Royalton is an excellent All-Inclusive resort for families. I was just at the Hideaway, which is…read morepart of the same property. So my review of the Hideaway pretty much covers the same ground. If you're an adult booked at Hideaway, you have access to the full complex, that side and the family side. Kids, of course, can't go over to Hideaway--which is nice; you can go back and forth between families and semi-loud music and a more quieter atmosphere, in just a short walk. Check out Agave and Taj restaurants; some of my favorite food that I've had at an all-inclusive, to date. I think you'll find the staff is very accommodating and friendly as well. Truthfully I can't say enough good things about Royalton Riviera Cancun; since completing renovations this past December, they've moved up to the top of my list of A-I's to recommend.

Good, but not 5 star resort…read more I don't leave reviews often, although I personally felt that I needed to leave one as I struggled to get an idea of what I was in for. From what I experienced I had mixed thoughts coming here. If you're reading this you likely do too. You've seen the videos and reviews about food poisoning. And I've come here to tell you that they are both right and wrong about. Firstly, if you are traveling to any part of Mexico take Dukoral prior. Yes, it's expensive. Although I strongly believe it works and can help keep you out of the bathroom. Food: I am not feeling my best. No vomiting or serve pain. The best I could describe it is slightly inconvenient. I do typically have stomach problems in the morning although they have persisted throughout the day on this trip. Not due to food poisoning, I'd say it's likely from the fact that's there's so much my body is not used to, including the heat. Now going through reviews I was often thinking to myself that many of the people getting sick are just people getting far too drunk and blaming it on the food. And yes, it's very likely. In my opinion I believe it's the variety, not the fact it's "bad". When you eat a plate of beans, next to sashimi, salad, tacos, and a bunch of other dishes I'm not all that surprised about the stomach issues. If food is your main concern I wouldn't be worried. I'm in a group of 7. Nobody has had a serious problems, including me. Although I can't say it's 5 star food. If you're really worried you could play it really safe by just picking more strategically with your food. Props to Hugo at the Hibachi Grill, he's got some serious knife skills. Food was really great. Atmosphere: The lobby is immaculate and pools are immaculate. Definitely 5 star. The public spaces feel well thought out and modern. Love it! Rooms: Not impressed. This is supposedly a five star resort. Although the rooms feel much more like a four star. The fan rattles and sounds like it may fall on your face at any given moment, and the AC is not good for somewhere that can get to 30 degrees. The best way to sum up the rooms is like a very heavily used five star room. The Marriott Cancun All Inclusive has much better rooms for comparison. Drinks: I'm not much of a drinker by any means. But from what others around us were ordering the selection was very limited. In most restaurants you couldn't get a mojito. Although the drinks they could serve were decent. Marriott Status: We are titanium elite status with Marriott. Although with royalton that pretty much translates to "we don't care". No special treatment, no room upgrades, nothing. They barely recognize the fact they are a Marriott hotel. Unfortunate to see. Beach: Water is warm, nothing like the light blue water at the Marriott All-Inclusive in Cancun. It's quite murky. Although we still had fun. Service: 99% of the staff are lovely. We had a poor experience at the Italian restaurant. Besides that everyone was great, friendly, and attentive. Night Life: If you're looking for a party resort this is not it. Simply not. Adults only is the only way to go. After 10PM the hotel is dead and everything closes. This includes the pools, they close very early. Verdict: If you've got a family with younger kids I can recommend the resort. Don't let the food poisoning reviews scare you off. Go and have a great time. There's variety for everyone. Now if your group is 18+ book at an adults only and enjoy your vacation. Best of luck

