This is a beautiful, all inclusive property with gorgeous views.

This 7 nights all-inclusive stay was the best trip ever!

The All Inclusive Live Aqua Beach Resort Cancun, absolutely fits into this category.

Hotel: Live Aqua Cancun: Ocean Front – Premium Room King Bed – all inclusive: 4.5 Stars!

The food is better than most all inclusive resorts and I have stayed at more than 20.

I would recommend several other all inclusive in the Cancun area,

Third night we went to MB which is their nicest of the all-inclusive restaurants.

Ala carte food was quit average for an all inclusive.

Live Aqua was an all inclusive and adult only resort.

The resort as a whole is everything you could want in an all inclusive resort.

There are too many all inclusive resorts that offer a higher quality across the board for any of these areas to be skimped on.

but this place does not feel like a typical all inclusive resort, more like a hotel with a very nice pool and beach.

The best food I've experienced at any all-inclusive
▪︎ Make the tipping culture clearer upon booking.

This hotel is the best all inclusive we have ever stayed in.

This resort also charges for normal amenities and is far from all inclusive.

This was an awesome and fun all-inclusive adult only resort.

This all-inclusive is awesome if you like low key grownup vibes.

One of the best all inclusive we have been to.

Don't miss an excellent breakfast at Siete and request to sit in Jose's section.

The 6 restaurant selection and outside grilling food court gave many delicious choices no matter what meal you were eating.

Cesar (Buffet and NYE Host) 
Estephany (Front Desk)
Ricardo (server at Azur NYE)
Noe (supervisor) was so kind
Jonathan (supervisor) 
Aminael 
The director of operations, gentleman who was always walking around attentively and introduced us to Alfredo was so kind 
The cartoonist vendors (floor P)
Maria (Ino) cigar vendor (floor P)

If you need a trusted taxi driver that will treat you like family ask for Max Martinez when requesting a taxi in the lobby he is amazing!

The food was delicious (I did get an upset tummy troubles into day 5 and 6 -

At check-in you’re met with the same kind of sales pitch at a lot of the resorts where they’ll dangle a promotion of discounts during excursions for a breakfast sponsored by the hotel to try to get you to buy-in on timeshares.

Dorcas in Siete was a friendly face each morning when we came down to breakfast.

The breakfast spread was unforgettable, a staggering array of over 50 options, all cooked very well.

Other mentions for Elam at the towel hut, Alfredo at Azur (great place for breakfast with a view!

The buffet breakfast was top quality as were the Azur and MB restaurants.

The chefs preparing the fresh morning omelettes were amazing!

We also liked the breakfast buffet area, which has a different atmosphere during the evening when it opens as an evening restaurant, lunchtime burger/hot dog stall, the crepe stall, and the grill one and went to the Ozur restaurant overlooking the beach area.

David at Siete, who started our mornings off always having everything we needed at breakfast and Nelci making the best omelettes and eggs around.

Montse that is the host for the breakfast buffet is extremely bright, kind, and attentive.

The restaurants were all unique with inviting and warm settings with delicious fares.

Breakfast was topped off by Marco the amazing smoothie man!

Oscar, Mauricio and Marco at breakfast every day was a wonderful way to start every day which was always magical.

The breakfast selection at the buffet is similar each day with little culinary variety.

After we were shown the hotel & room I thought it was new construction instead of over four decades old.

-so remember how I had the con for the construction next store?

They put us in a room next directly next to a construction zone.

We were initially placed on the right side of the hotel near the construction of the new RIU hotel which was very noisy, so the hotel was flexible and put us on the other side with an ocean view, making our 6th anniversary truly special.

I requested to change the room due to a lot of noise from constructions.

While there was construction next door, I didn’t hear it once.

Construction site next door was a major eye sore.

Imagine our shock on entering our garden view room after checking in , the whole view from the balcony is a construction site , not the type of garden view I had in mind when I booked !!

