Spent 7 days at Paradisus Playa Del Carmen from May 10-17 with our 6 year old twins. Our favourite thing about the resort was the entertainment. Everyday there was something different and exciting for the kids to partake in, including foam parties at the pool, a water blow-up obstacle course, zip lining over the pool, a magic show, a circus show, and more! This was a really nice and unexpected addition to our trip! The waterpark Aquazone was SO much fun, we would go there everyday after lunch around 2pm and would stay until close (5pm). The pirate ship kids pool was nice to start our day as well. The resort at this time was only 50% capacity and you could tell, the pools were pretty quiet and we never had any issues reserving chairs or making reservations. We did the Italian and Hibachi twice and thoroughly enjoyed both. We did the organic restaurant too (Flora I think) and weren't as impressed. The buffet was 7/10, we've seen better with more selection, but it did the trick. Often undercooked bacon and too-wet scrambled eggs. Service from staff was great overall, we did room service each night and it was always prompt. Huge shout out to Eva Ciau, Angel Calli, Neftali Elizabet from the buffet (Naos) they were outstanding! We'd walk in for breakfast every morning and they'd have our memorized coffee/drink orders already started! They were so welcoming and attentive to us!!! One con I would say is that the resort isn't open onto the beach, it is seperated from the ocean by thick brush, so we definitely missed not having the ocean breeze or being able to eat at a restaurant overlooking the ocean. Due to this a lot of the lounge spaces felt quite stuffy - we'd love to see more fans around to circulate the air. The seaweed was not great on the beach but we saw them working diligently at it every single day - you could still swim and walk the beach no problem. The specialty ice cream and Nespresso boutiques (included) were very very good! Our kids did the kids club twice and had a lot of fun with it, and the turtles in the main lobby were adorable. GYM on adult side was fantastic! If you are a resort gym user, you'd be impressed. Room was pretty nice but the bedding could have been better, our beds had thin sheets that kept riding up exposing the bare mattress and I was surprised there wasn't mattress protectors. The AC worked well in 2180. Another thing is because it's a more eco resort with that brush, there are Coatis roaming around the pools and you need to be careful not to leave any food or drinks out as they will go through your bags or take it off your plate. I had a coati knock over my thermos and lick all over the straw for the juice inside - disgusting. Overall we had a great time with our kids!