UNICO 20°87° Hotel Riviera Maya
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Address: Q.R MX, México 307 KM 260, 77710 Akumal, Kantenah, Mexico
Hotel Amenities you Can Expect!
- All-Inclusive or European Plan
- Beach Access
- Poolside Restaurants & Swim-Up Bars ($)
- Wedding, Event, & Meeting Venues ($)
- Valet Parking
- On-Site Bars and Restaurants ($)
- Outdoor Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs
- Concierge Desk
- Gift Shop ($)
- Complimentary WiFi
- Adults-Only Pool
- Spa and Beauty Salon ($)
- Daily Housekeeping
- Fitness Center ($)
- Airport Shuttle Service ($)
- In Room Dining
UNICO 20°87° Hotel Riviera Maya
UNICO 20°87° Hotel Riviera Maya is an all-inclusive luxury retreat on Riviera Maya’s beaches. It offers regionally inspired cuisine, art, and personalized services. With three pools, a holistic spa, and a wellness center, guests enjoy both relaxation and adventure. Rooms and suites feature rustic decor, modern amenities, and a Local Host for added service, ensuring an unforgettable stay in a contemporary Mexican paradise.
Experiences at UNICO 20°87° Hotel Riviera Maya
Suites
The suites offer guests luxurious comfort with stunning ocean views, high-end amenities, and sophisticated décor. Personalized touches such as curated minibars and aromatherapy enhance the experience, blending contemporary elegance with local cultural elements for a unique and memorable stay.
Dining
Dining at UNICO 20°87° Hotel Riviera Maya features a variety of restaurants offering Mexican, Italian, Japanese, and Mediterranean cuisine. Guests can indulge in gourmet meals crafted by renowned chefs and enjoy premium beverages. The resort also offers in-room dining and personalized culinary experiences, ensuring each meal is unique and memorable.
Fitness
The fitness center offers state-of-the-art equipment and various classes like yoga and spinning. Guests can enjoy personalized training sessions and wellness programs designed to meet their fitness goals, all in a modern and inspiring environment.
Spa
The spa Esencia Wellness, offers a holistic experience with a range of treatments, including massages, facials, and body wraps. Guests can also enjoy a full-service beauty salon and barber shop. The serene environment and personalized services ensure a rejuvenating and relaxing experience.
Room Amenities at UNICO 20°87°
- Exterior hydro spa tub
- Terrace with lounging area
- Bathroom with sliding door and sliding window
- Single rain showers with hand shower
- Separate shower and WC
- Double sinks
- Additional bathroom amenities
- 55 Inch TV
- Unique, curated custom designed furniture and local art pieces
- In-room mini bar
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The all-inclusive package includes gourmet dining, top-shelf drinks, 24-hour room service, pool and beach service, and daily and nightly entertainment.
Rooms range from Alcoba King and Ocean View to suites like the Estancia Tropical and the Estancia Suite with one or two bedrooms.
The resort features multiple dining options, including restaurants serving Mexican, Italian, Japanese, and Mediterranean cuisines, as well as in-room dining.
Yes, Esencia Wellness offers a holistic spa, full-service beauty salon, barber shop, and a state-of-the-art fitness center.
Yes, guests can enjoy local tours such as swimming with dolphins, exploring cenotes, ziplining, and visiting Tulum.
Yes, UNICO 20°87° is an adults-only resort, providing a tranquil and sophisticated environment.
Yes, the resort offers comprehensive wedding and event services, including personalized planning and stunning venues.
The cancellation policy varies based on the booking terms and conditions. It’s recommended to review the specific terms at the time of booking.
Yes, airport transfers can be arranged through the resort for an additional fee.
The resort embraces local culture through its design, cuisine, and activities, providing an immersive experience in the Riviera Maya.
What Do People Think About Staying At UNICO 20°87° Hotel Riviera Maya?
Service, vibe, facilities and rooms were unreal! Location is slightly far from the airport.
We came from Australia and felt right at home - couldn’t recommend UNICO enough!
I loved our room which had a panaramic view. Room 1508
The up keep needs some TLC. We noticed in the lobby and near pool area the funiture was worn and the hallway walls near the rooms looked dirty. Not what we should experience at a 5 diamond resort. There should be daily touch up paint applied similar to how cruise ships keep up the vessels. The furniture should be switched out once used up and worn.
The spa area doesn’t feel luxurious at all.
It needs to be remolded in my opinion.
