Dreams Huatulco: Dreams Huatulco: Beautiful Resort

The Dreams Huatulco resort was beautiful! Rooms, restaurants, public washrooms and grounds were extremely clean and well cared for. Restaurant and room cleaning staff were amazing, friendly, helpful and aways smiling. The food in both the buffets and al a cart restaurants was a little dissapointing, however typical for a Mexican all inclusive resort. The beach has a steep slope to and from the pools and is some what hard to climb, not great for anyone with mobility issues. The sand on the beach  [... read more]is also very course and not packed for easy walking (a function of nature not the resorts fault) and you can only walk about 1/2 mile until the beach ends, so not a resort for those who like long walks on the beach. We had an enjoyable and relaxing time at the resort, however would not rush back.

Ocean Coral Riviera Cancun: Beautiful resort

I'm a loyal RIU hotel traveller and this resort provided all the amenities I needed. Wi-Fi all over resort and beach, room service and great food and service. Very clean and safe. The only thing that I would have liked was a little better entertainment at night

Bahia Principe Explore Akumal: A superb resort

We loved the restaurants, both the à la carte and buffets. The beaches were clean and well maintained. Sharing all 4 resorts gave you lots of options to try their restaurants, pools, bars and entertainment venues. The shuttles were fast, frequent and easy to flag down; they even play musc on board in the evenings. All the staff we encountered were friendly and helpful. This was the best all-inclusive resort we’ve stayed at in Mexico and we’ve been at 7 other 4 and 5 stars.

El Dorado Seaside Palms: Go for the service, food, & gorgeous grounds including beach!

TIP: Joining the facebook group for this resort prior to the trip was VERY helpful! If you go for the rooms, you'll be slightly disappointed. The Sensimar side of the resort is older, so there are mature palms, but the rooms are dated and dim. Rooms: Originally, I was in 4028 (end of the hall), overlooking a pool. I was afraid it was going to be too loud, but there was barely anyone in it! (Tbh, I didn't even dip my toe in it because there wasn't much action.) I did find the AC a bit loud  [... read more]and midway, it completely broke, leaking, and shooting out ice. However, the problem was rectified and we were moved 2906, in the Premium Beach Front block. (I wouldn't write a negative review based on broken AC, unless the resort did nothing to solve the problem) I also found the AC in 2906 a bit loud, it sounded as though it was raining outside, but hey, at least it was functional. Being a beach front room, I think it would've been good if guests were able to exit their rooms via the patio door instead of walking all the way around the front. TIP: If you like to watch tv before you go to bed, I'd recommend you download some movies. I don't know if they have satellite or dish, but the quality is quite bad and the channels are very limited. They seemed to play the same movies every other night. Not a big deal for most, I'm sure. Service: Most of the staff were very friendly, greeting you with a "Hola" whenever they would cross paths. About half of them would go above and beyond their usual tasks. Personal Concierge: Absolutely useless. Alejandro, our original concierge, didn't offer us any tips or extra info. Booking of the 2 restaurants was soo archaic and can only be done during certain hours from 8:30am - 2:30pm. Concierge literally has to call each restaurant, where the phone seemed to ring endlessly. It was a time killer! Alejandro also said "restaurants are fully booked". However, when we went for our reservation at Klay Talay (Asian), it was only 1/4 full! So if you can't make your reservations, literally just walk in and ask if they'll accommodate you. You can use any of the concierges if yours is closed or unhelpful. Again, the facebook group for this resort was much more helpful than the personal concierge. Food: My favourite restaurant, that you didn't need any reservations for, was without a doubt Mia Casa (on the Seaside). Food also seemed to taste better there. Other honourable mentions goes out to: Seaside Market (for breakfast), Beach BBQ (breakfast & lunch, primarily for the convenience and atmosphere), & Culinarium for lunch/dinner. I didn't like Driftwood (lunch), Klay Talay (Asian by reservation), Seaside Market (for dinner, no variety), or Arrecifes (dim, nursing home atmosphere). You definitely won't go hungry! Overall, I think your experience varies on what you order. Sometimes there are inconsistencies in terms of how one dish tastes/looks depending on the night. It may say roasted chicken on the menu, but you end up with stewed or something like that. There are soo many bars on this resort, it's quite possible to not even go to half of them during a week's stay! Drinks: Most of the drinks have added syrup/sugar, so I learned to ask them to make a drink less sweet. If you want the Top Shelf liquor, you have to ask for it, re: Grey Goose, Don Julio, etc. Crowd, Noise-Level, Activities, Shows, etc.: I'm not sure if I went during low season, but the crowd was a bit older and things were quite tame. I usually make it out for every nightly show, at other resorts, and this time, I was only able to make it out to ONE. They were quite late, ~9:30pm. I usually tend to participate in all pool-side activities, but for some reason, I only made it out to one. I think it's because the beach was just so nice, that more people tended to migrate there, instead of the pools. Animation team wasn't super aggressive in recruiting people to participate. Crowd was older, primarily British, then American, lastly Canadian and most people seemed to keep to themselves. Overall, I'd return again and would recommend it to friends/family with some comments on what to expect!

Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta: ok resort - very small

Service was excellent and rooms and grounds were very clean - bathroom is very very small. Beds were awesome. Best part of the trip. Food was just okay, not great. Not enough selection as this is a very very small resort. You have to pay for lobster and not enough seafood on the menu. Water was not what I expected - very sandy Beach was soft and sandy - very nice Pools were small Booze was very good but you can get Corona in your room but not at the bar which makes no sense Nighlig [... read more]ht is very boring and so is the daytime. No real activities to write about. Did not go to the shows at night as they are the same in all resorts. Michael Jackson, circus, fire shows. All the same boring stuff. Best part was people that we met and laughed with. Will not go back to this resort. It's just barely a 4star and we travel A LOT. Nicole Doucet

Las Brisas Huatulco: Beautiful resort!!!

The rooms have been updated, grounds are well manicured and water in the bays clean and clear. Were able to watch fish swimming around our feet. Food was good and lots of it would go again!!!!! Great value for money spent.

Ocean Coral Riviera Cancun: What a GEM

Grounds were well maintained. Pools were clean. Beach was very nice. Food was fantastic Drinks were plentiful (no hassles from bartenders) Staff was very friendly and helpful The only issue was the "Showtime Theatre" that was built near the rooms. This was somewhat loud and echoed throughout the courtyard where the rooms were situated; anyone wishing to turn in early was out of luck.

Royalton Hideaway Riviera Cancun: Hiding away at the Royalton Riviera Cancun

We stayed in the Hideaway section of the Royalton in December. We also chose the Diamond Club option. The GOOD - - Fabulous resort, contemporary furnishings, very clean including all the grounds. - Well appointed rooms with comfy beds, rainfall showers, safe for valuables, mini bar, room service large flat screen TV with a huge array of channels including HBO, TNT, Space, etc. The TV was the control centre for all the programming at the hotel and info. - The room also had a lot of outle [... read more]ts both normal 110v and USB. That was super handy. Wifi service was top notch (great connectivity). - Our butler Miguel was fantastic -- he decorated our room for our anniversary and always was looking to see how he could make our visit a great one - The buffet is the best we have ever had at an all inclusive resort - a large assortment of options including a gelato bar (the cinnamon and chocolate were our faves) - A large array of options for dining. - The breakfast at the Dorado was wonderful. Close to the beach and nice to be served. - Friendly helpful staff - Lots of comfy loungers by the pool - The resort is a mere 15 minutes from Cancun airport. The NEEDS IMPROVEMENT - BEVERAGES - The house wines are really not great. The champagne was ok in Mimosa's but not so great otherwise, and the other house wines were not great either. We don't require the most expensive, but we have stayed at other resorts where the house wines were considerably better. So if you want a decent bottle of wine - spring for something on the list. The cocktail menu was quite good though! - ROOM CLEANING - we let our butler know we liked our room cleaned in the mornings. One day we came back to the room mid afternoon and the room had not been touched even though we had been gone about 6 hours. It took 3 calls and 2 hours to get it resolved and get us clean towels so we could bathe for dinner. That was not great. Giving credit where it is due - our butler went the next day and made sure our room was made up! Miguel was fantastic! - We had some minor glitches at some a la carte restaurants. It wasn't that busy as we went in mid December, but they brought all my food at once at Zen (soup, main). Also, my hubby got served his beverage right away and I had to ask twice for mine. Then they come and apologize to my hubby, when his meal was fine. Odd that - apologies should go to the person you inconvenience folks. - Also the elevator was not working 2-3 times when we were there -- however it was not far to take the stairs and if one needed an elevator there was one a little further down the road All told, it was a great experience and we thought the resort was beautiful. We would likely go back and hope that the resort finds the feedback worthwhile. Note -- I would likely have given the resort a 4.5 star if I could have

Secrets Playa Mujeres: Fantastic stay!

