Very nice resort

Very large resort the food was great lots too choose from the staff was amazing from beginning to the end 5 star. Entertainment pool side and our butter to the bartenders were amazing room services incredible the staff went out of the way to help us out for anything. The beach was only thing that was not great to much sargassum but the staff worked hard to try to keep it clean

Great accessibility for reduced mobility

We just had a wonderful week at the privilege section of ocean coral turquesa puerto Morelos. We were traveling with our 93yr old mother in a wheelchair and it was an exceptional spot. Wheelchair accessible rooms and restaurants; a beautiful walkway along the beach and down to the beach chairs. All the staff in the privilege section were the most friendly and caring we have ever had in a resort. Special shout-out to the breakfast staff at the privilege restaurant and in particular Angel, who mad [... read more]e my mom’s birthday so special; Fermin who saved us from the only bad staff member we came across in the 7 days we were there; Yazmin and Susana “la jefas” that made sure we had everything we needed; and Chef Socorro that cooked the most delicious steak and octopus we’ve had in a long time. Privilege is worth every penny don’t hesitate to take it. Pros, all the staff, the service, accessibility for reduced mobility, and the wonderful butler service (fantastic Alberto) who looked after us as if we were queens. Cons most of the a la carte restaurants are not as good as the Privilege restaurant and the buffet was very very ordinary, the menus in the privilege section did not have not enough variety for 7 days, the privilege pool bar and beach drink service was just plain terrible (only came by twice a day at the beach, took for ever to get the drinks, the drinks are really inconsistent and watered down, always made with cheap liquor, premium bottles are refilled with the cheap stuff - we witnessed this first hand). If you want a well made drink with quality liquor bring your own mug to the privilege restaurant or the lobby bar. Last of the cons is the air transat hotel rep. He was the most condescending arrogant person we have run into in a long time (his first name is Hannibal). He outright refused to give us information unless we sat down and listened to his sale pitch and kept cutting us off to say « no no no ». He kept saying that if we didn’t hear his full pitch we would give him a bad review for not giving us all the info… and here we are. The best part about this hotel is their employees. They made the whole trip!

Nice resort. I would give it a 3* unless you pay for "privilege"

So many bugs (sand fleas, gnats, mosquitos) we came home bitten. We were put in the "Daisy Club" which is for children (I love children but was not the pool I was looking for). It was very difficult to book a la carts unless you paid extra to be "privileged", it was difficult to get a lounge chair at any of the adult pools. All in all, It was a somewhat nice resort but the beach was so flea infested and full of seaweed that we could not walk it. If you are a smoker/vaper, be advised that Mexi [... read more]co is a SMOKE FREE COUNTRY! Love the sun but will NEVER go back to Mexico....... customs is brutal! You would think that getting off of a plane in Mexico, they would possibly consider welcoming their travellers as we are a big part of their tourism economy.

