Iberostar Waves Tucan: Beautiful resort!!

Great family vacation at Iberostar Tuscan! The beach and turquoise ocean was stunning, with lots of space for activities. We loved all the greenery with the birds and animals, especially monkeys swinging away.

Sandos Caracol Nature Resort and Water Park: Don’t recommend

The food was mediocre at best and booking an a la carte is the worst process possible. The resort is in need of repair. The beach is extremely rocky and you need shoes. The staff was great!!! Seems like it could be a great place just needs some TLC. Wouldn’t send anyone here. 3 star at best

Akumal Bay Beach and Spa Resort: Beach was fantastic!!

We loved this hotel! It was very clean. The rooms were great. The resort never felt overcrowded. We snorkeled right off the beach everyday, enjoyed paddle boarding, yoga and pickle ball. Our only downside was that the food was only so-so. Nothing was bad, but nothing was outstanding either. If you aren’t too worried about food I would recommend this resort any day. If you are looking for the food to be amazing I would suggest elsewhere.

Barcelo Maya Riviera: Barcelo Maya Riviera

The resort is huge. It’s modern, clean and grand. Rooms are a great size & beds comfortable. The adult section can be quiet in the evenings, but a short walk or shuttle to the other hotels at the resort and you will find plenty of activities. The big problem is not enough chairs around the pool or the beach.

Blue Diamond Luxury Boutique Hotel: Wonderful stay!

Our room was beautiful! Other reviews mention a musty smell, but that’s just the nature of a humid environment. We had to make three requests for our plunge pool to be filled the first time and it drained within an hour. The spa was fabulous and the steam room was stunning. The food was good and healthy, but limited options. Desserts were just awful, which is fine if you’re there on a wellness retreat. We loved the beach and it was never too crowded. Overall we very much enjoyed our stay. If you [... read more] are expecting an American 5 star experience this is not it, but it’s good enough to have a relaxing holiday in paradise.

Barcelo Maya Beach Resort: Major sewage issues

This is my second time at this resort and probably the last. The first time, we stayed at the Maya Palace. Everything was great, except for the rooms with paper-thin walls. This time, we stayed at the Maya Beach. The bathroom was dirty and smelly. There would be a very strong smell of sewage when we turn on the tap water. There was no water in the toilet tank to flush it in the middle of the night, and it would make a lot of noise in the early hours when the tank was filling. The rooms ha [... read more]ve the same paper-thin walls as in the Maya Palace and the other hotels in the complex. My niece had to call security two nights in a row because the people above her room were partying all night. You can easily hear the conversations of your neighbours. There’s also the constant door slamming, and it’s really loud. This gets bothersome at night. The beach is beautiful with lots of palm trees, but the sewage smell is also in the ocean. I stepped on something one day (probably raw sewage) and I was immediately surrounded by a nauseating aroma. Another day, it was impossible to swim without having the smell of sewage all around us. Sewage tanks are located near the adult only pool bar El Cielito. The smell was unbearable some days. The pools are really nice. My only issue is with parents who think that’s it’s ok to let their kids play with their inflatable donuts in the lap pool. There’s only one, so leave it to the people who want to swim laps. There is a huge pool right beside it for kids to play. We enjoyed the fact that the complex wasn’t overcrowded, and we were able to reserve at some à la carte restaurants. I highly recommend the Mexican and the Traditional Japanese (and the French if staying at the Palace). Nevertheless, we made the most of our vacation. Will I come back for a third time? Unless the sewage issues are resolved, probably not.