8-Day trip as a solo traveler. I had an amazing time from the second I got there until the second I…read moreleft. I felt safe, cared for, valued and respected. 2 days of treatments at the spa were top notch. Amazing service by Eduardo, Juan, Leslie, Carmen, Denise, and Alberto. Some people say the treatments are expensive but I found that they were comparable to any nice, luxurious and exclusive day spa I have ever been to. It was worth every penny. Tons of pools and activities. I did not have to worry about finding seating. Moises at the Excellence Club pool was absolutely outstanding. He is legend around here and I can see why. Most days were spent at the beach, meditating and relaxing. I have never been taken care of better than I was by Ivan and Jorge. They were outstanding gentlemen and treated me very well and ensured I had a great week. Hibachi dinner was excellent. Rosy and Gerardo were so much fun. Food was fantastic. Erika at Aroma was a pleasure to see each night as I got a warm drink and tea to settle down for the evening. Overall, an absolutely great experience. I will definitely be booking another trip for next year.

This place is amazing! We will absolutely be back. Clean, friendly service, anything we asked for…read morethey would do their best to accommodate. Loved the pools, especially the lazy river. All of the restaurants are great, my favorites were Basmati and Spice. The only room for improvement: I wish there were healthier options available by the pools do lunch. The taco truck is great but doesn't open until 4pm.. a little late for lunch. I don't want fries/hotdog/burger/nachos for lunch. The Linux buffet was great, but it would've been nice to have a salad or tacos by the pool. Loved the shows and trivia every night! Can't wait to go back.

Just got back from a four-night stay at Hideaway Royalton. I work in the travel industry, but this…read morewas a personal trip. I'd been to Royalton Riviera Cancun several years ago, but this was my first time there since they completed renovations at the end of last year, and I can happily say that the updated look of the resort is excellent, and the staff among the best of any resort in Mexico. I'm a big buffet fan, and Royalton has one of the largest, most impressive buffets (available for breakfast, lunch, and dinner) that I've ever been to (this was one item I remembered with great clarity from my previous visit, and if anything the buffet is even better now). Staff members Graciela and Angel were particularly helpful. I also checked out Agave, the Mexican restaurant, and the food was superb, as was the service from my waiter, Jorge. And on my last night I hit up Taj Indian Cuisine, with excellent service from waiter Marcelino and hostess Suleman. The appetizer I ordered was so good, I requested a second plate of it. I like the way Royalton proper and the adult side, Hideaway, sit next to one another. It's easy to get between the two, but if you need some quiet and it's too loud by the main pool, you have several other options. I particularly like the small swim-up bar located just around the corner from the louder main pool/swim-up bar. The Hideaway Beach Bar (with excellent bartenders Manuel and Frank) is great for people like me, who enjoy being at the beach but get too much sun very quickly. The lobby bar just inside Royalton is also really cool. Lots of selection, and friendly bartenders like Alberto, Angel, Mateo, and Antonio (I may have spent more than a couple hours at this bar). Alejandro at the Martini Mix bar was also very nice. And Yuriana on the housekeeping staff--I can't say enough good things her and the housekeepers in general. If you want them to, they will do a comprehensive cleaning of your room, including sweeping and mopping the floor, every day. I greatly enjoyed this resort. Their renovations were well done and the staff and food are great. Seaweed is an issue this time of year, in this area, but they've got trucks hauling the stuff away, morning to evening, to clear it up as much as possible. I can recommend this resort without any concerns/reservations.

I just spent a week at the Hideaway Cancun with 26 friends. It was so disappointing. The resort…read moreis so nice and the beach was beautiful. We had good because it a fun group but the quality of the food and alcohol was completely unacceptable. I didn't have one decent cocktail or one decent meal the whole time I was there and I tried almost all of the restaurants. Unfortunately, this group plans to take this trip every year but we are all in agreement that it will never be a Royalton Resort.

