Riu Palace Riviera Maya: Beautiful resort

It would be great to have an adults only resort in Playa Del Carmen. You have so many lovely resorts it would be great to have one just for adults. Far too many small children (screaming at the pool and during dinners). I don’t like to have to babysit other people’s children’s around the pool.

Marival Emotions Resort and Suites Riviera Nayarit: Nice resort

We recently stayed at this resort and had an amazing time. It’s definitely on the smaller side compared to some larger all-inclusives, but honestly, that ended up being one of the things we loved most about it. It’s big enough to keep you busy, but small enough that you can walk from one end to the other easily — especially great when you have kids. The pools were a major highlight. There’s a lively party pool if you’re in the mood for some fun, a quieter family pool, a small kids’ pool, and ev [... read more]en an adults-only pool if you want a little peace and quiet. The water slides were perfect for younger kids, especially in the 5–8-year-old range — ours couldn’t get enough! The beach was absolutely beautiful — huge, clean, and perfect for long walks. You could walk for miles along the shoreline, and the beach area never felt crowded. Food was another strong point. We loved how easy it was to just show up at any restaurant without needing a reservation (except for the Italian restaurant). Plus, you can eat at your favorite spots as many times as you want, which we really appreciated. One major highlight was the MaiTai restaurant. Since we booked a suite, we received a coupon to dine there, and it was absolutely amazing — easily the best meal of our trip. Honestly, even if we hadn’t had the coupon, I would have happily paid out of pocket to eat there. It was that good! The rooms were nothing fancy — pretty classic resort style — but they were clean and comfortable. The grounds were beautifully maintained. There were a few downsides to mention. The kids club park wasn’t the best — a bit underwhelming compared to others we’ve experienced. The buffet was also on the smaller side with limited variety, so we found ourselves preferring the restaurants most nights. The resort does offer day passes for locals, so it can get very busy at times, especially around the pools. If you want a chair by the pool, you’ll need to be up early — by 8 or 9 a.m., most spots are already reserved. Lastly, for beer drinkers, one frustrating thing was the limit of four beers per day in the room. If you wanted more, you had to pay extra, which was a little disappointing for an all-inclusive. Overall, though, we had a fantastic trip. The size of the resort, the pools, the beach, the dining options, and the amazing experience at MaiTai made it a really memorable family vacation. We would definitely come back but I would not recommend this resort if you aren’t going on vacation with your kids.

Ocean Riviera Paradise: Best vacation ever

This is our second time at ORP. And we will come back again for sure. Very happy with their services and the food is great. My daughter loves the kids club, we have been to other resorts and she always talks about the kids club here at the Ocean Riviera Paradise. This is her favourite kids club of all the resorts and she loves to spend time with the staff and the babysitters. The only down side of this place is the beach is a little bit rocky. But swimming shoes will help with that.

Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: Resort

The resort was clean (rooms) and most areas. Washrooms were a little small size wise. Pools were good perhaps another adult pool or area where some light music playing in the background. Iguanas were a little much. Didn't like the fact that they were in dining areas. Dining: food was ok, nothing to write home about, but always cold unless you asked them to put it on the grill again.

Dreams Tulum Resort and Spa: First time in Mexico

What a great resort. The staff were extra friendly and entertainment was great. Food was amazing. Very clean and manicured property. Beds were extra comfy…..definitely a thumbs up for the bed confines! Definitely recommend this resort!

Moon Palace Cancun: Amazing trip with my kids!

We stayed at the Moon Palace Cancun resort fo 5 days and my kids (13, 24, and 25) were active and entertained the whole time. We had a day trip to Playa del Carmen and another day trip to Xenses and Xplore Fuego which were fantastic, and no trouble with transportation to and from the airport and resort to our day trips with reliable taxi service. My kids tried every pool and activity and all the restaurants. Great staff and service, and No complaints from my kids who want to do a repeat of the s [... read more]ame vacation.

