Zoëtry Paraiso de la Bonita

Secluded and quiet. Very relaxing environment. Staff was friendly and helpful and we felt comfortable and safe. The property is old and a bit dated but VERY well maintained. Pool was great and beach is nicely maintained and calm. Shuttle service was easy and clean and good.

The food was pretty bad. Only good meals we had were at the “fancy” dinner restaurant— but even those were inconsistent. Room service food and breakfasts are nearly inedible. Bland food and they try to skimp on the main ingredients and give too much of the cheaper less nutritious ingredients-like overloading with carbs and skimping on chicken or eggs or whatever protein is involved. The snorkeling trip was a total rip off. $160 for 30 minutes of snorkeling and then a terrible cheap attempt at a lunch—so salty and then so bland that it wasn’t edible. I understand that the resort is in Mexico- but it caters to international customers, the majority of whom speak English. Many times we found it almost impossible to communicate our orders or get our questions answered by wait staff.

Luxury boutique resort - large, attractive rooms, very peaceful, relaxing atmosphere, excellent food, excellent personalized service.

My first all-inclusive experience. The first thing we noticed: the incredibly kind and enthusiastic staff. We were so well taken care of, and even in the short 24 hours we were on the property it seemed that the servers recognized our faces. Our room was lovely and well appointed — we especially loved the giant bathtub! There was bottled water everywhere, too — we never had to ask for it.

Apparently food is not a huge draw of all-inclusive resorts, and shame on me for not knowing that. But I really love food, and I thought overall the food was embarrassingly bad. A couple of highlights included pastries at breakfast, our steak at dinner, and the Grana Padano they served us straight out of the wheel as an appetizer with bread. But overall, the food seemed like it was taken straight off a truck and into a warming drawer. No imagination, no flavor!

Staff, esp. Monica, was great.