Sandos Caracol Nature Resort and Water Park: Great Vacation

I was a bit leary at first after reading some reviews on this resort. Well it was so much better than the negative reviews. We arrived late afternoon and the check in process was great, we stayed at the Club Select. I requested a 3rd floor and was given what I wanted. We went for Christmas eve dinner, we did not realize that we needed a reservation, but the kind staff at the Laguna International buffet accomodated us. We really enjoyed our meal, the selection was overwhelming by how much there  [... read more]was. Great Job! The next morning my husband had a shower, but no hot water. I went to guest services and the problem solved and we had lots of hot water. We were treated very well, I have no complaints about this resort. Everything is within walking distances. The beach was great too, yes the Ocean is rocky but we knew that before booked. We totally enjoyed sitting out on the lounge chairs by the ocean. We loved that the bar was close by too. The only thing that kinda spoiled our trip was the very selfish people on the beach, that needed extra covered huts and extra lounge chairs, one family of 4 needed one each for them. We shook our heads at them. Besides that we loved our stay. Plenty of restaurants and bars, something for everyone. Lots of activities for families too. Besides 2 days of rain, we still came home with a tan. Plenty of animals and birds, please do not feed them! I also was minding my own business, I had a coffee in my hand standing by the adult pool, when a monkey came running at me and grabbed my coffee, it spilled on him and he bit me, drawing blood. I don't blame the animal, he is wild and because people feed them. I'm ok, but when I returned home I have been getting tetanus and rabies shots. Besides that is a pretty cool story to tell friends. One thing we noticed that nobody tips anymore, we tipped all the time. We loved the staff at this resort and guest services especially Johnny. Anyways thanks Brenda Moran for calling me! Loved our holiday.

Bahia Principe Explore Akumal: Not a five star

We went over new years. The hotel staff were great for the most part but seemed like they were understaffed at times. We have never experienced a 5* were you had to wear wrist bands, check your towels out and back in as well as book our restraints in advance. The food was tasteless which was a huge disappointment. Asking for any kind of hot sauce seemed to be so far fetched. Would not stay at this chain again.

Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun: Nice resort

The resort was well laid out. Easy access to all bars and restaurants. We had Diamond club which gave us access to better rooms and restaurants. Room service was great. Pools were great if you could get chairs. Down at 6:30 am to secure chairs. Our butlers were non existent. We booked our own restaurants. Needed to call down to housekeeping to clean our rooms twice as they were not cleaned by 5:00 pm.

Barcelo Maya Beach Resort: Beautiful Resort but lack of friendly servcie/staff

The resort itself was very nice. No complaints about food and cleanliness etc. What was odd was lack of staff engagement and helpfulness. When we arrived after a long flight (it was Christmas day) nobody greeted us at the resort. There was no welcome drink etc. Nobody told us about where things were etc. In addition we couldn't even get into our rooms until 3pm. We were lucky to be able to book 4 a la carte restaurants. We were flexible around eating times. But very little availability. We didn' [... read more]t really get a lot of options for choices. Luckily all of the restaurants we went to were very good. The pool and beach area were likely our biggest issue. There were not enough lounge chairs, no sun umbrella's on the beach.. just trees. People would put towels down and leave for hours - this was not supposed to be allowed. You could not find a spot (despite signs saying this was not allowed - no staff members enforced this rule). In fact good luck finding staff. The pool bar was so understaffed. Huge lineups at the pool bar. Also there were no places where you could take food with you. They would not let you take food out of the buffet. So weird that you could not have lunch at the pool or beach. No lunch or afternoon pool side food. No drink service at the beach or pool. I've never experienced that at an all inclusive resort. Also room service was not included. It felt like staff didn't want to be there. They spoke to you only if you asked them something. At the buffet in the morning, nobody greeted you or had mimosas waiting etc. I could sit for five-10 minutes before I could get someone to take a coffee order or bring water. It was ridiculous. We did have a great vacation but not because of how staff made us feel. It's hard to complain when you are on a warm beach. We made our own fun etc. Did several excursions. I don't think I would choose this resort again.

