Sheraton Buganvilias Puerto Vallarta Hotel: Drama free resort

I thank Sheraton and tripcentral for a drama free, friendly environment. Everything was good. The rooms were clean with a nice view. There were different food options and everything was included. It is a little farther from malecon.

Hyatt Vivid Playa Del Carmen: Beautiful resort

As this is our 7 time there it is our favourite vacation spot, hope fully it does not change now that Hilton has taken over, and again it was a pleasure booking our trip with Wendy Van Zandwyk, we will be looking to go some where in the new year and I am very sure Wendy will be helping us out Thanks again Wendy

Riu Palace Baja California: Amazing

Had fabulous stay with outstanding service. Will highly recommend for adults. Breathtaking scenery and easy access to everything. Staff extremely friendly. For being so new was near flawless stay. Was a tonne of fun

Haven Riviera Cancun: Not the 5 star we were sold!

Please see my review on trip advisor and we never got any reply from Trip Central about our concern so will never use your service again! I have video and pics of the construction noice and issues with hotel.

Riu Santa Fe: Good experience

Resort was much larger then expected, with many huge pools and great staff. Food was a bit lacklustre for a vegetarian trying to find wheat free options. Entertainment was great. We couldn’t swim in the ocean at the resort, but if you walk down the beach towards the town there are lots of places to swim. I’d also recommend taking a few trips into town, it’s about a 30 min walk down the beach. The town is super welcoming and has some great restaurants and shopping.

Iberostar Selection Paraiso Maya Suites: Great wedding and honeymoon!

