We went to Mexico from August 23, 2008 to September 6, 2008 with 2 children - 4 and 7 years old. We arrived at the hotel at 10:30am. The drive to the hotel was a little over an hour - not 1 1/2 as we were told. That was nice. We were greeted with nice drinks and many smiles from... more

We have just booked our second stay at this resort. We spent a week there last Nov. and will be staying another week this coming Nov. While searching this site deciding where to go this year, I was reminded of our trip last year and decided to share our experience. Arrival We had an uneventful flight and the Cancun airport... more

First let me say that we booked with Orbitz and it was the worst experience of my life. If you want a good vacation avoid using Orbitz like the plague. They booked me at the wrong hotel in the Barcelo and they screwed up my flight as well. When I called they did nothing for me. Do yourself a favor... more

Just returned back from the Barcelo last week and I have to say I had one of the best trips ever. Let me start by saying the same thing that everyone has said on this website. The hotel grounds are absolutely beautiful. We were supposed to stay at the Colonial but they put us at the Tropical which made no... more

First , My family really likes this place ,it's so beautiful and clean, the reason I do not give them 5 stars because I have two teen agers 16 and 17 years old ,they really need the key room for their own ,but they give me only 2 keys ,specially my two kids they don't want to go together ,... more

This is very much a family friendly resort. We took our 2 daughters (6 &3) and stayed from August 9 - 16. The rooms were very clean, no bugs or anything, the beds were somewhat comfortable (I'm told for Mexico they are very good). A/C worked good - funny smell once in awhile, only when we turned it up in... more

I spent four nights in July at the Barcelo Tropical with my two teenaged sons. The visit had some highlights and some lowlights. First the good - the beach at Barcelo is beautiful...large and clean and well maintained. Our room was very nice - well cleaned. I enjoyed the outdoor gym and complementary yoga at the spa. The grill style... more

We stayed at the Tropical from July 13-20. We met our sister and husband and their best friends at the resort. Travel from Dallas was easy, the airport was crowded but fast enough. The transfer (thru Funjet – Lomas) was a longer wait than we would have liked but still okay. After all, we were on vacation – no time... more

Myself, my husband and our neighbors had decided to take a vacation together and leave the kids at home. We did a lot of research before finally deciding on Barcelo Tropical/Colonial. I really had in my head that we wanted Colonial after reading reviews and focused mainly on reading reviews from there. When we booked we were told that we... more