Ocean Coral Riviera Cancun: Great Place for Family

We were guests at the OCT during the Christmas Break with a party of nine, ages 16 to 76. We dined at the buffet and tried all the a la cartes. The selection of food was excellent and no one complained about the quality which was above average but not quite gourmet. The pool is located near the beach and volleyball court which made it easy to keep the gang together. The property is well maintained and service is always provided with a smile. The hotel is only 20 km from the airport which makes  [... read more]arriving and departing stress free. The beach is wide and good for walking. Like most of the Mayan coast, the ocean bottom does have coral here and there, and on windy days (9 out of 10 during our visit), the water is not clear. Personally, I enjoyed getting out for a bike ride every day. There are lots of quiet paved roads and the the wide shoulder on highway 307 feels quite safe. I even got to see crocodiles in the wild during one of my rides. During the holiday season this is a busy resort with lots of families and young people. However, if you are there for quiet and relaxation there there are lots of locations in the resort where you can avoid the crowd. We were especially grateful that Anne, or agent, was able to secure an ideal room, close to everything, for my wife who is recovering from a number of bone fractures.

Hotel Roc Casa del Mar: Ocean Casa del Mar

This was a "resort", large grounds with ample space by both the pools and the buildings, with chairs and space by the ocean. We went at Christmas and did not free crowded or jammed packed by other tourist, as the whole resort was open/full. The only place where it did seem busy was the buffet, depending what time you went, as there seemed to be a line up starting around 7:00 pm for dinner (show is at 9:00 pm). To avoid alot of the line ups in the buffet building, ask to sit in the room on the  [... read more]right side went you go in, not many people go there, quieter, and similiar food, less people, you can go to the other room too, if you want and back. Try the other restuarants (6) where you line up a 9:00am to book, again less noisy, with a slightly different menu, to switch it up. Staff where friendly, lots of variety of entertainment by the west pool (noisy side of the resort). We where on the east side nice and relaxing, both sides have 24 hr snack bar and a pool bar. The performaces at night where good, lots of song and dancing. We stayed a Valentine Resort, two resorts east of this one along the beach, very similar in layout. Valentine is adults only, and is much qiueter during the day and at night, if you want to chill in a quiet relaxfull resort. Ocean, is family and seem to have more happening in terms of people doing stuff, still very relaxing, but if you want to do more you can. Rooms where clean, food was good, the beach was amazing and the interent is $1 CUC. and hour. Enjoy this place !

Ocean Maya Royale: Good htl

Everything in this hotel is good except one thing . The night entertainment area is small and it is not very intersting to watch it . It needs a big upgrade in that regard . I wiuld still recommend this hotel for everything else .

Ocean Coral Riviera Cancun: OK Resort

Good resort in general. 30 mins from Cancun Airport. Room was OK, very small bathroom, very loud air conditioner, view of trees only (building 4), pool was freezing, some a la cartes were great, buffet was good.

Playa Vista Azul: Very good

All excellent. Staff very helpful. However needs more info on where and how to access facilities such as Gym and needs matsto stop slipping on bathroom floors Xxxxxxxoooooooooooooooooooxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooloooollooo like

Ocean Coral Riviera Cancun: Great all-inclusive with much to offer

We really enjoyed our 9-night stay at Ocean Coral & Turquesa over Christmas. We had been to 2 all-inclusives in Dominican Republic (Hard Rock Casino - Punta Cana & Dreams La Romana) in the past which we had really enjoyed. Ocean Coral met & possibly exceeded our great experiences in DR. The beach is huge (the hotel has a very, very long beach -- much longer than most, if not all, of the neighbouring resorts). Our kids (18, 16, 13, 13) had a great time as well. Lots to do, many restauran [... read more]ts to eat at, nice staff, etc. The weather was very good overall. A couple of evenings were a bit coolish & it was good we had brought our long-sleeved options. Had some great day trips to Tulum, a cenote and a bike ride to Puerto Morelis. Plus a snorkelling outing which was excellent (which we did through Light House Tours at a great price & with excellent guides). Kids loved playing beach volleyball - everyday! Food was great. Seafood was very fresh & very well prepared at each restaurant. Meat options were also excellent. The variety of food options at the various restaurants was great. Coffee shop was also excellent. We didn't get a chance to try the Japanese restaurant as it was very booked up & we left it too late to try making a reservation (when we called there were no openings for a few days which was too late in our case). Lots of good entertainment each night was fun as well. Only complaint would be noisy neighbours a few nights which we were quite easily able to deal with. Guest services often didn't answer calls but call the room service number instead -- they were very responsive & able to redirect calls to front desk.

