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Sandos Caracol Eco Resort - All Inclusive

4.0 star property

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Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • All-inclusive
  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Pool
  • Housekeeping

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Carretera Cancún Chetumal Km. 295, Playa del Carmen, QROO, 77710
  • Playa Xcalacoco
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Gran Coyote Golf
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Punta Esmeralda Beach
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo (PCM)
    ‪17 min drive‬

Room options

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Eco Family Suite

Eco Family Suite

  • 41 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Eco Family Superior

Eco Family Superior

  • 29.9 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Free minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Superior Select Adults Only

  • 39 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Queen Beds

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Free minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Penthouse Select Adults Only

  • 62 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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Deluxe Select Adults Only

Deluxe Select Adults Only

  • 41 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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Pool View 1 Bedroom Suite

Pool View 1 Bedroom Suite

  • 62 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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Pool View Penthouse

Pool View Penthouse

  • 62 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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Pool View Superior

Pool View Superior

  • 39 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds OR 1 King Bed

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Free minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Eco Family Penthouse

  • 64 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Large Twin Bunk Bed

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About the area

Playa del Carmen

Located in Playa del Carmen (Grand Coral), Sandos Caracol Eco Resort - All Inclusive is within a 15-minute drive of Gran Coyote Golf and Quinta Avenida. .This all-inclusive property is 6.1 mi (9.8 km) from Quinta Alegría Shopping Mall and 6.3 mi (10.1 km) from Central Square.

What's nearby

  • Playa Xcalacoco - 12 min walk
  • Gran Coyote Golf - 8 min drive
  • Punta Esmeralda Beach - 8 min drive
  • Quinta Avenida - 13 min drive
  • Playa del Carmen Main Beach - 16 min drive

Getting around

  • Cancun Intl. Airport (CUN) - 46 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Fives Plaza - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪La Laguna - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Marley Coffee - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Arezzo - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Breeze Pool Bar - ‬14 min walk

About this property

Sandos Caracol Eco Resort - All Inclusive

Family fun on the beach, with 3 outdoor pools, near Gran Coyote Golf
Sandos Caracol Eco Resort - All Inclusive offers 956 air-conditioned accommodations with free minibar items and laptop-compatible safes. Rooms open to balconies. Plasma televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided daily.

2 outdoor tennis courts, a health club, complimentary bicycles, and a complimentary water park with waterslides are featured at the property. 3 outdoor swimming pools and 5 hot tubs are on site. In addition to a children's pool, other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.

Children under 6 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision. Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the health club, fitness facility, or hot tub.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

SPA SANDOS has 16 treatment rooms including rooms for couples and outdoor treatment areas. Massages are available on the beach and in the spa; other services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, and sports massages. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, hydrotherapy, and reflexology. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a hot tub, a steam room, and Turkish bath/hammam.

The spa is open daily. Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa.

Make yourself at home in one of the 956 air-conditioned rooms featuring free minibar items and plasma televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, which include 3 outdoor swimming pools, 5 hot tubs, and a complimentary water park. Additional features at this property include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
This property is all inclusive. Rates include meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities.

Satisfy your appetite at one of the property's 9 restaurants. When you are in need of a refreshing drink, visit the swim-up bar or one of 9 bars/lounges, or 2 poolside bars. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM.

Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Sandos Caracol Eco Resort - All Inclusive has 9 restaurants on site.

All-inclusive details

This property is all-inclusive. Onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).

Gratuities and taxes

Gratuities are included.

Food and beverages

All buffet and à la carte meals, snacks, and beverages included
In-room minibar (all beverages included)

Water activities

Kayaking
Sailing
Scuba-diving lessons
Snorkeling
Surfing/body boarding

Land activities

Bicycling
Fitness facilities
Tennis
Volleyball

Lessons/classes/games

Aerobics
Cooking
Dancing
Language
Yoga

Entertainment

Onsite entertainment and activities
Access to onsite nightclubs
Onsite live performances
Theme parties

