Bahia Principe Escape Sian Ka'an: Couldn't ask for more!

This was one of the best resorts we have stayed at! The grounds were impeccably manicured and maintained, the pools were clean and abundant, the shuttle to the beach and other areas of the resort were readily available (waits up to 5 minutes max) and the food was great! The buffet selection was impressive, something for everyone! Do not book an ala carte restaurant on a Saturday, this is the day they have their "Grand Buffet" a vast selection including lobster, rib-eye (you can cut with a fork) [... read more], shrimp and much much more! The rooms were nice, the closet space could be a little bigger (guys, leave the closet to the girls, they will use up all the space :) the beds are firm and the air conditioning quiet. Overall, we can't wait to come back!!!

Dreams Aventuras Riviera Maya: Great Little Resort

We booked this resort at the last minute, one week before leaving during March Break. This resort may be small is stature, but is big on offerings with customer service that sets the bar for other resorts! The rooms are spacious, very clean with a nicely stocked mini fridge. The rooms are cleaned twice a day, once in the morning and again in the evening for turn down service. Anything we needed in our room, example hangers or an iron, was delivered to us within 10 minutes. The bathtubs could use [... read more] a little love as the caulking is showing a little age, but everything is clean. Our room overlooked the Dolphin pool. What a beautiful way to wake up each morning, to the sights & sounds of Dolphins playing! The pool is smaller than most resorts, but never really seemed over crowded. You do need to get up early to get a lounger, but this is par for the course at every resort. The Animation Staff are wonderful. Every resort has Animation Staff, however, there is something special about their staff. They seem GENUINELY friendly, they encourage guests to get involved without being pushy. It's just a very friendly environment. There is something happening everyday. From Aqua Arobics at noon, to a friendly game of pool volleyball, to bubble soccer on the beach, beach volleyball, beach Aqua Arobics, and last but not least, an AMAZING bubble party in the pool! I have never experienced so much activity at a resort while still being able to relax. The food is very good. The breakfast buffet is wonderful with a Crepe station! So yummy! The a la carte restaurants do not take reservations but instead are on a first come first serve basis. If you do not get there before 6pm, you will have to wait about an hour for a table. The drinks are great, the water served at the restaurants and ice are safe to consume, none of us were sick at all. The resort itself is located inside of a smaller gated community which consists of 3 or 4 resorts, condos, houses, a marina, shops and restaurants. You can take a bike from the resort and ride around. It is very safe and quite lovely. There is a little pressure from sales people at the concierge desk but if you simply say "no thank you", they will leave you alone. Otherwise, you will be stuck in a 4-5 hour sales pitch! Be warned. The Dolphin swim is amazing! We did it on the day we left. What a wonderful way to end our vacation. The price is reasonable, however, the photos are expensive. You can barter down the price a little bit, but not much. All in all, we had a great time and would definitely go back. If you are looking for a smaller resort, no long lines, no crowding, good food and amazing customer service, this is the place for you.

The Fives Beach Hotel and Residences Playa Del Carmen: Great Resort!

In general The food was excellent. Grounds are beautiful and kept clean daily. Staff very friendly and helpful. Our room was beautiful but very small and far from the beach. Pools and the beach are awesome, would be nice if the pools are heated. Overall all really great resort! I highly recommend it.

El Dorado Royale: Eldorado Royale....An amazing destination resort

Our trip to the Eldorado Royale was amazing, we could not get over how clean and well kept the resort was. The staff were amazing, always ready to assist if needed and always friendly and spoke. Food is excellent. Absolutely not one negative aspect to our trip. We will definitely be back.

Riu Santa Fe: Great Vacation

We really enjoyed our vacation at Riu Santa Fe. Food & choice of restaurants were appreciated by our family - along with excellent & friendly service daily. The grounds, scenery and pools beautiful and very clean. We will definitely return to Riu Santa Fe. Our only little problem was our internet capabilities.

Bahia Principe Escape Sian Ka'an: Loved It !

This resort did not disappoint. We would go back here in a heartbeat. Quiet, great food ( we never tired of the buffet food!), privedge beach was very good and the swimming area was buffered and calm - the best part!

Bahia Principe Escape Sian Ka'an: Excellent resort!

