Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo Hotel Rooms at the Independent

Excellent hotel, clean, helpful staff, rooms cleaned every day. For a small hotel does exactly what is says on the tin - great juice place across the street for breakfast, close enough to everything but far enought to be quiet at night, Cannot fault it at all, will be my choice next time I visit Playa.

This was our first trip to Mexico and we had a great time! Francesca and Roberto are fantastic people and gave us a lot of helpful info. English is not their first language as they are Italian, but Francesca did a great job :-) Their staff Jose and Aurora were always friendly and kept the place running well. Our room was cleaned every day and the air conditioning worked 100% (We went when it was 34degrees and 100% humidity lol) It's a few minutes out of town but a taxi will get you into town for 30-40 pesos and you'll appreciate the quiet location.

Amazing rooms (huge, clean and 2 rooms per jungle bungalow), best customer service (Fernel helped with everything having such a positive attitude!), close to (but not on the beach) the most beautiful beach in Mexico and the cheapest rates- what else can you ask for? The food was magnificent even Burger Bar. I had their chilequiles every morning! Loved and I am coming back!

Great for young kids. Not too scene-y; nice mix of people.

Great place..a real find and amazing value. They have started offering meals and fully inclusive I'd ask about them. The Dolphins, manatees, sea lions et all were fascinating and free to watch plus we had a quiet place to sunbathe and swim.

All the staff at kids club and baby club are the best ! Luisa at the baby club is super with all the kids, Orion our concierge was very attentive ! this was our second vacation at this resort, and we plan to go back !

Beautiful location next to lagoon with plenty of activity options. One can snorkel, kayak, canoe and swim, etc. Dining places within the compound are nice but a bit on the expensive side. Within good driving distance of Akumal which is great for snorkeling.

We had a wonderful time at the Semilla. Beautiful room, fantastic breakfast, perfect location tucked away off the main busy street and really relaxing!

Can not recommend this hotel enough. The service/ staff / setting were al perfect. We had issues with our card on checking in and the hotel were so easy going about us paying a few days later. The barmaid Barbara manager Dan and lovely Silvina on reception were all wonderful as were staff in Ziggys!. So friendly and helpful and we will definitely come back.

Wife and I stayed at Zamas one week in February. The cabana we were in was perfect for us - very few distractions (no internet, thank goodness). The bed had nettting all around to protect from mosquitos (there were a few bites on the calm nights, but it was windy most of the time and very few bugs in general). Our room was big and airy, but it is not like a hotel, more like a cabin - low light levels, and lots of wind blowing through. They cleaned our room every day, which was nice (lots of sand). Two nice hammocks on the porch. The beach there is great, though beaches down the road were nicer, and had better snorkeling. That being said, I would come to this location again. The restaurant at Zamas was great, and had bands almost every night. All the nearby restaurants were also just excellent. We had the most outstanding seafood at these places. The neighborhood was totally safe. Iguanas EVERYWHERE. LOVED it.