I was thinking about why I liked CDM so much. We were only there 3 nights and then went down to…read moreAkumal, but it left such an impression on me. I've stayed in more luxurious places, including Danielles in Venice. I think I know the CDM secret. It was the lack of people that you see. Nothing and no-one annoyed me here. Even in luxurious places, there is likely someone who will be annoying, or rude or abrupt or loud, or arrogant or whatever. In fact, some of the "exclusive" places have some very arrogant and superior people, and that detracts from the experience. But I don't need to tell you how annoying people can be, do I? Not that people can't be very nice also, but the more people around, the more chance someone will detract from your experience. But when you don't even come across other people (except the ones you bring with), there's no-one to possibly bother you. You go to the beautiful pool, and there's no-one there. Not even anyone doing the "reserve our lounge chairs with towels at the crack of dawn game", when they don't use them till noon. None of that stupid stuff, and no screaming kids doing cannonballs in the pool (not that I don't like kids). The beautiful pool might as well be in your own back yard. You don't hear the adjacent room through the thick walls, and you don't even see other room balconies. The grounds are designed so every balcony is private. No-ones front door is next to yours, or even nearby. You look out over the grounds and virtually no-one is walking around. You go to the pier and it's empty of people. You go to the beach and no-one is there also. You pick your favorite lounge chair location and it's open just waiting for you. The staff here were all nice and subdued and not intrusive, but were friendly if you chatted a bit to them. When they bring your breakfast trays in the morning to your room, they place it in a hutch by the front door and you don't even see them! Look at the pictures I posted. The professional ones are from the CDM website and mine are the others. You'll notice there's no-one in the pictures. Other resorts have to rope off the area to get deserted pictures like those, and when you get there it is overrun by strangers. Not at CDM. When you think of that, you should try to stay here if you ever can, even for a few days. It's actually great value for the money. What an awesome experience. They do destination weddings here, and that probably feels like you rented the whole resort, cause I'm sure the other guests would stay out of your way. I can't think of another place like CDM.

So much cheaper than our resort! The portions were large, food taste good, and the service was…read moregreat. We went during slow season, so the beach was pretty empty. There was a good massage place with beach view by a woman named Theresa. Cost was 550 pesos, which is a 3rd of the resort, but I think you can get cheaper, but can't beat the location!

Fancy resort not for regular but for corporate events. Expensive and not very clear with their…read morerules. It was free aka company sponsored so I cant complain. Rooms were huge, bathroom was huge, balcony to the bay/sea or jungle. You must take a golf cart to get to the main areas but there are plenty with the drivers. Mosquitos where eating us alive when we went. They sprayed but that's nature.. Food was delicious and while we wanted to try all the restaurants, we were told we could not, then we could but then we could not.. The rumor is that it used to be the presidential home in Cancun. Kosher for those that need that. 100% of the crew members were very polite and accommodating.

The best resort in Cancun has to be Nizuc. The infinity pool is gorgeous. The staff are absolutely…read morewelcoming and friendly. The restaurants are nice their brunch is really tasty. I cant say enough nice things about this place. It's just amazing.

My experience here has been positive. This is one of the resort that I've noticed provides really…read moregreat customer service and a true all inclusive resort. Food was surprisingly better than I expected. I stay at the Sunrise, which is the middle (Nizu more budget and Grand is the high end). It was perfect, there were plenty of activities for the little ones and nice shows for the adults. The restaurants consist of several all you can eat and several sit down restaurants. The nicer sit down restaurants, you'll want to reserve in advance and bring some nice cloths. I spent several mornings going to their gym, the coach is super friendly. I took some of their fitness class - kickboxing and physical fitness. The coach does their best to cater towards your physical fitness. I was lucky one morning to be the only person there, so I got a one on one experience, love it! I would definitely go back in the future. Short drive from the airport as well. You should download their app since it gives you all of their information and restaurants, reservations times, etc. Just watch out when you check in and check out, there's some sales folks who will try to hustle you. Just say no thank you. Spend time at the place first, and unless you know you're coming back for sure, just say no thank you.