Languages

Dutch, English, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:00 AM–11:00 AM
  • 9 restaurants
  • 2 poolside bars, 9 bars/lounges and 1 swim-up bar
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • 3 outdoor pools
  • 2 outdoor tennis courts
  • 5 hot tubs
  • Fitness classes
  • Beach volleyball
  • Beach yoga
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Children's pool
  • Ecotours
  • Fitness centre
  • Free bike hire
  • Free water park access
  • Full-service spa
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Kayaking
  • Motorised watercraft
  • Parasailing
  • Playground
  • Sailing
  • Sauna
  • Scooter/moped hire
  • Scuba diving
  • Shopping
  • Snorkelling
  • Steam room
  • Tennis
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Children's club
  • Children's pool
  • Free water park access
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Water slide

Conveniences

  • ATM/banking services
  • Banquet hall
  • Front-desk safe
  • Gift shop/newsstand

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Beachfront location
  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Spa

  • 16 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment room(s)
  • Facials
  • Hydrotherapy
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Massage - hot stone
  • Massage - on the beach
  • Massage - prenatal
  • Massage - sports
  • Massage - Thai
  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • Outdoor treatment areas
  • Reflexology
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Hot tub
  • Steam room
  • Turkish bath/hammam

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Beach towels
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Ceiling fan

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Plasma TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property's water park is closed every Tuesday. The water park is open Wednesday - Monday from 10 AM-5 PM for adults and from 9 AM-6 PM for children.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A damage deposit of MXN 5000 will be collected before check-in.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a smoke detector, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 31
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the health club, fitness facility, or hot tub, while guests under 6 years old are only allowed in the swimming pool with adult supervision
Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Caracol Eco
Caracol Sandos
Caracol Sandos Eco Resort
Eco Caracol Sandos
Eco Sandos Resort
Sandos Caracol Eco
Sandos Caracol Eco Playa del Carmen
Sandos Caracol Eco All Inclusive Playa del Carmen
Sandos Caracol Eco Resort All Inclusive Playa del Carmen
Sandos Eco Resort
Caracol Beach
Caracol Village Hotel Playa Del Carmen
Hotel Sandos Caracol Eco
Sandos Caracol Beach Resort Spa
Sandos Caracol Eco Hotel
Sandos Caracol Mexico
Sandos Caracol Riviera Maya

Sandos Caracol Eco Resort - All Inclusive Reviews

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 375 out of 1529 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 394 out of 1529 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 304 out of 1529 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 200 out of 1529 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 256 out of 1529 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Wayne, Calgary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 12 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Bryant A

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff is awfull they will not treat you with the same courtesy that they will treat others that show that have more money never again
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Kristin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The main reason I booked this hotel was for the large water slides for my older kids and without notice they were closed our entire visit. For this reason alone I would not have booked this resort. We were also told by many employees that it has been shut down for over a month. Also the food throughout the property was not very good. Additionally we were not given any instructions about this hotel upon checkin like there is an app to reserve meals so we missed out on all but one restaurant and had a very difficult time navigating the property. Very limited shuttle service and if you want your hotel cards you must listen to their pushy speech about buying into their members club. Lastly we had very limited water/hot water, many things broken throughout the room my husband luckily had a pocket screwdriver in his luggage to fix some things. Oh and we had a half drank soda in our fridge upon checkin. The rooms were nice but lacking hot water. The property is like a giant maze, food 1 maybe 2 stars not good, and if the main waterslides are closed without notice huge disappointment. Beach hear is extremely rocky many kids including mine got hurt warning!
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Johnathan

Liked: Staff & service
Ok
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jose

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Outdated, dirty
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Artur, Brooklyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Kara Michelle

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Overall this is a really cool resort for families with kids which is unique being an eco resort. You feel like you are in the rainforest and have monkey, coatee, raccoons and agati visitors and lush greenery. The staff do a wonderful job of maintaining the rainforest and property and were so friendly. We thought the food was good at the buffet and one of the restaurants. The big issue was we didn't have hot water in our room and all I wanted at the end of the day was a hot shower. It also made showering the kids very difficult. The other thing is you can only send your kids to kids club for 2hrs/day. Not that we would send them every day but it wasn't long enough to do anything by the time you walked there and back. We would consider going back with our kids but likely not, however we are glad we did go. I don't think we would have enjoyed it as much if we didn't have kids.
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Julie

