Barcelo Costa Cancun (BCC) was a very nice place to stay. Rooms were very clean, staff was friendly and the food was good. We only stayed 3 nights, but found almost everything about the hotel to be satisfactory. Check-in was a breeze and we were "on the beach" in under 30 minutes of arrival. Here are the minor disappointments - drinks were very weak and to get the real stuff would have cost 40 to 80 pesos; our "balcony" was like 2 feet wide, no chairs could fit; the water at the beach (which is very small) was not very nice compared to other areas of Cancun (green compared to blue). Oh and it took like 5 minutes to get hot water in the shower.

My wife, myself and freinds have just arrived back from the barcalo after havng a great holiday the food was great and a great variation ,the service around the pool on the beach bar was great ,I have been to mexico 5 times now 3.times to cancun one down side was that the hotel is just a little to far from the centre for me and we had to use the bus evey time we wanted to go to the main centre .the hotel staff and the guys on the beach very helpfull ,now for the down side we was told it was a hotel for couples and families NOT TRUE we got their to find it full of groups of young lads and lasses partying to the early hours of the morning ,we were, woken every morning around 4am with singing ,,houting things being smashed doors being kicked,we reported it to both our rep and the security but nothing came of it but other than that the holiday was great ,in my appinion it needs to decide whether it is a 18 to 30 hotel or for families not both.

The pool was top notch, drink service great by the pool and beach. Huge, immaculate rooms, fantastic shower, hammock on the porch, they restock your fridge every day with sodas and beer and bottled water! Very high class, especially for the value. Restaurants were good, Mexico Lindo, the Mexican one, was by far the best, though. Spanish one was pretty good too. Seafood one was OK and the desserts were not so hot. Beach was kind of small, but certainly enough.
The buffet was excellent for breakfast and lunch. Lots of fresh fruit and healthy options. Great variety--make your own mimosas!--and extremely tasty food. Don't expect to get much in the way of wine. But the daiquiris will knock your socks off! A short bus ride to the Isla Mujeres ferry ($5 round trip, unbeatable).
All in all, I highly recommend it for a relaxing vacation.

Make sure you stay on any floor but the first!!!!! You want to be able to enjoy the view. They wanted to give us a first floor room but after we visited it we asked immediately to put us upstairs.

The shows were good, the Albatrz restaurant was the best. The waiters/waitresses were excellent. They made us feel welcome all the time. Great food. You can eat anything without worrying about getting sick. It's very clean and you can use the water to drink if want.