Sandos Caracol Nature Resort and Water Park: Family room

The hotel is big, the waterpark is smaller than I taught it would be. There’s is like a baby/toddler pool, than another spot with many slides but my toddler was to scared to slide down without me and I was not allowed to go down with her, than there’s another spot with just 5 medium size slides that my 5 year old really liked and another spot with 3 slides that was for little more bigger kids, they dont have alcohol beverages at the waterpark you must pick a long walk to go get some. The main po [... read more]ol is not really big and the beach is full of rocks and the sand is rocky, I did not enjoy the beach at all. There’s food line by the main pool is incredibly long and I wish that the activities during the evening would have started earlier, 9 pm was a little late for us with a toddler. The site is so big it’s a lot of walking and the driver of the golf cart don’t really give out rides they are mostly there for check in and check out. You can easily get lost and the food was fine but we were so over the buffet after 4 days we waited in line to get over easy eggs took about 15 minutes to get serve and 3 eggs were busted in the process of cooking. My husband had an upset stomach the whole trip my kids ate hotdogs pizza and cucumbers the whole time we went to the restaurant but yea the food was the same as the buffet. Lots of pork little chicken and beef, I had bacon once and we were at the buffet at 9 am. The room was fine but I wish the fridge would have been filled up without asking and I wish we had more pillows and a thicker blanket or 2. My toddler as contracted hand, mouth and foot infection but i can’t be 100% sure it’s from the hotel, my son had fever and I had diarrhea. Like the whole experience was ok but I was expecting more from a 4,5 stars. Strong points was definitely the performance, customer service from the overall staff and direction, and the animals that walked freely around the resort that was really cool.

Sandos Caracol Nature Resort and Water Park: Amazing wildlife

If you want to see wild animals this is the place for you. If you want a beautiful beach, great food, great entertainment, hot water in your room, then it is not. We got really sick while we were there, not sure if it was the food or not but we ended up begging the concierge for crackers as it’s all we could eat. The pools were nice and the staff tried to do their best but it was definitely not a 4 star in my opinion. 3 at best. That said the wildlife was spectacular-was so cool to see monkeys e [... read more]verywhere and that’s really the reason we went. The grounds and vegetation were wonderful and lots of trails to hike or bike.

Royalton Hideaway Riviera Cancun: Horrible Resort

Dirty rooms Out dated Sub par food Loud Obnoxious guest Rude pool staff Horrible experience. Never will return to a Royalton ever! This is a 2 star resort at best... the reviews and website is total lies.

Margaritaville Island Reserve Riviera Maya: OK Resort but had not noticed there was no beach.....

Although this hotel was new (2023), there were a few issues. It was a nice hotel, clean. What was disappointing was the there was always something no longer available, whether it was drinks, (menu removed after the order was placed), certain main food items at the A La Carte restaurants (ex: Osso Bucco, etc). Certain wait-staff at non A La Carte restaurants were non attentive - for example : Other customers would come in after us, served by their wait-staff, and departed before we were served. T [... read more]hen, Half of our table was served and either received their main course before the appetizer, and were finished well before the others got their meals. Reason for this was the restaurant was full - which it was not. I've been to a lot of All-inclusive resorts and this one was unfortunately not up to standards.

Grand Oasis Riviera: Would not return or recommend

We just spent the last 7 days at the Grand Oasis Tulum. This was a long awaited holiday trip from Dec. 25 to Jan. 1. We had 2 rooms, were a family of 5 and I will never stay at another Oasis property nor would I recommend to anyone. I have done many all inclusive vacations and our stay here was BY FAR the worst experience. Checking into kids room (18, 15 and 12 years old) and it has ONE bed. My room with my husband has a bathroom that’s leaking, moldy and filthy. For the kids, we ask for a [... read more] cot. Hours later, none received. I have to deal with this at 10pm after a day of travel on our first day of “vacation”. Kids were put in a temporary room that night. My husband and I took the kids original room for the rest of our stay. This was a downgrade from our initial oceanfront room that we had paid EXTRA for. Rather than do the right thing and either put my husband & I in an equivalent cost room, or at least offer us some sort of compensation. I was asked to agree and sign something saying that I accept that I wont get a refund. Which I did because I’m tired, on vacation and going in circles. The kids were assigned a new room the following day. It appeared ok upon initial inspection, since it had just been cleaned. A few hours later, it SMELLS horribly of sewage. Can’t open the patio door for fresh air. Bathroom is gross. We don’t have the energy to deal with changing AGAIN. Thought that with it being cleaned everyday, they could make it work. Housekeeping NEVER came despite at least TEN requests over 5 days. No toilet paper, no towels. The no reservation system across the restaurants is archaic. Waiting 1 to 2 hours to get in, IF you get in. The Maki Taco restaurant took us 2 tries on 2 different nights to get in and the food was revolting. Quite literally some of the worst food I’ve every had. Overall the grounds are in shambles. Everything is falling apart or is patched together (not well) to make things look OK. The beach and grounds are not kept up well. There was garbage that sat in the same spots every day. The first thing every morning should be a sweep by staff - this is BASIC. Although the buffet has a lot of options, the food for the most part is quite disgusting. At checkout, my 15 year old son had taken off his bracelet in him room. We were not advised that upon departure we’d have to have the bracelets cut at the front desk. With our shuttle for the airport out front waiting to go, the guy at the reception desk is not letting our son leave. He was rude and essentially holding our kid hostage. We had to go back to the room (which is a long walk away) dig into the trash for the bracelet. The staff were great. Such good people, they made it bearable and we had fun with them. The beach is beautiful. We travelled with another family who share the same sentiment. Their toilet overflowed, took forever to get it fixed and then even longer for housekeeping to come and clean up the mess. The whole time we were there, we heard many other guests sharing the same stories and/or trying to change rooms. Trust me. Pick another resort.

