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Sonia]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:01:39 -0700 http://www.tripreviews.com/review/423081 http://www.tripreviews.com/hotels/Mexico/riviera-maya/grand-sunset-princess
The foods in hotel are all good, especaily the a la cartes restaurants such as Mama mia, Le Fleur and La Fondue. Le Fleur is the best of all. Some people love Miso restaurant; however, I don't really like it. For buffet restaurants, u had better avoid the cold dishes cuz those are not so fresh. I always have hot dishes in buffets and no problem in my food.

The hotel beach is not very beautiful cuz stones and rocks under water. But I am fine with the beach cuz I don't swim in the sea. Sunwing agency service is good. We signed up day trips to Xcaret and Xelha and Tulum. I am only disppointed with the local small town named Playa Del Carmen. Don't go there. It is not fun cuz too hot and no big shopping mall. Although hotel offers for free shuttles to the town at 10 am, 12 at noon and pick u up at 5pm. We paid the hotel driver $4 us dollars per person cuz we wanna get back to hotel earlier, like 3pm. For 3 pm and 1:30pm pick-up time, it is not for free.

For buffet restaurants, maybe some people don't like it. But we do like it ,cuz the main dishes are different everyday and they are so fresh. Also, I can order the fresh mangos there. I recommand Mexican mangos...they are so good. The only thing I am not satisfied with the hotel is they didn't ask me but just gave me a double beds room. We prefer a king-size bed.However, u can switch on the other day. The service of restaurants are excellent...I am allergic with alcohol. The servers are always nice and careful with my food and drinks. Although I still can not avoid skin allergy that is not caused by food. The price is high, cuz I booked my trip just five days ahead. we paid 1500 dollars each person. and it is close to Xcaret and Xelha too.]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 10:26:53 -0700 http://www.tripreviews.com/review/422821 http://www.tripreviews.com/hotels/Mexico/riviera-maya/grand-sunset-princess Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:41:29 -0700 http://www.tripreviews.com/review/422760 http://www.tripreviews.com/hotels/Mexico/riviera-maya/grand-sunset-princess Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:53:59 -0700 http://www.tripreviews.com/review/422748 http://www.tripreviews.com/hotels/Mexico/riviera-maya/grand-sunset-princess Pools- Lots of drunk people around all of the time. Lots of smokers. Lots of empty seats with towels. Not sure which was worse the coarse towels or coarse chairs. Booming music all day at main pool. "Crazy games" cater to the drunks, really sad to watch the young kids who tried to join but were turned away. Marble -- generally too much. I see a number of people have broken limbs slipping on wet marble. I could see this.
Shuttle to Playa del Carmen -- runs twice a day and holds 21 people each time. You have to book the day before at 8:00 am. We went at 10: 00 am and it was full for the next day. It has 612 junior suites (say 1200 people) and its "shuttle" has capacity for 42 people per day or 296 people per week. We took a cab at a cost of $40 round trip.
Restaurants -- had to line up at 2:00 to book your dinner. Took 40 minutes. Usually had a choice of 6 or 9:40. Food mediocre, although lunch unbearable by the end of the week. I felt sorry for those staying two weeks.
Beach -- small and centre stage are massage tents and kiosks trying to sell you tours; hard to see the beach through the kiosks.
Security/Teens -- My daughter and her two friends were at the beach at about midnight and one of them had to go to the bathroom. The three of them walked up to the bathroom mid way up the resort. Two waited outside while one went to the bathroom. They were quiet and well behaved. While waiting, security came along and accused them of underage drinking, and took them to the reception. Security spoke no English and did not use their radios to get someone English. My daughter tried to explain they were waiting for a friend, but they did not understand. The two kids were forced to go to reception and were separated from the third child who was then by themselves wandering the massive resort after midnight. Security took them to the lobby and held them for 45 minutes and would not let them call us. This was at 12:15 or 12:30. After 45 minutes they were allowed to go off by themselves. The "proof" they had that the kids were drinking was they "smelled" it. My daughter said they were never within 4 feet of her. We had heated discussions with them at 2:00 am as to why they held my children. They denied it. In the report they wrote up which they asked us to sign the next day, the story had changed, from "they smelled" it to they witnessed them drinking in the sports bar. They had not gone to the sports bar that night. And if they did, what was security doing while the resort bar tenders were serving drinks to underage kids. We were told is our kids were caught drinking again we would be asked to leave the resort. Please note, burden of proof does not exist. It was a scary walk home at 2:00 am with all of the drunk adults around.
Alarm -- Alarm sounded at 3:30 am for 45 minutes. No evacuation, no explanation. With that gas explosion a few years back, you had to wonder weather it was a gas alarm. Lots of security saying "no problem". No problem for him, he is paid to be here, I had to pay -- problemo! Other than the reception staff, service was friendly.]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:42:49 -0700 http://www.tripreviews.com/review/422736 http://www.tripreviews.com/hotels/Mexico/riviera-maya/grand-sunset-princess Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:19:44 -0700 http://www.tripreviews.com/review/422702 http://www.tripreviews.com/hotels/Mexico/riviera-maya/grand-sunset-princess Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:13:04 -0800 http://www.tripreviews.com/review/422600 http://www.tripreviews.com/hotels/Mexico/riviera-maya/grand-sunset-princess Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:27:19 -0800 http://www.tripreviews.com/review/422518 http://www.tripreviews.com/hotels/Mexico/riviera-maya/grand-sunset-princess Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:42:34 -0700 http://www.tripreviews.com/review/422315 http://www.tripreviews.com/hotels/Mexico/riviera-maya/grand-sunset-princess Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:18:07 -0700 http://www.tripreviews.com/review/422290 http://www.tripreviews.com/hotels/Mexico/riviera-maya/grand-sunset-princess Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:49:44 -0700 http://www.tripreviews.com/review/422244 http://www.tripreviews.com/hotels/Mexico/riviera-maya/grand-sunset-princess Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:31:16 -0700 http://www.tripreviews.com/review/422180 http://www.tripreviews.com/hotels/Mexico/riviera-maya/grand-sunset-princess Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:10:10 -0700 http://www.tripreviews.com/review/422173 http://www.tripreviews.com/hotels/Mexico/riviera-maya/grand-sunset-princess Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:06:04 -0700 http://www.tripreviews.com/review/422167 http://www.tripreviews.com/hotels/Mexico/riviera-maya/grand-sunset-princess Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:39:08 -0700 http://www.tripreviews.com/review/422106 http://www.tripreviews.com/hotels/Mexico/riviera-maya/grand-sunset-princess Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:34:42 -0700 http://www.tripreviews.com/review/422054 http://www.tripreviews.com/hotels/Mexico/riviera-maya/grand-sunset-princess Tue, 17 May 2011 10:54:17 -0700 http://www.tripreviews.com/review/421998 http://www.tripreviews.com/hotels/Mexico/riviera-maya/grand-sunset-princess ]]> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:49:00 -0700 http://www.tripreviews.com/review/421857 http://www.tripreviews.com/hotels/Mexico/riviera-maya/grand-sunset-princess Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:49:14 -0700 http://www.tripreviews.com/review/421833