Occidental Xcaret Resort Property Tour - All-Inclusive Resort In Riviera Maya, Mexico - ParoDeeJay
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- What is there to do and see at Occidental At Xcaret Destination in Riviera Maya, Mexico? We stayed there from September 28, 2020 until October 8, 2020 and learned so much about this gorgeous property. Join us as we have a narrated wander around the property map, pointing out all the highlights and hotspots, complete with footage from our vlog series!! :D
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Best resort I have ever been to
We loved it! Can’t wait to plan a return trip!! :D
Great job detaiing the resort for us! Enjoyed this drone footage too. Thanks! ☺
amazing resort, went for 5 days my first time and have already put aside the cash for a 10 day trip next year! we cant wait to be back
We're already plotting a return sometime in the future... can't wait!! :D
How was the food? Is there 24hr room service?
Definitely you are correct. We went last year (2023) and going back again this year (2024). This place is so beautiful and relaxing.
Great overview! Haven’t seen it done with videos in relation to the map. Very well done!
Thanks so much!! :D
You did an excellent job covering this property. They should have let you stay there for free.
Haaah, that would be awesome! We've never had a sponsored stay anywhere or sponsored cruise as of yet, ha ha... :P
@@parodeejay it wouldn't hurt to ask. I'm sure there are a lot of people that will watch your series and want to go there.
Love it here and we have already stayed twice before, just hoping we are allowed to travel there next year (from the UK).
We upgrade to the UXX Rooms (Unlimited Xcaret Xperience). So for 2 weeks we can visit Xcaret park as many times as we like.
Ah, that seems like a cool option. We only wanted a couple of park days but I can see how having that flexibility would be great!!
Hi! Were you able to visit all of the Xcaret parks?
Omg i have loved following you guys, this is our resort been there 13 times love it!! So cool y’all have been there! We love building 22 😊
looking to say in the area. This was the best over view of a hotel we have seen. Gave lots of information. Great job. Hotel look really nice. Thanks
that is an excellent description of this resort. thank you.
Stayed here a few years ago, was really nice. There was another hotel being built by the xcaret park (park is really odd to be honest). Thanks for the memories.
I wonder if that's the Hotel Xcaret next door to Occidental. Looks like a good place, but the pricing always knocks us out, hah... :P
Great review! Thank you!
Thanks for posting!
Awesome video
Thankee thankee!! :D
Thank you, very informative. We are going in a month they the referral program and our vouchers say “Grand Level”
Thanks again
That's awesome! So you'd be in the "vacation ownership" section of the Royal Level then, which I believe was building 31. Hope you have a blast!! :D
Hello guys, I really love how you explain clearly everything for all the resort you visited!! Quick question, we did stay at the Occidental few years ago and planning to book the Grand sirenis Riviera maya for April :) is it 2 comparable resort? Wish one did you prefer? I watched all your reviews for the Sirenis 🙏🏻Thanks again
Hi there! I just booked a trip here in April-so excited! Thanks for putting this video together! Can you tell me which building a junior suite may be in?
Visited this place in November 2020. Hotel by itself is outstanding: nice location, friendly staff, lots of activities in the hotel but the most important that it is just 3 minutes away from must visit Xcaret park. It is why we booked this hotel. There are two big cons: rooms do not have heaters and the assortment of food in main buffet is very poor.
We loved being next door to to Xcaret Park, and it was such an easy walk! The buffet options could have been better overall, but we didn't go hungry, ha ha... :P
Is Xcaret park a la cart or is it one fee to get in to access everything?
@@cmrx3 The ticket is good for most attractions but you have to pay an additional fee for buffet and for some attractions
I’m booking tonight. Going for 7 days
Woohoo, hope you have a great time!! :D
Good job!
We are staying here at the moment and here is my honest and factual review.
1. Location is great
2. Facilities are great, super clean, and well kept.
3. You are in the middle of nature so you will love the landscape.
What needs to be fixed:
1. Food is bad, for example we ordered some tacos and pizza at Pacos tacos and a Lunchable pizza will taste better than this. Taco Bell would be much better.. so that’s how bad it was.
2. For new years, every single restaurant has the same exact menu.. except the restaurant at the Royal section which will only have 3 options.. and the buffet which we will try later.
