Barcelo Huatulco: Fantastic!

I can't say enough good about this resort, and that might be why this is our 3rd stay here. The updated rooms are wonderful, the food always has many variations and the chefs are obviously talented. We will be back as time permits.

Occidental at Xcaret Destination: Amazing resort

This hotel was beautiful. Lots of wildlife. Monkeys swinging in the trees, aquanas, deer, birds....pools were great lots of pool side service. Food was good, best steak is at the Italian restaurant... I would say the one disappointing thing would be the gondola, there is a small one that does about 100 feet but a motorized one that goes through the resort, but it’s for a different hotel and you can’t ride it. Also some of the people in our group ended up with no balconies even though we p [... read more]aid for this and had to switch rooms 2 days into our vacation. But overall I would recommend this resort.

Occidental at Xcaret Destination: Amazing resort!!!!

When my girlfriend and I arrived, we were greeted with friendly smiles and hellos. Check-in was fast and we were escorted by a staff member to our building(19). Our luggage showed up 10 min later and we were off to explore this beautiful resort. Everything from lounging at the pool/ beach to the delicious food was nothing short of amazing. I can’t wait to come back. This resort is a gem!!

Occidental Cozumel: Nice Resort

Occidental Cozumal is a beautiful resort. The staff are very friendly and hard working, rooms are nice and spacious and fridge was always stocked. However the food needs some work. Two of the nights it was a Chinese concept, 4 days apart. Also had 3 nights of severe severe diarrhea.

Barcelo Solymar: Sun and fun

Have been to Cuba 13x love the people and country. This hotel was nicer then some i have stayed in clean well laid out. Was surprised to be able to use facilities at hotel next door but was not as impressed with that hotel felt mine was better. Location to town was great. Beach was well kept I was very happy with everything at this hotel and would definitely return here again Thanks for a great vacation

Barcelo Maya Caribe: Barcelo Maya Caribe

I thought the grounds were impeccably clean and very well maintained. The buffets could use more Mexican food, but the service from all of the staff was very good. Drinks were good, it was a little out dated and could use a bit of a refresh but I had a very enjoyable time.

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Amazing Resort ! 6 out of 5 Stars !

My wife and I stayed at the Barcelo Bavaro Beach ( Adult Only ) Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican during the week of March 18th, 2019 and we absolutely loved everything about it. The weather was perfect ( 29 degrees and sunny every day ) and the resort even more perfect. We have been to many resorts in Cuba and Mexico over many years and this was our first time to the Dominican and we have declared this resort our 2nd home away from home. We have been trying to find that resort that was [... read more] so perfect, that we would want to continue to go back to and we have finally found it. We knew it from the moment we arrived. The warmth and friendliness of the entire staff was so welcoming. Everything about this resort exceeded our expectations from the super friendly staff ( which by the way, the amount of staff blew us away.) There were more than plenty of staff there to serve and assist and there was never a line up at the bars, or the lunch buffets etc. The food was absolutely amazing and I found it better than the Mexican Resorts that we had been to in the past. There were plenty of choices of restaurants to choose from and we thoroughly enjoyed every restaurant we ate at. This resort has the best of both worlds. It is 2 resorts in 1. The Adult Only Beach Resort is part of the Barcelo Palace Resort which is a much bigger resort and caters to families for the most part. We stayed on the Adult Only Beach Resort which is a much smaller size resort that has the nice small size resort feel that my wife and I enjoy and the rooms are all right there on the beach and we have our own pool, pool side bar, and several restaurants and buffet. But, we had access as well to all the Palace side of the resort has to offer as well such as their casino, bowling alley and arcade, restaurants, upscale shopping mall, water park that includes water slides and a wave pool, mini golf and one of the other deciding factors as to why we chose this resort was they have their own golf course on the resort as well and we were able to get a few rounds in during our stay. Such a nice enjoyable relaxing vacation. We will be back next year, and the next year and the.........

