Overview
Located beachfront on Playa El Palmar, the all-inclusive Barceló Ixtapa is ideal for a family vacation, honeymoon or destination wedding. The resort offers 398 rooms, seven restaurants, five bars, three pools, the U-Spa, and daily entertainment. Premium Level accommodations offer spectacular views, access to specialty restaurants, and more. Guests can explore all that Ixtapa has to offer and are minutes away from the quaint fishing village of Zihuatanejo. Live up to more at Barceló Ixtapa.
Check in
3 p.m.
Check out
12 p.m.
Rooms
398
Inclusions
- Welcome drink on arrival
- All taxes
Rooms
- 1 king bed, or 2 double beds
- Mountain view
- No more than 4 guests in the room
- 1 king bed, or 2 double beds
- Mountain view
- Minimum 1 adult, maximum 3 adults
- Maximum 2 children
- No more than 4 guests in the room
- A/C
- Coffee maker
- Hair dryer
- Iron/Ironing board
- Mini-bar
- Safe
- TV
- Balcony or terrace
- 1 king bed, or 2 double beds
- Ocean view
- No more than 4 guests in the room
- 1 king bed, or 2 double beds
- Ocean view
- Minimum 1 adult, maximum 3 adults
- Maximum 2 children
- No more than 4 guests in the room
- A/C
- Coffee maker
- Hair dryer
- Iron/Ironing board
- Mini-bar
- Safe
- TV
- Balcony or terrace
- 1 king bed, or 2 double beds
- Ocean view
- No more than 4 guests in the room
- 1 king bed, or 2 double beds
- Ocean view
- Minimum 1 adult, maximum 3 adults
- Maximum 2 children
- No more than 4 guests in the room
- Plasma TV
- A la carte meals available daily
- A/C
- Coffee maker
- Hair dryer
- Iron/Ironing board
- Mini-bar
- Safe
- TV
- Balcony or terrace
Premium Level benefits include:
- Preferred reception desk area
- Exclusive check in and check out areas
- Early check in and late checkout upon availability
- Private concierge service
- Free internet access
- A la carte pillow
- Special amenities kit in the room
- Access to Premium Level Lounge
- No limit in all a la carte restaurant reservations
- Local calls
- Premium drinks
- Room service included
- 2 double beds, and 1 sofa bed
- No more than 5 guests in the room
- 2 double beds, and 1 sofa bed
- Minimum 1 adult, maximum 3 adults
- Maximum 3 children
- No more than 5 guests in the room
- Living room
- A/C
- Coffee maker
- Hair dryer
- Iron/Ironing board
- Mini-bar
- Safe
- TV
- Balcony or terrace
Not recommended for guests with mobility issues as no elevators in Family Villa section.
- 2 double beds, and 2 sofa beds
- No more than 6 guests in the room
- 2 double beds, and 2 sofa beds
- Minimum 1 adult, maximum 5 adults
- Maximum 3 children
- No more than 6 guests in the room
- A/C
- Coffee maker
- Hair dryer
- Iron/Ironing board
- Mini-bar
- Safe
- TV
- Balcony or terrace
Not recommended for guests with mobility issues as no elevators in Family Villa section.
Amenities
Main pool
Pool aerial view
Fitness centre
Restaurant
Restaurant
Restaurant
Restaurant
Plaza Mexicana
Meeting rooms
Wedding facilities
Location
Reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
Quality of food and room maintenance were poor
tranquilamama (Washington DC, District of Columbia) on Jan 03, 2025
Though the employees were friendly and beach beautiful, the quality of food and shabby rooms were surprisingly bad. If you are visiting from outside of Mexico, you may find that the communication about dinner reservations and beach/ pool chairs is very confusing.
December 2024 Family Vacation
Jeremy K on Jan 03, 2025
This is the second time we've stayed at a Barcelo resort. The first was Barcelo Puerto Vallarta in 2023. WARNING 1: I booked both experiences on Barcelo.com. .com. In Puerto Vallarta, this automatically placed me in the premium category. In Ixtapa, it did not. This is important because at no time during the booking of the Ixtapa experience was it explained that a 7 night stay only provides access to 2 a la carte dining options, with 2 buffets and a snack bar being the only other options. The pool side snack bar became a "fine" dining seafood restaurant at night. The buffet food was decent but repetitive. In short: The dining experience at Barcelo Puerto Vallarta is superior to the dining experience at Barcelo Ixtapa. PV was excellent, Ixtapa was okay. WARNING 2: I booked a "Superior Family Villa" which is described as a "privileged location next to the pool. Bar and Beach Service to enjoy as a family." They don't tell you that it might be 3-4 flights up. I could not explain the difference between a Family Villa and Superior Family Villa if you asked. WARNING 3: Water. I believe our family was provided (3) 650 mL bottle of water each day. You can request more but it is carefully policed. We bought our own from the OXXO across the street, but the point is for the amount we are paying (especially over Christmas), we shouldn't have to. Find another area to make your profits. PRAISE 1: The resort is very clean. Rooms are clean and our villa had lots of space for our family of 4. The flooring decor is tile so hard to update but a good choice. (Caution: The sliding glass door don't work very well and I saw the same in a video from years ago. Should probably address this) PRAISE 2: Paulina, the concierge, saved our vacation in many ways. She deserves extremely high praise. A heartfelt thanks. NEUTRAL 1: Service. The resort was very busy and service was inconsistent. Even with tipping, it could be difficult to get a refill on coffee / alcohol. I believe this may have been because the staff had too many responsibilities to develop personal relationships. NEUTRAL 2: Chairs. My goodness the politics around location and claiming poolside chairs and umbrella are interesting. If you like to sleep in, you're in trouble. This is not a fault of the resort, it's the tourists (like us)... PRAISE 3: Location. Beach and location to water is beautiful. Gorgeous sunsets. Great access to tourist shopping. The cyclopista is fantastic for runners, walkers and bikers alike. NEUTRAL 3: Entertainment / Shows. Same crew each night, but they did a fairly good job changing the themes for a different experience. Language barrier likely contributed but we don't consider this an issue for the resort. When in Rome... Be aware of: Even though Ixtapa / Zihua are safe, it is in the state of Guererro so there are fewer English speaking travellers. The predominant language is Spanish and English as a second language is not as predominant. We appreciated that (and like it), but it was different from what we experienced in Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Maya. This can influence things like pool activities and entertainment. Last but not least: Avoid raw meat, even at the a la carte restaurants. I'll spare you the details. In short: Our family had a good time but will not be returning. It was my impression in this experience that the profit margins were being carefully guarded and this should not be the case when you are spending around $1000 CDN per day for our family of 4. This experience has made me more willing to try other resorts outside of Barcelo.
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