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The Sens Cancun
Mexico, North America
Cancun
This outstanding hotel is set in Hotel zone. The 374 welcoming guest rooms offer a perfect place to relax at the end of the day. Experience a fantastic all-inclusive stay, with a widevariety of entertainment, specialty restaurants, bars, and spa treatments at The Sens Cancun. This resort offers the best family vacation or the most relaxing moments in adults-only areas.
Facilities
- Entertainment programme
- Bar
- Sun loungers
- 24 hour reception
- Outdoor Swimming Pool
- Spa treatments
- Restaurant
- Poolside snack bar
- Wi-fi
- Please note some facilities may incur an additional fee
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
The Local Area
Tripadvisor Reviews
4.0 Very Good8,575 reviews
Excellent
63%
Very Good
17%
Average
8%
Poor
5%
Terrible
7%
Location
Cleanliness
Service
Value
If you’re used to 4 or 5 star all-inclusive beach resorts, do your research.
My wife and I travel to all-inclusive resorts regularly and stayed here for four nights at the end of our vacation, January 2026. The property seems very popular with local families looking for a quick getaway. We love meeting people, but since we only speak English, there wasn't much opportunity for conversation (we need to learn Spanish!). While the resort markets itself online as a typical beach destination, it felt more like a standard hotel with a few meal coupons thrown in. Restaurant choices are also limited. We paid for an adults-only room, but were placed right between two family rooms. And honestly, the walls are fairly thin so we could hear parents talking to their children at night and stuff like that. When we asked about the "exclusive adults-only area" we thought we paid for, staff escorted us to an upper-floor space with cabanas and hot tubs. Unfortunately, most of the unoccupied hot tubs (about half) were broken or had bits of moss and algae. Overall, the area was somewhat dirty. The highlight of the stay was renting a cabana on the beach. They include dedicated food and drink service, which was wonderful. Just be aware that you have to pay extra for the cabanas and reserve them early in the morning through concierge. Overall, the staff was friendly, but the overall vibe wasn't for us. I'm sharing this so other couples expecting a standard "4 or 5 star" all-inclusive experience can make an informed decision before booking. I would like to give this place a 2.5 out of 5 for our experience.
Great Visit with the family overall.
The location was great. Super close to the ferry to go to Isla Mujer or others. Atmosphere was great. Not crowded and overall good for families. Rooms were good too. Just hated that nothing dried. Value was great with out discount. I was satisfied with the charge per day. Wasn’t super noisy. Service from the staff was top notch. Can’t say enough. Super helpful and friendly. I was sad that their 2 most popular restaurants where closed. Bartender, in my opinion need more training in how to make drink but overall good. They where not consistent in the drinks taste. They where super friendly and nice. Wasn’t long of a wait. I used USD a lot. I just wish I had more $1 dollars instead of big bills.
Review by Rosalinda R Texas
Great food, great staff, could be tidier
Travelled as a family with a 3 year old and stayed for 2 weeks, using the black (highest grade) wristband. If we could, we would have rated this is a 4.5 out of 5. 4/5 felt unfair, so we went with a 5!
Positives: The food is excellent. We ate breakfast every day in Las Palmas, lunch at either Marisma (overlooking the sea) or White Box, then tried all of the restaurants in the evening, White Box was our favourite. The 3 restaurants I mention are only available to guests who upgrade to a black wristband and it is SO worth it. The food quality is by far the best we’ve ever experienced. Hygiene levels are exceptional.
We really liked the online booking system to get evening meal reservations - we got our first choice time and venue on 12 out of 13 nights! A very well organised system which maximises choice.
The staff are fantastic. We really noticed how friendly and helpful every staff member we came across was, but particularly remembered Ruth in White Box, Leonora, Modesto, Ernesto, Inacio and Jesus. We never waited too long for food and rarely queued for a drink during the day, although later afternoons could get busy. The drinks are good quality.
The room was dated but perfectly functional, it was always cleaned and had a good minibar. We did experience minor issues with the bathroom in and shower, but on both occasions we reached out to the online concierge and the issues were resolved quickly.
Things to consider:
There aren’t enough sungloungers for guests. There are none (as in zero!) around the Sens pool, and a small number around the Oasis pool (we didn’t like this pool, it felt crowded). This meant we had to get loungers on the beach, and there are only around 20 umbrellas in total on the Sens side, so we did have to get up early to secure a shade. I feel the hotel could invest in a lot more loungers!
The Sens pool is great, with lots of different sections and depths to explore; although stricter rules around eating in the pool would definitely help to keep it cleaner! At times there was litter floating around because guests eat in the pool, and the pool lights were hanging off the wall! This was rectified after a few days but the pool staff could improve the pool cleanliness.
This brings us on to our biggest annoyance, and the reason we would have awarded 4.5/5 if we could - we woke early (thanks to our toddler) and were usually on the beach by 8am. The beach and pool area were regularly littered with empty cups, tissues, straws, plates and food from the day before. We had to move dirty cups from a table and from the sand before sitting down on our loungers! It doesn’t take much to organise an a full clean either later in the evening or early in the morning, especially as there were already staff and gardeners around at this time.
Also, the seaweed started to come in whilst we were staying, and the hotel didn’t seem as ‘on it’ with the collection as neighbouring resorts. On one occasion, there was one member of staff with a rake cleaning the entire beach, and he was helped by a large group of volunteer guests!
Review by katiematey2011 Sheffield, United Kingdom
A wonderful vacation... Thanks to an incredible team
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the entire team at Grand Sens Cancún for making our vacation truly unforgettable.
From the moment we arrived, every member of the staff was friendly, attentive, and genuinely committed to providing outstanding service. We would especially like to recognize Gerardo Durán, the Front Office Manager, who completely turned our experience around. We arrived with several issues related to our reservation, but thanks to his professionalism, dedication, and genuine care, he resolved every single problem. He was always approachable, kind, and sincerely concerned about making sure we enjoyed our stay. Because of him, what started as a stressful situation became one of the best vacations we've had.
We would also like to give special thanks to Keyla Rosales, who was incredibly kind, attentive, and always willing to help. She consistently went above and beyond to ensure we had everything we needed, and her warm attitude made us feel truly welcome throughout our stay.
As for the hotel itself, we absolutely loved it. It is a beautiful, well-equipped resort with excellent facilities, great food, and a very relaxing atmosphere. Although it is not a huge resort, we actually found that to be a major advantage. Everything is conveniently located, and it never felt overcrowded. We also had no trouble making restaurant reservations, which made our vacation even more enjoyable.
Overall, we had an amazing experience and created wonderful memories at Grand Sens Cancún. We would definitely return and highly recommend this hotel to anyone looking for outstanding service, great amenities, and a team of people who truly care about their guests.
Great place for family vacations!
It's the third year in row that we do our vacations here. The location is great, only 20 min away from Cancun airport, safe and beautiful, the atmosphere is great with good and respectful people, rooms very clean and spacious, not any noise at any time and completed with all the amenities as needed. There are a lot of great restaurants and bars with really great and quality services ! We will come back for sure next summer and we highly recommend this resort for your vacations.