Cons: resort is older and needs some updates/maintenance, not many daily activities at the resort, location is not very private (noisy construction next door).

A large hotel is under construction next door, creating an intermittent noise problem for the next few months.

The daily construction noise was terrible and continued til 1 and sometime 2 am in the morning.

I was ok with the room until the 1st morning when I woke up and there was a lot of construction going on next door.

Be aware that “premium garden view rooms” may well place you on one side of the hotel facing a new construction next door, while the other side puts you over the mechanical plant and it’s constant noise.

I would ask for a room where you can’t see the construction – if possible.

Our room was room 1264 and should be blocked off until the construction is done.

When we were there, there was quite a bit of remodeling happening and we’re looking forward to going back and seeing the updates!

We could have looked over a construction site next door and not had the night time noise, so the couple of evenings of musical noise were not a bad trade off!

Neither Monse or Alajandra(manager) at the front check in counter was able to find me a room that wasn't extremely loud due to construction or from huge air vents for the hotel.

We got massages during our stay and it was personalized and the greatest massage I have ever gotten.

Rebecca in the lobby gives amazing hand massages and was very helpful with spa bookings.

I liked the beach area and the fact that on most days we could either sit on the breach loungers or book a cabana with its included foot massage.

We had facials and massages and used the hydrotherapy, sauna, and  vapor room each day we had a service.

It was relaxing, the spa services and attendants were some of the best that I have encountered with extensive traveling.

They helped us with check in, helped make spa and restaurant reservations and checked in consistently to make sure our stay was perfect.

The couples massage was one that made my husband fall in love with professional massages.

Alexandra, Hector, Flavio and Jonathan at the towel hut - thank you so much for always, without fail, setting us up in our cabana and scheduling my foot massages like clockwork.

Elena and Karina give the best foot massages ever!!!

Try the spa, they have excellent masseuses on staff.

If I'd known this, I would've budgeted it in to my trip

To conclude, this is a wonderful resort with many positives; the spa, amazing rooms, great choice of restaurants, immaculate grounds and near to the airport.

Morelia for helping ro arrange things before we arrived, Daniel and Guillermo in the Aqua lounge for their excellent service, Flavio and  his team (including Hector the protector) for ensuring our cabana experience was seamless,  Gabriel (Gabo) for making sure we stayed hydrated on the beach, Elena, Nancy and Mayeli for our wonderful foot massages, David our wonderful waiter at Sea Corner, our

We loved the daily foot massages and cabana as well as the included couples massage.

Special shout out to: Jon at pool area; Santos and Raul at Azur; Rebeca, Daisy, Alexia, Sonia and Lucy Spa Team; Siete: Daniel, Marco, Ana, Franco, Hector, Cristiano and Rosalindo; Cesar at Sea Corner; At Sushi : Julio chef, sushi chef Carlos Gonzalez, SushiChef Jonathan; Mb: Julio, Frida; Cabana Hut: Miguel, Edouard, Rodrigo, Alexandra, Flavio, Hector, Rodrigo; Paella: Luis; Eduardo at Hidden Garden; Burger grill: Porfi; Bracelets: Erick; Bbq chicken: Jose.

The hotel itself was great as well I appreciated the spa like feel and the crowd was great.

My wife and I did the couples massages and that was very relaxing.

It was cleaned daily and turned down at night with accompanying aromatherapy scents for our pillows.

His experience, care and hard work were very appreciated by everyone in our group.

Hotel Personnel who had a direct impact on our stay was the Ashley Garcia who should be revered for his dedication to leadership and hospitality.

Our experience was made even better by the service provided by our

Omar at Azur made the experience extra special for me and my wife.

The staff was incredible and went out of their way to make our experience so memorable.

They definitely made the experience better in spite of some of the deficiencies of the resort.

My boyfriend and I stayed at Live Aqua for 8 nights in Dec 2023 and it was a magical experience.

Among the most opulent experiences in Cancun, this place stands out.