Good resort - not for beach people

Ocean Coral is a good resort. To put this review into context, we were two couples looking for some R&R. We choose this resort because of the location, price and the variety of options. We were lucky (and asked for this in advance) to be put into the adults only section and upgraded to Privilege. While the upgrade wasn't overly expensive, it was worth it to us. We mostly hung out in the Adults only section and were happy for the peace. There were other options if you wanted a swim up bar, p [... read more]arty and had your kids but that wasn't our scene. It was nice to have an option for quiet and an option to party if you wanted. I found that most people respected the vibe in those areas. Except for those - and there are always a few - who play their own music loudly on the beach, by the pool etc.. seriously get headphones is it so rude. The food was ok. We had a mix of experiences from good to decent. Never really any blow your mind food. The buffet (both) was really bad at all times. Thank goodness for the privilege lounge but that menu got stale quickly and forced us to move around. Unfortunately not a lot of non buffet options for lunch. This is not a resort for beach lovers. It is very narrow and while you can't control the waves, it is really narrow and difficult to maintain so if you want to spend all your time on a lovely beach - go to Maroma. The gym is very small but functional. Here is a tip for those who upgrade.... you can book the water experience at the spa, free of charge, every day if you want. HELLO. They don't tell you that. We booked it 5 of the 7 days and it was an excellent addition to our holidays. Overall the trip was great, the food was decent but not spectacular, the pools amazing, the lobby and lobby bar fantastic, beach was nice to see and hear the waves. Overall this is an affordable, decent hotel. If you want a holiday with your kids, this may be the place for you. If you want to party at the swim up pool bar, you have that option too. Everyone talks about the beach chair challenge. It exists. Not for the beach - tons of options at all times. AT the pools 100%. At the swim up bar, if you didn't grab one by 7:00 you were out of luck completely. At the adults only pool, by 7:30. The butler is no help on this at all. You need to coordinate with the towel guy. The beds by the pool very difficult to get and you need to negotiate with the towel guy and basically pay him to get one for you. The butler was not really that useful - really only for dinner reservations, which I would encourage you to book day one. Do your research in advance and book immediately. To me the towel experience and the reservations experience is what takes this hotel down in the * category. Too complicated. Book a reservation, trust that we will return our towels, show up a restaurant and go for a drink when you have to wait 30 mins. They over think it and I get that reservations are important but there could be some accommodation for going with the flow a bit and for those who are willing to wait. One constructive comment would be is that there seems to be an overall lack of training and/or leadership with the staff. What do I mean? Well it is not instinctive to solve problems, to provide stellar service. It did happen on occasion but you can tell there is a lack of training and organizational culture at the hotel. To me this is a leadership/management role and is where other hotels like Excellence stand out among the rest. This can be changed, it doesn't cost money but it has to be a priority of the leadership and it doesn't seem to be. Would I recommend? Yes but go in with some managed expectations and know what is important to you before you go.

Could’ve been better

Everything was quite mediocre compared to the other 4 start resorts I’ve been to. Wouldn’t go back and wouldn’t be at the top of my list to recommend to someone else. For the price, it wasn’t worth it.

Ocean Coral

Nice resort, clean, good sized rooms, great daily housekeeping. Our bathroom sink was plugged when we got there, called reception, but no one showed up. Next day called again, this time telling them it was running over (which it was not but could have been if we used it for another 5 minutes)., they showed up right away. We were using the hide a bed in the room. but it did not have bedding, this also took 3 calls to get bedding. Lounge chairs on the beach are mostly very dirty and broken, ch [... read more]airs around pools good. (they must dump the chairs that are falling apart on the beach). There are not enough lounge chairs around the pools for the amount of people at the hotel, If you have kids and are staying at the kid pool there is lots of chairs there and hardly any people, but you are far from everything else and bar service is not great there. Most staff are very friendly, helpful and polite, EXCEPT at the check in counter, customer service areas. The staff there are rude, they just want to sell you an upgrade. They are nothing more that salesmen wanting to nickel and dime you to death. They will try to force you to book trips with them, buy the upgrade packages, waste you time on tours of the resort etc. Our group was very turned off by the staff here, one of the reasons we would not go back to this line of hotels. Booking of restaurants very hard to do. You must use their website, lucky a few people in our group brought their cell phones. We normally don't travel with ours as it is too expense outside of Canada. There is two websites (?) to book restaurants through, one works better than the other. Booking opens at 9 every day and is full by 9:10. So you need it be paying attention to time, and you can only book for that day. THAT IS UNLESS YOU PAID FOR ONE OF THOSE UPGRADES they are trying to sell you. Which I think was an extra $30 per day for everyone in your group. Then you can book for the whole time you are there in advance. The beach is narrow, lots of seaweed, they try to clean up everyday. Not the resort fault as all hotels along the beach seem to have the same issue.

My vacation in Mexico

The hotel was very nice, clean and staff very friendly. The rooms were spacious and the cleaning staff did a good job. The grounds were looked after very well. The pools were kept clean but getting lounge chairs was difficult unless you went down to the pools before 8:00am. My one main complaint was that the food in the buffet was not very hot.

Very good

we had ocean view with balcony , very nice , food was great at all the dinning places. Pools were clean and lots of activities. Staff was very good to us as well. Menus and reservations are on QR codes that work great. Good deals in the resorts store as well. The shows were very good to. Love the wildlife there as well.

Best resort ever! Fun and peaceful holiday!

