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Reviews of Viceroy Riviera Maya, a Luxury Villa Resort 5 stars

Riviera Maya Playa Xcalacoco Fracc 7, 77710 Playa del Carmen, Mexico

#16 of 240 hotels in Playa del Carmen

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 56 hotel reviews

9.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.6

  • Comfort

    9.8

  • Location

    8.8

  • Facilities

    9.4

  • Staff

    9.7

  • Value for money

    8.1

  • Free WiFi

    9.2

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  • Reviewed: 17 November 2023

    10
    Luxury
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Stunning villa

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2023

    10
    All of our needs were anticipated, and exceeded.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Villa
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I can’t think of anything

    The property was gorgeous. Very well maintained. The spa was stunning as was the gym. Our room was so calming and pretty. We had a really relaxing time.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 March 2023

    10
    most beautiful experimace thanks to the staff and everyone else in the facility!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Villa
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    facility clean and staff most professional!!!

    exceptional customer service!!!

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 December 2022

    9.0
    A wonderful hotel which is let down by poor cooking and some totally untrained staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Villa
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Fried eggs were very badly cooked probably by someone with no cooking skills. The coffee was luke warm each day and very seldom was it served with sugar and sweeteners. The bread you serve is really appalling US supermarket type bread. I was told it was made on the premises. If this is so you need to employ someone who makes real bread. Why no fresh orange juice? Oranges out of season? I think it's the middle of the season in December.

    The location was excellent.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 17 September 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Villa
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Too much noise (loud Music) from next dooor hotel

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2022

    10
    Exceptional property,location and highly recommended for the discerning traveller.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Villa - Beach Front
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    All amenities were top quality,the food was fantastic and the service world class. We stayed in one of the two ocean front villas,which i recommend highly. Will definitely be returning very soon. Thank you Viceroy and the best host Edgar i have encountered anywhere in the world.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 14 July 2022

    9.0
    simply amazing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Villa with Garden View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    pool in the villa, the villa and the service to our dog

    everything was amazing. also they were super kind with our small dog

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 13 June 2022

    10
    This place is Paradise! Really!!!!!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom Villa
    • Stayed 9 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/A

    We fell in love with this property and are definitely planning on coming back. We stayed in the Signature Villa and loved the privacy of our own little backyard oasis with a plunge pool. The staff was Amazing!! The food was delicious!! Everything was Perfect!!!

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 28 May 2022

    9.0
    Fabulous. Great room, great service, great place.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom Villa
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The only thing I can think of to bear in mind is this is a small boutique place, and although you’re not far from Playa del Carmen it’s also quite isolated. As a result, the food/menu options are a bit more limited than they obviously would be at a larger resort. That’s ok and the food was great, but you might be hoping for more variety.

    The hotel is beautiful, from the spacious villa room to the pool and public areas. Everything is done very very well. The staff are lovely, arranged everything for us and had great recommendations. And lots of great little touches like surprise balloons and cocktails for my partner’s birthday. Really wonderful place.

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2022

    10
    The most relaxing and luxurious stay ever!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Villa with Garden View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing!

    Viceroy exceeded any expectations we had! The grounds were stunning and the staff were so friendly and helpful at every turn. If we could have stayed longer, we would have!

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 19 March 2022

    10
    Absolutely phenomenal hotel. The service was amazing and the attention to detail is incredible.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom Villa
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing

    everything!!

    Stayed in March 2022

  • Reviewed: 1 March 2022

    9.0
    A week in a tropical paradise
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Villa with Garden View
    • Stayed 7 nights

    Possibly alcohol content of cocktails was rather weak.

    Beautiful location. Very friendly and helpful staff.

    Stayed in February 2022

  • Reviewed: 13 February 2022

    9.0
    Perfect for our honeymoon and we felt so welcome and looked after.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Villa
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    My only constructive criticism is that there was some leaking into our villa when it rained really hard but they came and sorted it out really quickly but maybe a more permanent solution could be put in place.

    You actually feel like you’re in the jungle. We had quite a few visitors to our villa including spider monkeys and raccoons. We just loved that. And the beach with the seating and eating set up spot on. Perfect for relaxation. The staff can’t do enough to help out and make your stay as best it can be!

    Stayed in February 2022

  • Reviewed: 10 February 2022

    10
    A dream.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Villa
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing. everything was superlative.

    The hotel is amazing. The rooms (villas) are a dream. the service is incredible. every detail is taken into account. amazing also the attention on gluten free food.

    Stayed in February 2022

  • Reviewed: 29 January 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Villa
    • Stayed 6 nights

    only downsides were the costs of the massages in the spa, which whilst fantastic, were three times the cost of what you could get on the beach 50 yards away. it was also slightly painful booking some scuba diving, which we eventually did, which again was great with a top divemaster but the price was very expensive as the hotel took a commision.

    service was impeccable, staff always made an effort to remember your names etc and were all friendly and helpful. beach was great, plenty of beds and loungers in front of the hotel pool. room was great, with an outsde shower and heated plunge pool.