Cesar at MB stood out the most with his warmth and willingness to make our final meal unlike anything we experienced.

Their goal is to truly make your experience super special.

We had an excellent experience at the carnivore restaurant, they gave us the service from the Italian place and it was amazing 
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House Keeping: Our housekeeping experiences were wonderful.

The drinks service on the beach was the best that I had ever experienced as they came round often which for me was good for my water, sprite, or a cheeky cocktail (or two – I do like a pina colada or Cosmopolitan).

but is pretty much all vendors/shops that we experienced and that's not a positive thing.

The scents of the hotel were one thing we weren’t expecting and found to be such a cool thing as well making the experience that much more elegant and memorable.

This fact in and of itself says a lot about the experience you will find here.

I do have to say I had a great experience with all of the servers/staff at that restaurant and went back for breakfast as well.

Xel-ha pick you up and drop you off at your hotel.

We were torn between Chichen Itza and Xel-ha and Leo helped us choose Xel-ha.

Live Aqua Beach Resort Cancun

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Our food was absolutely delicious the men had brisket that was tender.

Although the hotel has many specialty restaurants, I almost always go to the buffet, since it has so much varied plantbased food.

- Grande Marche (Buffet)
- Taj 
- Armadillo (only dined at lunch)

Sadly, we didn't have great experiences at:
- Agave - our food was really cold which put us both off.

The main buffet restaurant had amazing range of offerings, and services was excellent.

The food was super delicious and flavorful.

We loved the food at Hunter so delicious.

As soon as we got out of the airport shuttle bus at the resort, we were whipped with a foul smell of rotten eggs.

Now the staff at the buffet gave us cake to celebrate our anniversary and my birthday, which was really sweet.

I always think the food looks great at buffets

At the start of the holiday it was fairly quiet so we felt we could actually relax and take our time to go to breakfast and then out to the pool and find somewhere to sit.

but the buffet had so much choice it was brilliant.

Most of time we went to buffet , the only buffet , breakfast was very good , lots of varieties , lunch and dinner was ok.

Marche, the only buffet restaurant that open for breakfast and lunch is always hot.

Special shout out to Yeni, Gorreti, all the bar staff near the splash pool & vibe team situated there and the best of all for me Pedro who worked in the buffet and then sports bar on an evening he really went above and beyond for us all holiday!!

but it was clearing towards the end of our Holiday,I really Enjoyed the Beach Bar had a great laugh with Uriel and Fermin Brilliant Cocktails they Made really enjoyed a Caribbean Sunrise for Breakfast,you could take your snacks from Nibbles to the beach bar and eat there.would we go back definitely Thank You All At The Royalton Gracias

There is always plenty of choice of food in the buffet restaurant.

The buffet restaurant at breakfast was brilliant, so many selections to chose from and all tasty!

The food was delicious, Noe our server was so attentive.

Visited this hotel in September until oct, wow we had an amazing holiday.

Thank you for making our holiday very special!!

I went with my boyfriend for a little vacation before baby ( 3/4 month’s pregnant) 
The resort was absolutely beautiful.

Diamond Club:
I wanted to touch on this as before our holiday it was a little unclear what the differences were from a standard/ diamond club/ hideaway stay.

We also loved the gym, very well equipped - I got there 5 days out of 7 during the vacation - that has never happened before on vacation.

This was the best aquafit class Gabby is aswome, she have a lot of energy, and she dance great, she make a go job👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

We will take all her classes, and enjoy de gym on this vacation, we going to dance zumba tomorrow..

Marco is an amazing trainer and I will be attending every class he is doing whilst I am on holidays.

My mom and I came to this hotel for a vacation, and got very lucky to have Eleazar as our guide when we got there.

Thanks x all the fitness staff ( Carlos, Marco , astrid y gaby x make me this vacations so incredible.

Enjoyed the fitness center, kick boxing class and aqua spinning class during our vacation.