Hotel Roc Casa del Mar: Modern for Cuba

The hotel was nice and well maintained. The shower actually had hot water and it was beautiful! The food was ok and there was a good variety of restaurants to choose from. The only annoyance is the system for booking reservations which can be extremely time consuming.

Playa Vista Azul: I Love Vista Azul

I rate this hotel 10 out of 10. The food, the room, the facility and the service are absolutely fantastic. We had a great time staying at this hotel for 2 weeks. Very accessible to the bus stop, all the staffs are hard workers and friendly.

Ocean Coral Riviera Cancun: The good,bad & ugly

Nice hotel overall but it is somewhat isolated. Service and staff are excellent. The room water/shower have a strong sulphur smell as do the towels and linen. The food is above average with lots of restaurants none of which requires reservations. The house wines could use with an upgrade in quality. All other liquor is good.

Playa Vista Azul: Beautiful Resort

Considering this is in Cuba, this is a very modern looking resort. The grounds are beautiful, the pool is great, and the room was spacious and clean. The staff are fantastic. The only 2 minor draw backs; 1 the beds were very hard and 2 the food was bland But there was always something to eat and there was salt on the tables. I would definitely go back and would recommend this hotel to anyone. Just be aware you are not getting Mexican, or even Dominican standards of food options. Overall, [... read more] very happy with our choice of hotel and we would definitely go back.

Ocean Coral Riviera Cancun: Nice resort but over booking is a problem

We booked Dec 6 - 13 but when we arrived they had no room available so we were sent down to the Ocean Paradise for two days. Ocean C&T: Room was good, lots of palapas on the beach but the ocean was not nice due to a seaweed issue. Grounds well kept. Food OK, found two of the a la cares way too noisy for a pleasant dining experience. Nice pools. Wouldn't return.

Hotel Roc Casa del Mar: Food need improvement

Hotel is very clean , staff are wonderful and always willing to help when needed. Check in and out very good and fast. Food at Buffett needs much improvement, cold except for items freshly cooked, breakfast omelette and Pasta were best. Do not cater to children where food is concerned .Ala-cart restaurants are booked daily, but never know which one you can go to, only 2 available every day, we ended up at the same one twice. Ran out of white wine on 2nd day of our trip, Bars are good, pina [... read more] colada are best at the main bar, Entertainment in evening was ok, enjoyed the Cuban night the best Better entertainment was pre-show. All pools are good, no trouble at any pool in getting a lounge chair, plenty. Though sometimes it’s hard to get a clean towel. Don’t miss taking the double decker bus to the market, or just stay on for the round trip which takes you to all the hotels. Also Mike’s coffee was wonderful especially the cappuccino royal, where u can also enjoy a pastry with coffee. Our room was extremely clean, but the patio door did not lock, but was fixed very fast. Beach is wonderful and so was the opportunity to go on catamaran, food at lunch time grill on beach was very good.

Ocean Riviera Paradise: Nice Resort

Nice resort rooms were nice but were little tired and need to be spruced up. We did not go in pools at all we are Beach people however they did not look very inviting water looked green. They should paint the pools blue or white to make the pools more inviting and clean looking. Dining was good buffet was good al la Carts the best were Asian and seafood located on beach. Front desk check in was terrible if you did not want to upgrade they were not interested in you. We had to take our own bag [... read more]s and find our room as well when we left. Beach is nice but not great no snorkeling fish or anything like that. Just locals trying to sell you stuff non stop lol. Very irritating. Not 5 ⭐️ No I would not stay here again

Playa Vista Azul: Great get away

Hotel was spotless. Room was great. A La Carte’s were good. Coffee shop was great. Pools and beach were good. Buffet was good for breakfast. Beach BBQ was great for lunch. Beach buffet was good. Lobby at night was fun. Synchronized swimmers in the evening was fantastic.