Our host was nice.
Overall the service was good- Food was fair. The restaurants were nice and cozy.
Zahilys who works with legendary membership didn’t take No for an answer.
She even interupted my lunch and wouldn’t stop even after I gave her the eye to leave me alone. This was very annoying-
We stayed for 7 days and spent $300 in cash tipping service providers. Don’t forget to bring tip money because they work very hard providing a service.
- Overall clean resort and rooms
- Very attentive servers and bartenders
- Very polite staff throughout resort
- Food was awesome, our favorite was the Japanese restaurant
- Each restaurant has their own cocktail menu (the espresso martini at the Italian restaurant… yum!)
- The nightly entertainment they had was enjoyable and fun
- Lots of seating around the pool area
Cons —
- Our flight was delayed so we didn’t check in until around 5pm. However, the local host that would assist in reservations and whatever else leaves earlier than that each day. We decided to try to make reservations at concierge instead but were told we needed to wait for the host to reserve dinner at Superbia. We expected to hear from them the next morning… We stayed 4 nights and our host never contacted us. Thankfully, we figured it out with concierge the next day but concierge should be able to make all reservations without the host involved.
- Can make SOME reservations for dinner online which was nice but can’t make all (Superbia) which defeated the purpose of it… once we finally got concierge to help us with reservations, we ended up needing to move others around to accommodate.
- We’ve been to multiple resorts where the check in is more personalized. You would be walked to your room, they’d note which alcohol beverages you preferred, etc. We didn’t get that experience here. I’d imagine that was because our host was MIA.
- The Superbia event they are doing this summer was neat but they did a fixed menu at the Mexican restaurant. The dinner was good but we would have preferred access to the typical menu.
- The male and female hydrotherapy areas at the spa had multiple areas that were not working.
- We really enjoyed the entertainment at night but wanted more! Not sure if this is a con though LOL
- Typical of this area, there was lots of seaweed in the ocean and along the shoreline. There was also quite a bit of rock and coral. We spend more time at the pool but if the beach is important to you, then it’s something you should take into consideration.
Because we were there in June and then in July, this review might be long but, I think, worth it.
In June, we thought about visiting AVA, but after reading reviews, we decided to try UNICO. This switch was made possible thanks to Cesar Hugo Lopez, our legendary reservation GURU who always gives us true and helpful advice!
Many thanks to Israel and Roger, our mayor-domos at Unico, who promptly planned our stay after being confirmed. These two are the best in the business. They are professional, kind, and meticulous, and we proudly call them friends now. We were in building 5 and the panoramic views from the room were breathtaking--both in June and July.
The first time we visited Unico, in June, we arrived right before the hurricane/tropical storm, so it rained on and off most days. Nonetheless, this resort's many indoor activities and superb service made our stay pleasant and romantic.
All restaurants had great food and service. In particular, we enjoyed UNICO Grill (Andres and the wait staff were really polite and helpful!) I highly recommend the jalapeño bread and delicious steaks! The Mura House—thanks to Diana, the hostess who seated us without reservations. The sushi, Hibachi, and fish are delicious! Mi Carisa's breakfast French toast and evening offerings are amazing. Cueva for dinner (try the Mexican Coffee) is superb.
Is essential to visit the lounge, main bar, and Inez Café for the best drinks and if you meet Grecia, a lovely waitress stationed there, will make you feel welcome with her charm.
A month later, in July we traveled back to UNICO for SUPERBIA; this time with family! They loved UNICO as much as we did. AMAZING SUPERBIA was a week of cultural delights I recommend to everyone. The HOF pool was our customary location throughout the day, and we enjoyed meeting the various mixologist. The crew, especially Maria, Anderson (aka poochito), and Erik was on top of everything, and made the pool experience memorable. Israel and Roger, of course, planned all our activities, and their attention to detail is what made UNICO ideal in our hearts.
I also want to send a thank you to Legendary Member Services representative Jahz for connecting us with Tavo and Salvador to review our membership. I recommend contacting them for membership questions.
Edit: Approached the front desk and was told “too bad.” What a let down. This is our first trip together in 13 years and we had hoped to have a relaxing view to enjoy some quality time on. Instead we have a view of the entrance to the courtyard.
What a let down.
The nature of the place is incredible, we saw many free animals such as coatis, iguanas, eagles, pelicans and tepexcuinles.
The buffet food as well as the gourmet restaurants are highly recommended.
