Gran Bahia Principe Akumal/Tulum/Coba - POST HERE!

We often went to the 24 hour snack bar, it's outside by the beach, has plenty of drinks and snacks, it wasn't bad at all. But the hacienda was lots of fun as well which is open later than 11.

 

We stayed on the Tulum side and had a junior suite in the club diamond section and we thought it was worth the money. It's close to the main lobby and main buffet area. We got ready in our room before the wedding and it was nice to have the extra space. It's much bigger than the regular rooms and had a nice little bench and table with chairs.

I sent some questions to the resort and below are the responses.

What are the differences between the Akumal, Tulum and Coba resorts?

Tulum was the first hotel of the complex with 858 rooms, only 84 juniors suites and the rest of them standar rooms.Akumal was the second in built with 630 rooms , 72 standar and 558 junior suites. Coba the last one in built with 1080 rooms all junior suites.

Is there room service; if so what hours?

Only if you are located in the Golden Club Akumal or Golden Club Coba 24 hrs ( snack menu ),

How often is the wet bar restocked?

I belive you mean mini bar located at the room , this service is restocked every day

What time does alcohol stop being served I have seen different time on different sites?

The bars located by the pool and beach area close at 5:00 pm , bars located in the lobby from 10 am till 11:00 pm Music Bar from 6:30 pm till 10:30 pm , Bars located at Hacienda Doña Isabel from 7:00 pm till midnight and Disco from midnight till 2:00 am

If guests stays for 4 or 7 nights how many nights can they eat at the a la cart restaurant?

in the order of:

3 or 4 nights 1 dinner

5 or 6 nights 2 dinners

7 or 9 nights 3 dinners

 

Hope it helps!

Has anyone used the Resorts photographer or heard any reviews.

Thanks everyone!

 

Is there an age limit to the Hacienda? We have one guest who is JUST under the age limit (I think - what even is the age limit in Mexico??) and she stays up later then everyone so I was just hoping there was a place we could go for drinks that she could come.

We stayed at the Akumal site and it was great, the Coba side looked like it could suck as there are rooms overlooking the highway! We were there for 2 weeks and explored the resort quite a bit and we preferred the Akumal side but it's all up to what kind of vacation you're looking for. Our rooms were right on the beach (villa 66) it was amazing to listen to the waves at night.

The mini-bar thing is funny... we NEVER had a problem, as we left a dollar in the fridge everyday, we took the 2 water bottles off the counter and put them out of site so we had a little surplus going on. PS- those who didn't tip didn't have this kind of attentiveness. Oh in the fridge they stock cans of the Dos XX and they won't give you more than 4 cans (or so it seemed) at a time.

At Akumal the Snack Bar is open 24 hours and you can get drinks there, Miami Vices were our fav. (half pina colada half strawberry daiquiri) Mango daiquiris were great too.

If you stay at Akumal, for breakfast and lunch go to the front seating hall and find a waiter named Ricardo, trust me he works his butt off and really enjoys his job.

Just bring lots of small bills for tipping, we left $2 for the maid, $1 for the fridge guy, and gave $1/per person sitting at the table to waiters (if you leave it on the table it is split amongst all, given directly to them they keep it, which after hard work we made sure to directly give it to the person)

You'll also need tips for bus drivers, tour guides, etc. it is a service industry even though it is all inclusive, people will really go the extra mile for just a couple bucks.

That's all I can think about right now, but anything else ask away.

OHHHHH- make sure you get ANY agreement with a photographer IN WRITING, I had a friend take our pics but we watched one family in a huge fight as the guy upped the price upon delivery and then blamed it on miscommunication/ language.... just a heads up.

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree. I think you should tip no matter what (if you get good service). These people work their butts off (some waiters would work the pool bar all day, then move over to the lobby bar to work) and deserve any extra they get.


No. But technically there is an age limit to drink at the disco and everywhere on the resort (18 ). My sister was 17 when we went and when we checked in, she got an adult bracelet (they didn't ask - we didn't tell). That way she had no problem drinking wherever we went. I wouldn't suggest doing this if the girl has a hard time knowing when to stop - cause it's still illegal - but my sister isn't a huge drinker anyway so it was no big deal.