3. The pools are super cold and there is only 2 jacuzzi section which are not heated …seriously what kind of jacuzzi is not heated ?
The pools are pretty much empty because they are really cold.. for ranges of $800-$1,500 per night they should have heated pools. They have plenty of flat surfaces on the buildings roof where they can install solar panels in order to warm up the pools if they want to be environmental..
4. The place is huge so to get from one restaurant to another you have to walk 20 mins.. + they should have at least 5 more golf carts which is what they use to transport people from one section into another… otherwise you will have to walk a lot. I don’t mind doing it for one day… but imagine staying here for 3 days where you have to walk every single day…
5. The food and drinks are really bad!
Whoever writes positive about the food
Or drinks have never had good food.. and probably eat at McDonalds… so for them this food is upscale and “good” lol
They water down the drinks, the pineapple and orange juice.. taste like cheap juice that you will buy from a 7/11. They do this… in order to save money because offering “all you can eat” “all inclusive” means millions of dollars on a yearly basis just for food and thus they will always try to cut on the quality of the food and drinks in order to be able to have profits.
I will rather for the owners to get rid of the “all inclusive” nonsense.. reduce the hotel rooms prices and charge for the food while providing better quality.
I wouldn’t come back and I wouldn’t recommend it.
It is better to stay at another 5 star Hotel than to stay at this “all inclusive” resort.
You forgot they take you everywhere you want to go on the resort on golf car
Thank you for a great video! How was the Disco?
Very nice property. Though I'd like it better if they had more of a beach to swim in the ocean over all those pools. Working as a lifeguard in the past kind of scared me away from pools.
The beach lagoon was awesome and shallow enough for me to mess around in, but it had deeper parts out by the netting. I guess a larger beach or a more natural beach would be fun, rather than just the rocky area to access the open ocean, but ehhh... didn't bother us too much!! :P
Wow great video, how was the weather when you went? I’m planning a trip here in September too this year
That's awesome! We were there in October and made it through two hurricanes, ha ha... it made for an interesting vlog series!! :P
What kind of water sports do they have on the property?
Thank you for this detailed property tour and drone footage. Do you plan to return at some point?
We're thinking to make this an annual thing, even after cruising comes back, hah... we really enjoyed it!! :D
Hi, I loved your video…..
I have a question: The massage it’s included or it has an extra charge?
Very nice! My family went there 2 weeks ago but definitely didn’t explain it as well as you. My brother said the lagoon smelled funky is that true?
Oh wow, I did not notice any funky smell around the lagoon when we were there in October, no. But I’m sure the situation could change depending on the weather, storms, stuff like that.
Is admissions to Xcaret park and all the excursions included with this resort ?
Not automatically, no. You can pay extra for an unlimited Xcaret Park pass, but we didn't add that option for our stay.
Would you happen to remember the cost ti upgrade to royal?
It varies by date, I'm sure. I'd suggest trying a mock booking on their website for the time you're interested in going. It should show you both rates, the standard and the royal, for comparison.
Where are you bought your snorkeling mask ? Can you please share link 🙏
Did they have walking access from occidental to hotel xcaret? We are staying at occidental but have a wedding to attend at hotel xcaret. Was curious if they somehow connected or if we had to take a taxi.
We did not venture over to the hotel property next-door, so not positive. But I’m assuming you could walk down a road to get there.
Is Occidental an official part of Xcaret? I called and was confused, they seemed to lead me to believe that it was not and recommended Arte Hotel. I was told that I would have to shuttle to the main property. It was so confusing. It seemed like if I stayed at Arte that the price would include all of the parks and everything except just one restaurant. Could you clue me in please?
No, the Occidental property is not directly affiliated with Xcaret Park, though they do sell tickets to the park and have a footpath as well as boat transportation to and from the park. The only properties that we know are actually affiliated with the park are Hotel Xcaret, which is next door to Occidental, and the newer Arte property you mentioned. We haven’t stayed at either of those, as they were priced so much higher than Occidental when we visited.
Seems confusing by the name attached, but only Xcaret mexico which we went to a few weeks ago, Arte and casa de la Playa are actual xcaret properties. So when u stay at any of those 3 ALL the parks and excursions are in included. Worth every penny!! Definitely we'll worth it!!
