Watching your video in 2023. Very thorough, thank you for doing this it has helped us make our decision on which hotel to stay. We will be going later in July and can’t wait!

One of the best videos, great job of showing EVERYTHING, all the things that others don't show. Thankyou

That place looks amazing. Just kinda blown away by the building.

Thank you so much for this very informative video. It gave me all of the information I needed.

Wonderful tour! I’m sold 🥰

Thanks your tour was very good

Geeeze Massage with jack hammering - lol 😂 !!!

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

Yea, didn't look like they were using it while we were there, although they should have all the construction done by this point. Excited to see the new restaurant they were building next time we go.

Thanks for that. We’ve booked for next year. Looks fab 👍🏼👌🏼👏🏼

This review was so comprehensive thank you. I definitely think I’m going to go with this one next year. I like that everything is close by in terms of restaurants and that it’s easy to navigate. I also love the food options I hear they are delicious. And that beach! Thanks again

@radtraveldad

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the tour! Feel free to reach out if you want me to help you book a trip so I can help you get a deal! radtraveldad.com/book Safe travels!

Fantastic tour! Thank you so much. Will be arriving next month

@radtraveldad

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you had a great trip!

Me encanto super atención lo recomiendo

Thank you for that great review! Loved that you included everything whether ya'll chose to partake or not! Looks like a great resort!

@radtraveldad

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, thanks for watching!

Very helpful thank you!

Great video!! This is our favorite place to stay. We’ve stayed there 3 times in the last year and going back in January 2020. Hopefully Kambu will be done by the time we get there.

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Danielle! They are estimating the poolside restaurant to be open before the new year. Safe Travels!

great video! thanks!!

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the tour, safe travels!

Great video just how I would have made it thanks a bunch!

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nicholas, glad you enjoyed the video!

Nice video. Very detailed.

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I recently stayed here on my honeymoon with the wife. The resort was great. We would recommend it to everyone

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Appy_patel

4 жыл бұрын

I am going next week. Is neighborhood safe ?? I am just worried about that.

@banebeats387

4 жыл бұрын

To be honest. The resort itself is extremely safe and well guarded, so no one really gets in unless they're a guest or employee. The surrounding area is the hotel zone. Which is pretty laid back. The only reason I had to go out of the hotel was for some currency exchanges, everything felt pretty normal.

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

@@Appy_patel As Mark said, the resort itself is very safe. There's a guard gate at the front driveway of the hotel and they check every car coming and going to make sure they're either a guest or an employee or a driver with a good reason to be there. The Hotel Zone is relatively safe and since it's a heavy tourist area, it's watched the most by the police and Mexican military. When we were there, we took a taxi up to Playa Tortuga for an excursion and hung out there for a little before and felt safe. We even ventured into downtown Cancun to go to Costco and didn't have any problems there. Costco even had an armed security guard at the door to keep things safe. Keep in mind, the media blows things out of proportion. Most of the crime going on in Mexico is between cartels and the Mexican government, not tourists. Enjoy your trip!

Thanks for the thorough tour-you’re a great guide. We booked this evening for July 5-12. Hoping the reopening after the pandemic is as great an experience as what you enjoyed.

@user-go3pn7vv8f

4 жыл бұрын

How was your trip during Covid ? I typically stay at one of the Marriott hotels but was considering this as an option.

@AccElan01

4 жыл бұрын

We had a great time, even by pre-COVID measure. The staff treats you like family, the resort is clean and well-controlled. We never saw anyone with symptoms and always felt safe and not at risk. The buffets are open but the serving dishes are turned around to face the staff so that they can plate whatever you choose. The sushi bar was incredible, all of the restaurants were good and we never had any less than a great meal. The only COVID-related downside is that the pool pizzeria wasn’t open and due to the cap at 30% occupancy, only certain restaurants are open each night. So the Italian restaurant is open Tuesday and Friday, the steak restaurant on Monday and Wednesday, etc.. Options were always plentiful though. This is a great resort and we will go back when we return to Cancun. We’re planning to go to Puerto Vallarta in a few weeks because Mexico is the easiest option right now and we enjoyed it and felt safe there.