We found this resort to be very relaxing. The rooms were very clean and comfortable, and the feel of the resort is that you're very close to nature. We enjoyed the quiet feel. This is not a resort for those looking for late night entertainment and partying, but for wonderful peace and quiet. The food was excellent. Probably the best buffet of any resort that I've stayed at. The fact that we were not right on the beach was not a problem. The shuttle service is excellent, and we rather enjoyed the [... read more] nice ride back and forth. I would highly recommend this resort.

Fiesta Americana Condesa Cancun: Wonderful time at Fiesta American Condesa Cancun

Although the resort is smaller and older than those around it, we were very impressed with the quality of service, food and entertainment. The resort obviously plans for visitors on a one-week stay. The shows the second week were repeats of the first. A week to 10 days would be perfect. We were there during peak season and found the wi fi server could not keep up with demand. We also had a minor drip from the ceiling air conditioning unit and tiny ants in the bathroom area. Neither inconvenience [... read more] was great enough to warrant changing rooms.

Dreams Puerto Morelos Resort and Spa: Excellent Adults Only!

We stayed at the Secrets Silversands from March 21st, 2016 until March 28th, 2016. Seven nights nights of an absolutely wonderful stay. First off my wife and I have stayed at in excess of 20 different all-inclusive resorts throughout Mexico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Cuba so do have a comprehensive understanding of what is a good resort and what is not. Every resort has pros and cons with some having more of one or the other but it our opinion this resort is a top line resort. In fact ou [... read more]r of all of all the AI resorts we have stayed at this one would be in the top two. Staff - An excellent overall staff compliment with as a rule he best English skills we have encountered. Restaurants - Eight of them and they were all good, with Chef Denis overseeing every aspect which you can tell ensures consistency and quality. Drinks - What ever you want from Grey Goose to Crown Royal, just ask for it and they will serve it. Rooms - Better then your average resort, but you won't be spending much time in them because there is always activities going on around the resort. Partake if you wish, or don't if you so choose. No pressure from the entertainment staff. Pools - Eight of them from quiet and serene too very active and noisy....you have your pick. Beach - Not the best we have encountered but the staff work tirelessly keeping it clean. During our first few days there we met couples from all over Canada and the U.S. that were back for their seventh or eights trip to the Secrets Silversands. Now we know why, and yes we will be back!

Azul Ixtapa Grand Resort: Truly Amazing Resort

SERVICE, fantastic. Unlike the Dominican, staff do not expect tips and when they receive them, they are very appreciative. HOTEL AMENITIES, fantastic. CLEANLINESS, perfect. Three Pools make up for lack of beach but public beach in walking distance that was also perfect. FOOD, a la carte out of this world, buffet was good. ENTERTAINMENT, original and always changing.

Azul Ixtapa Grand Resort: Absolutel fantastic

This was one of the best hotels and resorts I have ever stayed at. Would highly recommend to anyone, and already have. Other vacationer who were at same resort were already looking at booking towards end of the year. I may as well!

Dreams Puerto Morelos Resort and Spa: Amazing Vacation!

Right from arriving through our seven day stay this resort was absolutely amazing! We had stayed at Secrets Royal Beach in Punta Cana in 2014 so we knew what to except with the "Secrets" brand, but those expectations were greatly exceeded. From the food, to the drinks, to the service everything was incredible. My wife and I have been to about 10 all inclusive resorts together and this is the first one we both agreed we would go back to in the future. The only downside was the beach, but we are n [... read more]ot huge beach goers and we knew prior to booking based on reviews that the beach wasn't the greatest. All in all fantastic week away!

Riu Santa Fe: Fantastic vacation!

This resort was great! The food was amazing and service was outstanding. People were very friendly and the rooms were clean. We had so much fun here! Would definitely recommend this resort to a friend.

Samba Vallarta: This was a great place to stay

We had a wonderful time biking from the resort into Bucerias, and down to Paradise Plaza, then around the area. Walking the beach was terrific. The resort was wonderful- when we got there we received a free upgrade to a junior suite- I felt like we had the best room in the house.

