Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: Great Family Resort

Great facilities, very friendly staff and good food. Relaxing atmosphere allows for a great holiday. Tripcentral ensured all our travel was done in ease, and everything went very smoothly. You can't go wrong with this group or this resort.

Iberostar Selection Playa Mita: Given size - this is a fairly intimate place to stay. Great service and very clean

Family was happy with this resort and decided to celebrate our daughter's birthday in Mexico. Very Clean place with some five star service features. Lovely to have staff visit pool/beach side and ask if you want a fresh towel or a drink. We had an amazing experience with the medical clinic on site - great professionals who took incredible care of me. We were not impressed though that they did not do anything to celebrate our birthday gal as she turn 15 during vacation.we had also attended an Ib [... read more]erostar in the Mayan Rivera for our other daughter a year earlier who really celebrated her including decorating the room. So our daughter was disappointed especially because they were aware of this special event!

Barcelo Maya Caribe: Très beau site!

Nous avons séjourné à cet hotel, du 20 au 27 aout. Très bel hotel, très propre, excellent service, belle plage, bonne nourriture, idéal pour les familles, resto Japonais et Italien excellent. Tout est à proximité. Parmi les points à améliorer: le buffet est un peu redondant, surtout au déjeuner et la nourriture pourrait être un peu plus chaude. Le wifi est disponible uniquement dans le Maya Mall entre 10h et 13h; d'un autre côté, c'est excellent pour les ados qui doivent conve [... read more]rtir leur appareils pour la lecture ou les activités. très beau séjour et j'y retournerais sans problème!

Moon Palace The Grand Cancun: Fantastic Time

The hotel was amazing and beautiful. The staff were very friendly and helpful and made our stay very enjoyable. The restaurants and food were exceptional. The only draw back was the beach with all the sea weed. We definitely recommend The Grand Moon Palace in Cancun.

Iberostar Waves Tucan: Amazing resort!

The hotel is beautiful clean and the staff is very helpful and polite. The service is impeccable and the man made jungle is unique and well looked after. The only thing that I would recommend to the hotel is to supply bath robes and slippers to their guests.

Sandos Caracol Nature Resort and Water Park: Great Kids Resort- but bring bug spray!

We travelled here from Aug 16-Aug 23 2017. We were a family of four (kids age 5 and 3) and traveled with another family same age as our kids. The resort itself is lovely and a lot for the kids to do. Resort is about 40 MIN drive from airport. Rooms: There are 3 sets of rooms.. I stayed in the basic room with my family (Building 36/37/38/39) all very close to the kids Aqua Park and Cenote. This is the simple room, but the space was sufficient. We pushed the two big beds together and there wa [... read more]s a lot of room for the stroller and space for the kids, beds were comfortable and good pillows. Open concept washroom area for shower but private toilet. We did get mosquitos in our room as well though, so bring extra spray for inside and outside the room. Also the monkeys are close to these rooms which we saw every morning. Next set of rooms are ECO upgraded rooms (Rooms 13-19), can't tell you about that, but more money to upgrade. Last set of room is the SUITE (our friends stayed here), they were in building 9 (extra $1800 US and ask for it when you are there), and had two washrooms and lots of space and access to room service and separate sleeping area for kids and parents to relax in, these buildings are close to the BIG MAIN pool and adult GOLD member restaurants. Food: First day and last day food wasn't the best, but overall was fine. Began to get repetitive. Lots of options for vegetarians (there is an actual vegan restaurant too on the beach) and lots of gluten free options too, lots of fish and sliced up vegetables and always apples to take out with you. They are fine if you take food out as long as you ask for a plastic plate. Waiters very nice. We tried Teppanyaki restaurant (Reserve when you check in), we found it just "OK", food was over cooked and the sushi was cream cheese sushi, so wasn't "amazing".. The vegan restaurant was good, just VERY hot/humid in there (no restaurants have AC) and the Mediterranean restaurant had a great breeze from the beach and good food (but service is very slow) there, it opens at 5:30. Buffets open 5:30 or 6, and always pizza/pasta/chicken/rice/beans etc.. There is also a snack bar, but we avoided it, out in the heat and the Coati animals all around it.. Restaurants NOT air conditioned so you are sweating and hot while eating.. Entertainment: My only complaint is that the shows begin at 8:30pm, which was too late for my kids who were fast asleep by 7:45pm! (one hour behind and humidity all day), they never saw a show. Kids club is a big indoor playground and they let the kids run wild, not as much planned activities there as I would have liked. I generally stayed there with my kids to cool off as it's air conditioned and they have a movie theatre there too (not always in English though). Sign up for activities the day before though. Pools: Great AQUA KIDS POOL, pretty amazing, tons of slides, shallow waters, and water is warm. Always ice cream and hot dogs here and chips as a snack. My 3 year old went up and down the slides by himself and was easy to supervise them here. Overall great family trip, just VERY hot and humid (bring shorts or very light long pants.. not jeans). Bring a lot of mosquito repelleant and after bite and aloe cream for the bites.. luckily my kids weren't eaten alive as bad as I could imagine, but my husband was! Must go swim in the Cenote, it's open daily from 9-5 , the water is cold but you see lovely fish and turtles. Also lots of animals to see, that the kids loved.. petting zoo with donkeys, sheep, bunnies, pig and ducks. Along with another area where the deer are and lizards and monkeys out every morning too waiting for a banana.. ( I wouldn't feed them directly as the monkeys have gotten mad or grabbed the banana out of our stroller), we just tossed it at the bottom of the tree and saw them run down to get it.

