Ultimate Barcelo Maya Riviera Review: Everything You Need to Know in 2024!

Follow us as we tour the Barcelo Maya Riviera in 2024. We'll be going over the food, premium level, spa, beach, pool and all the activities in this hotel!
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Meet the adventurous brothers, Esteban & Andres, who have set out to explore the vibrant and culturally-rich country of Mexico.
The brothers have always been fascinated by the colorful landscapes and delicious food of Mexico. With a passion for travel and a desire to experience different cultures, they have embarked on a journey to discover the hidden gems and lesser-known destinations of this fascinating country
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[@voir-dire]

Thanks for the video, brother! We're heading there in September.

[@BostonVentures]

Hope you enjoy it! It's a great time, and with lots of heat hahahahha

[@claraMckay]

Amazing views ❤🙌🇨🇦😎 thank you for sharing this beautiful experience

[@BostonVentures]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@nicobeluga6158]

im 15 and im going there with my family. Really excited. Im from canada and it's my first time in south. Thanks for the video!

[@BostonVentures]

That's amazing! You'll have a great time 😊 I'm half Canadian hahaha thanks for watching

[@mimidunn8426]

Thank You, amazing review

[@BostonVentures]

Thank you for watching 😊 I'm glad you enjoyed

[@johnnieyang1963]

Was just there march 18th. Had an amazing time. 😊

[@BostonVentures]

I'm glad you did! It really is a great resort! Thank you for watching 😀

[@NighthawkCarbine]

Fantastic review video. I was there at the Riviera (AO) in May 22, May 23, and I will be back in May 24. Love the resort. What camera equipment did you use?

[@BostonVentures]

Thanks for the comment! I was actually just using my Samsung s23 ultra with the insta 360 gimbal and the boya microphone that connects with usb c.

[@jaysolo2152]

I really enjoyed your video. I've seen others on the Barcelo Maya Riviera. Great sound, clear video and you focus on the important topics people want to know about. My hubbie and I are going late August and also staying in the Premium level. One question, I read somewhere there is a pool only for Premium level guests? is this so?

[@BostonVentures]

Thank you! From what I saw no there was no pool exclusive for that. And when they explained to us at the premium level desk our benefits I don't remember hearing that

[@jaysolo2152]

@@BostonVentures thank you so much for getting back to me. I also apologize for just Thanking you for the information. Cannot wait for August to be there and enjoy a week of pure heaven.

[@JerodLockhart]

Hey there! Absolutely love your video, thank you so much!!!!! Does the concrete get hot during the day, do need flip flops to wear. How late are bars open?

[@BostonVentures]

Thanks you! That means a lot. Yes concrete gets suuuuuper hot, and if I'm not mistaken I think there is always a bar open

[@jhille74]

Great video! Me and my wife and my one friend are going there in October for my 50th birthday,

[@BostonVentures]

Thanks for watching! Happy almost birthday! I promise you'll have a great time 😀

[@andremathews1823]

Great video!! Do you know how far away the new Tulum airport is from the resort?

[@BostonVentures]

Thank you! Yes it's about 1 hour 30m. It's basically the same distance even if you arrive at the Cancun airport

[@Bandofbros_]

😊😊

[@BostonVentures]

🥰

[@kayladeveau2984]

We were SO let down that none of the beach seating has any coverage ot shade. Just chairs only. No drink or food service on the beach, no food service around the pools. We have been to so many top tier 5 star adults only resorts, and this was the first one to have all those issues.

[@BostonVentures]

Yeah that's true, the shade depends on the sun because it only comes from the palm trees hahahah and yeah that's true about no service on the beach. I'll mention that on my next Hotel review 😀

[@marvinbolden6882]

You also don't have to fight off birds and other animals because of this.

[@Mikey-cl1rt]

Did they have any shows or entertainment in the evening?

[@BostonVentures]

Yeah they have sports on the beach like volleyball, some dance/exercise on the pool, ping pong tournaments. Usually every hour they have something. From 11 am until 3-4pm they got activities

[@AnaRodriguez-ox1wf]

can you give more info, on the nightly entertainment? Such as DJs, & if there are any places; where you can go , dancing? bailar, salsa merengue etc.

[@BostonVentures]

Yeah! So when I was there they had a dj at night in the lobby. There was maybe around 50 people there. Also the restaurant I showed is also at night with reservation (not the buffet one). And you can also go to any of the night events in the other hotels

[@bonjourq]

Nicely explained video. You didn't mention entertainment. Any intresting night shows?

[@BostonVentures]

Oh yeah, well in the hotel at night in the lobby they had a dj. To tell you the truth it really wasn't that good of an atmosphere. But besides that we didn't go to any shows

[@drazenbasic2913]

what is the situation for smokers, I heard that in Mexico there is a very strict law and that you are not allowed to smoke almost anywhere?

[@BostonVentures]

Well there was a law that passed about 1 year ago, were you couldn't smoke in any establishment. But it's mexico and there's no one enforcing it so I haven't seen any place were they tell you you can't smoke

[@erickquiroz3776]

Is it worth the premium level??

[@BostonVentures]

If you will get a massage, want the extra benefit of included room service and don't want to sit with a sea of people I would say it is. So it really depends if those things are important to you 😊 because the massage discount was 40%

[@adventura11]

Nice 👍 we stayed at Maya Palace in summer 2022 our first time to Mexico from Canada as well. We weren’t able to visit Grand only the other properties. Its nice to see the room tour to compare. But personally I don’t care for the Grand building obstructs everything the view and don’t care for the layout and set up in front I prefer the more Mayan look and scenery of the other properties and the one we did. Also there is an abandoned resort right next to this one I don’t know if you knew. I was able to see it from Palace balcony in the lobby looking over the pool and beach. I got pictures with it. I might upload a short with that on my channel. It was cool to see I learned about it when I did my research into resorts and this one in particular before we booked. I have a room tour and walk around tour and buffet tours on my channel of Palace and Tropical and some Beach. Here is my room tour kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnylhoWfgqeepJYsi=aNCTZC9nDgGzvkOY for Palace if anyone wants to see the difference. What did you think of the entertainment? One aspect we felt lacked compared to Bahia Principe Akumal we did last summer. After the shows it was virtually dead either people hung out in lobby bar or Strikers there was nothing people did not even hang out in the lobby all the lobbies were dead at night it was strange. Usually other resorts I been people migrate there after the shows not at Barcelo. Overall it was nice and we had two showers at Palace in the bathroom lol really helpful with getting ready for dinner fast 😂

[@BostonVentures]

Yeah it lacked entertainment from the nights I was there. They had a dj at night in the lobby but the atmosphere was dead. The restaurants had lots of people though at night