Barcelo Maya Palace

The Palace offers a high-end all-inclusive experience on a gorgeous stretch of white-sand beach 15 minutes south of Playa del Carmen. It’s the smallest, newest and most upscale of the three properties in the Barcelo complex, with 756 beautiful roomssurrounded by gorgeous pools and manicured grounds. All rooms are Junior Suites or Suites with pretty bathrooms featuring separate showers and tubs. There’s a lot for everyone here, from couples to families to groups, but those who want to party will have to walk to the hotel's sister properties next door, and non-Club Premium guests should expect to pay for Wi-Fi.

 

Pros

 

• On a mile-long, white-sand beach 15 minutes south of Playa del Carmen

• Beautiful rooms with balconies, flat-screen TVs and iPod docks

• 3 gorgeous pools, including an adults-only pool with a massage gazebo

• 6 restaurants, plus access to 12 more at neighboring sister properties

• Upscale spa with couples treatments and salon services

• Family-friendly: kids' and teens club, family rooms, kids’ spa, kiddy pool

• Fitness center with sauna and steam room

• Free non-motorized sports

 

 

Cons

 

• Fee for Wi-Fi (except for Club Premium guests); only one device can be connected at a time

• Some restaurants at sister properties have subpar food

• Hotel-brand toiletries