Planet Hollywood Adult Scene Cancun by Royalton: Nice resort

General review: Good value for money Pros - Food is good with lots of choices, beach is beautiful with comfy lounge chairs, lots of entertainment from noon until late Cons- Service in general is poor. There are a few stand outs but 7/10 aren't great It's a very long ways from the beach to the nearest bathroom There isn't a very good adult only bar for happy hour or evening. The lobby bar looks like a hospital waiting room. General - the family side is super super busy so this appea [... read more]ls to partiers and families The concierges are annoying and always trying to sell sell sell Dont do the 3 hour breakfast it's a trap and they say it's half an hour Star class - we didn't do it but the star class room was almost always empty and we had no problem booking dinners on the app 3 days in advance ( prebooked our room choice so prebooked our dinners before arrival ) Any issues with the room were handled promptly through the app All in all it's good value for the money. We wouldn't return because we prefer smaller because at smaller we find better service but for people that like larger and more to do it's perfect

Royalton Riviera Cancun Resort and Spa: Nice resort but definitely not a five star

I stayed at this resort from March 31st to April 7th. I do believe in doing reviews as i do use them to determine if i want to go to them. THE GOOD- simple, easy check in and out, nice property and close to the airport to reduce your bus time (both to and from). I was upgraded to ground floor with swim out area but didn't use. I felt the swim area was not practical for our use. Also too close to your neighbor so no real privacy if you wanted it. Buffet was very large and lots of variety [... read more] of foods which i consider standard to most other resorts. The service and staff in the buffet was very good. Not sure if many people tip the staff but they do a very good job. THE BAD - the terrible smell in most areas is present. i did see this in previous reviews but not sure what causes this. It also appeared in the buffet on one side. Pool chairs and umbrellas is a serious problem. This is a problem for most of the day as this resort does not manage towels with towel cards. You can get as many towels as you want and reserve chairs in various areas. I did notice that many of the chairs next to us were never used but had towels placed on them early in the morning. This seems to be a problem in most resorts but more noticeable at this one. I did walk to the Diamond Club pool and Hideaway adult area and it seemed very crowded and also no chairs available early in the day. It was very windy all week so there were not many people at the beach. There were many chairs available which explains the crowded pools and lack of chairs. As this is a very large hotel, i am not sure if this problem goes away. The process for booking the A la carts is very disappointing. this is done by using an App on your phone and really doesn't work. When i tried to book, my option was for dinner at the steak house at 9 or 9:30pm. Really doesn't work for me. When i walked by the Hunter steak house the next day, i asked a staff member that was outside the restaurant (it is a buffet in the morning as well) the nice lady said only bookings can be done by the app. An employee that was at a guest services stand near by stopped me and asked me what my problem was. When i explained to him that the booking process for meals sucks, he made a call and booked me in for dinner that night at 6:30pm for 2 of us. When i asked how this could happen, he explained to me the Prime Resort sellers get some bookings for people that they can offer the "time share" features for. I did make it clear that i would never get involved in this offering. I did end up going to dinner that night and it was good but not great. I also was disappointed with the bartenders at the pool area i stayed at, as the service was not very good for a so called "5 STAR" resort. At times, there was only one bartender working which made no sense based on the number of people at or in the pool. Also I did ask specifically for Canadian Club Whiskey many times and it was never provided. I do think that this resort wants to push the cheap drinks to guests and save money. I did find out that this resort is shutting down in the summer for renovations but i felt the property was acceptable, but not the service. I have stayed at a 5 star Royalton before but can confirm this is not one. I was also offered the Royalton Prime program but ended that conversation very quickly as i don't believe in making a commitment to a "time share program" that makes it difficult to terminate. I am not sure I would give this resort another try down the road.

Krystal Grand Cancun: food sucks, goodluck finding a beach chair

The buffet was ahh, the same shit every day basically, got sick of it pretty fast, same with the restaurants. The Chinese restaurant was okay until I saw roaches going under the floors outside it. The pools are disgusting, you can see the oil floating on top and the pool floor felt oily too (not enough chlorine idk). The beach chairs are limited, and finding a shady spot is difficult. The beach was beautiful, the best location for the beach as there's a rock barrier for the waves. NO SPILT AC, t [... read more]he hotel is cutting costs by removing split AC systems, the AC they have now is not powerful. The cafe was good, staff was also very kind.

Secrets Huatulco: Great value for money

Beautiful and quiet area of Mexico. Better than average food for an all-inclusive, excellent service, beautiful views, beach and pool areas were great. Not an elevated luxurious experience but a hidden gem nonetheless. Would definitely come back.

Secrets Maroma Beach Riviera Cancun: Beautiful Resort

The resort was well kept and had a welcoming atmosphere and kept clean. All staff were professional, hardworking and friendly. Hotel rooms were cleaned and well supplied with towels etc. Beach was kept clean all day long. Service was very good.

Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya: Another great visit!

This was our seventh visit to the VIM, where we usually connect with friends we have made on past visits. On this trip, for some friends, it was their first trip, and we surprised them with our arrival on the last days of their stay! When we asked them about the resort, they said, "We get it" when we talk about why we return. Beautiful grounds, great service, really good food!

