Amazing experience!

We had the time of our lives at the Grand Palladium group of hotels. Having access to all 4 hotels underneath the chain is what made it so special. Each hotel had a different look and feel. So many restaurants, pools, bars and activities! There were plenty of beach chairs and umbrella's as well. No matter what type of vacation you are looking to experience you will find it here. It is kid friendly but they also reserve sections for adults only so that they meet the needs of every customer.

Amazing Trip

This resort was amazing! Staff were great! The grounds and accommodations were clean and well kept. There was lots of variety in restaurants and food. We enjoyed the buffets most of all as we have kids and found that there was always something to please everyone 😊

Great Resort

I really enjoyed my stay! I was very impressed at the cleanliness at all parts of the resort. My only complaints would be that the a la carte restaurants aren't open for lunch so you can't go to all 9 in a week.

This was an Ok Resort

I traveled to this resort for a friend's wedding, and while it was ok, I feel that for the price that I paid it could've been better. It's a huge resort so be prepared for walking, or wait for the golf carts to transport you. The biggest downsides was the food and swim up bars.I'm 5'2 and the swim up bar must be 6' deep, so I could never walk back with me drink, stay in the middle of the pool without treading water (which means I couldn't enjoy my drink). The buffet got boring after 2 days sinc [... read more]e the food never changes. Also, the al la cartes are only open for dinner, which is annoying because the buffet food gets boring. Bring an extension cord because there's only 3 plugs in the room, and you have to unplug everything to use them. Also bring ziplocs to take snacks from the buffet, as there's no where to get snacks if the buffet is closed.

Stellar Property!

The Grand Palladium certainly lives up to its name! The stunning resort sits amidst lush oceanfront jungle. Designed with travelers in mind, ease of access, beautiful views, and first class service make every guest feel like a prince. The staff was accommodating, friendly, and eager to please. The rooms were luxurious, the amenities spotless, pools breathtaking, beaches endlesss, and drinks bottomless. Highly recommend!

Fabulous resort.

The hotel was great. We loved the grounds and being able to walk through such a lovely landscape. There were lots of little kids for the pre-Christmas family vacation but my husband and I were always able to find places to swim and relax with noticing them. The highlight of our vacation was the spa. I think it must be a hidden gem because it is seems to go unnoticed. Great for us because we had lots of time to enjoy the great features from the massages to the pool. We stayed at White Sands [... read more] seven years ago and we are pleased to see that the Kantenah was just as great. We will definitely be back.

First time Vacationer

This was the first all inclusive trip that my girlfriend and I have taken so we don't have much to compare it too but we loved it! The resort was bigger than we thought which we preferred as we were able to go to any of the areas ob the resort. The service was incredible, food was better than expected, the rooms and other amenities were great and everything was very clean and comfortable. The biggest thing I can say is we would for sure go back to this resort in the future. Actually, most people [... read more] we talked on the resort had been there many times and keep coming back. However, one thing to point out was the resort was very family friendly and most of the guests were older and looking more for just a relaxing vacation. We are quite young and this too is what we wanted so that was great for us, but if you are a younger person looking for more a party scene you may be disappointed. Not to say the resort wasn't entertaining or people were reclusive in any way it was actually quite the opposite. The other guests were extremely friendly and having a great time but wanting a more relaxing than a party vacation. I'd like to highlight one of the baggage guys Gustavo and commend him on his service, friendliness and willingness to help us with anything we needed. In closing we had a great time and plan on going back in the future.

Incredible Resort

Just got back a few weeks ago from this resort and I can honestly say it is the nicest resort I have ever been to. We went with a group of friends and we all agreed we would go back! Very clean from the rooms to the grounds, excellent choice of foods from the buffets to the 8 (or more?) a la cartes. Beautiful beaches and pools including a salt water pool off the ocean in which you can swim with the fish! The place is massive so be prepared to do some walking, but it was great in helping work [... read more] off a few extra pounds. The booze was all premium name brands at all the bars (no cheap knock off brands). The one pool at Kantenah is about 5'6 deep which was odd...I had to piggyback my wife to the swimup bar all the time lol. All in all you cannot go wrong with this place, feel free to email me with any questions. Cheers, Chris