Ok so Moon Palace is HUGE! I'm fairly new to the all inclusive lifestyle until recently when a few…read moreof my friends have had weddings at these types of resorts. I'm usually more inclined towards an adventurous vacation but there is a time and place for everything. Moon Palace certainly has everything! This resort is only about 10 minutes from the Cancun airport (CUN) and is actually compromised of three properties in one - Nizuc, Sunrise, and The Grand, each with increasing level of "fanciness." You can travel between all three on foot or by golf cart and take advantage of the amenities at each, except The Grand which is wristband access only. Each property has all of the things - swim up bars, restaurants, beach access, lobby bars, night bars and clubs, grab and go food, and more. My friends and I upgraded our standard room to an ocean view room right near the golf cart stop and it was worth it. Getting around the property does take a little coordination and it was nice to have the golf cart stop nearby. The room itself was spacious with a well stocked fridge and hard liquor dispensers but does have a large bath tub in the center of the room which took up a lot of space. I'm not sure who is using these. We got room service almost daily for breakfast and a late night snack and it came quickly and was fairly good quality. The staff were all excellent so definitely do not forget to tip! They of course are gracious for anything that you are willing to offer - pesos and US dollars included. Please, please tip as they all work really hard to make sure that you have everything that you need. I will say that the check in process was a little confusing. When you walk into the lobby at Nizuc, there are several large desks immediately to the left that look like the check in but these are actually the check OUT. Check in desk is actually down a couple of hallways and not well marked. I had to get a bellboy escort me. We also had some issues with our wristbands. Since my party arrived at different times, some of our wristbands got deactivated when the rest of the party arrived. Luckily we were able to help one another out getting into the room and finally got it resolved at the desk. My only real reservation about this resort was the number of young teenagers. Admittedly, we visited during spring break but teenagers they were everywhere! Drinking age is 18 in Mexico but many of them looked like they could be 14 years old drinking at the bars and going to the clubs. Many of them were quite rude too yelling at the poor waitstaff for more drinks, not tipping and not saying thank you.

My partner and I stayed here earlier in July. This is a very quiet little guesthouse tucked away…read moretoward the very end of a main road (that turns residential and dead ends right before the docks). If you're going to stay here, make sure you let them know when you're going to arrive as there doesn't seem to be a front desk. I called when we got there and we waited for about 10 minutes until Genevieve got there. Not a problem though because I do understand it's not really a traditional hotel. The grounds themselves are beautiful. There's lots of green space, and there's also a little pond with two turtles in it. Hopefully someone is feeding the turtles because when we were there we gave them like 2 whole avocados over the span of 3 or 4 days - them seemed famished. The pool is OUTSTANDING. It's not a traditional pool, there's not really much space to sunbathe, but it felt SO good after a long, hot day at the beach or walking around town. Plus it overlooks the ocean. Our favorite part of the place was the rooftop. Stunning views. Unfortunately the room we stayed in had window that overlooked a tree and a wall. There was a little window at the top of that wall, and no curtains on it, which made for a daily wake up time of whenever the sun came up. BUT, their neighbors started building a wall right outside that window. The stairs they were using to get to their roof were right outside that window, and any of the workers could've looked in our room, and directly down into the bathroom/toilet. I let management know and they came not more than two hours later to measure the window and make a mesh curtain for it. I was VERY pleased with how quickly they reacted to my email. It's unfortunate (and not Layla's fault) that there was a wall built, but I suppose that solved the sunrise wake up every morning. Other than that the room (selva) was nice. It had a little cooktop, sink, microwave, refrigerator, and coffee maker. The refrigerator froze almost everything we put in there, and we were unable to mess with the temperature. They had dish soap, hand soap, and I think body wash as well. Beach towels were provided though they're old and stained. The pillows were mish mash as were the pillow cases. I thought they had a restaurant and yoga classes and a salon, but everything was closed. Overall I'd recommend this place. It's a wonderfully affordable option and the entire staff is nice (I think we interacted with 5 of them; they'd come during the daytime). The views can't be beat, and the quietness of the location really amplified the charm that is Puerto Morelos!!!!

