The Fives Beach Hotel and Residences Playa Del Carmen: So so

We've been here before I wouldn't go again. Our room was dirty, however they did come back after we asked and cleaned the floors. Service wasn't great. Food was good. Still waiting for our pictures that we paid for. They were supposed to be mailed a few days ago after we did a family photo shoot. Hopefully we get them, as we paid for them.

Dreams Tulum Resort and Spa: Beautiful Resort

Dreams Tulum is a beautiful resort with amazing buffet and restaurants. Beach is very nice and landscaping of resort is elegant and well laid out. Great swim up pool bar and mid-afternoon shows are entertaining. Close to Xel-Ha and other activities.

Riu Flamingos: rui jalisco,

The hotel was well maintained, room was nice and clean with good maid service. The food was very good and the staff excellent. The only downside was the amount of locals and there children at the hotel who overcrowded the main pool and swim up bar. Anyone can use it but the amount of people that never leave the pool to use the washroom would be around 90%. So therefore you are essentially swimming in a toilet! It was better to use what appeared to be the family pool as it was very much less cr [... read more]owded.

Occidental Costa Cancun: A wonderful vacation for the whole family

The resort was very clean and the staff very friendly & always ready to help. The small fridge in the room is always full of drinks (beer, pop) & some peanut snacks. The entertainment staff, as a whole, was awesome, especially the daily aerobics/aqua aerobics on the beach, plus the afternoon dance lessons. In the evening, there's also a show with a different theme, every night. The beach is not big, but there's always room for everyone. There are lots of chairs on the beach to choose from, a [... read more]nd the bar is right there, just a few steps from the chairs. The food was very delicious & yummy, in all of the restaurants, buffet or a la carte, even the 24 hr snack stop was always filled up with fresh foods. Special mention of Jose Poot, who is a waiter at Claraboya, he really made our breakfast & dinners there more interesting; a very friendly person. And even on the last day, you can still eat & have a drink (or shots of tequila,etc), while waiting to be picked up for the airport. Most important of all, we felt safe all the time, even outside the resort. We went to a market, walked around, and everyone is friendly. Would go back again, no doubt! Thanks to Sandy Nichols, from TripCentral for recommending Occidental Costa Cancun to us; for answering all my questions and for helping us book this trip. :)

Sandos Caracol Nature Resort and Water Park: Great Place

Great resort and grounds. The bugs can be problematic so bring lots of bug spray. The restaurants are amazing, loved the vegan a la carte. Really didn't care for the hassle about timeshares, if you really aren't interested please decline upon arrival as you will waste time with the representative. I'm not sure if you can, but try if possible. I would have liked to know about it ahead of time.

Crown Paradise Club: Disoppointed from this hotel

We traveled to crown paradise club, Puerta Vallarta, Mexico on September 2017 for 8 days from the 10 th to the 17 of sep, 2 adults and 3 kids, 6 yrs, 3 yrs and 14 months. My and my husband had chosen this hotel Because there is a water park and slides. There was a lot of others hotels and packages less expensivebut we went with this one. Package per adult was almost $1100. Food was ok! Not much variety, same thing almost everyday, something even they served same thing for breakfast for lunch o [... read more]n the same day. Also Me and my baby boy we're sick, we called a doctor to the room and we paid $US100. My son was vomiting and had diarrhea with fever as well. Dr said he had Gastroenteritis which is an intestinal infection...So he had food poisoning. I had diarrhea and sharp stomach pain. Me and him we were sick for 2 days. One of those days we did not go out of the hotel room. We stayed in a family room with 2 bulk beds, on of the beds had ants, we asked them to change the bed sheets one night and second night there was still ants. We asked them to change the room, they did. Also air conditioner was not working in our first room. We had a problem in the air conditioner in our second room after we changed it, but they fixed it right away. I have to say that kids club was very good, a lot of activity for kids, both my girls loved it and loved their teachers. Water park was amazing but they need to add more safety to it. Be prepared to pay tips and set up a budget for that, they expect tips everywhere in bars, restaurant, housekeeping. We left tips almost every meal before I got sick. I need to say the French a la carte restaurant was very good, you need to try it. To end my review I want say that we have been to Cuba and Dominican Republic, never been sick on vacation, never felt homesickness, never wanted to go back home 2 to 3 days before vacation ended, only in puerta Vallarta, Mexico.

