Grand Velas Riviera Maya

Zen Pool is quiet and beautiful. Gabriel at the pool is beyond attentive, pleasant and helpful. Our concierge Santos Has been on point each day and Cucina De Autor was absolutely fantastic! Highly recommend staying in the jungle instead of the Ocean front rooms. The room service is always on time. The only negative is they don’t have enough outlets and ports in the room for charging. Otherwise it’s been an amazing trip!

I am currently at grand velas for the 6 th visit. We are staying at zen building and I can honestly say my trip has been made more enjoyable because of the pool waiter Gabriel. He has honestly been so attentive and pleasant. Our concierge santos has also been very helpful and lovely. You must go to Autor for dinner it is sensational. All in all I can’t say anything negative about hotel except they could have more usb ports near the bed.

Our experience at Gran Velas overall was excelent. I will preface it to the fact it was low season and quite quiet at the hotel. The service was immaculate. Very conscientious in all aspects. First impressions checking into the Grand Class was a little underwhelming. No great views or grandiose lobby. Check in was a little regimented but effecient. On arrival to our room we had deficient air conditioning - a neccessity at 35 Degrees and 90% humidity. They moved us to a new room with little inconvenience. The food was excellant. Make sure you book all your restaurant reservations well in advance of your trip or you will be eating at 8:30 to 9:00 PM. Again the retaurants were fantastic - all of them. Because it was off season there was never a problem with chairs around the pools or beach. It may be different during high volume times. Coming from other all Inclusives tipping was a little confusing but after figuring it out it was a better set up. At the end of each meal/pool service/bar service you are presented with a zero balance bill with a place to leave a tip. No more tipping every drink at the bar. A nice touch. We had some excellant service from Daniel and Donata at the Grand Class adult pool. Bringing our favourite drinks before we even sat down and ensuring we were comfortable all day. This is definately not the typical all inclusive. The food and dining options were similar to an exclusive restaurant. The pools and service were not the usual line up and load up. Just refined and peaceful. Really comfortable and elegent. We spent most of our time at the adult pool in the Grand Class so it may be a little more lively in the larger pool at the Ambassador. The Zen pool is described as a jungle like setting. It is but it is also quite small and tranquil relative to the Ambassodor pool. The beach was okay - not spectacular. Great fine Caribean white sand. No waves if you like to play. Great for little ones. A little rocky in places to go out in. No snorkelling to speak of. Most of that is off of Cozumel - a ferry away from Play Del Carmen. To preserve the beach they have erected large concrete strips out in the ocean (all the nearby reorts have done this in this area). Unsightly but probably a necessity to preserve the beach. The workout facility was adequate. Mostly treadmills with the odd elliptical and one spin bike. Strength training with machines and dumbells. No real free weights. There is the odd aroma that floats down the resort from the north. Its variable and occasionally strong. Not sure but suspect and heard its sewage from Playa Del Carmen. No fault of the resort but it is a little putrid and offputting at times depending on the breeze. Overall as shown would highly recommend the Gran Velas as a high end all inclusive resort. Loved our time there.

This was the best of 8 different All Inclusives we've gone to. Everything was amazing, particularly the staff at the pool, Hemi, Alberto, and Ceasar, were just amazing! The food was outstanding in every resteraunt. The room also was outstanding.

We had an incredible time at Grand Velas. My four best friends and I have traveled the world and we all agree that we’d be hard pressed to beat the hospitality at Grand Velas. Everyone we came in contact with was more than polite — they were kind, gracious, immensely helpful and a true delight. In particular our personal concierge, Jorge, and our favorite beach attendant, Daniel. Additionally, each meal on property was consistently delicious. From the more casual breakfast options to the Michelin-starred dinner restaurant. The food was all 5 star worthy. I would absolutely come back!