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BlueBay Grand Esmeralda

4.0 of 5
Carretera Federal Chetumal- Puerto Juarez km 300, Playa del Carmen 77710, Mexico
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Ranked #77 of 186 hotels in Playa del Carmen
4.0 of 5 stars 2924 Reviews
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  • Sports bar(121)
  • Very good(114)
  • Great time(73)
  • Main pool(63)
  • Room service(60)
  • Golf cart(49)
  • French restaurants(42)
  • Ocean views(42)
  • Beach area(41)
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caroline s
kamloops
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2012 NEW
2
people found this review helpful

Ok I am reviewing this hotel - the first one I have done, but thought it would be useful for others looking at booking this resort. Firstly do not listen to the weather reports, because it was predicted to rain everyday when we were due to visit (Feb 5th - 12th 2012). It rained for about 1 hour one day... More

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Irbald
Kingston, Canada
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2012 NEW

This was our first vacation south(my wife and I), and were really excited about going. We were a little worried about the safety aspect of going to Mexico as well as concerned about the resort after reading some of the other reviews. Both of those concerns were a huge waste of time. The resort was unbelievable, and our safety was... More

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Laura1565
Arlington, Virginia
Contributor
11 reviews
4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2012 NEW

Me and my husband were looking for an inexpensive last minute trip. We booked our trip with Apple Vacations a month before we left. We stayed a week Jan 18-25th- Like all the other reviews they are very mixed and depending on your expectations here are a few things we liked and didn't like. Also if you have not booked... More

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BupaWisconsin
Wisconsin
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2012 NEW
2
people found this review helpful

First, my wife and I are owners of a Bed & Breakfast for over 15 years. We have traveled to Central America a number of times, mostly on medical missions. This was our first visit to the Rivera Maya. We picked the resort because of the reviews it was given at this site. From our experience, you can have a... More

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farihehe
Toronto, Canada
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2012 NEW
1
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Had an awesome time... Pools were clean.. drinks and food plenty More

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kelly9999
Calgary, Canada
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2012 NEW
2
people found this review helpful

i have been to two other all inclusives so i guess i am basing my opinion on past experience. we stayed 2 weeks at this resort. check in went fairly smoothly. they were going to give us a room with 2 double beds bottom floor. i told them i wanted a queen top floor, we were accommodated no problem. we... More

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Kathy H
Regina, Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2012 NEW
1
person found this review helpful

This was our first trip to a hot destination. After reading some of these other reviews we were a little hesitatant at first. BUT....OMG it was amazing!!! Yes it is a big resort and there is alot of walking...but with all the food and drinks the extra walking sure helped out. The food was absolutly the best I have ever... More

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albertadon
Whitecourt, Canada
2 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2012 NEW

First of all do not let my title, scare anyone off of this resort. The resort was very spread out which was nice if you want to be around roughly 2000 people all the time. I found everything was a little too spread out, and very long walks to get to anywhere. They did an ok job on the shuttles... More

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R0byn01
London, Ontario, Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2012 NEW
2
people found this review helpful

We just returned 2 days ago from a week at the Bluebay Grand Esmeraldo. We stayed from feb 3-10. If you have already booked this, don't worry, you will have a great time. I have nothing really bad to say, but probably won't go back. The beach was not that great, lots of seaweed etc. but we knew that going... More

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Jacquie131313
Winnipeg, Canada
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2012 NEW

Blue Bay was fabulous. There were 10 of us who took my mom for her 65th birthday. Seh has never travelled before. We all had a wonderful time. The Resort was clean, the staff was friendly and the food was good. We did some activities and had a blast. Would stay at Blue Bay again in a heart beat. More

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Address: Carretera Federal Chetumal- Puerto Juarez km 300, Playa del Carmen 77710, Mexico

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