Hyatt Zilara Riviera Maya: Good

Clean, wonderful service, excellent selection of alcoholic beverages Good food, like that we did not have to reserve restaurant seatings nice that they celebrated special occasions, beach had some seaweed but seemed better after a couple of days

Grand Park Royal Cozumel: Good but no workplace equality

Generally, this is a decent resort. The negative for us was that the beach was not very big - it's really small! It would seem that there is no natural beach at the waterfront of this resort, but that they've trucked in sand. This area of Cozumel is very 'reefy'. However, the payoff here is that the snorkelling right at the resort is very, very good. You can see all kinds of different fish and marine life, we enjoyed that. As well, the resort has made up for the fact that there isn't much of a  [... read more]beach by having pools and decks right at the waterfront. However, the whole waterfront area tended to be a bit crowded and closed in. The rooms are quite fine - nothing super fancy, but it is bright and clean and the beds are comfy. The food was good, not great. There is always stuff to eat, although I've been to other resorts were the eating was a bit fancier. Overall, fine though, just not over the top. We enjoyed the mexican and italian a la carte restaurants. The drinks were fine, nothing to complain about in that department. A big positive in the drink/food department is the coffee bar where you can get espresso drinks and at this place they also have ice cream! You can get iced coffees made with soft serve and espresso - tasty! The service and staff were friendly and attentive. My complaint regarding the staff is that all of the servers are men (this is a complaint about the management, not the staff). No women are hired to wait on tables at this resort or work at the bars; I did not see one the whole 7 days I was there. There are women working at the resort in other capacities (like at the front desk, restaurants hostesses and cleaning), but it seems quite sexist in the sense that only men are permitted in the positions that would provide the majority of tips. I would also guess that 75% of the employees at this resort are men. This is quite noticeable and something the management should strive to change. I would not go back to this resort on this ground alone. Times have changed, albeit more slowly in developing countries, but I think this particular resort needs to really look at its hiring practices. While there are some things we didn't like (small beach), overall we enjoyed our stay here. You can't go too wrong booking this resort, unless you are totally focused on a big beach and long walks on the beach or if you care in a substantive way about equality in the workplace (don't go here if so).

Occidental at Xcaret Destination: Absolutely loved it!

We went as a group of 4 girls (2 of them had never been to all-inclusive before). It's not your typical resort on a large span of beach but a grand resort that offers a more exotic and environmental experience. Although the resort was at capacity, we never felt crowded and no lineups at restaurants. Very clean and beautiful - looks like it has just been renovated. Friendly staff who recognized us everywhere and great food. Disco can use a real DJ and pools were frequently out of towels. Only 160 [... read more] pesos to taxi to Playa Del Carmen which offered clubs/bars and a beautiful beach! All of had a great time and many memorable moments with too much tequila :)

Dreams Jade Resort and Spa: Great Resort

Food was excellent, wide variety of fruits, vegetables, meats/fish, breads and desserts. Many activities. service was great. Room were clean and spacious. Our server Ivan was always available, he was great!

Grand Sirenis Riviera Maya: So so experience

This resort is mediocre. I was comparable to a resort in Cuba of the same star rating but for more money. I wouldn't return. Postives: - the grounds were kept nicely -Lots of activities including the lazy river (which is unfortunately only 10-15 minutes long and there is such a line up you can't go twice) -nightly shows are fun and they have lots fun entertainment Negatives: - al a carte restaurants were horrible. It's basically buffet food just served to you. Brazilian is probably the best  [... read more]if you have to choose. Stay away from the Italian and the Meditterean. If you are a foodie of any kind or enjoy good food this resort is not for you. We had to go off resort to enjoy any kind of authentic fresh Mexican food which is a shame. The coffee shop is good if you enjoy real espresso or cappuccino. - rooms were medicore. -room service is only 11-11 and take more than an hour sometimes to get to you. -wifi is $35 a week!!! And you pay extra for a safe - get to the beach or pool extremely early to get a good spot. There are signs saying that people aren't allowed to reserve spots with towels but it's not enforced so if you don't claim a spot before breakfast they are gone. Also around the beach chairs it's kind of dirty with cigarette bugs and spilled drinks. I even saw a used feminine product one time. -There is no such thing as an 'adult only' pool at this resort even though it says there is. So if you'd like a pool bar without children jumping all over the place around you this is not your resort. Pretty much everywhere there are tons of children even at nights in the lobby bar etc.. Definitely go off the resort to Akumal Bay- the snorkelling in this area is great! I was wasn't totally dissatisfied with the resort but I won't go back. Definitely not worth the price tag as I could stay somewhere a lot less expensive for the same experience.

Bahia Principe Explore Tulum: Great resort

Highly recommend. Buffet was awesome, something for everyone. A la carte restaurants are even better. The rooms are nicely kept and modern. Beach and grounds very nice. Stayed for 2 weeks and would do so again.