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Great fun! Leonardo Medel was particularly helpful in the water sports area. Highly recommended!

Great place for family vacation. Great value we were very happy with our overall experience. Will definitely come back.

I loved my stay! They cleaned our room every day, which made everything feel fresh and comfortable. The food was delicious, the beach was absolutely perfect, and the Wi-Fi was fast and reliable. Overall, it was a wonderful experience, and I would definitely stay here again!

Member were so kind and helpful 24x7. Kids having lots of fun, all service area clean and nice all the time. We wish to come back again and again.

My wife and I loved our stay at Barcelo Maya Colonial! Firstly, when you book a stay at Barcelo Maya Colonial, Tropical, Caribe, or Beach, you get access to *all four hotels*. This means you get access to 4 indoor buffets, 4 "snack bars" (Which means an outdoor buffet), 4 pool bars (where you can get unlimited drinks), 4 portions of beach, and 4 gigantic pools (Among other benefits). While you don't get access to the last 2 hotels on the Barcelo Maya property, you get access to a huge portion of it. We loved exploring the 4 hotels and the different food options at each buffet. We stayed in a room on the third floor that had a king-sized bed and a balcony overlooking the Colonial/Tropical theater. While we didn't fully love the theater blasting music until 10:30PM, it was a great room that we slept very well in. The shower was really nice, and the stocked mini-fridge (That hotel staff would restock for free) was appreciated. The room came with a modest safe, free wifi, robes, and a coffee setup. The food was excellent! Tons of options at each meal, and if we didn't like a buffet's options, we could just walk over to one of the many other buffets and check out more options. The scale of the hotel complex and the options they have is truly mind-boggling. It took us a day or two for the reality of "all-inclusive" to sink in. But the food was quality, plentiful, and there was always something open we could go check out if we were hungry (Except for first thing in the morning). We got some souvenirs from the on-site local market, and checked out the mall. We didn't go, but they have a night club, two theaters with nightly entertainment, an arcade, and more. We set up an excursion to Xel-Ha park with the on-site Amstar representative, but even without an excursion, we would not have been bored at Barcelo Maya. When you check in, they give you a number of reservation cards so you can make reservations at the ala carte restaurants on the property. This is the only area where you're somewhat limited by what hotel you stay in, but we didn't ask if we could make reservations for the other hotel's restaurants. We ended up only making one reservation due to the time's that were booked, and it was for the on-site Japanese restaurant, Kyoto, which does Hibachi. We greatly enjoyed the show, and the food was amazing! The only downside was we were the last reservation of the night, at 9:30PM. Overall, we would love to stay at Barcelo Maya again!