Marietas Islands 4 Stars Hotels

"This is a 5* review, not because the place was perfect (it’s not), but because we met so many staff members who"

"Pros: - Steps away from the beach - Family room is large and I liked that it was on the ground floor. If the kids ran outside, we weren't concerned that they would fall down a set of stairs - The fish tacos and tuna tostadas were excellent Cons: - It was difficult to make reservations for the restaurant; they never had enough seats for our party of 5. For a family of 5, we would've had to eat at 8:30 or 9pm. - Not enough umbrellas or shaded areas around the "kids pool". You had to wake up at 5am (if not earlier) to secure a spot with your beach towel or else you wouldn't get an area around the pool. Half the time, people placed towels and didnt even show up to their chairs until much later in the day! - The wifi was incredibly spotty and in the room, we had no cell service at all - The entertainment was lacking - There was no common area for both adults and kids (board games, etc). You'd have to wait until 9pm to use the pool table as an adult in the teen room. The child room was for kids aged 2-12 but it was geared more towards younger children so my 11 year old had to lie and go into the teen room. "

"The cleanest, best maintained resort I have ever been to. The customer service is top notch. We tried other resorts but we keep coming back to paradise village. It has it all. We stayed in the coba building, which was recently completely renovated. They added a new pool and hot tubs at the rear with full service bar and it is absolutely beautiful. We really enjoyed our stay. It was perfect. "

"Excellent rooftop patio, great serving staff"

"We had an amazing time! The staff was kind and friendly! Food was great. Felt incredibly safe the whole time "

"Once I got over the welcome experience we enjoyed ourselves. After a long flight with 2 small children (4 and 6) we arrived to check-in and were passed to someone who was going to tell us about the resort, but it turns out this was a time-share salesman. He had outdated information about the hotel, was asking about our family income etc and eventually it came out that if we signed something and paid an "any amount" guarantee we would be expected to go to the breakfast presentation and then get a discount on some local attractions and spa. It felt extremely manipulative. Despite the rest of the day being fairly good I wouldn't go back based on this experience and will be watching out in reviews to avoid other resorts that do the same. The food was good. We only went to the ones that didn't require reservations. Service was mixed. Sometimes noone came to our table to offer drinks and other times they came and checked in multiple times. We spent most of our time between the different pools which had good sections for children. We also played lots of tennis, table tennis and mini golf. We didn't leave the resort for the whole time and didn't get bored. Our room was interesting. The pull out couch was effective for the little kids but it was old and thin. The light/fan in our bedroom appeared to be controlled by the people upstairs as it would go on late at night when we heard them come home. Overall a good trip with some strong downsides. "