We stayed here from December 9-18th and from the minute we arrived the service was wonderful and staff friendly and helpful! Our room was a standard room but was large and clean, comfy bed and beautiful tub and shower. It seemed as though almost all of the balconies faced the pool or ocean so there weren’t any bad views. The beach and pools were beautiful and the pools nice and warm, and hot tubs actually hot! The gym was great, new equipment and Victor was by far our favorite staff member [... read more]. He was extremely helpful for being the staff assigned to the gym....he was like a personal trainer!! Thanks Victor! Food was great and drinks were fabulous; the French restaurant had the best French onion soup I have ever had! You will not be disappointed if you stay at this resort!!

Ocean Coral Riviera Cancun: Fantastic Resort!!!!

We had any amazing time at the Ocean Coral in Mexico. The room, food, entertainment, staff, beach and amenities were far beyond our expectations. This was our 7th visit to the Mayan coast but the 1st time to this resort. This is by far one of our favourite! We would go back in a flash to this resort!

Sandos Caracol Nature Resort and Water Park: Amazing Experience!

I loved this resort! So much to do and see without leaving the resort, natural cenote to snorkel in, petting zoo, Cat-land, wild monkeys and Coati roaming the grounds. The pool was good, but food was a bit of a walk if you were on the beach or at the main pool. The rooms were nice, had bunk beds in the room even though I did not use them. Big resort, so lots of walking needed.

Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: Great hotel Great people

Had a wonderful time. The room was huge and amazing. They gave us a ground floor as my partners mobility is compromised. The food was terrific and went to one of the al-a-carte restaurants 4 times. No complaints but the weather could have co-operated a little more but on the whole is was good. Have been to The Royal Decameron a number of times and things just seem to get better. Went off site and had four messages and two facials. Felt awesome. Will we go again, definitely.

Ocean Riviera Paradise: Beautiful clean Resort

Loved our stay, would recomend the staff was friendly and we had no issues there, some minor things that weren't working but was fixed beautiful Resort very clean nice , great food, Beach was okay, nice pools, Lobby was spectacular

Bahia Principe Explore Coba: Excellent resort minus one thing.

We have stayed here once before about 4 years ago but stayed at the Tulum Resort. We came back because the staff are a great help and the food is wonderful. The beach was being restored at that time (and still is). The drawback is the beach. Not only is it still being restored but has been reduced in size for those staying at Tulum and especially Coba, where we stayed this time. For those staying at Coba, which requires a Cartrain to get you to the beach, by the time you get there all the spots  [... read more]are taken. For those staying at Coba, in reality, you have no beach.

Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: Nice resort but

We visited the Decameron again last week. It's a lovely resort with friendly staff . This visit we were very disappointed in the quality and choice of the entrees at the buffets, not nearly as good as previous years. I've always recommended the Decameron in the past but anymore.

Riu Santa Fe: Perfect time in Cabo as always

Trip went smooth like butter, could not complain about a thing from time time of booking to getting home. Experience more wildlife and surrounding areas this time. Beautiful chunk of Mexico with the most amazing people 👌🏻

Secrets Huatulco: Incredible

What an amazing resort. You feel pampered from the moment you arrive. The service, rooms & food were beyond my expectations 👍I would highly recommend this resort - you won’t be disappointed. Great location with its own private bay

Riu Santa Fe: Love this resort

Can’t say enough about this resort. That is why this last 2 week vacation there for my wife and I was our seventh year in a row and we plan to return next year too. We love taking the local bus to downtown Cabo and the Marina. The great variety of food is wonderful and the staff is always trying to please you.The night shows are awesome too.

Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya: Extremely Beautiful Resort

Very freindly staff superior rooms lots of nature to enjoy such as Monkey Iguanas Kouati’s Butterflies Toucans etc etc. The Oceanfront was very nice with ample loungers for everyone great snorkling out front and the pools were very clean and well kept. Every meal at the Buffets and ala cartes were excellent

Iberostar Selection Playa Mita: Nice resort

We stayed at Iberostar Play Mita for 10 days in December. The resort was all decorated for Christmas which was nice because you kind of forget it is that time of year when you are enjoying the sun and sand. We found the resort to be very easy to get around it is not a big resort at all. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Rooms were clean and nice. I would rate this resort as a 4 star. This resort is great for families and the kids that were in the day camp certainly seemed to enjoy themse [... read more]lves.