Xcaret hotels

Despite some negative reviews, my husband and I chose to stay at the Occidental Grand Xcaret in Riveria Maya and were not disappointed. We paid for the royal club section and can't say enough good things about it. From arrival to checkout, we were treated like royalty! There was a plate of fresh fruit, full bottles of alcohol, the mini fridge was stocked daily and later in the evening, a bottle of champagne on ice, with flutes, was delivered to our room after Gabby found out it was our anniversary trip. As to the other areas of this resort yes, the beach area is small and crowded albeit great if you have kids, the place is huge and you can easily get lost but the trolley ran regularly, rarely waited more than 5 minutes. We ate at the buffet several nights and were quite pleased with the variety of choice, and taste of the food. It's a buffet folks, if you're that picky maybe you should reconsider staying in an all inclusive. That being said, if you don't have children that need to be entertained, spring for the Royal Club option. The restaurant there is amazing and they were always willing to meet your special requests (they made me a fresh salad with mixed greens every day). The waiters even stayed late the evening we were leaving due to a gang of people being there, having drinks and snacking. Oh and the beds, nestled in the trees, overlooking the sea to nap on in the afternoon were spectacular. We loved this place, the staff and the service!!!