resort is very quiet - we like livelier. The star show Chic absolutely fabulous.

The Fives Beach Hotel and Residences Playa Del Carmen: Amazing vacation

Hotel was beautiful. Staff were friendly and helpful, especially Letty and Jose! Food was good. Beach was amazing! Room was fine except the shower leaked out onto the tile floor. Having access to room service was great! I'll definitely go back!

Riu Emerald Bay: Fantastic Destination

After many southern vacations we have found a beautiful resort to vacation at, this ended up being my 4th time to Riu Emerald Bay in Mazatlan, Mexico. The hotel has just completed a large renovation and my daughter and I got rooms in the new part of the hotel. They added new pools including a new swim up bar, new restaurants, a small water park and play area, a work out area, another towel hut and many new washrooms. The rooms are well appointed and comfortable, the food is good with many cho [... read more]ices, the hotel is very clean and the staff are absolutely helpful, friendly, hard working and there is really no problem with a language barrier. The hotel also has a beautiful spa.

El Dorado Seaside Suites: A side for almost everyone!

The Eldorado Seaside Suites hotel area is made up of 3 resorts, El Dorado Seaside Suites (a 2 building complex with an infinity pool on each of the 6 floors), Hidden beach (A nudist area, in the middle for some reason) and Sensimar, a quieter complex covering a larger amount of area but with multiple 2 story buildings. The Seaside Suites area offers great views, and a more modern room layout, the rooms had plenty of space, comfortable beds and a great view of the ocean. However with the main [... read more] pool complex being directly below, and it being more of the party side, the sound travelled up so for those who would like their stay to be more on the quiet side I would suggest looking at booking on the Sensimar (non swim up) side. The Seaside Suites (SS) beach area was also a little lacking compared to the Sensimar side, while the SS side had some rocky out croppings, the sensimar side was smooth and close to the Maroma Beach area in terms of quality. Food is near top quality rivaling, each meal at the ala carte restaurants rivaling a slightly higher priced restaurant in Canada. Adding Alcohol into the mix you can almost get your value from the meals you are eating alone. All in all a top quality resort that I am happy to recommend to friends and family. Only slight issues we had was some electrical problems with the lights at our last day and the fact that you get asked to go to the spa every hour and a half or so (just don't make eye contact)

Barcelo Maya Colonial: Awesome resort

It was awesome! Only thing I would say is that internet not available only if you pay, which for a 5 star resort I feel you should give for free, I have been to other resorts also 5 stars and had internet for free throughout the entire resort, even in our room! But everything else was awesome! I would definitely recommend this hotel, and I definitely will be back!

Bahia Principe Explore Coba: Baha'I Principe Coba

Resort was very nice.Service was good.Entertainment by the pool was very enjoyable.The staff were very friendly.Especially the workers who drove the shuttles.The entertainment in the evening was very good.Adding a Sports Bar to the resort was a great place to spend time in the evening.Games and watching sports.

Las Brisas Huatulco: Great resort for snorkeling

Huge resort with 50% Canadians and Mexican nationals alike. The bay had 4 beaches, 3 which were able to lay by the beach and swim in. One of the beaches had a reef right off the sand which had even better snorkeling than the tour we did. The food was alright. We preferred the buffet compared to the a la carte restaurants as it had more selection. The seafood was excellent. Desserts were nothing to rave about. If you’re looking for a relaxing getaway, Huatulco is the place. Much quieter [... read more] and less crowded than Mayan riviera. The beaches on the Caribbean are more beautiful but Huatulco’s laid back vibe and the lack of seaweed afflicting the Caribbean last few years makes it a better bet we would come back here.