Can not fault this hotel, yes needed painted and repaired in small areas and they were doing all this in bits when we left, all staff were amazing and friendly from Jose at the DC pool and Alejandro ( i think was his name he went on vacation after 1st week)

Was a good price for 2 weeks and had a great holiday.

We are just back from having a lovely holiday at the hotel and meet some lovely people and made friends with them.

The ppl who made it worth it was my family and meeting ppl on vacation.

A holiday is what you make it and we really enjoyed ours .

The trip so far is amazing
All spent in the gym and the team are very helpful and attentive to the family 
Gabby
Astrid
Marco 

We enjoyed all the bars and restaurant we enjoyed the shows and the kids enjoyed the pool parties 
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Gustavo the absolute best entertainer in the Royalton 
Gives 100% to all of his guest absolutely amazing, very helpful very friendly can not do enough for all guests fantastic personality great with the kids and adults xxx

Our kids absolutely loved the nightlife, the place was hopping - even the parents got into it.

There was so much entertainment for my children,  for my fiance and I.

Also the guys at the swimming pool bar (can't remember the name, the swim up bar next to the kiddy pool) were fantastic!!

The entertainment girls were very friendly

Shows every single night for both kids and adults.

We saw baby sea turtles on the beach near the hotel which was absolutely magical, we had so much fun there and met lots of lovely people so it was a great trip,

my kids were scared, crying and as a mom, I was very powerless because I was feeling the same.

I would recommend this resort to anybody with adults & kids!

the resort staff  Leonardo were doing a great job making sure all baby turtles properly taking care of !

The hotel is massive, with four different sections, kids, main, diamond and hideaway.

And he was such an amazing wedding so we thought let’s bring him our kids !!!

My little boy loved it and learnt to swim under water which he couldn't do before this holiday.

We elected to have most of our food in the well stocked fresh buffet and the personal touch from particular waiter Moisis Morono stood out.My son loved him and could stop talking about him!

Hard worker and brilliant customer service, made us laugh, great personality and great with our son!

Can’t wait to go back with the kids as it is also super kid friendly.

We wanted to upgrade to diamond club paid 900 dollars for the pleasure only to be roomless for the day and to be told we only have lounge access and nothing else, when trying to talk to reception she did not want to hear it.

This added 5-10% to the cost of our vacation, and this was something we had never experienced at the Paradisus.

We had paid a lot of money for this 'luxury' hotel and were very disappointed by the lack of good service.

I told him I could have paid less money and gotten the swim out for what I paid for this room and the refrigerator was leaking water all over the floor.

For me, Mexico has inherited a tipping culture which I feel is unacceptable in an all inclusive resort, as the staff are incentivised by certain individuals to provide a service we have already paid for and ignore those that are not willing to do so.

Pls avoid  this resort.Since we arrived they said ohh you are all diamond than they said oh no sorry you have to pay an additional $1000.

We did not expect for the little extra we paid how much better the room would be, the jacuzzi was brilliant, the issue I had with this room

We paid nearly £7000 for two weeks here, don’t waste your money we were desperate to come home.

We paid extra money to not be inconvenienced.

Carribbean restaurant gave an evening menu to my wife and a lunchtime one to me, I asked for a glass of house red, was told they had run out yet curiously all of the bottles costing 30 plus dollars were available, hmm.

Shop is expensive
Everything in the shop is quite pricey.

However, at best we should have been provided with at minimum what we paid for.

It’s important to note that during our stays in previous  years, the prices were $500-700 more per person per week.

We paid over $500 for the diamond club upgrade for the

but i truly believe that you should get what you pay for and that holiday descriptions should be accurate.

We paid for the diamond club extra so our check in area was separate.

If I had my time again I would pay to change the hotel in a heartbeat, it’s just not what is promised, by royalton, Tui or it’s 5 star rating.

Message to Royalton management: "Saving money can be an expensive choice"

I spent 8 days with my wife in Dianond Club room with Ocean View.

I tried to upgrade (pay out of pocket)to a different room and they said they couldn't upgrade us.