Playa Vista Azul: Lovely Resort

Everything was excellent, beautiful grounds, pools, rooms. If you are a beach lover, it is a long walk to the sand.The dining was better than most Cuban resorts. The staff were not as friendly and accomidating as we have been used to from our other 16 times in Cuba, and that was our biggest shock/disappointment. This was my first time at this resort and we are pool lovers, so would highly recommend for fellow pool lovers.

Hotel Roc Casa del Mar: A great resort and setup

This was a great resort lots of room and dining areas and lots of room at beach and pools. Food was good and varied. Staff was always great and helpful. Lots of loungers, and bars everywhere. The coffee bar in main area was great , every night for a Great experience. Al la carts were good and great service. Washrooms has someone always there cleaning. Floor areas always being cleaned. Snack bars lots of choices in food and drinks. Pool bars always good and their entertainment group during the da [... read more]y at the pool was very good.

Ocean Riviera Paradise: Great resort! Not so great service!!

Our groups of friends, 13 ppl in total stayed here Dec. 5-10/18. The resort is really nice,we all have a swim up rooms. Just wish they have bidet in the toilet. Facilities are great. Italian restaurant has the most excellent food & services. The Blue moon resto also has good food & services. Route 66, best chicken wings, on the menu it says “hot wings”, meaning it’s hot/deep fried not spicy. Kind of confusing. Who eat cold chicken.LOL. Good service, our server was funny & has a sense of [... read more] humor & accommodating. Unlike, the “Steakhouse” which is known “the Best steakhouse “ quoted by our server. It’s the only steakhouse in the resort! LOL. There’s no reservation, it’s first come first serve basis. My husband & I came in early and asked the host to have a table for 13 ppl. She said, we can’t have our table ready until everybody’s present. So, when everybody’s there, we thought we’ll be seating in on one table. The hostesses said, they cannot changed the settings of their dining area. Why did she even asked us to wait.!Until our group are all there. If they can’t even accommodate us on one table. We even told her we can use the long table w/ the bench at back as it was almost empty at that time. Well, end up On different tables far apart fr esvh others. The rid eye steak is very tough & chewy. Our server “Baltazar” is so forgetful, he forgets w:c table order what the whole night. The buffet restaurant doesn’t have much selection, in fact the menu is almost the same everyday. It start fresh at breakfast & lunch. Dinner is like left over of lunch. They just rearranges the food in a smaller platter. The best part of activity is the at pool, foam party. And the karaoke night.

Playa Vista Azul: Very nice resort!

Beautiful modern hotel.Large,clean rooms.A la carte restaurants were good..did not have to make reservations.Staff was exceptional as always seems to be the case in Cuba.Hotel set in a cliff with a small beach on one side and a larger beach on the other...beach was nice but not as nice as other areas I have been to on Cuba.Had a great beach restaurant that out out a lunch buffet and was open 24 hrs for food.Shows were good especially the water ballet in the pool...they were excellent.My only com [... read more]plaint is that the paths are not lit well enough at night...especially when walking along the beach and cliff side..could not see well at all.

Playa Vista Azul: Wonderful resort

We stayed in the main building over the lobby. We had a beautiful ocean view room with a large balcony. It was super clean and beautifully decorated. It exceeded our expectations. The staff were very friendly and accommodating. The restaurants were satisfactory in that we were always able to find something we enjoyed eating. There was a good variety. This resort is good value for what you are paying. I was a little disappointed in the coffee. Cappacinos looked delicious but lacked the full bod [... read more]y flavor. I think regular beans are used instead of espresso beans. We certainly enjoyed our vacation and would go to this resort again.

Playa Vista Azul: Second Visit here....might make it three!

I took my wife for a surprise 4 day trip to celebrate her 50th. In all our years of taking tropical winter holidays (usually twice per winter!) we had never returned to a resort that we had visited in the past. We were very glad we came back here! We previously visited here in March 2016 when the resort was brand new. It does show a lot of wear for three years, but apparently a hurricane will do that! Rooms are still very well maintained, and clean, but there are many shingles missing from the  [... read more]ocean facing roofs which will lead to major damage if not rectified soon. I chose to upgrade to the "Privilege" level, which was well worth the relatively small amount extra that it costs. Better room, personalized check-in, later check out, better drinks, a-la-carte reservations nightly, private breakfast and lunch restaurant and a private lounge to enjoy the better drinks in at night! (I wish I had done that the first visit too!!) As usual in Cuba, the people are the best asset of the resort. First class service from all people, all the time. I will be back!