Camino Real Zaashila

We just completed a week of family holiday in July 2026 at the Camino Real Zaashila in Huatulco. It was me and my husband and our 14 year-old son. We've been to Mexico 4 times previously, each time at an all-inclusive. This holiday was nice, but our least favourite for a few reasons. To start, this property is without doubt the most beautiful aesthetically in the Huatulco hotel zone! This was one of the reasons we chose this hotel. It was just gorgeous with the design of the white bungalows and buildings against the lovely blue pool against the Tangolundo bay ocean. Beautifully designed. Some reviews we read said they found it dated. We see what they mean - it didn't bother us too too much, but you can definitely see that the property is not being kept up to highest quality as it may have been 15 years ago... things like decay, mold, crumbling infrastructure. However, we found it very hard to enjoy the holiday and the beauty of the property because it was missing some very important pieces. We found Huatulco to be one of the hottest place in Mexico we've visited. In fact, the temperature was roughly the same, but something about the humidity and the fact that any breeze from the ocean is HOT, made it very very hard to enjoy time outside. On past holidays, we'd read and get hot and then jump in the pool to cool off, but unfortunately, the Camino Real Zaashila does not cool its pool. The water was as hot as the ambient air the whole day long. Soupy warm water is not pleasant. The Pacific Ocean in that zone is dangerous to swim in. Every day had a red flag indicating you could only swim with caution. We did splash in the water (which was at least cooler than the pool), but couldn't go deeper than a few feet because of strong undertow. Maybe it's safer to swim at other times in the year. The resort also has no spaces that are air conditioned besides our room and a Starbucks coffee shop which we were not keen to support (and of course isn't included in the all-inclusive offerings). The restaurant is not air conditioned - even the one room with a conditioner was never on while we were there. There was virtually no air movement in any of the common spaces. As a result, there was no where we could go to get cool. Of course, we understand that we went to Mexico in July, but in our other experiences at similar times of the year, other resorts seemed to have spaces and cool pools to provide relief. We met several wonderful workers at the resort and appreciated all their hard work. We noticed that we were the only English speaking people at the resort and we often struggled to communicate with our basic Spanish. Of course, in Mexico, it's more of our problem not to speak Spanish, but perhaps other visitors might find it useful to note about this property. We enjoyed most of the food at this property, but it's important to note that at any time of the time, you have only ONE choice of where to eat. The hotel makes it sound like there are 5 restaurants you can choose from. In fact, in the morning, there is a breakfast buffet. At lunch, you can only eat at the beach restaurant from a menu (that is mostly excellent!). At dinner, it's back to the buffet at the main restaurant. There is a bar - but that's only for drinks. We were very confused about another menu floating around and had a lot of trouble understanding if we could order from it or not. On our 2nd to last day, we discovered you could order a la cart at dinner, but we waited more than 30 -40 minutes for the food. This property is small. We like that about it! But if you have a teen or are looking for more amenities, you may prefer another choice. We read about things like a Beach Club, tennis, equipment rentals but did not find any of those things at the property. A ping pong table or foosball table would be so welcome! We read about a spa, but really it was just individual people offering spa services at the beach.... there isn't a full spa facility with multiple services. In the end, we ended up doing adventures off property to keep our teen engaged, and probably spent more time in the room than we'd have liked partly just so we could regulate and keep from overheating. Overall, if you are looking for a gorgeous place to holiday, you don't mind a warm pool, you are good at withstanding heat, and enjoy a simple property the Camino Real Zaashila is a good choice. The things that disappointed us were picky things... but knowing what to expect helps others on Trip Advisor make the right choice for the holiday they want.

Un paraiso!! Mi favorito lugar en todo Mexico!! A paradise. My favorite place in Mexico. Senor Edgar and his team are simply the best.

First time in Huatulco. Camino Real is a great place to stay. Excellent service, beautiful people, magnificent hotel.

The location is just perfect the hotel staff is friendly and helpful the hotel area is clean with beautiful landscaping

location is great....rooms are getting tired...very large pool needs much better cleaning and maintenance and more water in it...staff are very friendly and service is good....reasonable value with the all inclusive otherwise some of their pricing is crazy example 400 pesos for childrens buffet breakfast..215 pesos for a gin and tonic...we havebeen there numerous times and I am a maybe if we will return