Sandos Caracol Nature Resort and Water Park: Not great

Over crowded, every drink was mixed different , food at the same restaurant was always different. Had to get up at midnight (every night) to book Al la cartes . And then it was hard to get into them

Barcelo Maya Riviera: Great Resort

Overall a great resort, pools, beaches a la carte resorts and buffet were excellent, all the staff and workers were very friendly and helpful. No real complains, had a couple of days where you had to search the beach for available chairs

Allegro Playacar: Beautiful resort!

The hotel and grounds were well maintained, spacious, neat and clean. The beach view was breathtaking. Staff were very attentive and friendly. The rooms were clean and air conditioned. It was a little noisy from 8:30-10:30pm at night with the sounds from the entertainment which was amplified far too loud. You could hear the MC all the way from the front lobby to the ocean. It was definitely overkill and unnecessary. Also, the walls in the rooms are paper thin and since there are straw roofs whic [... read more]h are open to the outside, you can hear people talking in other rooms and outside, which was a little disruptive. During the late night though, the entire complex was quite quiet and peaceful. We all got sick from the food and it was not as described by our travel agent. Food was plentiful and varied but bland and it wasn’t easy to get salt and pepper to our table when we ate there. The Mexican restaurant (one of 3 different ones at the resort, which offered seated meals as opposed to buffet, was a big disappointment. The food was the same as in the regular daily buffets except it was served to us. The menu was “fixed”, so we had very little choice and we did not enjoy the food at all. Staff were excellent as usual, however. We expected more from the food since we paid a big amount for the 10 day resort for 4 people. Despite the disappointment concerning food, we would still recommend this resort for its excellent location, safety, cleanliness and easy access to the beach, which was fabulous.

Viva Maya by Wyndham: Beautiful resort

Lovely resort, very reasonable price. The location is perfect in Playacar. The beach is stunning, the rooms are charming, the food is pretty good. Plenty of activities with daily events and nightly performances.

Platinum Yucatan Princess: Resort is no recommended

We are resort goers and go to Mexico 2-3 times a year. This resort is no where near 4.5 stars. And this is the worse one since +10 years of going to Mexico. Food is undesirable and seems to be re-used day after day. Line up at the bar and buffet food stations were a constant. Anything that is half good is empty and unfilled for a period of time. Restaurant is not good, full stop. The international restaurant and Italian was the best because of the servers. They were able to screen the  [... read more]items and drinks for us. Bedding is uncomfortable due to their plastic wrap that did not breath and crinkled as you moved around and rooms are very old and tiresome. The closet stunk of mildew. The beach smell of sewer. The taco station at the sister resort, when it was on, has a huge line up and ran out of beef and chorizo and only allowed pork or chicken and keep on moving like we were in a camp. Drinks are undrinkable. They seemed to be filled with some sort of alcohol filler that gave terrible heartburn. After 3 days, with much effort and time spent talking to management we were able to get our room sorted out to be more comfortable for the rest of our stay but it is still incomparable to other resorts that we have stayed at. Management was appreciative of our concern and did their best. Entertainment though was good. They put on great shows. The entertainers and resort staff are sweet and kind. I really appreciate them.