The resort is great. We stayed in the Akumal hotel. The beach is great and there are plenty of sun beds however it is getting more crowded especially around the pool. The weather was great, some outbursts of rain but they pass. The food is fine the only restaurants we thought were great were the international one is both Akumal... more

OVERVIEW Great beach, snorkeling, hard bed, reliable shuttle, good food, not crowded. No sign of the flu or drug war. Coba section was closed. Lots of guests from Spain and Canada. The beach can be topless. ARRIVAL Took about 1.5 hours to get there after stopping by other resort. Check-in was quick, quick luggage service. ROOM Manual door key system.... more

I stayed at this resort for 7 nights in June of 2009 with my parents (50+), my wife, my childern (3 under 6yrs), and my brothers (23yr and 17yr). My wife and I have been to Mexico before having stayed at the Iberostar Del Mar. We had hoped to book at the Lindo for this trip as we liked the... more

TRAVEL/ARRIVAL/CHECK IN Booked from the 13th of June until the 28th through Expedia.com at the Coba section of the resort. Flights were fine, long day but got us there. Arrived in Cancun found our travel provider (Best Day) that we pre-paid through Expedia to get us to and from the hotel. Expedia only provided a travel voucher to Playa del... more

Great hotel.. huge size.. a lot of restaurants and pools.. very nice beach and great staff.. Mexico is a great country with a lot of activities so save some money to go on activities... I rent a JEEP in the hotel for 85USD a day and with 40USD of fuel i went to Playa del Carmen(nice to shopping), Chichen Itza,... more

We stayed in Akumal for a week with a group of teenagers and it was incredible! There were very few other teenagers there but that didn't matter. The entertainment/sport staff was the best I have ever seen. Everyone was so friendly and we all enjoyed playing water polo, beach volleyball, water volleyball, boccie-ball, and water aerobics. Make sure you meet... more

We have just returned from the Gran Bahia Principle Akumal. We stayed there from June 13-June 25. We traveled as a family. We loved the resort. We stayed in villa 49 which was close to everything. The resort is beautiful, the beaches are wonderful and fun to snorkel in. We saw turtles, many fish and a barracuda. We brought our... more

We booked this trip through FareDeals.com a couple of months ago. We took our friend, who has mesothelioma, and her husband as a special long-weekend treat. Therefore, we wanted it to be very special. Upon arrival, we were told that the Coba section (where our reservations were) was closed. So they brought us over to Akumal for check-in. The bellman... more

Second time for us in GBP Akumal and that is our oppinion: The Resort: The resort is MASSIVE., in 2004 at our 1st visit Coba didn't exist... This time stayed in villa 47 (4711) in a Jr. Suite with ocean room, this is the best villa to stay because is on the beach and 1 minute walk to pool and... more