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hi, this is the best resort ever like ever. I stayed here in may and went in a group of 6 (3 under 18 and 3 over 18). we has 3 swim up rooms and all 3 were beside each other. i genuinely had the time of my life. its seriously the best resort. the food was so so good, we had a restaurant every night except for the first one (because the first one was an adults-only one). my personal favourite has to be the seafood and the dish is the seafood pasta (so goooood). when i went there wasn't a lot of mango at buffet but, there was other amazing foods such as mashed pumpkin delicious btw. the drinks were all delicious thanks to all the bartenders and at the cafe. at the cafe the pastries were sooooo good to. by night, i was lowkey tired usually after long fun days but the entertainment; holy if it was amazing. I went to just one of the shows i believe and it was realllly good. i dont really remember which one it was but i'd recommend checking them all out because they put so much effort into putting the shows on so go support them. after the shows there were events like silent disco, live music, karaoke. those events i was a little more awake for and i did enjoy them (especially the silent disco) which i went to with my friends my age. at the silent disco there are music options and you can choose the one you wanna listen to by clicking buttons on the headphones. One music is usually latin, one is old like 80's or 2000's even and the other one is like newer so like 2020's maybe late 2010's. Good music!! now the part that my experience always goes by is the entertainment team and i can't lie is was the absolute BEST here. there are so many fun daily activities like aquaerobics, bingo, crazy game, zumba, water volleyball, water polo, darts, literally everything you can imagine there is thanks to the entertainment team. my favourite people on the entertainment team were defo ramon, karla and mariana. seriously the sweetest!! they had such great energy (yes, i know it is their job to have energy but it seems like they fr enjoy doing their jobs which makes the setting/environment better and more positive. since the time that i stayed there in may i have had MANYYY people ask me what my favourite resort i have stayed at is and i have recommended them this one because it truly is the best. will definitely have to come back next year (hopefully!!).

My family and I stayed at the Alkumal mexico on July 16,, two July 23. Our rooms were beautiful. We really liked them. The people there are very kind and friendly. We were told that it was their off-season so not too crowded. The beach had a lot of seaweed, we were told that under off-season there’s a lot of seed lead that if we wanted to come when there’s no seaweed, we should come between the months of November to March that the waters are a lot more clear and blue. The pool was great like I said it wasn’t too crowded just towards the end of our stay we found that it started to get more murky not enough cleaning of the pool. The À la cart restaurants are very good. One of our favourites was the Dolce Vita. We are a privilege club member so we were able to book four à la cart restaurants. but the other people who were staying there had to lineup They were not able to reserve the restaurant of their choice. We were told that this is because of low occupancy as well as their off-season. So there were a lot of vacationers that were not very happy about this. I believe that this is something they should be telling their customers before they book. Also, the buffet restaurant was pretty good just found not too much variety in the day-to-day service. Also, the signs on the food were not correct and not enough food was being put out I found even with the low occupancy. There was always empty trays of food, not being filled fast enough. Also, I found that the pool bars only had one person serving all the people. I believe they need at least two servers there. But like I said, I think this had to do with the fact that they were trying to save some money considering that they had low occupancy and it was an off-season. But being a privileged club member, I believe that this should not affect the service you receive or the quality of food that you get as well. Now that being said, I would like to go back and try them again in between those months of November and March when it’s their high season to see if there is a Difference.

This was our 4th visit, the last being in 2018 for a wedding which was amazing. We booked this trip for our 20th anniversary, booked a swim up room which was amazing, used room service some days which was great and used the snack bar several times. All great but during our stay the main buffet was closed at night which wasn’t brilliant but I managed to book plenty of à la cartes which were all good especially Katok steak house, steaks were beautiful! This May was the quietest I’ve ever seen this resort since our last trips in 2015, 2016 & 2018, not sure if this is just a sign of the times or if it was due to renovations. When the buffet reopened it was only half open but it was ok, we didn’t starve! I’ve always loved the wildlife here and there was still plenty :-) the weather was amazing but it’s a shame to see our favourite part of the beach was unusable due to all the seaweed. The main beach was perfect tho and we stayed by the swing bar most days. We will return in a few years, maybe in high season when all facilities are hopefully available. Coming from the UK it’s a lot of money and we would have preferred the buffet being fully open and not being tied to à la carte bookings. We will definitely have a swim up again but will be keeping a close eye on reviews to see if any more changes are made that could put us off spending so much money for a lot less Akumal perks

Wow. We had the most amazing holiday. Everything was fantastic from the room, the pools, the beach and the food. The room was clean and modern. We had an ocean view suite which was great but from what we could see you wouldn’t be disappointed with the view anywhere. The snorkelling off the beach was some of the best we’ve done, there are fish everywhere and because it is a cove like area it is mostly clear of seaweed and is beautiful. The staff work so hard to maintain this. The food and service in the à la cartes were again the best we’ve been to. We loved the fact you didn’t have to book and could walk in on a first come first serve basis. This really suited us and we always got a table. The buffet food was great too and again the service in there was exceptional. The shuttles to take you between the hotels were great and a lovely experience in themselves. We also enjoyed walking to and from Coba and Tulum too as they are easily walkable with fab jungle views. The wildlife and birds around the hotels are great to spot. We loved everything about the holiday and are sad to have just arrived back home.

Always a great atmosphere beautiful scenery.