Occidental Punta Cana: Nice

Nice green grounds, nice blue swimming pools, nice restaurants. Some Canadians, Some ethnic Italians and French. Over 50 % Russians but no large groups. Mostly polite couples. Standard Superior Rooms do not get international drinks except wine. Only domestic drinks at regular standard bars. They are not good. The worse mohito drink I ever tasted. I did not see any prosciutto. 2 extra clubs are but they pay more and they do get international drinks. Large waves in the sea not save for chi [... read more]ldren. Water nor clear because of Sand in the water. Yellow flags most days.

Barcelo Maya Caribe: Lovely resort

This resort is the best. The grounds are beautiful and spacious. The pools are huge and the lap pools are such a bonus. The rooms are clean. The staff is super friendly and helpful. We had an issue with our room but it was dealt with very professionally and timely and to our satisfaction. The food is super and lots of variety.

Barcelo Maya Caribe: Good Resort

Friendly staff; ground floor rooms were noisy after 11 pm at night since the revelers were getting back; washrooms were dirty (restaurants and towel service areas) and could use a system similar to Ontario, Canada whereby the cleaner signs a sheet located inside the washroom every hour (i.e. that the washroom has been serviced);

Barcelo Maya Colonial: Amazing resort

Loved everything about this resort. Friendly staff amazing beach! Lots of shopping and things to do! We swam with dolphins right on the resort. We had an amazing seven day trip and plan to take the family back in the future.

Occidental Cozumel: Beautiful Resort

The resort contained beautiful well maintained gardens and grounds which housed an array of wildlife such as iquanas, gekos and birds (if you're not an animal lover don't worry they will not approach you). The rooms were clean and spacious with lots of hot water and adequate air conditioning. Lots of choices at the buffet and food handling was of high standard. No shortage of great alcoholic and non drinks, cappuccinos were excellent. We never waited more than 5 minutes to be seated for meals, m [... read more]ost of the time no waiting. Adult pool was lovely and we enjoyed the daily visits by the iguanas but you had to select your pool chairs early in the morning if you wanted a spot. Beach was nice and contained a childerns pool nearby. I can’t say enough about the hotel staff they made every effort to make your stay enjoyable especially the food and bar servers. We also enjoyed the pizza at night and the nightly shows are of good quality. We arrived around 8:30pm at the Cozumel airport, ignore the sales people in the airport lobby (they make you think they're your hotel reps) and go directly through to meet your ride to the hotel which is ~20 min drive. Once at the hotel checkin took 10-15 min and then we were driven to our room. Even at 9pm the buffet area was open, also pizza was available upstairs in the open patio. We purchased the island tour package which was good but too long and snorkling (Charra- ch?? the bigger boat with a bathroom) which was fantastic, we saw turtles and a lot of fish, crew was great too. We recommend downloading your airline app on a cell phone to checkin to your flight prior to as it will eliminate standing in the very long checkin line at the airport. You receive 1hr free internet, there were 2 computers onsite I assume for flight checkin. Extra internet access can be purchased for a fee.

Barcelo Puerto Vallarta: Great Resort

Everything was perfect except the nightly shows. They would have been great if not of the over sexualized costumes of the women. I chalked it up to Mexico being behind the times. I especially enjoyed the rooms, clean and comfortable. Snack Bar was great. Staff was kind and helpful.

Royal Hideaway Playacar: Pretty good resort

If you are looking for a relaxing vacation, this is the perfect place , with the exception that the management should look into the doors of the rooms slamming shut and making a loud noise , very difficult trying to sleep with guests room doors making such loud noises . The service was very good and they really appreciated the service. The age group is majority 50 and over , so it worked out ok for me. I felt very safe at this resort , little disappointed with the food, would give it 7 out of 10 [... read more]. Overall I expected a little more for the price

Barcelo Maya Caribe: The best beach!

My boyfriend and I had an amazing time at this hotel. The beach is large and to die for, chairs and shade always available. Food was delicious and a wide selection. Facilities were immaculate but rooms could use an update. Overall a fantastic experience.