We booked at Paraiso Maya for two weeks - first week for our wedding, along with 15 other family and friends, then the second week for our honeymoon. From the moment we arrived to the moment we left, we felt like VIP’s! The best part is, we are fairly certain that they treat all of their guests this way. In case you have not read this in any other reviews, the resort is HUGE. I mean massive. We spent two weeks discovering new parts of the resorts, new restaurants, new pools, even new anima [... read more]ls. My husband and I clocked in 30,000 steps each one day (that’s equivalent of a half marathon). We enjoyed the walking, but if the size of the resort intimidates you, not to worry - they have golf carts that’ll take you anywhere you want whenever. Some fun places to go include the resort mall, which contains many shops, taco eatery, burger place, crepe store, candy store, disco, and the spa. The beach is beautiful - constantly being maintained, constantly being raked of the seaweed, dedicated staff who spend the entire day cleaning the mess left by guests, brushing off chairs, putting everything in the right spots. Waters in Cancun/Mayan Riviera vary - we saw it go from extremely rough waves to calm sheet of glass from day to day. Lifeguards are on site and keeping swimmers in the safe zone/keeping their eye on everything. The beach has several dedicated food bars spread along a boardwalk for the different resorts. By far the best snack bar I have ever had at a resort. Cheeseburgers, fish burgers, chicken burgers, fries, salads and fruits in to go containers, sandwiches, nachos, and soft serve ice cream. Always fresh and always there. The quality was so excellent that I couldn’t help having fries every day (I normally never eat fries). The walk from the pool to the beach takes about a minute through a “jungle”. You walk on very wide wooden bridges or boardwalks that take you to the main boardwalk along the beach. Below the bridges live the many, many coaties of the resorts. Super cute but apparently can become aggressive when food is involved. Don’t feed them (even though guests do - they look SO cute you really can’t help it). The resort rooms are beautiful. Very well kept, and clean. Two massive closets, a huge bathroom with jacuzzi and stand up shower, a sitting area, and wrap around balcony. Our view when we left our room was the pool, and from our balcony the “jungle” full of exotic birds and Coaties (they look like overgrown squirrels mixed with racoons). Speaking of animals, the resort has no shortage of animals roaming freely. Peacocks, swans, flamingos, coaties, even squirrels!). The grounds are extremely well manicured. They have no shortage of staff constantly cleaning, maintaining, and repairing. This is impressive considering the massive size of the resort. Over two weeks, we saw many changes in weather including severe rain, winds, to general sunny skies. They had staff taking care of it all - whether it was mopping the excess water, or sweeping away the blown down leaves - the entire resort was always being maintained. The staff are probably the friendliest group of people I have ever met in my entire life. Every single person working greets you with a smile and hello. It was impressive because over two weeks, it remained consistent and very genuine! Our room housekeeper, Minerva, was friendly, creative with the towels, and discreet with the cleaning - in two weeks we only ran into her once cleaning our room when returning from breakfast! She, and her night turndown staff Lucia, made sure to make our stay extra special with rose pedals, kind notes, chocolates, and snacks. My husband and I went to the gym at the resort several times, and even attended a Zumba class, dance class and water aerobics. The gym is by far the nicest hotel/resort gym I have ever been to. It has two levels - first level with machines, treadmills, weights, and a stretch area, and second level has three studios reserved for group classes. Tennis courts for tennis players, a shooting range, bikes for cyclists, as well as a designated jogging route for runners. Water aerobics had low attendance, but Zumba was really fun and always drew a crowd. Another impressive detail from the resorts overall is their environmental awareness. Double flush toilets, recycle/compost/paper/trash deposits, absolutely no straws, no plastic cups near the ocean to name a few. As I mentioned earlier, everyone is treated like VIP, no matter who you are. They constantly had servers asking for drink orders, in the restaurants they would replenish your drinks even before you ordered a second one, and if you even had any simple request, they would make whatever you needed happen. The food was by far the best I have had at any resort - variety, quantity and quality. I like my eggs poached, but usually they are overdone at resorts. The poached egg tray had perfectly poached eggs just ready for you to eat every morning! There was a designated kitchen staff cutting smoked salmon and tuna, always fresh fruit, always a variety to pick from. Chefs and kitchen staff constantly walking around the buffet making sure presentation, quantity and cleanliness were maintained. We tried several different buffets and restaurants, and it was consistently that way. Most of the a la carte restaurants require for you to use a buffet for appetizers wit the exception of the french restaurant and Japanese restaurant (El Museo and La Geisha). The restaurant managers always greeted us with a big smile and hello (Adrian and Oscar). You can actually book reservations using their Iberostar App, which is REALLY cool and convenient. theres also a schedule of all resort activities going on that day/week that you can sync with your calendar too. If you ever considered doing a destination wedding, do one. It was GREAT. Low stress, low maintenance, tons of fun. Carmen, our wedding coordinator, took care of everything. We took the very basic wedding package, but had the chance to watch several weddings over the course of two weeks. They really know what they are doing and it was done really well. The wedding photographer, Victor from Adventure Photos, was absolutely incredible. The photos were ready in less than a week, as was the photo albums. We got to leave the resort with everything! What incredible service. If you want to take your kids to a great resort, I highly recommend this one. You can also re-assure them that the WIFI works GREAT and from literally everywhere on the resort. Tons of organized and not organized things for kids of all ages to do. As we were leaving they were adding the final touches to their newest complex, Star Camp, which is the kids programming dedicated for children of all ages. I would love it if our kids would be a part of it but they are 12 and 15, and are “too cool” for that. My recommendation would be to have a dedicated star camp greeter at reception that can whisk the kids away immediately at that age so that they don’t feel like they have to make the first step and sign up. Shows were fun and well attended. Because there are several resorts, there are also several theatres and shows. If you miss one show one night, you can always attend it the following night! The lazy river was used several times by our entire group. Really fun and relaxing. A great addition to the resort experience for sure! Our second week we spent a majority of it diving. Varna, who greeted us at the counter of the dive shop, was awesome and extremely informative. We dove with Iago, Paul and Olaf, all amazing guides and made our trip extra special. One tip to keep in mind is that they do not have a jetty or dock, therefore expect to walk into the water with your gear on to get to the boat. Your boat will most likely be delayed as we had to wait for the bus from Cancun to arrive with divers too. If you leave your equipment at the shop, make sure that it is in containers or cases - my husband’s new mask was smashed after the first day. However, the staff acknowledged their mistake and gave him a free dive.

TRS Yucatan: As predicted, the best vacation ever!!!

We have been in Grand Palladium Riviera Mayan 8 times as this is our favourite resort and TRS Yucatan is one of the best. We stayed on December 10 - 17 in building 65 with ocean front view on the third floor. Everything in this resort is excellent - food, beer, wine, tequila, friendly and knowledgeable staff, new room, pools and fun activities. One of our favourite aspects of our vacation was to do yoga every morning in the gym, at 8 AM, by the ocean at 10 AM and 5 PM with Alexia. Butlers, Osc [... read more]ar and Eric, are great guys, always helpful and funny, the guys you want to be around. The Foam Party on Colonial beach, I call it Caribbean Snow, all the restaurants in TRS are great. Chic Cabaret was very entertaining. The coral in front of Royal beach seems to be getting bigger and bigger, a good sign for snorkelling. TRS Yucatan is the nice place to be :)

Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: Royal Decameron

This was my 3 rd visit here. The staff was very friendly and hardworking. The food and entertainment quality went down. There was a lot of changes made to who was performing and what night. It was never what the board said. Used to be every night a dance routine now they added lame trivia night and a couples contest. Front desk staff was very accommodating and helpful. The rooms were very clean and grounds were very well maintained. They even swept the side walks and cobble stone roads around th [... read more]e complex.They need more English taught to the staff though.