Planet Hollywood Adult Scene Cancun by Royalton: Planet Hollywood adult scene

Stayed 13th to 20th April 2025, the resort is located 45+ minutes from the airport in an undeveloped area. Check in went well and the room was large and clean, but damp and musty so we requested a dehumidifier which took 2 days to arrive.The staff was friendly and helpful. There was a lack of deck chairs and shade so the towel game was in full swing every morning. The restaurants were nice and the food great although the booking with the app was hit or miss and when a restaurant seemed fully boo [... read more]ked you could walk by the same restaurant and it was half empty. The entertainment was top notch. The beach was lovely.

El Cid Hotel Marina Beach: Beautiful Resort - great time

The grounds are very clean and updated. Staff are happy and helpful and there are plenty of them. The food is very good and the private beach is a nice area to relax compared to the public beach by the other resorts. The only thing that is a little annoying is that they scan the barcode on your bracelet every time you order food or drinks and then they want you to sign a bill before you leave the area but they never come around with the bill until you ask for it.

Hard Rock Hotel Los Cabos: Pretty and fun

Our family of 4 LOVED our stay at the Hard Rock! There was something for everyone to enjoy, we couldn’t have enough! The property and rooms were clean, food was good, the pools and beach were a delight and the entertainment was so much fun!

Bahia Principe Explore Tulum: A Wonderful But Rocky Resort, wrong time of year!

The hotel is beautiful, the meals excellent and staff very nice. However, we went for the beach. It was rocky, wavy and lots of seagrass. Our room request was not met, double beds. We had to move three times. Then the room we were given was adjoining and very noisy with party guys next door. Third room was excellent near the adult pool. However, no food around that area, except for nachos which lasted 10 minutes. We had to argue to get the restaurants. Unless you pre-book 10 days by app which we [... read more] did not know then were not able to access. Even then, many complaints about not getting the restaurants wanted.

Grand Decameron Complex Bucerias Trademark: Grand Decameron Bucerias

Lovely hotel, located in pretty town of Bucerias. Hotel is decided into 6 bocks of rooms. Each block is set up to have everything you need in walking distance, with the exception of block 5&6. They are across a service road so you have to walk a bit to get to the ocean. We stayed in block 4, ground floor and it was perfect for us. You can walk for ever on the beach. There are vendors but a kind no thank you will do. Had a massage on the resort, $650 peso for 60 min near beach which I recommend d [... read more]oing. Beach is lovely, pools all over the resort. Food and service was good. Staff are very nice. Rooms are clean and comfortable. Free use of Bicycles and kayaks and paddle boards.

Paradisus La Perla Adults Only Riviera Maya: Definitely 5 start Luxury Resort

Very clean, very comfortable,and great food! We had a master suite overlooking the pool so it got very noisy from noon to 5pm with the DJ and pool activities, but there is a 'Quiet Zone' with lounge chairs and cabanas (closer to the beach) that suited us well so just stayed there. Master suite was large with dining table for 6. TV in living room and bedroom which was nice. Balcony jacuzzi was appealing but took 30-45 min to fill up if you had the patience. I opted for the large in-suite bath [... read more]tub more often. Wasn't thrilled about making reservations for dinner as the first few days most things were booked until 8-8:30pm but I was able to book 3 nights at a time so later in the week we were able to get 7-7:30pm no problem. Lots of variety and something for everyone on each menu. If you're not a RESERVE guest, your only option for breakfast is buffet (which is actually very good) or room service. If you are RESERVE you have another restaurant near the Quiet Zone that is open for breakfast and lunch. Several restaurants in the family resort next door (linked by a hallway) were definitely worth visiting. Shout out to Oliver our waiter in Flora's - best service we received. Totally attentive, funny and made the dinner experience that much better. Pool bar and restaurant were great, good food and fast service. We would definitely return to this resort, but have our room in a quieter location.

Krystal Grand Nuevo Vallarta: Krystal Grand Neuvo

We had some things we thought were highlights of this resort. 1. The Skylounge was amazing views 2. The adult infinity pool was so awesome , and the fact they didn’t allow kids( some resorts do even in the adult pool) was amazing and it had a swim up bar 3 the Grill restaurant and the Asian restaurants were both fantastic with incredible service !!

Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya: Always memorable

We just returned from our latest 10 stay #7 . We once again can only say wonderful things about this resort. The staff are very friendly and welcoming. The restaurants and choice are excellent. We look forward to relaxation and were treated well. We would recommend this as the number one destination on the strip.