The Breathless Riviera Maya is located about 20-30 minutes from the airport, which is a big plus. There isn’t much around the resort except for other resorts. The crowd ranged from 30s-60s.
Here are some pros and cons:
Pros:
- clean rooms with daily servicing
- staff was very friendly and helpful (shout out to Omar/Steven/Eloy on the entertainment team, Sofia at poolside service, and Edwin at the steak restaurant)
- nice pool with an ocean view and very clean and accessible bathrooms
- 2 pools with very different vibes—the larger one is more chill while the other is the party atmosphere
- no kids/gen z
Cons:
- the room would have a strong old water smell if the a/c wasn’t running, which was whenever we weren’t in the room
- the food could be better. They don’t seem to believe in seasonings, including salt and pepper, and they exclusively use coconut oil on everything making things taste like coconut that shouldn’t (mashed potatoes, eggs, for example)
- food is sometimes hard to find. We were told room service was 24/7 but that turned out not to be the case and the options were very limited (we tried ordering 3 times and it never came). This isn’t the place where you can order whatever you want whenever you want.
- poolside food options were only pizza, nachos, and fries.
- the beach area is very small with maybe 20 chairs and there isn’t a lot of walking space.
- the gym was very small and didn’t have enough a/c to handle the humidity build up.