The kind butlers Rodrigo and Israel were available at all times.
When we arrived, we were greeted and asked to sit for the check-in process. During this time, they held our passport for 20 mins which isn’t the most comfortable. We were introduced to our concierge Ishmael who we were told would assist with our dinner, amenity reservations, or whatever could make our stay comfortable. Prior to our tour, someone from the front desk ran to catch us to discuss a balance. I paid the initial deposit and the remainder they sent me via email. Why make someone pay three different transactions?!?
We requested reservations at the Italian restaurant for 8:30. During our tour, we were told there were straw hats in our room and ladies available to paint the hats. When we inquired we were told they were full for the day and would not be back until Saturday, this was Tuesday and we were leaving Friday. We were shown to the lunch buffet and told our concierge would text when the room was ready. I had to text him at 2:58pm, in which he confirmed the room was ready. Not very helpful.
When we arrived at dinner we were told our reservations were for one guest at 9:30 although he toured two guests. The service was extremely slow at this restaurant, and this was a theme at every lunch and dinner. The power also went out three times during this one dinner. The steakhouse dinner was so slow we left and ordered room service after waiting 90 mins for hummus and one pasta dish.
Other random and unpleasant things: the additional blanket in the room smelled the mildew and the beach was disappointing as it was covered with seaweed.
Food was average and drinks were watered down, which Ive noticed is common wit all inclusive resorts. While I feel the grounds are nicely kept (pools and landscaping), I think the rest of the experience was that of a 3 star resort and not worth $500-600/per night whatsoever.
Beach - there is none. Just a tiny, dirty strip covered in seaweed.
Pools - badly need some love.
Service - angry, neglecting, aggressive and always seem like they’d rather to be somewhere else.
Food - generally not good and they rush you at the restaurants (if you’re lucky enough to get a reservation) saying they need to seat next guests. Aguachiles and Japanese were good.
Ambiance - doesn’t feel like I’m in Mexico. They try to cater to the lowest common denominator of American palates, unsuccessfully.
Also the restaurants are not adequately air conditioned. Too warm to enjoy meal.
Don’t waste your money. For the same price there are plenty of amazing options in the area.
We were 2 couples and we stayed in the villa on the top floor above restaurant 2087. Can’t say enough about this ocean front room. Very modern villa with 2 king size rooms, large living area with extra bath. Balcony is beautiful with nice furniture and 2 hot tubs. Spent quite a bit of time relaxing on balcony. Had the chefs supper in the room one night which was awesome. The chef, staff and the service was great and the food was delicious.
We spend most of the days at the HOF pool. Big thank you to the pool staff, the bartenders, our butlers for reserving the chairs every day. They never missed a beat. We reserved the cabana one day and had a special chef’s lunch. It was delicious.
The food at all restaurants is always delicious. Never fails. The only complaint I would have is the long wait time to get served at 2087. We went twice and was the same wait both times. The food however was very good and they serve a wonderful breakfast buffet.
As for our butlers Javier and Rodrigo. This is the 3rd time we had Javier and twice we had Roberto. They are the best. They are always very attentive with what we asked for and had everything ready for us on our arrival. Everything from start of vacation to end was awesome, from reserving chairs, dinners, organizing special dinner in room and lunch at cabana. Thanks to both of them, our stay was wonderful. They went above and beyond with everything. Cannot thank them enough.
We will definitely be returning.
Positives
- Food was of high quality and plenty of options to choose from.
- Our local host, Camargo was extremely helpful and able to provide us with information on daily activities and arrange for an alternate birthday surprise in my room as we don’t drink alcohol.
- Staff are extremely friendly and respectful at all times.
- Wildlife on the hotel grounds are free to roam/treated well and the hotel grounds are maintained daily by gardeners.
- Overall cleanliness was great and room service was completed twice daily.
- Excursions booked directly through the hotel were of high quality and transportation arrived on time.
- Greeted at the hotel with fresh hand towels and a speedy service to our room after a long flight was highly appreciated.
Negatives
- None to note, all in all; we were extremely impressed with the hotel.
While the service was adequate, the employees were friendly and the amenities basic, they fell short of the luxury one would expect from a resort claiming to be five diamond rated (not stars). Still trying to wrap our heads around how they got that credential!? The hotel itself was clean and smelled nice due to the at least 100 industrial diffusers, but showed signs of needing maintenance, and the lack of fans in common areas made for uncomfortable temperatures, particularly by the bars and restaurants.