The Fives Beach Hotel and Residences Playa Del Carmen: No longer a five star resort

Unfortunately, I think when they changed the name from Azul Fives to Azul Beach Resort The Fives, there was a change in management and significant downgrade in service. We have been to multiple 5 star resorts in Mexico and spoken to families on this most recent visit who have been here before and everyone agrees, this is no longer a five star resort. Sadly, we won't be returning. I'll start with the positives: -They are pretty liberal with beach towels. You'll find plenty of new towels in bi [... read more]ns throughout the resort, no need to exchange with towel card. -Always plenty of cold water bottles at all the bars and tons restocked daily in your room. -Love the smoothie bar. They use fresh fruit and milk or yogurt so a good healthy option. We frequented this multiple times a day. -Wifi is available throughout the complex. -They still have kid supplies available: crib, extra bed, sound monitor, baby sterilizer, high chair, baby bath tub (note: non suite rooms are shower only, they do not have tubs). My issues: Day 1: -We arrived late in the evening and the usual welcome drink and cold towels were not offered. We got a grumpy front desk attendant who took forever to register us. We were in the building next door to the lobby so they didn't even offer a butler to help us to our room. Already, we noticed the service was off. -We get to the room and it's boiling hot. 30 Degrees. After 10 minutes of turning on the AC, we realized it wasn't working. I picked up the phone to call the front desk to discover the phone wasn't working. Had to walk back to the lobby. -They eventually moved us to another room and gave us an upgrade (we already booked a two bedroom suite, and now got a two bedroom sky suite) but it was almost midnight before we were settled. Day 2: -We go to the concierge to do the usual restaurant reservation bookings to find out two restaurants are closed and the others are closed various days of the week. -You can also only book restaurants one day in advance which meant we kept having to go back each morning to book. -The restaurants are also open at different times and the schedule is ridiculously hard to remember. Kept having to refer to the paper but on numerous occasions, we'd end up at the door and realized it wasn't open. -The kids club was closed the entire time we were there. One of the reasons we go to Azul Five is because it's a very kid oriented resort. This majorly sucked for my 1 and 3 year old. They moved the babysitters to the teen club but there is nothing for kids to do so we never left them there. Didn't have major issues on Days 3 and 4 Day 5: -The resort ran out of coconut cream!!! HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? This may seem like a minor point for most people but I love my pina coladas and other coconut flavoured drinks, especially from the smoothie bar so WTF! -Now, my biggest issue and the reason we will not be returning. There was renovations going on in the suite below us all week but on this day, it was particularly loud and very annoying. I called the front desk and they said the unit below was owned by a private owner and it was out of their control. If you didn't already know (which I did not), Azul resorts allow some units to be completely owned by people and they pay extra for food/drinks, etc. I spoke with the manager on duty and they said the owner would have to stop noise by 6pm. However, I had two kids who still needed to nap and could not. They were both also scared of the noise because it was loud banging and drilling. Totally not what you need for a vacation. -There is also not enough places open with AC during the day. All the lunch restaurants are open restaurants. The lobby is tiny and you can only go in and out of the shops so many times. Other negatives: -There is construction everywhere. It is annoying. -The only english speaking people are the front desk staff, waitstaff and the concierge. You no longer have a private butler who knows your name and helps you with things at the resort. Housekeeping and people working around the resort do not speak English and it is hard to ask for things you need. -This resort doesn't have designated nonsmoking areas like other resorts so maybe I'm used to Canada were you can't just smoke anywhere, but smoke everywhere bothered us. -There is no turn down service (i.e. house keeping only comes by once in the morning). That means no replenishment of fresh towels and when your kids drag in sand from the beach in the afternoon, you live with it until the next day. No chocolates or towel animals either this time. -We went in the heat of summer and were looking for ice cream during the day. They don't serve ice cream with room service. The only place that had it was at the Oriole outdoor restaurant by the beach. It is a long walk just for ice cream. And lastly, my thoughts on the accommodations. We opted to book a suite this time. Loved having the extra space and area for the kids to sleep with a closed door. We didn't use the kitchen at all. The kids liked the large living room couch. However, I don't love the open concept design. Some standard rooms have a divider between the bathroom and beds but some down. That means, your tub and sink are in the same area as the bed. The shower and toilet have glass doors but it all essentially one big room. Not a fan. Now, usually when I give a bad review, management will reply with a comment that said they wish I spoke to someone about my issues. Let me reassure you, I brought every single concern up with someone at the resort and with the exception of the room change, they were not resolved to my satisfaction. We barely got an apology for most of the issues.