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

@@AccElan01 Thank you, glad to hear you enjoyed your stay!

Headed there November 11th. Thanks

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

Hope you had a great time!

This was so helpful in making my decision on which hotel to stay at. I’m planning to go in April. Hopefully the construction is done by then.

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! I believe that all of the construction was done by the end of December so there shouldn't be any construction. The parts of the resort they had already renovated were beautiful so I'm sure you will enjoy all the new spaces. Safe travels!

You’re baby is so cute!

This made everything so clear haha! My husband and I sorta got lost on our first day at the resort😅

@radtraveldad

Жыл бұрын

It's easy to do at these large resorts! Hope you enjoyed your vacation! 😊

Do they offer non-motorized sports? I saw the volleyball nets out on the beach but is there anything else that you can check out, like kayaks?

great video! did you guys check out the kids club at all/use any babysitting services? what was their policy on young kids in the different pools and kids with swim diapers?

I've never stayed at a place that has room service. I would want to do that.

Great video !! Thnx Are the spa and massages also included? If not. Are the massages expensive? 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙂

@radtraveldad

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! The spa and massages are not included and currently, due to COVID restrictions, the spas at Fiesta Americana resorts are currently closed. For future stays though, I don't have a copy of the treatment menu but I do believe that the massages and spa treatments priced as you would expect from a 4-star resort. Most likely $100+ for an hour massage. Feel free to reach out if you want me to help you book a trip so I can help you get a deal! radtraveldad.com/book Happy traveling!

Great video! Wondering if the wait staff brought food and drinks to you while poolside?

@radtraveldad

Жыл бұрын

Yes, their staff is very attentive and you can order a full menu of food and any drinks from the bar while lying poolside. They take great care of you! Safe travels!

what room did you stay? thanks

Great video! What all is included in the all inclusive package? Everything that I have seen online is very vague

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

One point of confusion we had before going made it sound like there were all-inclusive and hotel-room-only packages. I even saw many websites advertising this resort with two different prices and only one showing "All Inclusive". I had to call and clarify that this resort is 100% all inclusive, they don't sell any rooms by themselves so don't get swindled into paying more! The "All Inclusive" package included everything: food from all of their restaurants, buffet, and room service, beverages alcoholic and non-alcoholic, as well as the mini-bar in your room. Every restaurant had upgraded options that you could pay for but were entirely optional. We didn't pay for any upgraded food and enjoyed everything we ate! The steakhouse they have on site is included in your stay but it is the only restaurant that you need to make a reservation for and they only do it in the afternoons for 2 hours.

Super helpful. We booked for April 2020. Appreciated the walk around. How’s the gym? Any advice on airport transfer with a 5 and 2 year old? I’d rather leave my car seats at home and not rent a car...

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video, you will have a wonderful time! The gym was through the spa, I didn't go to it but another member of our group did and said it was small but nice. Had a few treadmills and ellipticals as well as weight machines and free weights. We used Cancun Shuttle for our airport transfer and they were great! www.cancunshuttle.com/ Very reasonably priced and their vans were easy to find from the airport. I emailed ahead and they provided us a car seat for our infant daughter. The car seat itself was a newer, very clean car seat as well. My one recommendation, the Cancun airport has "porters" that will basically take a couple bags for you and escort you to your shuttle and expect a tip even though it was about 10 steps away from the door. It's a little bit of a scam so be prepared and just keep your bags with you and you should have no reason to tip. If that guy still expects a tip for the walk, have only $1 ready. Safe travels!

Thanks. two more questions - 1) is the coffee maker in the room a standard keurig type? The kind that takes those pods? 2) what is the etiquette for tipping at the resort and in Mexico generally? I have travelled all over the world but never in Mexico.

