Fabulous hotel - great for families, couples, and friends who want a low key experience rather than the more clubby scene of Tulum. Gorgeous beach, with the reef coming right up to the edge (bring your water shoes and snorkel right off the beach with the free gear they provide). 10-15 minute walk or 5 minute drive to the sandier beach where you can snorkel with the turtles. Their staff is exceedingly helpful and friendly, the grounds beautifully kept. We had a rental car and parking was free. There are two pools, lots of beach chairs. The food was great and reasonably priced. I would go back in a heartbeat. Highly recommended!!
Very welcoming team.
We were 5, 2 adults, 2 child and 1 baby.
The room as the perfect size for our family.
The size of the hotel is really good not so big and well place close to some cenotes, Akumal beach for the turtle and Tulum for ruinas, playa and restaurant.
Not too far from coba and Chichen Itza.
Food is also good (the breakfast could improve a bit but for us it was enough).
I will go back if I can.
It is the perfect place if you are looking for a slightly secluded holiday retreat that has great Mexican architecture/design, kayak/snorkling equipement at no rent cost and amazingly simple local food done by a great chef all at accesible rates. The villas are next to each other, but there is not a sense of being among many people. Pools are great and Akumal Bay (beach for swiming with turtles) is just a 20min walk from the beach just outside the doorstep. Tulum is 15min away south and Playa del Carmen 35min away north it is a great location and if you feel that you are up for the local experience moving in Colectivos up and down the highway is the most efficient way to travel through the Rivera! Few improvements suggested: bathtubs in all villas, proper entrance from the highway that is fully iluminated, do not charge for eggs at breakfast if you say Continental breakfast is included in the room rate, absolutely give machine coffee for free instead of that horrible 'american' coffee, clean the algae of the front beach, have someone in charged of entertainment/organized activities in the villa's complex and improve the instagram strategy as you have so many good things to show which are not shared!
Great spot, peaceful, quiet and quaint. We booked a 1 bedroom, got upgraded to a 3 bedroom, which was fantastic. Very unexpectedly the food was great and inexpensive, except for breakfast. Very clean, and courteous staff.
The event was very goood
Quiet, small resort out of the mainstream tourist areas. Great place to relax.
I loved the atmosphere. I did not like how i felt like it was a bit pricey
Gorgeous!! We loved this hotel. Location was great, the rooms were huge and the grounds were beautiful. Most of the rooms face the ocean and have patios with swings/hammocks and a table and chairs. It is absolutely worth it to get an oceanfront room. The onsite restaurant is very tasty and has pretty reasonable prices. The hotel pools are also very nice and well kept. They have two pools, one of which is a children's pool with a walk in entrance. Our family would highly recommend this hotel, we'll hopefully be back again!
We want to thank all the staff at Las Villas Akumal for a fabulous vacation. The accommodations were excellent, all the staff very helpful (a couple helped me learn a few phrases in Spanish), and the restaurant lovely. We will definitely recommend it and would love to return.
Rooms were spacious - good for an extended stay. Management was generally very friendly and helpful. They provided snorkeling gear free of charge. Its a 20 minute or so walk to Akumal Bay. Some of the sand can be a bit rough. Only complaints were: I could hear the conversation in the neighboring room via a shared door. The bathroom was also somewhat open to the main room by folding doors that did not extend to the ceiling. And also asked to switch to ocean facing room. Was told there were none available but there clearly were rooms listed as available online. Might be a reason why, was only staying one night so didn't press the matter.