We come to Layla guest house not just for the property but for the food and activities (sunset…read moreyoga, movie night, music, massages, salon, etc ...). We love this place and consider it our mothership in Puerto Morelos. They serve Bibimbap which is the best we've ever had! This says a lot as we live in San Francisco where there are lots of Korean restaurants. Massages by Marcos are the greatest! Noemi and Steve provide great haircuts and salon services. Jime and Lucio, who are the managers, come up with various music and night activities. Brunch with Jime and Gloria Casanova is very entertaining! Thank you to all the staff of Layla Guesthouse.

If you are looking to relax this is the resort for you. Bars close at 11pm Pool DJ shuts down at…read more3pm ( way too early ) . The restaurants were delicious. I would not recommend Butler's service... if you ever had butler service in the Caribbeans there is no comparison. In Mexico they do not do NOTHING for you but text all day , maybe visit you in the pool areas but that's it. Not worth it at ALL. Our Butlers were Norma, Catherine & Enrique ( who we never met) Catherine visited us twice by the pool and Norma was the main texter sweet but none didn't do very much . Some of our favorite ppl was Efrain the bartender love his sense of humor, the Bell Boy Toribio I believe was his name was very helpful, other than that everyone else was nice but nothing really stood out. We stayed in the new building Marriott Diamond Club 4th floor ... gorgeous room but no body mirror, no iron or iron board, nothing to hang your towels on in the bathroom, the shower floor is VERY slippery it really needs a rail to hold on to. Room service took 1 hr the food was cold. Ate at the Joya 2 days and some of that food was cold too. There is an Asian restaurant in the new Diamond building that no one talks about that is delicious. There is also a bar and pool table in that building as well.

Beautiful Resort!!! The food was delicious (a lot of seafood)…read more Angelica was amazing, assisted us with whatever we needed. Made our dinner and activity reservations. Yolat helped behind the scenes as well making our stay comfortable and enjoyable. Mely was a wonderful barista. I loved how she made my drink. Such a bubbly personality. Mariza was so friendly, always greeting us with a happy smile. Our waiters were great - Manolo. Our bartenders and servers as well. Such a wonderful experience. Such great hospitality

I recently stayed at Dreams Sapphire in Cancun (Puerto Morelos), and overall, I'd say it's an okay…read moreall-inclusive--nothing super luxurious, but not bad either. When we first arrived, we booked a swim-out room, which was nice, but the rooms and parts of the resort definitely felt like they could use some updating. My biggest issue was the AC in our original room--it was barely working, and the first night was honestly uncomfortable. The humidity made it feel stuffy, and I had a hard time sleeping. Because of that, we decided to upgrade to the club/villa section on the opposite side of the resort--and that completely changed our experience. That area is much more secluded, quieter, and feels more upscale. We upgraded to a swim-out king room there, and it was beautiful--much newer, cleaner, and overall way more enjoyable. The private rooftop pool and more exclusive vibe made a huge difference for us. The food was actually really good, which was a pleasant surprise--no complaints there at all. Overall, I'd say this resort really depends on the room you book. If we had stayed in the original room, I probably would've rated it around a 3.5-4. But because we upgraded, we ended up having a great time. Tip: If you're considering staying here, I'd definitely recommend booking or upgrading to the club/villa section--it made all the difference for us.

We just wrapped up a four-day stay at Dreams Sapphire, and it was a fantastic trip. First off...the…read moreweather in Cancun this time of year is about as perfect as it gets, which definitely didn't hurt. The staff throughout the resort were incredibly friendly and courteous. Everywhere we went, people were welcoming and helpful, which really added to the overall experience. The rooms were clean and comfortable, and there was no shortage of food and drinks...something was always available no matter the time of day. The ocean did have some seaweed while we were there, but the resort staff clearly worked hard to manage it and keep things as clean as possible. One of the highlights was definitely the pool ...it might be one of the biggest and most fun pools we've experienced in Mexico. Plenty of space, great energy, and just an all-around good time. Overall, a great stay with a fun atmosphere, great service, and everything you need for a relaxing getaway. We'd definitely come back.