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

The coffee maker takes pods, I don't think they're Keurig sized, they're more like Nespresso sized as you can see at 25:41 in the video. They provide pods to you as you can see on the bar there as well. We didn't use the coffee maker in the room, we just enjoyed it at the buffet! I don't know if there's a specific "tipping etiquette", however, tipping is definitely appreciated by the staff at the resort. They do such a wonderful job and they certainly earn their tips. Personally, we stayed for 7 days and brough $150 in $5s and $1s for tip money and we used all of it. We tipped our housekeeping $5 per day for taking care of our room and it showed, they left us extra waters and toiletries every day. We tipped $1-$2 per person to our server for each meal, if we went to a fancier dinner, we would tip more like $3 per person. Whenever we were served drinks out by the pool or beach or up at the bar, we would tip about $1 per drink. If you're hanging out on the pool deck, you'll have your specific server who takes care of you for the whole day and most the time he or she would serve us for hours and then we would just tip them $20 for all their service. Like I said, tipping isn't expected, it's not like they're requiring it but they certainly earn it! Hope you enjoy your trip! :)

What time of year were you here that there is NO ONE there?? I'm going in October on a company-sponsored trip, but would love to go back when it looks like it does in this video!!

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

We visited the last week of August, it was a humid time! The resort was also experiencing some construction (as I refer to in the video) which might be one reason it was so empty too. Enjoy!

Would you recommend for a family with one four year old this hotel looks amazing! We were also looking at the hard rock but heard it was too noisy 😂

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I would highly recommend it for kids! All of the staff at this resort loved our daughter and theywere so friendly. The pool is pretty kid-friendly and even has a play / splash area in the pool away from the deep section where most of the adults hang out. The only issue was that some of the walkways that are most convenient aren't the most stroller friendly and might have stairs so just think out your path before you head out to the pool or beach! :) Safe travels!

Great video! What did you think of staying there with a baby? I'm thinking of booking this for spring. Thanks!

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

We had an amazing time with our daughter who was 10 months at the time. All of the employees at the resort loved her and always came to say "Hi" in the mornings when we went to breakfast. The only possible issue we had was that some of the ways down to the pool had stairs and there are stairs down to the beach so occasionally you may need to lift your stroller to get around. Other than that, it was an excellent time... we are planning our return trip soon!

@madi-maui

4 жыл бұрын

@@radtraveldad Thanks for your help!

I'm going here with my wife in October were getting married in October then going lol. Did you say room service is free with the all inclusive? Or am I crazy lol

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Matthew, yes, the room service is included for free with the all-inclusive package. I will admit, the room service wasn't the greatest food that we had their, I recommending dining in their restaurants or the buffet. Congratulations & enjoy!

Thank you for this great review my wife and I were wondering who did you go through to book your reservation and also are we able to book excursions through the resort? Thank you! Your friends christal and joe

@radtraveldad

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Christal & Joe! We actually booked our reservation through Expedia as a vacation package, I highly recommend checking prices on Expedia vacation packages because you’ll get the best deal on flights along with your hotel, sometimes the flights are even “free” depending on where you’re flying from. You can book excursions through the resort, I would reach out to their Concierge directly. When we went, we booked our excursions using the GoCity Cancun pass which gave us 3 days of activities with one big activity, it was a great deal through Costco. I don’t think Costco has them anymore (since the pandemic) but you should be able to find it on their own website. Let me know if you have any other questions! 😁

@VMJM85

2 жыл бұрын

@@radtraveldad awsome thank you very much

What time of the year was this video taken? The water looks like it wasn't during the seaweed season

@radtraveldad

3 жыл бұрын

We visited in late August in 2019. The ocean was very warm and did have some seaweed / sargassum in it that was scratchy but it wasn't so bad that it wasn't enjoyable.

So, are you not able to go to the beach and walk around at night? You mentioned they lock it up?

@radtraveldad

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, because it is not a private beach, for the security of those staying at the resort, the beach does close at night. I'm not sure what time this officially happens but I'm sure it's very late, probably midnight or later. I didn't go walking the beach at night so I'm not sure of any specifics beyond that.

