Mexico has been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember, and there was no better time to cross it off my list than for my 25th birthday celebration.

Girls Trip 18'

The Hotel. 

The Lobby Bar

I stayed at the Ocean Riviera Paraside in Playa Del Carmen which is not too far from Cancun. The hotel is an all-inclusive resort which means meals, snacks, drinks (including alcohol beverages), room service, and the minibar is included with your fare.

One of the many cute sections in the Lobby

Let me start by saying- this hotel is one of the cleanest and beautiful hotels I have ever seen as well as organized. We stayed at the Ocean Riviera for a total of 3 nights and 4 days- clearly not enough time which means there was so much more I missed that this hotel has to offer.

Views from the Room

Mike's Coffe Shop

The hotel offers 10 themed restaurants including an amazing all you can eat buffet, a route 66 restaurant that is open until 6 AM, an ice cream shop as well as a Coffee shop. The hotel also has 11 snack bars in all of the pools.


We booked our trip through bookit.com and included a pickup and drop-off from the airport and back for safety. While there we also did the Bongo tour which included pickup and drop-off to an Ireland bar, Señors Frogs, and Coco Bongo with all-inclusive drinks.

Coco Bongo is a nightclub that is full of vega style shows, balloons, all inclusive drinks, dancers and more and is open until 4 am.

From the moment you enter the hotel, you fall in love with it. The lobby is full of details from the lambs, to the seats, to all of the real books almost every wall has.


The resort also has a sports bar, a bowling alley, and the theater which are all part of the nightlife. The lobby bar is open past 2 am, and you're welcome to walk around the resort with no issue as everyone that enters and leaves the hotel is checked in and out at the main gate.



The moment we arrived in Mexico the weather was shitty, but the moment we arrived at the resort the weather was beyond amazing. We had sun the whole time we were there with zero rain. I was able to layed up in the pool, drink tequila and eat all the guacamole I wanted.

By far Mexico was one of my best vacations. Although it was such a short vacation I enjoyed every minute of it.

The food of this resort was 10/10, the people and rooms are 10/10. All together I recommend Ocean Riviera Paradise to anyone that is planning their next Mexico Vacation.