Most disappointing was the quality of the food, which lacked authenticity and did not live up to the standards of a purportedly high-end resort. The power went out twice while we were dining in the restaurants, which we should mention, were almost fully booked by the time we arrived!! On our check in, we began making all the reservations for our dining, one of the restaurants was already fully booked for nearly our entire stay. How does an all inclusive resort require a reservation to their restaurants but doesn’t have any open availability?? Moreover, the menus at all the restaurants were weird and the food tasted HORRIBLE. The food by the pool and Mexican restaurant specifically had possibly the worst tacos ever, I wish we took photos of them falling apart, full of fat and cartilage, and barely warm. My husband said Taco Bell is 100 times better than this and wishes there was one there!! This is a sad truth which is a disgrace to the Mexican cuisine which apparently at this resort consists of fish stick tacos (and no, I’m not joking, these tacos were literally made with frozen fish sticks). C’mon, no corn or even street corn, Fajitas, mole, decent tacos, churros or anything remotely Mexican about the food or hotel. Literally a food truck has more edible food…even I can cook better than this!!
Despite these MINOR shortcomings, the music and DJ were at least enjoyable. However, issues with towel availability for both the pool and room were persistent throughout the stay, adding to the overall underwhelming experience. beach access was disappointing due to limited availability and an abundance of seaweed, without any nets provided. This greatly hindered our ability to enjoy the beach and all vegetation the blocking the view of the ocean.
In summary, Unico fell short of expectations and proved to be a poor value for the money. The subpar food, lack of amenities, and pushy sales tactics overshadowed any positives, making it difficult to recommend to others. Additionally, the pressure to buy into their vacation program felt like an exploitation of Mexico rather than a genuine offering. You could easily find a better deal at a different all inclusive and won’t be left hungry for actual food!! Travelers, Save your time and money and please go elsewhere. You’re welcome in advance!
The hotel overall was ok, which is not what I would expect based on the price. We had a swim out, but the pool could use refinishing as could the shower. The room was just another room, nothing spectacular. Of the four nights we were there the cleaning was inconsistent… we asked for shower gel everyday multiple times because ours was empty from the beginning and it was never brought we ended up buying some… also we called for towels everyday because once the room was cleaned they would take the towels and leave nothing, she told us to just call because it was faster when asked. Only one of the nights were our sheets turned down which I would have appreciated the nights prior. Apparently we had a local host but I never saw them.
The resort was strange. Not a very enthusiastic or fun resort, very much a lame energy. No music by the pool, the pool was also like a jacuzzi it was so hot. Also strangely one of the days the power went out over five times and other days only a few which was odd. Also walking throughout the hotel there was a vomit odor quite often which was nauseating.
I think the service is better if you buy into their time share thing or that’s what I experienced. They engaged with people that were members and not really with those of us that weren’t which ya know I’m aware business is business but it doesn’t feel too good. We tipped well, but the service was dismissive and more often than not we overheard the staff complaining of guests in Spanish.
Overall the drinks were good, the food was okay, but if you’re going to the Cancun/ Riviera Maya area maybe try somewhere else
UNICO customer service was extremely poor in regards to traveling with a group of 8. In order for us to eat any dinners together, we would have had to make reservations at any single restaurant weeks in advance. I understand that this is how some resorts operate, but the UNICO concierge service knew ahead of time that we were traveling as a group and did not mention that reservations were necessary. In addition, my husband and I spent multiple days at the resort on our own. We checked in on a Saturday, and there were multiple restaurants the next Thursday and Friday that were already completely booked for TWO diners. This is just silly! Who wants to plan every meal in advance when traveling to a beach all inclusive?
Additionally, our group of 8 requested to be in the same block of rooms in order to share a swim up pool. I do realize that this was a request and was in no way guaranteed, but UNICO originally put 6 of the guests at one swim up pool and separated me & my husband to a different building, although they were aware that the group was specifically traveling to the resort for my birthday. UNICO made a huge fuss that it was not possible for my husband and I to be with the rest of the group, while three rooms in that block were currently vacant. Eventually they did give us one of those three rooms, but the lack of customer service and attention to detail was well below what this same group has experienced at other resorts.
On a positive note, the restaurant, bar, & room service employees were all amazing.
Our group collectively decided that the experience was bad enough that we would never recommend a group travel here. Our experience as a party of 2 (after the rest of the group departed) was much higher than it was as a group of 8.
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