Barcelo Maya Colonial: Absolutely Beautiful Resort!

This hotel was beautifully designed. Each space was well thought out to make it amazing ! From the marble floors to the water features everywhere you walked.Beach was so pretty , white sand and snorkeling with turtles ! Service was great, food was delicious. I highly recommend visiting here .I would go back again.

Barcelo Solymar: We will not be coming back...

The good: - beach is beautiful - food in the main buffet restaurant was good; relatively good selection as well. - bottles of water, beer, etc., in the room fridge at no extra charge (with refills when needed) - the room maid was very nice and helpful - very good and helpful Sunwing representative in the hotel by the name of German - main evening shows were nice - good drinks in the main lobby bar - good food in the a la carte restaurants, good live music there as well  [... read more] - hotel is conveniently located close to the town of Varadero The bad: - the room was in disastrous condition; so many things broken: balcony door, AC control, closet door, falling off drawer front, falling off handle of another drawer, broken lamps, missing bulbs, completely broken alarm clock, damaged bathtub, TV did not working initially (the maid helped getting it fixed), closet hangers falling down, broken off makeup mirror, and so on... - lots of noise from the numerous "overly exited" guests, including at 4:00 am. - lots of smoking guests; smoking in the lobby and other places regardless whether smoking was permitted or not; the hotel stuff would not react to smoking in smoke-free areas. - lots of noise from cars, buses and tracks passing on the main road in the front of the hotel. - most (with a few exceptions) of the stuff appeared to be on an auto-pilot; very few smiles. Definitely the worst was the main reception service. On our last day we asked for the (promised to us a number of times) courtesy room to have a shower. In response we got a classical treatment combining everything between pretending that they did not understand us to telling us that there is nothing that they could do. It took them 30 minutes to get us 3 towels and telling us to use the falling apart showers in a gym with no lights and water flowing through everything but the shower head. Rodney, in the reception, was especially useless to the point where he would encourage me to write a negative review about his service... Rodney could not care less... :-( - evening live band would play for only a few minutes in the indoor venue used for evening shows, etc. The music was so painfully laud that you would not hear yourself. It was impossible to stay in the room when the band played. It looked as if it were done by design... blast the people out of the room and then quit as there would be no one to play for... When I got there there were only two people there: me and the barman. I run away from the noise and felt bad for the barman who had to stay in the bar... Too bad as we like a lot to listen and dance to Latin music and the band appeared to be good. - during times when the main restaurant was closed your only other food option were hamburgers and some cold salads that I was afraid to try. - sewage like smell in the main lobby for a couple of days.

Palma Real: If the price is right

We arrived late at night and our room had no lights. We were told there were no rooms available until the next day and to come back then at 2pm. When we did it took nearly 1.5 hours to straighten everything out. Slightly frustrating at the time. Once that minor inconvenience was taken care of, I had no significant complaints for the rest of the week. The resort is a little run down, but our rooms were cleaned everyday and the air conditioner worked well (but our safe did not at all). Our house [... read more] keeper was lovely. The bartender Tactica at the pool bar is adorable and super friendly! The food is kind of "stereotypical" of what you hear about Cuba but by no means did we starve for the week. The location was great. Very close to downtown bars, restaurants and markets and the beach was very nice. If you want extravagance this is not the place for you. If you want a decent enough room, a good beach to swim, to walk outside the resort, cold drinks and nice people - you'll do just fine. High maintenance folks will likely not be happy.

Allegro Playacar: A great place to relax!

Beautiful, clean, quiet, resort. Beach is lovely. Lots of good food. Lovely atmosphere. If you're looking for a relaxing vacation this is the place. Also has a good location that is within easy distance to do day trip to see ruins at Tulum and Coba.

Palma Real: Great resort for the money

A lot of improvement have been done since last year .The public washrooms were all redone completely and very clean.The room we stayed in was in building #1 with new mattress and newly painted.The pools were always cleaned every morning also with new edging.All the staff were very friendly and eager to help.There is a lot of work in progress.