Phenomenal Complex

This was our 6th time to the Grand Palladium! We love it here. It is a huge complex with numerous activities, entertainment options as well as expansive pools and beautiful beaches with ability to snorkel right off the resort in beautiful reefs, swim in salt water pool or play in the white sand! We travel with our now ten year old son and find the resort to be very safe. It is a large facility set in the mayan jungle and we enjoy the natural surroundings, the flora and fauna. We enjoy walking [... read more] but if you don't, this resort is not a good option however they offer shuttle and train services to get around. The entertainment, rooms, service and impeccable grounds at the Grand Palladium are truly GRAND!

Great times with great friends

Great Resort. Good food. Lots of sunshine. Beautiful beach with aqua blue water. A++++ A lot of things to participate in. Staff was very friendly and hardworking. We may even go back to this resort one day 😆

Awesome Vacation

We booked a mayan suite at the Grand Palladium Kantenah for a week just before Christmas 2016. Our room was gorgeous with a cathedral ceiling with a fan, a very comfortable king bed, and a sitting area with a sofa chair and table. The bathroom was huge with a whirlpool tub and private outdoor mayan shower. Everything was very clean and well maintained. The best part was that it was right on the beach and had a covered balcony with chairs a table and a hammock. It also had free basic wifi. I woul [... read more]d happily return here and book this category of room again. When you stay at the Kantenah you get to use the facilities of 3 other Palladium resorts at the same location - it's huge with many pools, restaurants and bars plus two theatres. The beach is long with lots of huts and the main pools have many rows of huts around them. We never had issues with getting lounges and shade at either the beach or the pools which was a refreshing change from some of the other resorts we've been to. We had dinners at at the Thai restaurant, La Lola (tapas), La Adelita (Mexican) and Portofino (Italian) - all very good. The other nights we went to either Tikal or La Hacienda because they were closer to our room and the nearest theatre. The selection and quality of the buffet food was excellent as was the service.

Amazing Resort

This resort was beautiful. It was huge and very lush with alot of natural tropical landscape. Lots of wild life on the resort especially iguanas and agouti and coati. It was a very clean resort. Room were very nice and clean.The bed was comfortable. There is alot of walking but I loved that. There were shuttles available but there is still alot of walking. The beach was beautiful with a great swimming area with sand bottom and crystal clear waters. Pools were beautiful with several to choose fro [... read more]m. Food was good with alot of seafood. (not lobster though) The staff were very friendly with great customer service. My only negative is that the evening entertainment shows were not anything special so we did not go. Might be geared more to kids. I would like to see more of the culture, Also, they did not play enough Mexican or spanish music at that resort or at the lounges. Overall we are very pleased with this resort.

Good Resort

We thought the resort was good and we would recommend it. The food was average and the language barrier was the worse we have had then in the past at other resorts in Mexico. The Kantenah and Colonial sections were the best for our family. The beach was very rocky except for a small patch near the Kantenah which worked out great for us. The water park was great and loved how it was right beside the pool so we didn't have to hangout at the water park the whole time. We could be all doing our  [... read more]own thing at the pool area but keeping an eye on everyone too. Did not like how we could only get our kids hair braided at the spa. It was a huge rip off and the people you have to buy from are not the most friendly. It felt like more a scam then an enjoyable experience like the last two years in Mexico. Very long check in process and not the most friendly when you needed help or questions answered at the front desk. Room was great and very spacious. All in all we would recommend this hotel the pros outweighed the cons.

Big Resort

We stayed at Grand Palladium Kentenah Dec 31 - Jan 7. Our family consisted of children ranging in age from 19-30 years. The resort was very busy given the time of year. We found it to be larger than we would usually like but provided lots of activities for the young people in our group. The buffets offered a large range of food that satisfied everyone. The service at the bars and the a la carte restaurants was not great. We had a plumbing issue in of our three rooms but it was looked after quick [... read more]ly and efficiently.