    Stayed in January 2022

  • Reviewed: 16 January 2022

    10
    just wonderful, beautiful property with incredibly attentive and caring staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Villa
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing

    v special and attentive service

    Stayed in January 2022

  • Reviewed: 1 January 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Villa
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    great resort for couples! Intimacy is guaranteed. We did not felt we have to go out anywhere. Great resort with superb stuff!! Thank you!!!!

    Stayed in December 2021

  • Reviewed: 3 September 2021

    8.0
    Great hotel, but…
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Villa
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    NON-STOP CONSTRUCTION NOISE!!!!!

    We woke up every morning to the sound of whirring chainsaws and loud construction. Breakfast on the pool patio was a nightmare! More LOUD construction, hammers hammering and chainsaws galore. Ridiculous and totally annoying. This was supposed to be a peaceful vacation and instead we were on edge the whole time. Very unhappy, although the hotel grounds are magical and the staff is exceptional and very friendly. With the noise of construction we give the Viceroy a C- … with no nightmarish noise and nonstop construction it would have been an A+ We feel like we deserve a partial refund because it was NOT the relaxing getaway we envisioned.

    Stayed in September 2021

  • Reviewed: 9 July 2021

    9.0
    2 weeks of amazing food, service, location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Villa
    • Stayed 9 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    All good

    Excellent food in any of the restaurants, service always going the extra mile, amazing villa cleaned 2 times a day, relaxed luxury

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: 27 June 2021

    9.0
    Peaceful and luxurious
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Villa
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not much close by to eat .. had to eat at hotel every night.. Pool closes at 6. A little too early

    The villas and privacy .. very quiet and luxurious

    Stayed in June 2021

  • Reviewed: 4 April 2023

    7.0
    Great service but food wasn't 45 star quality
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • One-Bedroom Villa
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Food

    The staff and location were great. Very disappointed in the food

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 December 2022

    2.0
    Will never stay here again. poor service.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Villa - Beach Front
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    poorly managed. my room was right next to the pool area during the same week as a large wedding. they should have required the wedding party to do a buy out. they took over the facility for more than half of my 5 night stay. the two day festivities were LOUD. Loud talking, loud music. The night of the wedding reception, the reception music was so loud I could not hear phone calls or even movies. And they ran late into the night so there’s nothing you can do but suffer. I came to the viceroy for peace and to restore. It was anything but that. Yes. they gave me one night free but that was after going off on the night manager. They should have been falling over themselves to accommodate the guests that were suffering through the several days of someone else’s wedding festivities. Also the hotel has 41 villas/suites. The wedding guests easily took over more than half.

    small boutique feel. wonderful spa.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 28 November 2022

    7.0
    Overall, it was still a good experince and we felt good about the place. We left with positive feelings.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Villa
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Since the hotel has the “jungle” concept we were ready to have some “visitors” during the night just as our previous accomodation in Tulum; which was conceptially fine. However our experience in Viceroy was rather traumatic for me. At the first night, I woke up with some sort of scratching noise followed with a couple of animal footsteps and when I looked up, I saw a beaver rushing out of the roof. That was sleepless nights all the way for me. The hotel manager was very helpful and placed us in another villa for the night and promised to have the gaps in the roof filled by the morning however every night, hearing animals walking and making noises above us kept me sleepless as I was not sure if we will have another animal inside; again. Also as the insulation is the issue by the nature of the how villas were built, be ready for extremely loud music from another hotel or club nearby (not sure) until 2:30am on Saturday. The other days they stop by 9-10pm. Another unexpected feature from a luxury resort is the staff around the pool area. They are constantly next to you to ask you whether you would like something to eat or drink up to a point that becomes very disturbing. I have seen many comments about how attentive they are and how wonderful their service is so it may be a cultural thing for me to feel like this behaviour was more for being pushed for “consuming” rather than “being taken care of”. The hotel has a romantic setup with a calmimg atmosphere, I don’t want someone constantly interrupting my space and time to ask what I would like to drink more.

    We have stayed 5 nights at the hotel for our honeymoon in the superior villa with the private pool. To start with, the welcoming staff was extremely nice and we loved the personal touch with handmade soaps and mezcal tasting ritual at the arrival. The villa was even bigger than expected, beds are comfortable. we had a very good spa experience; highly recommended. Loved the privacy and overall feeling of the place.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 20 November 2022

    7.0
    Overpriced for what you receive
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom Villa
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Luck of personal touch. Noisy air conditioning. People are switching villas around as too noisy. Luck of evening entertainment. None at all.

    Just over 40 individual villas set in beautifully manicured gardens

    Stayed in November 2022

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