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Reviews of Grand Velas Riviera Maya - All Inclusive 5 stars

Carretera Cancun Tulum Km 62, 77710 Playa del Carmen, Mexico

#13 of 250 hotels in Playa del Carmen

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 19 hotel reviews

9.0

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.7

  • Comfort

    9.7

  • Location

    8.7

  • Facilities

    9.5

  • Staff

    9.9

  • Value for money

    8.2

  • Free WiFi

    8.8

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  • Reviewed: 20 August 2025

    10
    Nice place, would love to go back
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Nature View Suite with Private Pool Zen Experience
    • Stayed 3 nights

    the only think that they should improve is that the supposed to support the guest when they are leaving the place and going back to the airport, as there is no Uber, and dident know what to do, we had to pay 3500 pesos to reach the airport (30 min from the hotel) in my opinion to much, i know is not mistake of the hotel, but this service (not free but to pay the right amount) could be helpful for the guests.

    nice place nice venue, nice staff, good food amazing place where to relax and to enjoy with small kids and family, would love to go back again there

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 February 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Zen Grand Two Bedroom Family Suite Nature View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beautiful and spacious

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 March 2023

    10
    Fantastic, great service and food.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Nature View Suite Zen Experience
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Not the best beach but we knew that when we booked.

    plenty of options include great room service

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 24 December 2022

    10
    A Five-Star resort that may be the best in the Riviera Maya.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Grand Class Suite Ocean Front
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Make sure you make reservations for dinner ahead of your trip, unless you want to eat after 8:00 pm.

    Super friendly staff. Grand Class suites were awesome. Food and drinks were good. The entire property is spotless.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 5 November 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Grand Class Suite Ocean Front
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hotel surroundings from the beach

    Food

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 4 September 2022

    10
    Amazon!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Ambassador Two Bedroom Family Suite Ocean View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    there was some work being done so that kind of ruined the videos I wanted to take of the pool area.

    everything was beautiful and looked luxurious. Daniel our concierge was AMAZING. He went above and beyond to keep us happy and having a great time. Ruben the waiter was the best ever. The staff is so attentive at all times. the customer service here is the best I’ve ever experienced at an all inclusive.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 31 January 2025

    7.0
    Below my expactation
    • Business trip
    • People with friends
    • Ambassador Suite Ocean View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The building we stay probably next to hotel techinical spaces, 24 hour very loud noice and since night is calm voice feels like double. Main restaurant with open buffet is below the avarage

    Rooms are very comfortable, staff is always ready to asisst

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 December 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Nature View Suite Zen Experience
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    All the restaurants are pre booked. They advertise their great restaurant as part of the all-inclusive, but unless you book 6 monthsin in advance, you will not be able to enjoy the popular once. The beach is not good. Rocks and sea weeds, and the view is blocked by some artificial construction that they made to block the waves. If a great beach is important to you, look for some other resorts.

    Great food and great service.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 December 2022

    10
    Daniela Velázquez was amazing with her service. she made our stay more priceless.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Grand Class Suite Ocean Front
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    everything was in tip top condition and can’t fault the property.

    the venue is amazing and all the staff where very welcoming, engaging and genuinely cared about how your stay is to see if there is anything they can do better.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 3 August 2025

    6.0
    Top notch service with average amenities and food. Overpriced.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Ambassador Suite Ocean View
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Food was not very remarkable, most breakfast and lunch options are generic buffet offerings that you'd find in mass market all-inclusive options. There are a couple of fancier offerings in the largest buffet restaurant, but the quality wasn't great. Dining options were supposed to be finer, but out of the ones we tried, only the Michelin star restaurant stood out, with the Italian restaurant being fair but nothing remarkable and the Asian restaurant felt a bit like a PF Chang's. The beachfront was quite disappointing, the sand was lovely but the sea level is ridiculously low and it's a very rocky walk. There was an algae invasion while we were there, but you can't blame the resort for that. There really aren't a lot of things to do in the hotel, most of the families just hung out by the pool. For a pool holiday, it's terribly expensive, and despite the price tag, it's really not a high-end resort, so it ends up being a pricier mass market all-inclusive on their amenities and food quality, with high-end level service. They should really look to cruise entertainment/activities for inspiration. The bike tour could have been a highlight, but due to a recent hurricane, the original route taking you through the jungle was replaced with a loop around the concrete road (the same route that shuttle vans do...) What was very annoying was how pool employees allowed guests to abuse pool lounger/seating hoarding. Guests would tip to keep their spots saved for the day/duration of their stay. This made using the adult-only pool particularly annoying, since it's a very small pool and having a large family do this, takes out one third of the seating/lounging options. One thing that was very uncomfortable was the service protocol when employees found themselves walking towards guests, as they all took to the edges of the path, stopped to let you through and smiled.

    Service is great, you have a dedicated concierge and most employees do their best at making sure you're having a good time. There is a Michelin star restaurant, the food and the experience is good, but it's tough to get a table, it shouldn't have been this frictionful when you are already paying such a high daily rate. The spa water circuit is brilliant. No drunken antics, which is always appreciated when alcohol is part of an all-inclusive rate.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Grand Class Suite Ocean Front
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 April 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Ambassador Two Bedroom Family Suite Ocean View
    • Stayed 5 nights

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 April 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Nature View Suite Zen Experience
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 29 October 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Ambassador Suite Ocean View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 August 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Nature View Suite with Private Pool Zen Experience
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 June 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Grand Class Suite Ocean Front
    • Stayed 4 nights

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 May 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Nature View Suite with Private Pool Zen Experience
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 December 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Ambassador Suite Ocean View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in December 2023

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