The hotel is gorgeous but the wait to check in took over 30 minutes. We were pleased with the luggage delivery service. Food service staff, towel staff, drivers, and most everyone was wonderful. Front desk staff were not wonderful. Our room upon arrival was loud and cold. The thermostat was set to permanent cold air and could not be changed. The TV was stuck on with loud volume. The remote control didn’t work and we couldn’t unplug it. We called the front desk and someone arrived soon to inspect the tv. It was a bad remote control he said. As we froze in the room, I tried to warm up in the shower but no hot water arrived!! The hot water was out. I called the front desk to ask for a room upgrade and said we would pay anything to get out of that room but was told nothing was available and check back in the morning. We seriously considered leaving the property but with two kids, we stayed. The next morning, we called about the upgrade and were told nothing was available. The third day with cold showers, I went back to the desk to beg because we were so cold in the room and there was no hot water. It was such punishment- we would pay any price for an upgrade. They said no upgrade was available but placed us in a new building after maintenance confirmed our report about the water and thermostat. I wish they would have taken care of us on our first arrival instead of making a chunk of our vacation uncomfortable.

Generally it was a great experience specially with the interaction with nature and wild life most of the staff very helpful and friendly and special thanks to our new friend Israel Gonzalez from front desk on building 21 he was amazing and helpful

It was a huge amazing resort! Lots of walking. We upgraded to a royal suite and it was worth it! The staff everywhere were so kind and worked very hard to keep you happy! The oriental restaurant and the steakhouse were amazing! The Royal restaurant was wonderful too! The buffets were ok. Some good stuff, some not so great.We loved the resort and will definitely be back!

Friendly people. Comfortable beds and great price

We have stayed at Occidental at Xcaret Destination before and enjoyed it so much we came back. Facilities and staff are generally excellent. We enjoy the fact that we can go to Xcaret essentially every day for free and stay for just a few hours each time. Bars were well stocked and generous. The ala carte restaurants were quite good and the snack bar at the pool was good for lunch. The main buffet was good at breakfast but it was horrible for dinner. Not many meat nor vegetable choices and they were unappetizing, sparse and cold. Other guests seemed to feel the same way. Also, it seemed that none of the ice machines in the various buildings worked. Despite these setbacks we still enjoyed it enough to return again in the future.

The location is Amazing , however the staff in the building is too annoying trying to sell a membership that we said no a multiples times . Also they need to improve the food options .

Stayed last year, service has deteriorated a bit this year, still a great place though. Great location if you love spider monkeys.

Staff was nice and helpful, but I did not like the buffet area. Food was scarce at times and not enough tongs to grab food. At times we had to clear our own plates Seemed to be understaff especially at dinner time