Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach Cancun Resort & Spa

Just returned from an outstanding 4 night stay with my 2 kids at the GFA-CB. Best thing about this hotel are the pools, which are immaculate & beautiful. My kids loved the swim up bar where Vicente was friendly and attentive to their requests. The beach was clean & offers jet skis, kayaking, & paddleboarding. We didn't use the kids' club. This is not an all inclusive resort but this did not detract from our experience at all. The food was of excellent quality & price. One kid's meal is free when an adult orders from the menu. If the kids order from the main menu, it's 50% off. There is a strict policy about not bringing outside food which is reinforced at check in. I wasn't approached about a time share meeting. The rooms were clean, spacious, & comfortable. We had an oceanview room with a balcony. Watching the ocean was so relaxing. The housekeeping staff provide service twice daily. The resort fee includes bottled water, internet (slow but functional), & water sports. Areas for improvement: check in was extremely slow. Sometimes I was given 2 simultaneous checks at the bar which was confusing; 1 was for the free kids meals. If I hadn't asked for clarification, I would've paid inadvertently for the free meals. Some reviewers mentioned the need for a renovation. Probably true but not a dealbreaker. They should give a list of services included; when we went to use the jet skis, we found out we were supposed to receive a coupon at check in.

This Hotel was absolutely amazing and my family will definitely be staying here again. They took great care of us and all the services were great!! My family thoroughly enjoyed the stay here. It is in a great location and right next to the ferry dock if you'd like to take a trip to Isla mujeres for a day.

I've been coming here for 10 years, and it is still just as good. Every detail is covered. Rooms are spacious, with a sitting area and beautiful balcony views. Very clean. The best beach in Cancun. White sand and it's raked every morning so it is pristine. Priceless!

Really enjoyed my stay here. People were friendly. Pool was amazing. Beach was beautiful. Super close to the ferry terminal which takes you to isla mujeres, clubs and restaurants within the hotel district. Breakfast was average but everything else was perfect. Will come back and stay for sure. All drone pics taken by me. #hendosairsnaps

Stayed here for our 2nd anniversary. The hotel staff was friendly enough and the hotel itself was clean and kept up for the most part. The second night we were there they brought us a bottle of champagne and a slice of tres leches cake for our anniversary. While it was a cheap bottle of champagne it was a nice gesture all the same. I did notice the more pretentious you are the more attention you will get. We are not a pretentious couple, and while they never offered us a glass of champagne when we checked in (like they did a handful of other loud pretentious guests during their checkin), or go out of their way to ask if we needed anything if we were in the lobby (as I have seen them do for other guests), the staff still smiled and offered a greeting to us. Which is fine by me. The cleaning staff is constantly polishing/cleaning something (handrails, doors/handles, floors), the pool bar and pool staff is amazing too-very courteous and while attentive they are not so in your face that you can't have a private conversation. The hotel is on a hill, so if you plan on walking to the local shops which are within walking distance (a block or so away), you will need to be careful going down the walk way as it is a little steep. So people in anything but rubber soled tennis shoes-you have been warned. The ferry to Isla Mujeres is just next to this hotel. A block south and you are at the heart of the casual dining, clubbing, some small casual shopping, and the flea market another block south. If you head west another block pass the Isla Mujeres, you'll find more casual dining, a grocery store, a shopping plaza, Starbucks, Mexico outlet, currency exchange store, and other little shops. Granted the only thing you're really not close to the the public beach, but this hotel has it's own private beach. there are a few other fine dining that are farther away down the hotel zone strip, but this hotel has two fine dining restaurants in it if you want to try them out. They require reservations. We did not have time to try them as we were gone most of the day on tours and had to settle for some casual and very casual food from other places. When we return to Cancun, I wouldn't mind staying here again. Since it's on the north end of the hotel zone strip, you aren't the closest to kid friendly activities. Granted the pool area is not deep (about 3 to 3.5 ft) so it's not so intimidating for children. But as far as family centered activities goes (aside from shopping) it's limited in this area, so for that reason I may stay somewhere else when we bring our daughter next time. (Yes, we could get a cab to go all the way down to the family centered parks, but traffic gets pretty congested at that corner of the hotel zone and if you've ever had to deal with a tired, hungry and fussy baby/toddler you would hate to be stuck in traffic too).