Bahia Principe Explore Akumal: A great place to go and getaway for some fun and sun

Was very pleased with this hotel. We were recommended this place from some friends and so we went to check it out ourselves and we were not disappointed. The food, service, entertainment, rooms and everything was great. I will be returning to this resort again for sure.

Iberostar Waves Quetzal: Great Resort

No complaints, really. Property, rooms, grounds, staff at all levels & food are great. However, 2 points: A. Food was a bit salty--keeping in mind that salt can always be added by the person eating. B. 9 PM shows: The first 30 to 45 minutes were always in Spanish--extremely boring for someone who doesn't speak the language.

Iberostar Waves Quetzal: Amazing resort

Room was great ,clean , employee were exvellent inside and out , food and restaurant were amazing , people are very friendly and helpfull, I would rate it as 200 . I really enjoyed every min I was there . Thank you

Grand Palladium Kantenah: great family vacation!

The staff are so friendly, always welcoming and helpful. Special thanks to Brenda and her crew at the mini kids club. They put in a lot of time and passion in the activities for the kids and it meant a lot to us. Room was really clean, grounds were very well kept. We really enjoyed walking around the huge resort everyday and all the wild life to see. Kids pool was a lot of fun for our 2.5 year old. The beach was beautiful. Plenty of restaurants to choose from and a very wide varie [... read more]ty of food in the buffets. We really enjoyed our experience at this resort. Being there for their independence day celebrations in itself was an amazing experience. We were happy to celebrate a very meaningful day with the Mexicans. Thank you!

Dreams Riviera Cancun: Great resort and service

The Dreams Riviera Cancun is a great resort. Its a great layout , not too small or too big. Food and service was very good . Rooms were nice and spacious and very clean. Overall a great resort and I would definitely recommend this resorts to friends and family.

Dreams Aventuras Riviera Maya: Great staff, Food issues

Just got back from Dreams, Puerto Aventuras. "OK" experience overall, but there was one HUGE shortfall everyone should know about. In my opinion, the breakfast buffet is one of the most important parts of an all inclusive experience. This resort failed to deliver on this. The Buffet dining room is very small. The buffet items are lined up on the same wall and in two pieces on both sides of the "Omelette" guy. So, everyone lines up for an omelette, and covers the buffet trays so they are not acc [... read more]essible. Worse yet, the selections at the buffet were terrible and did not regularly include staples such as bacon, ham or sausage each day. These are the easiest and most basic items you must have at a breakfast buffet - I have been to many all inclusives in Mexico, DR and Cuba and have NEVER seen a buffet this bad.Al la cartes were so so - Portofino was the best and we ate there three nites. Pizza was excellent Took a look at dinner buffet twice and disappointed each time - again, the most standard item at a dinner buffet is a PASTA bar. This was not there either. Otherwise, all staff was very happy, friendly, helpful and we tipped them accordingly. Great selection of name brand liquor and Mexican beer. Resort clean overall and plenty of beach chairs. In summary, I was very disappointed simply because there is just no excuse for not having some very basic, daily staples at the buffet - have never seen this anywhere. This would have to improve for me to return to this resort.

Dreams Aventuras Riviera Maya: Great Entertainment, Excellent Staff, Decent Food.

Mostly young families here during the week, luckily we found a few young couples to spend the week with. The food was decent, unfortunately their were only about two a la carte restaurants open each night, through the week. Cocktails weren't good, no premium booze, what they had available was to be purchased by the bottle. No lobby bar which I found to be strange and unfortunate every AI I have ever stayed at has one. It's a great way to meet up to start the night. The entertainers (Giovani, Jor [... read more]ge and Mitzy) were excellent they kept the place alive.