NYX Hotel Cancun: Room location

Everything was fine about the hotel grounds, beach etc. I booked a single room and asked that I not be on the ground floor and also near my son's family when I booked. They put me actually below ground in a horrible room not even in the same building as my son's family. I found this very upsetting. Eventually after a few days and much begging they moved me to another (ok) room. The food was good and the location was great. It was not a great hotel for children... I would recommend going [... read more] somewhere where there was a playground if you have kids.

Bahia Principe Escape Sian Ka'an: Best Bang for Buck

Pros: Adults only / Amazing food / Private beach area / AAAA Service / The resort App becomes very useful. You have access to all of the other resorts when staying at the Sian Khan. Cons: LOT'S OF MOSQUITO'S

Barcelo Maya Colonial: Great resort

Resort is very nice and very big. We stayed at the Barcelona Maya Colonial Aug 18-25, 2017. 5 hotels on the property but you would never really know that. Lots of space, big pools, tons of pool and beach chairs. Service was good but check in process was not - waited in line 30 minutes and we weren't the last ones. More staff needed when the buses arrive from airport. Check out was similar. Beach and ocean were rough/waves for 5 out of 7 days. Somewhat windy on beach (never felt too hot). Food wa [... read more]s excellent but only able to eat at 3 restaurants even though we had 5 to choose from (the others were all booked). But buffet was very good. The mall and market on the resort was a great feature. Surfing machine was a blast for the kids ($15 for 1 hour). Kids were happy to do that once. Cenotes across the street (Eden and Azul) were great ($6 per person) and only a 15-20 minute walk. Lots to do at this resort. Overall impressed and would recommend.

Occidental at Xcaret Destination: Very nice resort

We really enjoyed the fact that the resort is located within an eco park, interesting animals, however mosquitos were quite bad so beware. Food was excellent in a la carte restaurants ( we ate at the oriental and Mexican ones) and you don't have to make any reservations. Buffet was also good. Friendly staff. One complaint is that some staff are pushing to sign up to an info session to become a member of the Barcelo hotel chain, unless you are considering buying into their time share don't waste  [... read more]your time. The resort is very convenient if you want to go to the XCarat park which is right by the resort or X-Plor park, for which they offer a free shuttle. We went to The Xel-Ha park and Tulum combined. One disadvantage is that you lose half of the day to enjoy the park because visiting Tulum takes up 2 hours (approximately). We got caught in stormy weather so couldn't appreciate the snorkelling as much, but it is hard to predict when you book a few days earlier. We still had fun though. Beach is very small and can get busy but snorkelling in the cove is great as well as along the shore by the adult pool.