This was a magical holiday. From the second we arrived we knew this resort was a gem! I was travelling with my husband, children and their partners. The staff were spectacular! At check in, Fernandez (sorry if I spelt your name wrong) recognized I had mobility issues and changed our room to a central location. He also noticed I was upset but made me laugh and got me a margarita! Room was spotless and housekeeping were amazing! The bed was amazing and really appreciated having a couch in the ro [... read more]om! We had a cat sanctuary that we could see from our balcony. Loved it and how well the cats were taken care of! I love cats lol Animation team was so fun without being intrusive. Restaurants, we got to try all of them and that’s rare a resort. Every restaurant had a hostess that would enquire about food allergies and sat everyone well spaced. I have a ginger allergy so I felt safe eating whatever I ordered. The servers were spectacular! A level of training you rarely see! Lobby bar servers in the evening were an absolute joy and made you feel so welcome! Check in and out was so quick and efficient! I would return to this resort forever! Thank you one and all for a memorable trip that I relive daily! Mucho Gracias 🙏

Lovely resort

This resort was well kept, very clean and run by friendly accommodating staff. Very comfortable and clean rooms.The ala carte restaurants were amazing..I loved blue moon the best, sensei was also very good, I must say they were all good and there was a variety of choice at the main buffet. We enjoyed the adults only section. The bistro bar was run efficiently and the food was delicious. I would recommend this resort to anyone. I highly recommend the hotel but I hate Sunwing..the worst customer [... read more] service and worst airline out there today.

It was ok

When we booked, I did ask if we were going to be around children and if it would be loud. We were told no yet we are 2 people with no kids and were. put in the nosiest part of the hotel. Kids screaming at 5 in the morning. Not impressed with this booking as they wanted us to sit through a time share just so we switch rooms. We get to switch after 3 days with out sitting in an hour and a half presentation, but hasn't happened yet. The rooms are ok nothing special. Some service sucked but they ar [... read more]e under staffed for the size of the resort. We both have been to better and probably will never come back to this resort.

Good Resort

Just returned from a week long vacation Nov 13-20. The resort is very clean, renovations being done on some of the El Beso privilege and regular rooms and the Villa Marina restaurant(which is running temporarily in the evening outside at Ocean Burger. We stayed in El Belso ocean view 4401, which had a great ocean view. Minor problem with deadbolt it wouldn’t latch . Went to reception, maintenance was at room with ten minutes to fix it. Deadbolt fixed but now door won’t lock when leaving R [... read more]eception called again came 30 minutes later and after 30 minutes fixed and works perfectly. Great service. Huge covered balcony two chairs and a table Buffet lots of choices. Good food but it was not all that hot. If you like it hotter, they have a microwave for guests to use. Waiter service at the Adult pool was the best we have ever experienced anywhere. Ricardo is a tireless worker and how he remembers what you were drinking is amazing. El Beso for lunch one day, the fish tacos are amazing and so is the ravioli and grilled sausages(appetizers). Went to Ocean burger for lunch one day, was very disappointed. Processed hamburger Pattie’s , very dry, bun dry, ordered signature Coral burger came undressed had to ask for lettuce, onion, no pickles no peanut sauce, which is fine but why have signature burgers listed and not dress them according to their menu. Found that strange. Will not be eating at Ocean burger again. Dinner at the Italian (in door), minestrone soup was good as was the ravioli, Caesar salad is good but a different presentation ( full romaine lettuce leafs with salad dressing, croutons and cheese , you have to cut it up and mix it up). Had the seafood linguine (which is technically an appetizer) but they made it my main it was very good. My husband had the chicken parmigiana with angel hair pasta and he was disappointed, chicken was over cooked and dry and a very small portion of angel hair pasta. Enjoyed the Abba tribute outdoors one evening. Very entertaining. Breakfast at the buffet, standard fare, good, great service , something for everyone. Lunch at Route 66 very good the seafood ceviche delicious nachos , quesadillas and chicken nuggets all good Dinner at the buffet on Italian night, a little underwhelming. Pasta was good as was the chicken parmigiana. They need more people manning the pasta station to get the line moving but I understand everywhere is struggling with hiring staff. Overall good but would not have suspected it was Italian night if I was not told in advance Dinner at Villa Marina tonight excellent Carlos the waiter was great. Chocolate martini from lobby bar is delicious . We did experience issues trying to get new pool towels, but wasn’t a show stopper for us, we just kept ours the whole week. The beach was well maintained and the setup with chairs and palapa’s are plentiful and close to the ocean. The ocean was warm and for the most part sea grass free. My observation of this part of the coast is that the water is not the aqua blue that I am used to seeing further down the coast towards Playa del Carman and Akumal . Overall enjoyed our experience at OCT.