Holiday Inn Ixtapa: Excellent vacation

My partner and I went from Dec 13 to Dec 20, 2018. The hotel was very clean, our maid was awesome. She didn’t speak English but she always made sure she figured out what we needed anyway and always left cute towel creatures on the bed. The entertainment guys at the pool were so fun. Victor and Carlos were always chatting with us and trying to get people involved and up and moving. The food was good and and pretty good variety. Lots of Mexican food, very little western cuisine. We did not know  [... read more]that Mexican children were already out of school so the resort was quite busy. Even tho it was very busy there were always enough chairs at the pool and the beach. All in all, I would give this place a 4 out of 5 and I have stayed at almost every resort on Ixtapa beach.

Sheraton Buganvilias Puerto Vallarta Hotel: Excellent resort!

This was the best hotel in the downtown area we have experienced. Service was spectacular (room service, pool service, restaurants). Rooms are updated, grounds well kept and food amazing! Beach area is small.

Barcelo Maya Beach Resort: Great stay!

We booked our holiday with Amanda Garlough and want to thank her for the recommendation. We were very pleased with the resort and really enjoyed our stay. We would recommend it to our friends and family and hope to go back there. Grounds were beautiful, beach was great. The food was very good and staff were awesome, everyone was very helpful. We had a great holiday.

Allegro Cozumel: Great trip

This was our second time at the resort this year. Rooms are clean and spacious. Loved the hammock. Good food at the a la carte restaurants. Stayed in building 65 thru the premier upgrade. Close to beach.

Riu Emerald Bay: Expectations over exceeded

This hotel was our beautiful home for our first family vacation of four. We had two kids 3 and 1 and couldn’t have had a better experience. Staff was great , food was excellent, drinks were cold , and the sun was hot. The ocean is amazing to be in, as well as the pools. We had the best time , and would consider going back to this same resort in the future.

Oh Cancun On The Beach: Basic Resort with few Amenities

We just returned from the Oasis Lite and found the resort simply OK. 3 days in we paid to upgrade to the black wristbands which was necessary because the food options with the Lite were simply awful. Factor that into the price or you will be disappointed. Food is the biggest disappointment at this resort. They don’t even have guacamole or pico de gallo!!! Rooms were ok. Very basic. Old and worn down. Almost no furniture in the rooms but the Beds were extremely comfortable! One of the [... read more] worst things about this resort is the constant noise. The music never turns off and it never changes. Imagine constant never ending techno music. There is no where on the resort that is quiet...ever! The pools are so cold, the ocean is way warmer! The drinks are so hit and miss from one bar to the next. Some were great, others simply undrinkable and you just tossed and tried another place. Finally, I was very disappointed in how many of the bartenders overserved extremely intoxicated people. To the point where people were getting into troubling and precarious situations.

Crown Paradise Club: Good value family resort

Great beach for Pv. Good but not great food. Service is just ok. Rooms are clean, modern. Grounds are nice, well kept. Wifi good in common areas, but spotty in our room. I would go again, as the price was excellent.

Sandos Playacar Beach Resort: Fantastic Resort!! :D

A long review but hopefully helpful. :) I visited this resort in November for 7 days with my husband and 2 other couples.We booked here to celebrate my 50th birthday. I cannot say enough about the service we received! A huge shout out to Lizeth,(she is the web relations person I spoke to before we arrived). As she went above and beyond to help us have the perfect vacation. First,she responded promptly to my email before we arrived, then she called our room on the day after we arrived to  [... read more]make sure we enjoyed the decorations they had placed for me.(They had many balloons decorating the walls and ceiling, as well as a towel cake complete with confetti on our bed. Beautiful!!!! ❤ On the table sat a fresh fruit tray,a bottle of tequila,a bottle of sparkling champagne with 2 flute glasses,along with chocolate covered strawberries! Who could ask for more?!) She also called on two other occasions to make sure we were comfortable and had everything we needed to make our vacation perfect. Sandos is very lucky to have her as their representative on the web. Thank you so much Lizeth!! 😘😍 Extremely professional and attentive staff in all other areas of this resort as well. We stayed in the Select Club area which was changing to the Family area during our week.The rooms here were spotless and we had a great view of the pool from or second floor balcony.It is about 11 mins to walk from here to the beach but there is so much to see on the way that it feels much faster. They have a cat cafe which is a fantastic idea,as well as a rescued donkey and sheep.There were also many inspiration quotes carved into wood that were a pleasure to read on the walk. The grounds are beautifully maintained so this helped make the scenery a joy here. Our maid was Liliana and she made beautiful towel art every day as well as kept our room clean. Thank you Liliana! 😘 We loved the adults only breakfast buffet and the choice to use the main buffet if desired. All of the food was great.Many options.We ate at the Italian a la carte twice,The Asiana,the Steakhouse and the French.All were great but our fave was the Italian. We loved having the chance to visit the Palm Bay resort next door that was under construction during our stay. Their water park and pools are fantastic and it will be great once finished! All the bartenders were friendly and smiling but we loved the premium bars the most! Great top shelf liquor as well as service. We also loved the Cupcake cafe,you have to try it....awesome desserts and fabulous coffee/espresso/latte options. Yummy!! The shows were great! We LOVED the AC DC tribute band as well as the Michael Jackson and Shakira shows. Lastly,the beach is GORGEOUS!!!! Clear blue water,wide sandy area where you can walk for miles! Also many activities for all to enjoy! I know I have forgotten some things but this review has to stop at some point. I never visit a resort twice but this is definitely one that I will make an exception for. This was our first experience with the Sandos hotels and it was remarkable!! Thank you Sandos Playacar!! We will definitely look for more Sandos resorts for our next vacation!

Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya: Best yet! 2nd time there!

Staff amazing! Happy couteous and not fixated on immediate tips! Just happy friendly people who are well treated by their employer which keeps em happy while serving you! Great food ! Lots to do and see. Snorkel the reef just feet from shore safe and serene!

Riu Emerald Bay: Great resort

I have been to Riu Emerald Bay several times.I enjoy my stay there very much as I only go to rest and get some sun.My husband enjoys this resort because he has mobility issues and there are table and chairs everywhere and he feels comfortable walking around.This time I was a little disappointed because there were a lot of towels being taken off some lounge chairs so you had to watch your stuff.The resort was also filled with Mexican families so if that bothers you ,this is not the place for you. [... read more]The food is very good and the servers are very friendly and the price of the trip was decent.

Riu Santa Fe: Solid 4.5 *is

We are a fam of 4. We stayed for 11 days. We were a bit unsure how ot will all be given the past reviews, but here is the summary (and we travel a lot!) Good: easy check in, hotel is clean, grounds are maintained daily, happy staff, the pools are great too- there is a quieter area if u wish to sit and relax...but if you want a bit more lounder and entairtaining area, head down towards the beach. There are 3 pools there- one for singles, amd 2 for eberuone else! We stayed in Building 3- central [... read more]. Good. If you are family- request building 3 or 4 or 5. If you are single, request 6, 7, 8 ,9. Single life- is awesome..they have pool parties almost daily at a separate pool/area. Seems lots of fun. Beach lovers: still worth going! I was turned iff when I read that you can't swim in the ocean as its too deep/strong undertoe...however, all that IS TRUE, BUT the view on the beach IS THR BEST VIEW EVER! bring your drinks/food on the beach and enjoy it. Sooo beautiful. Food: was great! I am a medium picky eater and I can say it was great at the main California buffet. We went there for breakfast and dinner- really zero complaints....from fish, pork, steaks, chicken to rice, pasta, veggies, potatoes to deserts and crapes! Breakfast was equally good! Lunch buffet (La torata) was Alright. Some days they had awesome selection and other days was just good. No one got sick ..and we were there for 11 days! Drinks were great. The bad: 1. I would just ask the hotel to try to book singles away from building 3 and 4 and 5, as it was a bit annoying to hear drunk yound adults coming to their room (next to mine) at 3am. 2) would be nice that they play music ALL THE TIME at the pools near beach and habe the 3rd pool bar opened All the time 3) kinda weird that the restaurant Mariachi band would say "we only play for tips"... have never experienced that before...usually they play and hope they would get a tip...but these guys would not play unless u gave them a tip first. 4) last annoying thing was the hotel does NOT give you condishioner nor body was (just shampoo). Ladies- you know-how hair gets without conditioner lol. You had to ask, and they would bring you ONE. And also what does not make it better than 4.5 is that the rooms are cleaned daily but not mirrors nor the comforters... oh and 5) you have got to cook hot dogs more on the beach grill! :) Overall, definitely would recommend you go And excursions- would be great as well....the glass boat was AWESOME...not so much for the glass boat part but for seeing the beauty around it, the sea lions, the caves...etc

Secrets Vallarta Bay: Let down

The hotel has a great reputation but we thought it wasn't up to standards🤔 Pool area not very clean... room services plates left in hallways for hours which was gross. Drinks inconsistent every day. Yes they have hard working employees for sure. But we have stayed at 8 different all inclusive sin PV and we not return to secrets. Unfortunately we payed a high price for this resort and it's not a 5 star at all.