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 10 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jared David

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a beautiful family resort, highly recommended if you have kids to go and visit. Staff are friendly and make sure your time spent there is enjoyable.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Adam

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The grounds were fantastic nestled into the jungle with lots of tree coverage so you're not being baked on the sun. They had excellent live entertainment and shows every night. The food at La Laguna was as what you would expect from an average buffet but was still very tasty and the staff was allergy mindful of my youngest son who has a severe Tree nut allergy. Me and my family thoroughly enjoyed the restaurants on site, as well as the onsite entertainment and everything that the resort put forward to make our stay as best as possible. We really enjoyed the restaurants that were on site. Booking through Expedia gave us extra privileges to have concierge book our restaurants for us, so we did not have to wait up till midnight to put them ourselves online.

8/10 Good

Alfred, Edmonton

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Wished that i was notified that the slides would be under maintenance prior to booking the resort. It was the main reason for selecting this resort.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ashlynn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything about this property is amazing from the resort itself to the friendly staff and great food. We will absolutely be going back again!
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Andrea

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The resort is falling apart. We had heavy rain and the roof was leaking everywhere. Including the main buffet AND our room. Had to walk through puddles on the bathroom floors. There was mold in a lot of the communal areas especially the main buffet and bathrooms. 5 out of 8 people in our group were vomiting by the end of our stay. I think it was the buffet food. The a la carte restaurants were all great food but had very limited reservations. The employees were all working so hard but just couldn't keep up with all the issues, no fault of their own. If the resort invested in some major repairs and maintenance it could be really amazing. The large waterslides were also closed for maintenance the whole week but we only ever saw 1 person doing some painting. Highlights were all the wildlife including monkeys, turtles and iguanas. The shows every night were very good.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Samuel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Awsome resort child friendly has a water park for kids to enjoy. The only thing I dislike was the way the reservations to eat at the restaurant work they will tell you to reserve in there app but there was never a open table so be ready to dine at the buffets.

8/10 Good

melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property itself is in a very unique rain forest setting. You are surrounded by amazing vegetation and lots of animals. The beach is beautiful but rocky. They should have a separate area for vegan and vegetarian so that you can identify what food contains meat, seafood and cheese.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

John

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
To be honest this is the worst resort I have ever been to Dirty ,falling apart, everything is a money grab pools look like a toilet with all the kids peeing in it and the adults dirty as well Never seen once in the seven days pool being tested or cleaned I am now going for blood work and other tests to see what parasite I got on Friday which has caused me great strain grief Never again Sandos you are a one stars resort and I’m being generous Your resort is falling apart holes in the roofs water leaking in every every location and dirty water falling in the buffet with no sanitizing no wonder people leave there needing medical help Never again read this please tourists because they’re site is all lies and the smell off sewage is overpowering
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Daniel, Red Deer

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We chose this resort because our grandson wanted waterslides..however the bigger slide was damaged and not usable as was one of the restaurants..that we had booked in after we got to the resort. The main pool was really murky ...compared to the adult pool. The room was clean and grounds were well maintained by staff. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Some guests made the stay irritating but that's not the resorts fault. We would definitely book through Expedia..gave us a perk...as it allowed us to book al le carte restaurants upon check in ...rather than stay up till midnight and use the resorts app! That made us very happy! Santiago at the Taco Bar was an amazingly kind and friendly waiter...as was Michelle at concierge! Bellman were wonderful as well! The resort does need some repairs to roofs..as some floors are very slippery when it rains. All in all ...having not used Expedia for an international vacation ...I would do it again!
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Gerald Kyle

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Edgard Ronald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great wildlife
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Jade

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was nice to be in the rain forest and have the animals all around. The beach was extremely rocky and hard to go into. A lot of amenities were closed such as the water slides which as big reason we booked, the snack bar wasn’t open, some a la cartes were closed and you had to book the day of at midnight or you couldn’t get a reservation which being on vacation with little kids I’m not up at that time and I’m not setting an alarm. The place was nice but not for me.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

chris

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Worst Sandos I’ve been to. Front desk staff lack attention or care rooms are cleaned and not replaced items like towels or even bed sheets. Will not be back
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Brendan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024