Awesome experience

We loved everything not one bad thing too say! We would love too try the grand palladium in Jamacia 😊🍻 we loved the location and we also liked having access too the colonial as well! Gave us more options, beach was amazing

Great resort

Room was nice and clean. Staff was great. Beautiful resort, lots to do for every age. Restaurant were good, lots of variety. Only complaint is the all the ala carte restaurants did not take reservations, we were 12 people, the waits varied between 1 1/2 - 2 hours. The resort is big but they offer rides to anywhere you want to go. We had a great time. Would definitely go again.

Beautiful Resort

We were very excited to arrive at the Grand Palladium Kantenah. It was a very special family trip as we had not seen our two sons in a year due to being relocated to a different province due to work. We were not greeted in the Lobby by staff, so we went directly to the desk to sign in. We were disheartened to learn that our request to our agent to have our family all in the same building was not registered? After much discussion the best we could get was to be a 10 minute walk away from our adu [... read more]lt children,s room. The room was nice but we did not receive the fruit basket that was advertised awaiting in our room. Our sons arrived a few hours after us as they were flying from Ottawa. They were given different bracelets then us and we assumed it was because they flew Air Canada and we flew Sunwing.However, we quickly learned that they did not have the same benefits as us ie. free towels, equipment rental etc. This did not make sense as the trip for all four of us was booked throught Sunwing with the same specifications. Our boys were not allowed scuba gear so my hubby went and was told he needed to show his drivers license and they could only provide masks. On a positive the Resort is beautiful, very clean, a huge selection of restaurants. Jungle like grounds with much wildlife, guests can visit the adjoining resorts Via bus or walking. There is nightly entertainment, excellent, friendly staff, amazing shoreline across a scenic beach, many walking trails and a selection of pools, bars and a spa. We were sad to leave the resort but also adjitated as our sons flight was delayed and Air Canada reps a the hotel were unable to inform us or assist us. We ended up having to make our own alternate flight rerouting arrangments to get him home. Sunwing was also confused. No one at the hotel knew where we would be picked up resulting in us making numerous trips with our suitcases between hotel Lobbies We arrived in Edmonton and proceeded to picked up our car in the parking garage. We were given a 100 dollar prepaid Card from our travel rep from Tripcentral to use towards our parking. But when we presented it to the parking Attendant we were told he could not take the card and that we were the third person who presented the Tripcentral card.I feel that Tripcentral should honor there promotional voucher and reimburse the persons who received these cards.

Outstanding Resort

Would definitely recommend anyone to visit it we were very impressed with food & selection friendly staff & well maintained!!!Shows were great & happy we had all accesss to all Palladiums treated like Royalty

Great place

The Grand Palladium us a great place to go. Being a very large facility has its pros and cons. Pro being so much to offer but con, having to walk or travel between the different resorts. They did have transportation available which certainly helped. Food was great which is important to us. However we learned very quickly to eat early before say 6:30 at the a la carts or you were in for a very long wait. There were many people complaining about this. There were quite a few inefficiencie [... read more]s at the a la cartes that could have been improved on to get people in and out quicker. For example one we went in we were there for almost 2 hours between start and finish. Another one, they were taking so long we decided to skip out on desert. People were all friendly and always willing to help out. Even though this was a busy time, was surprised there were not more issues in regards to getting chairs, etc at the pool. We had a delay getting to the resort......3 hrs from getting to the airport to getting to the resort. Next time, I would consider taking a private ride to get right there instead.

Good value

We stayed at the resort December 22-29 and overall we had a very nice trip. The trip was well priced which is one of the reasons why we booked there- it's promoted as a four and a half star resort and it is definitely not. The grounds are beautiful and the staff are all amazing and they work so hard however, our room was very dated, impractical and the bathroom was extremely grungy and mouldy; the food is fairly mediocre but we loved the Japanese ala carte. One of the best things about this res [... read more]ort is that there's tons of chairs and you never have to worry about finding a place to sit. Overall we had a great time and feel that we paid a fair price for what's really a 3 1/2 or four star resort we didn't get the deal we had hoped for but I would still recommend this family friendly resort to people. Biggest downfall was the check in and check out -both were tedious and unnecessarily complicated and convoluted.