Wow Huge. Are the Hot tubs heated on the patio by the bar?
The first time we stopped by, both tubs were empty, maybe because of the storm situation. The second time, the water was cold, but again I think they might have just been refilled after the storm. I can't imagine that they'd leave those unheated... hmmm...
Thank you. Fantastic review.
Where can we purchase environmental safe bug spray and sunscreen and how do you know it’s accepted in Mexico?
We just booked a deluxe because it was cheaper for our family. Is there a big difference with that room vs deluxe concierge, & deluxe plus? Are the deluxe rooms in a bad location? What day of the week would you recommend going to Xcaret Park?
No, plain ol' Deluxe is good! Usually buildings 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 on the map, and that's where the monkeys tend to hang out more, especially on the upper levels. I don't necessarily think that the concierge or extra levels make it that different, ha ha... As for Xcaret, I don't know that they really have a "busy" day... maybe just avoid weekends, like we would for theme parks back home. :P
Hello I’m planning a trip here thanks for the video I have a question so all the restaurants are included with all inclusive correct?
Yep, we had access to all the restaurants at no charge with the standard rate. The only one you wouldn’t have would be the Royal Level restaurant.
from airport how do you get to hotel, is there a bus? what is cost? thanks
We used the free shuttle provided by the Occidental Xcaret property from the airport to the resort, but I'm not sure if they have that anymore.
If you were to go back there again in a standard room would you still want to stay in building 18? Did it have an elevator?
Yep, we'd definitely stay in building 18 again, and it did have an elevator.
What was it like in September during Covid, was it completely dead- would you recommend this for a single male
They were limiting to 30% when we were there, but I don't think they even reached that capacity. We loved how empty it was, and I'd definitely recommend it for anyone!! :P
In video the author all the time says "ocean" but hotel is near by Caribbean sea, not the ocean. :) :)
Ah, true... I guess the Caribbean Sea is *technically* part of the Atlantic Ocean, but I never remember to just call it the Caribbean Sea, ha ha... :P
Hi, is it easy to get to Playacar? Is there a shuttle service or local buses at all? :)
hi, one quick question, does this hotel has a child pool ? or a children playground area? im traveling with a 5 year old.
does the stay includes xcaret park as well or no?
No, but you can pay to add tickets to your stay.
@@parodeejay is it really worth it to stay in this hotel? And is the park ticket regular price or discounted And is the food included at the park since we’re staying at their hotel?
Compared to the cost of staying at Hotel Xcaret next door, we found it worth it. No good would be included, no. Occidental Xcaret is not directly associated with the park, so no perks are included at the park.
Is it easy to uber places outside of the resort?
They don't have Uber that I"m aware of, but there are taxis pretty readily available!! :D
@@parodeejay sounds good, thanks! I'm going to try to go to Tulum and some point during our stay
In which part did the child die, who was sucked by one of the xcaret filters? that by the way you did not want to be held responsible
A child died recently in an unfortunate incident at Xenses Park, owned by the Xcaret Group, which is not affiliated with this resort. There was also an incident many years ago where a child died in what is now called the "adults-only" pool at this resort property, but that was when it was under previous management. Very sad to hear of such things!!
@@parodeejay At least you guys answer, not as a xcaret group, but anyway I just subscribed on your channel guys and I think it's cool contnet
I really wanna know what is the difference of hotel xcaret and occidental
Hotel Xcaret is much more expensive but includes access to multiple Xcaret family parks. Occidental is next door to Xcaret Park but doesn’t automatically include any admission. You have to purchase that separately. That’s the main difference in my mind.
We’re planning a visit to Cancun and looking at this resort. But as I understand you correctly the Xcaret park is something added on and not automatically included when booking at the Occidental? Also when they say covid test is available, is it free with the resort or for a fee? And if there is a fee can you tell me how much?
Correct, with Occidental, the passes to Xcaret Park are additional. Some folks confuse this property with Hotel Xcaret next door which is far more expensive but includes access to all the Xcaret family of parks. We didn’t require COVID testing when we visited Occidental, but we’ve heard it’s available for a fee. I’d say contact the resort maybe to find the fee as we have no personal experience with that.
what does means all inclusive mean?
When you pay to stay at the resort, most of your food and drink is included in the price at no extra cost.
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