No air conditioning in any of the restaurants had 14 of the most uncomfortable dining experiences of my life in the understaffed over rated hotel, for a holiday that cost me around £7000 via TUI shocking on every level.

I read some reviews that they instantly smelt an "eggy" smell, I personally did not notice this immediately,

The beach still was full of sea grass and smelly.

The rooms had deteriorated somewhat, paints chipping, moldy.

The balcony overlooking the mangroves was unusable due to the smell and it was buzzing with mosquitoes on a night.

but you build up a sweat and can feel the burn.

Beach/Seaweed - The seaweed smell was horrible the first two days we were there

Beach and sea is covered in smelly brown seaweed.

Personally I think this is the smell of the seaweed.

but same as everywhere else on Riviera Maya, seaweed galore and it does smell when ur rains, we found we got used to this after a day and as we aren’t beach fans it didn’t impact our stay.

Hit by disgusting eggy smell that actually makes you gag.

If you have anyone with mobility issues, don’t go currently, the decking is rotten and unsafe, the pool floors kept cutting childrens feet.

Arrival… As soon as you step foot off the coach the smell hits you from the seaweed, I understand beaches have seaweed at this time of year

There just was SO MUCH seaweed outside the water and inside, you just can't even walk it was FULL FULL so much that even the waves were black and the smell was horrible.

I had to figure out for myself… then my room was facing a forest.. and when u step outside it smells like sewage  DON’T VACATION HERE

butt slap with people who weren't with them.

but the beach it’s awful, stinky and full of seaweeds.

Overall no one is ever seen in the sea as it is dirty due the seaweed and most people stay clear as it can be smelly,

The rooms are damp unclean and very shoddy and broken.

The beach is totally out of use due to the piles of rotting seaweed and rubbish.

As a family we also took another excursion to Xel Ha.

we did 2 excursions booked through BD Experience: Xel Ha and Selvatica.

We honestly had more fun when we left the resort and went to Xcaret and Xel-Ha.

They are all a high quality and enjoyable - particularly Xel-Ha, Cobá and coco bongo.

Would 100% recommend to do the trips such as Isla Mujeres, Coco Bongos, Xel-ha, Caret etc as they are so well organized and make amazing memories in the beautiful country.

Rent a car and visit playa del carmen, tulum ruins, chichen itza(a longer drive), xel ha and xcaret.

One other thing we went on a xel- ha on a excursion.

Also, Nexus tours - the staff we met and the tours we experienced (Xcaret and Xel-Ha) were all amazing.

side note- do a trip to xel
Ha if you can.

We done 2 trips , one to Xel-ha by Xcrat .

Xel-Ha did not disappoint, from snorkelling to cliff jumping, zip wiring and bike rides, it has it all.

Xel Ha still as beautiful as when I visited 15 years ago with loads more new things to do, a must do if you are in Cancun.

TRIPS

We went to Xel-Ha, Speedboating, Selvatica and Coco Bongos - all great and would do them all again!

We had days out at Xcaret, Tulum, Islas Mujeras, Cancun, Xel Ha, Playa Del Carmen and we swam with turtles off the beach at Akumal all of which were fantastic and we simply jumped in a taxi at reception as this was often cheaper and less hassle than the organised trips.

Our favourites included:
- Hunters
- Zen 
- Zen Teppanyaki 
- Dorado (Hideaway exclusive restaurant) - made possible by our

My Favorite restaurant was Zen with great service from Erica to the Tapayki chefs I had to dine twice.

Indian and zen (Asian) both nice restaurants,  we didn’t find the Caribbean or Italian restaurants very nice at all 
The service around the restaurants and buffets were pretty poor had to wait long time for drinks which isn’t ideal when no air con!

though were Zen and Taj both delicious food and Fantastic service.

The food was good and it was fairly easy getting in places when there was only 2, we both, unfortunately, got food poisoning, from Zen (we think).

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