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Blvd Kukulkan, Km 14.5 | Lote 40-A, Zona Hotelera, Cancun 77500, Mexico
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5 of 5 stars
kiddkosmic   4 contributions
Texas
Nov 2, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
3/3 found this review helpful

My husband and I just returned from a 5-day stay at the JW Cancun. The property is gorgeous. The pool is fantastic!! We had an excellent stay. It is connected via a walkway to their sister property next door, the Marriott Casa Magna. Because the two hotels are connected, it is like getting two resorts for the price of one. There are several excellent restaurants to choose from. We dined at all of the restaurants except the Italian and Thai restaurants. You can also charge meals to your room when you eat on the Casa Magna property, so this is really convenient. All of the rooms have a balcony and ocean view; we were lucky and got one that was not facing the water at an angle. Our favorite restaurants were Simply Seafood and La Capilla (an Argentine steak house) at the Casa Magna. Simply Seafood is very reasonably priced too. The deli in the gift shop also makes great sandwiches which you can pick up early in the morning if you are going to be gone for the day. We did this when we went to Chichen Itza.

The property has a great gym with lots of equipment and free weights. I worked out while we were there and really enjoyed having the free weights available. It has a great spa as well, but I didn’t have a chance to get any of the services due to time constraints.

Don’t waste your time getting pesos (except for the bus), everyone there deals in American money and obviously prefers it! Also, the bus system is so easy to use; it will take you wherever you need to go. It is totally safe. Everyone in Cancun speaks English and almost all the tourists are from the states.

As I mentioned in the beginning, the pool is fantastic. They will bring food or drinks out to you. We enjoyed great Cadillac Margaritas and Frozen Monkeys from the pool. We can’t wait to go back. The service is spectacular as well. You will not be disappointed if you stay here!

One note of caution, if you swim in the ocean beware that there are lots of rocks on the bottom when you enter the water and they are somewhat rough.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay October 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with With Spouse/Partner
  • Member since November 02, 2009
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
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5 of 5 stars
JK197221   3 contributions
Vermont
Oct 31, 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway
0/1 found this review helpful

The rooms are great and we had a wonderful view of the ocean. They have several different pools and pool for adults only. The food was terrific, staff was exceptional, spa was just the relaxation that I needed. I highly recommend staying here!

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    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay December 2006
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with With Friends
  • Member since October 31, 2009
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5 of 5 stars
mdzieg   1 contribution
omaha
Oct 29, 2009 | Trip type: Family
1/1 found this review helpful

very nice hotel just a few shortcomings, the ice machine on my floor never did work over the 5 days we were there, we had some carpet nails that we stepped on and it took 3 phone calls to get someone to fix them. Staff was very nice, breakfast buffet ok but over priced. Pool and beach were very nice, no real snorkeling-no reefs, but we did do parasailing and rented jet skis right on the beach-note-cash only. Not much for teens to do at the hotel but we didn't stay on the property much, the ease of using the bus system was terrific. Take a cab if you go into downtown Cancun, much easier that taking the bus and alot of stops. Always felt safe.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay October 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
  • Traveled with Family with Teenagers
  • Age group 50_64
  • Member since June 23, 2005
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
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mlittle66   4 contributions
Ohio
Oct 25, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
5/5 found this review helpful

My wife and I just returned from a week stay at the JW Marriott. It was out 4th trip to Cancun, but our 1st at the JW. We've stayed at the Hyatt, Fiesta Americana and the Ritz and the JW is now our all around favorite. Business is terribly slow in Cancun right now, so it felt like we had the place to ourselves. We stayed on the Club 91 level and were pleased with the Club 91 facility and the staff (Carol and Glaucia were great!). The pool area is top notch and the service was excellent. In fact, service everywhere in the hotel is absolutely wonderful. The staff is friendly, very well trained and always ready to help. We will definitely return to the JW!

Our favorite restaurants for the week were: La Destileria (Mexican), Casa Rolandi (Italian) and Laguna Grill (Seafood)

The only downside is the limited beach area. From previous trips, I remember Cancun having a nice wide beach. Apparently, the hurricane in 2005 changed all of that. There is very little beach left - probably less than 10 yards of beach at high tide. There are places to get in the water at low tide and folks were playing in the ocean, but there is virtually no place to sit on the beach. Looking in either direction from the JW, it looked like the same story.

So, if you have to have a beach, Cancun is probably not your place. But, if you want a place with wonderful resorts, plenty of restaurants, lots of shopping and wonderful people, Cancun is a great choice. OBTW - the deals were pretty good right now.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay October 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
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  • Age group 50_64
  • Member since October 25, 2009
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
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caliritza71   1 contribution
Dallas, Texas
Oct 19, 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway
1/2 found this review helpful

Off season was the perfect time to be here! The resort was beautiful & the customer service was wonderful. Since there weren't a lot of people on the resort, special attention was paid to those customers who where there. I'd highly recommend this resort to anyone.

  • Date of stay October 2009
  • Visit was for Leisure
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Address: Blvd Kukulkan, Km 14.5 | Lote 40-A, Zona Hotelera, Cancun 77500, Mexico