Will they put an umbrella on the beach closer to the water for you?

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

Not in our experience. All of the umbrellas on the beach are fixed in the sand as far as I could tell. You can pull the lounge chairs closer to the water and use the towels out there, we did that multiple times!

We are traveling here with a group of young adults...is there any night life at this hotel that the younger generation will be able to enjoy?

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

This hotel does not have any nightclubs, however, the main bar area has some nighttime activities like karaoke that they can partake in. If they're looking for a crazy spring break style party, I would check out Coco Bongo. I've never been but it looks like a wild night!

Do they have a lot of fish options?

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, they do! They have an amazing taco stand down by the pool & beach that has amazing aquachiles, ceviche, and shrimp/fish tacos grilled to order. In the buffet, they always had some sort of seafood option and on one of the nights (maybe Thursday? I forget which one exactly...) they had a seafood buffet night that was very extensive.

I want to stay here soon , are alcoholic drinks and food FREE ,?

@radtraveldad

3 жыл бұрын

I highly recommend the Fiesta Americana Condesa! This property had the all-inclusive package included in the room-rate so all alcoholic drinks and food were included in the price... and it was ALL delicious! Feel free to reach out if you want me to help you book a trip so I can help you get a deal! radtraveldad.com/book

This is the only video I have watched of yours so I don't know if this is an isolated problem. I get motion sickness very easy and within a minute of watching your video I was feeling sick. When your walking, the camera is jumping up and down and I just couldn't continue to watch it.

@radtraveldad

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Judy, sorry to hear that. I actually have since invested in a camera stabilizer to try and improve on this issue. I know my pan of the lobby in this video specifically is a little motion-sickness provoking, even for me! I have a couple new video tours coming out soon that I've improved upon this, I really do appreciate your feedback.

When you assume that people don’t mind when you bring your screaming kid into a nice restaurant, or into the adult side of the pool, you are being rude and oblivious. Other people don’t think your kid is the cutest thing on earth. they’re not giving you any grief… That’s because they’re being too polite to tell you you’re being impolite.

@radtraveldad

3 жыл бұрын

Just to clarify, our child was not screaming, she was being a little loud in a quiet Italian restaurant at the all-inclusive resort and we were keeping her as entertained as possible. I was primarily trying to note that the staff and restaurant are welcoming of children. Our child was certainly not the only one in the restaurant that evening. This specific Fiesta Americana property is a family resort, children are expected and are present in almost all areas of the resort. If you are looking to have a quieter child-free vacation, I would recommend an adults-only resort. Fiesta Americana has a beautiful adults-only resort in Cancun, Live Aqua that is incredible and might be more to your liking. Feel free to reach out if you want me to help you book a trip to a suitable resort so I can help you get a deal! radtraveldad.com/book

Why would you take a crying infant on vacation? This is why I only select adults only resorts. People did have a problem with your infant making a lot of noise in the restaurant but they were nice about it. Doing that to other people is selfish and inconsiderate imo. Thanks for the tour you did a great job on this video

@radtraveldad

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad you liked the video! We travel everywhere with our daughter and it's putting children in those situations that teaches them how to behave properly. Honestly, she is not disruptive 9 times out of 10. That particular restaurant was a quiet Italian restaurant (quiet compared to the buffet) so it seemed loud to us. This particular resort is not adults only and the restaurant was not the fanciest in the resort, we certainly did not have the only infant or child in the restaurant that night. I completely understand your want to have a child free vacation, in which case I wouldn't recommend this resort and would say an adults only resort would be more to your liking. Enjoy Cancun!

@SchmoopsAdventures

4 жыл бұрын

Rad Travel Dad thank you. You do make a good point. It’s better to expose children to things as young as possible I suppose. I’m sorry if I came off wrong I didn’t mean anything by it. I don’t have children so I have to remind myself that I don’t know what it’s like sometimes. Happy travels.