The resort was a beautiful older place little hard at times to find room but kept well ,the staff were very helpful

Had a great stay ,the room was kind damp but well kept ,the cleaners were very accommodating to our needs as we had three adults. It’s a beautiful older place . The pools and beach area clean with lots chairs and clean . The bartender/waiter Antonio was great and took care of our drinks and gave very useful info to us ,thank you . We were very disappointed in restaurants the food wasn’t much to brag about except the Mexican restaurant were we had a waiter named George who too care of a lot  [... read more]people for drinks and food he never stopped . What a great waiter and we finally had Guacamole which we could not understand was the only place to have it ,whenever we went to resorts before it was always available, we were very disappointed about that . Thank you for staff in the buffet area .

Great Resort!

The staff were very friendly and professional, especially Carlos & Israel from the pool bar. The food at the buffet and specialty restaurants was excellent. The resort was in good condition was well maintained. Will not be our last visit!

Nice Resort

We had a good time at this resort, the food was good and the rooms were clean. The only negative thing I can say is on the last day we were there someone somehow spoke the wife’s and my drinks and we ended up having a very rough night. Will not go into detail but we doth fell that what happened should have been handled a lot better then what it was. Will never visit this place again because of it

Wonderful resort

Was very real looked after, food was amazing. The only thing l didn’t like was the fact it was so far from anything & the nitely entertainment was not anything to be excited about & not a lot of activities to do in the day time! The staff was very friendly.

Worth the wait!

After two and a half years of waiting to feel safe enough to travel we finally made it to Mexico once again! Upon arriving at Cancun airport we were pleased to see a small transfer van which took us directly to Ocean Coral & Turquesa Hotel. Room was on ground floor which was perfect as one of our trio has mobility issues and the elevator does not work that well. All hotel staff wore masks at all times and the buffets required guests to mask and glove to choose food items. The food did not di [... read more]sappoint - lots of fresh fruit always and good variety. Once you figure out the reservation system on the app (you still have to call guest services for reservation code?? ) all four a la carte restaurants were great, especially liked the Italian and Japanese cuisine. Because the beaches were not walkable and the ocean devastated by the Sargassum seaweed in most of this area we never saw anyone on the beach and only a few brave souls in the water. They work so hard to try to manage this but afraid it is a losing battle. We so wanted to see the beautiful crystal clear turquoise water this area is famous for that we booked a tour via Sunwing rep to visit Isle Mujeres. This was one of the most professionally run tours and beautiful ways to see the island; catamaran trip and snorkling then to private beach & restaurant. The water was clear and pristine and lovely. Most staff at the hotel were so helpful and accommodating - maid service terrific. The bartender at the pool bar clearly could use help as he was doing his best to keep up with the party crowds requests that he just ignored anyone else at the bar. Always felt safe and comfortable at this hotel and for the first time in over 2 years didn't worry about Covid concerns.

Ocean Coral and Turquesa good resort

Resort was very good. Pool side entertainment was great. Buffet was good. Italian dinner good, Japanese was very good and entering. Route 66 excellent burgers, great onions rings good fries. All staff were very friendly and helpful. Clean resort. Only downfall was the seaweed. It was horrible you could not go in the Ocean and we love the Ocean. We made do with the pools.. had a great time.

Not a 5 star

Very disappointed with this property Elevators didn't work They tried to put us on 4th floor in a room in dire need of updating which I changed Requested a king bed. Not available No A/C in Buffet all week Service was mediocre at best Never go back

Beautiful resort!

This resort is starting to get dated, but still offered all the amenities and good service to make our stay a memorable one. The worst part would have to be the beach as it was overtaken by seaweed. I thought that all resorts in the Mayan Riviera had the same issue but saw photos of family and friends that stayed at different resorts which were able to clean the beach to make it swimmable. Luckily my kids were more focused on the swimming pools…