Iberostar Selection Cancun: Iberostar Cancun was amazing!

The resort itself was fantastic! the service was great and the food and beverages were excellent. They had all the premium alcohol drinks that surprised us as well. Since we went for golf which was amazing by the way, in perfect shape and not busy at all.. the guys servicing us on the course with food and drinks were very personable and kept coming around every few holes asking if we needed food and drinks. We were treated like kings! The beach and the service around the resort was first class. [... read more].. Great vacation!

Bahia Principe Explore Coba: Fantastic Family Fun!

Everything was great....the hotel, views, food, nightlife and the clean beach at Tulum had fish eating out of your hand. The staff was very friendly and the shuttles to the different areas around the hotels was a quick and easy ride. The beach has a fishing charter with knowledgable guides and know thier stuff, I caught a 25lb barracuda to prove it. Ill be back!

Grand Riviera Princess: Very Nice!

The resort was huge! That is a positive and a negative. Lots to do, lots to see and lots to eat. A lot of walking, but our kids - aged 11,8,6 - were up to the challenge. We would go back. We had a great time. The rooms were clean and the staff was nice most of the time.

Grand Sirenis Mayan Beach: Not as good as before

This was our third time at the resort. We were there last in 2012. The resort grounds are beautiful. The beach used to be pretty with great snorkeling but I think a storm must have wrecked havoc on the beach and reef. The staff are amazing. The food..not so good. Too much catering to the Brits. I grew up in England and I really don't want to travel to Mexico to eat bangers and mash. Wildlife on resort is nice. Sad that the reef has disintegrated and disappointed in food. Other than that the sta [... read more]ff are great, rooms are big and clean and grounder pretty. Another complaint..pl3asebdknt allow kids to walk or swim in the last river. Use a tube and relax. Can't do that when kids are pushing by and swimming around you. I have 3 active boys and I wouldn't allow this.

Ocean Maya Royale: Average Stay

We stayed at the Ocean Maya Royale, and had a relitvely good expierence. We noticed that the resort was very understaffed in all restaurants and bars. The beach was very Disappointing, there was little swimming areas, luckily the pool was right next to the beach. The food selection was poor in comparison to other resorts I've stayed at in the Mayan. I really enjoyed the no reservation policy at the a la carte restaurants, the Italian and romantic dining a la cartes were delicious. All and all it [... read more] was a pretty average stay. Nothing over the top, but nothing terrible either.

Barcelo Maya Colonial: Disappointed and scammed

The property is beautiful but thefood is very poor unless you go to a la carts restaurants! One night in the buffet they had "North America night - had US flags hung everywhere and offered fried foods ... didn't come to Mexico to get American food. At the stations where they cook your meat, fish, hamburgers - they add lots of salt and oil. The food was similar to Cuba even though the hotel claims to be 5 star. It only shows as a 5 star as the waiters watch for opportunities when you are actually [... read more] happy and hand you a survey then so the results are skewed. Extremely slow check in with not even water offered to help tired hot guests. We were bumped from our room as well as several others due to double booking rooms. Beware - upon arriving at airport we were offered excursions at reduced prices in order to hook us into time share presentation - thankfully we got out of it or it would have taken an entire day!!! Extremely long walks to buffet. Poor signage to everything - easy to get lost. Expressed multiple concerns to management - completely ignored! Check out was ridiculous -not only did the employee try to delay us so that we would be forced to take a taxi, the excursions booked at the hotel get registered as a room charge - we purchased excursion for $109 US but upon checkout we were charged $127 US per person and we had 6 people!!! Arguing would have cost us even more so we just offered up the money in complete disgust. Don't book Xel-ha - it's a 9 hour exclusion unless you want to pay to go back to hotel. And by the way. If you really want to go - don't book through hotel. Take a taxi there and only pay $89!!!! Per person. Limited choices for entertainment. Disappointed!

Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta: Near Perfection in Puerto Vallarta if You're Not a Foodie

No review complete without mentioning the great service and information received from Melanie M. at TripCentral. Despite a few concerns about rain and cloudy weather we selected mid-August for our week-long stay at the Hyatt Ziva, Puerto Vallarta to avoid the crowds. It was the right decision as the pool and beach areas, restaurants, etc. were crowd-free and the weather was perfect. There was only one day of rain and it was in the late evening. The weather reports pre-departure were not accurate [... read more] so don't let that deter you. On the positive side, the resort should definitely receive a solid four stars and the magnificent beach deserves five stars. In Mexico, they are not allowed to have private beaches but the Hyatt is situated between rock formations which prevent access from either side, rendering the beach virtually private. The few beach vendors are all resort-approved and carry a license saying so. If you are not interested, you only need say it once and they respect it and walk away. The resort property is really lovely and the grounds manicured and maintained to perfection. We chose to upgrade our room to a Club Suite Oceanfront View which was spacious and well-appointed and worth every penny of the reasonable cost. The staff are top-flight - extremely polite and service-oriented. Even though an all-inclusive, tips for poolside drinks to housekeeping are greatly appreciated. We were really surprised at guests who were at the pool all day, ordering dozens of drinks, who didn't even have the common courtesy to tip every so often. I'm glad to say they weren't from Canada. We stayed near the adult-only infinity pool which was lovely. On the negative side, it seems to be a chronic problem with resorts to have loud music blaring from speakers but the sound was a little less by the adult-only pool and seemed concentrated at the other infinity pools for families, the swim up bar, etc.. At least they didn't make announcements of activities every hour upon the hour. In the tower we stayed at, there was construction noise that started at 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. which we didn't expect and would have appreciated knowing about as the sound was loud in our rooms and around the pool area. It might have been a booking deal breaker had we known. But our biggest complaint is with the quality of the food. If you are a foodie, this is not the place for you. The buffet, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, had limited selection and suffered from everything being overcooked with just a few exceptions. The themed buffet dinners, e.g. Mexican, Caribbean, Italian, were uninspired. The hamburger and club sandwich from room service were among the few edible items on that menu. The steak restaurant Blaze, Mexican, Italian and Asian restaurants were a bit better quality than the buffet but each of these restaurants only deserves three-stars at best. If you want lobster, I was told it would cost an additional $50 USD. We think this resort could be an A to A+ if it took a long, hard look at its food service and made some serious improvements. For now, it's a great resort to select if you want to stick to a diet and not be tempted by the food.

Grand Sunset Princess: Very nice resort

Our family spend one amazing week in this resort.Room was clean,comfortable beds.No problems with any towels.Great variety of food choices.Staff is very friendly and trying to serve best possible way they have been taught. Unfortunately some of the waitress didn't know the etiquette,and the right way to serve,but it is not their fault.However our vacation was great and we had very nice time together.

Golden Parnassus Resort & Spa: Great Resort

The hotel and hotel staff were great. They have a lot of activities all day for people that want to participate on the beach and in the pool. The rooms were comfortable. I found the breakfast options weren't too many and the food was okay. I've been at resorts where there is more selection and better food. Also, you have to pay for WiFi. I would definitely go back to this resort.

Unico 20 87 Hotel Riviera Maya: Our New Favourite Spot and Super Gluten Free Friendly All-Inclusive Mexico

Wow, where do we start. From the food to the pools to the decor, it's truly fantastic. Service was outstanding, and drinks were perfect. Plus, they have a Free App that gives you access to everything you need. This review is for all of those with food allergies. I'll let the others speak to how amazing everything else is. Let me start off by saying, every single staff member knew what Gluten Free was from pool service to chef. Gluten Free Options: -Every restaurant (From Sushi to I [... read more]talian) And I'm not talking about just a limp salad with olive oil and balsamic, but you have more options then you can count. -In Room Dinning -There is Gluten Free Stone Oven Pizza -Pastries in the Cafe Recommendation for the resort: - In the App, communicate what is gluten-free, vegetarian etc. - Update the menu slightly in the App, there are many food items not included that are available such as Guac or the Gluten Free Bread