Crown Paradise Golden: Lost in Translation

Except for problems with the air conditioner in the room, I found the resort was fine. The grounds were well kept and clean, the pool was nice and clean, with adequate lounge chairs, good bars and pool service too. The beach was groomed daily and was fine. Good amenities. I found the food in the main buffet to be rather plain and uninteresting. The restaurants were very good. The room was fine except that the air conditioner stopped working on the fourth night. No matter how I set it, the [... read more] temp would not get colder than 25 C, and it would blow moist air into the room. This caused condensation to form and the floor was soon covered with water, and everything in the room including the bed spread and my clothes were soon damp. I called room service and they sent up the maintenance man. He didn't speak English and didn't understand what I was trying to tell him. He assured me in broken English that the air conditioning was working because it was blowing air, and the condensation in the room was caused by an open balcony door. I couldn't get across to him that it was blowing moist warm air instead of cool dry air, and I kept the balcony door closed at all times. I had to shut off the air conditioner for the next three days to allow the room to dry out. Due to the warm and damp room, I didn't sleep well for the rest of the vacation. If it wasn't for the air conditioner crapping out, It would of turned out into a very good vacation, but unfortunately, because they were having very hot and humid conditions, the room was unbearable at night, and there was no place to cool off outside during the day. The people I was travelling with had no problem with their room's air conditioner. I can't really recommend this resort because major problems like the air conditioning was not dealt with properly.

Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya: Bonus Nachos!

Fantastic resort! Rooms are all amazing, even just the basic deluxe junior suite! We tried all the restaurants except Mexican (Hacienda). Only reservations are required for the Teppanyaki inside Ginger, otherwise they are walk in and no need to book. The room service has excellent choices if you feel like staying in. The pools are all amazing and clean, the big pool has plenty of entertainment going on all day but if you feel like a quieter spot, check out the river pool by swim up rooms. They a [... read more]lso serve you lunch to your poolside loungers. There were plenty of chairs available at all times. The nightly shows were all amazing, especially Michael Jackson, the Circus and Magic show. Service is excellent everywhere! Building 4 is closest to pool so you can walk out the building and be right there. The lobby smells amazing and you can buy the scent from the gift shop. If upgrading to Oceanview, the 2nd floor rooms are much nicer as they have vaulted ceilings. Ocean water is a bit rocky but you can swim out to more shallow water where it's less rough. Overall, excellent and would go back in a heartbeat!

Grand Palladium Vallarta: Jungle Paradise!

This resort was wonderful and very unique from our other experiences in Mexico. The grounds are a lush tropical rain forest, complete with a small zoo in the middle! If you like natural wildlife, this is your place. Great for kids! The staff was amazing... warm and friendly, and always willing to help us without being over-bearing. Of special mention is the Smile Team, led by Vicente - who on learning that we were all there (19 of us) to celebrate our parents' 60th anniversary - arranged  [... read more]a special private 5 course romantic lobster dinner on the Royal Pool deck. The whole thing was video'd, from their surprise at the start, a walk on the beach mid meal, right to our entire family's entrance from the beach just before dessert, where we were all provided a rose to present to my mom (17 total!) as we filed up the stairs. It was amazing and so very kind of them... we were overwhelmed. A great place to visit!

Dreams Sapphire Resort and Spa: Feels like home

Have been to this resort 3 times and looking forward to going back again next year. The resort is smaller and lush. The service is excellent .the people are great and the food is good. Have no desire to try a different resort ... mostly because of the people.

Grand Sirenis Matlali Hills: Extremely serene!

We enjoyed the resort for the most part. The junior suite was beautiful, large shower, clean and very roomy. Stone work and bamboo was stunning. Grounds were excellently maintained, and the landscape and views were breathtaking. Service was poor, hit and miss if you got any. A lot of major hills to climb to access the resort, so you used the shuttle mostly. The serenity pools, and the natural spring pool was beautiful. Loved the spa, and Jacuzzi and steam. No beach access, so have to take sh [... read more]uttle to the beach club, bit of a hindrance, but beach club was nice-good service and food. Nice resort, and would likely return

Grand Palladium Vallarta: Beyond amazing!

It was in my estimation one of the best hotel/resort I have ever stayed in. Clean, easy access to all the venues...friendly staff...wonderful food and great programs.I would certainly return in a year or so - God willing.