My wife and I just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary at this resort. It was more than we expected. If you are looking for a QUIET place to relax and enjoy a beautiful beach and pool, this is it! All of the staff were amazing. They had our room number memorized by the second day we were there. This is the slow season for them (no kids allowed) so at times we were the only ones in the restaurants or pool/beach. The beach was awesome! The texture and color was something between baby powder and sugar. The snorkeling was also great, Enrique runs the dive shop on the property and its only about a 2 minute boat ride to start your snorkeling trip. The food was great. Especially the guacomole and chips by the pool/beach and the shrimp quesadillas (off Menu). They have a sushi bar in the evenings, the Mexicano is the best. The resort will pick you up from the airport if you email them 3 days in advance with your flight info. You have to walk through the guantlet of people trying to sell you transportation to the outside to meet the driver....it took 1.5 hrs to get through mexican customs when we arrived, dont worry the driver will be waiting on you outside. If your looking for a place with planned actvities, music by the pool, etc this is not the place to go. The most relaxing vacation we have ever taken.

We stayed at this place for quite a few nights as the last stop in our honeymoon. Despite worse than average weather, we had a wonderful stay. We got there without any reservation, just wandering around the Riviera Maya looking for a nice place to stay (and having read some reviews in Tripadvisor).
We immediately liked the setting, a smaller resort with everything we wanted, close to a small town, and above all without wristbands!
The staff is very friendly and attentive. They showed us around, and we could pick our room among six different alternatives, all with excellent views, but some larger and better oriented than others. The private beach is fantastic, they keep it very clean, and the pools are great.
Overall, a great experience.

For a quiet, relaxing and most wonderful vacation, Ceiba del Mar is it. The food, the service, the rooms, the people -- all exceed expectations. It is a quiet resort. No night life to speak of -- just the way we wanted it. This was our second visit and I'm already dreaming of our third!

My husband stayed at Ceiba del Mar last month for 4 nights and had a really nice time. The staff was very nice, our standard room was spacious and bright - just like the -photos on the website. The beach and pool was nice and not at all crowded. The hotel is about a 5 minute ride ($2-3) from the town of Puerto Morelos, so its easy to leave the property. We really like the spa as well. In short I think if you are looking for a relaxing & easy to get to getaway, that is not touristy this is a great spot.


The diving was surprisingly good and much cheaper than other places we've been. We went with Aquanauts Dive Adventures (www.aquanautsdiveadventures.com ) and would highly recommend them. The shop is run by a husband and wife couple (William & Crescent), most of their equipment is less than a year old. We lucked out and were the only 2 divers with them for 3 days. Our favorite dive was the night dive- which I can only describe as Magical.

On the food front, John Gray's was our favorite place by far. The restaurants at the resort where good as well - but we only had lunch there. Our package included one romantic dinner, which was not very good - so I’m not sure I would recommend the all inclusive package.