I highly suggest everyone we used. Planning a destination wedding isn’t easy, but Rubi made our dream come true! The entire day (really the whole) was the best we could have asked for

I cannot express enough how amazing Barcelo Faro was for our beach front wedding. Over the past year Barcelo Grand Faro went through some transitions with the wedding department and hotel in general. So the reviews on this hotel vary significantly based on who or what was going on at the time. When booked in August of 2014, we had an amazing coordinator who worked out an incredible package for us, but she left and a new coordinator took over who was extremely disorganized and clearly not fit for the position. So many negative reviews on the hotel probably took place when she was there. Some time in March I believe, Karla and Stephanie took over and they are simply amazing! From the minute they took over, they put all my concerns at ease and addressed and and everyone concern! The day of my wedding everything was EXACTLY as I asked. Additionally the hote

I have to agree with the comment before me! We had a sunset wedding on the beach with cocktail hour and dinner reception and it all turned out beautiful! We also originally worked with Christina Portillo as our wedding planner, which was not at all a good experience. She would not respond to any communications and apparently did absolutely nothing towards our wedding over the three months that we worked with her. We were so concerned about the service that we were considering changing venues.
Thank God for Estela and Karla who have fully replaced Christina! They were able to plan our entire wedding again from scratch within about 1.5 months and they were fantastic! Communicating with them was easy as they provided us with a document where we filled in all of the information they needed for the wedding and they got to work. Upon reaching the Barcelo, they met with us immediately to ensure that everything was set correctly and that our wedding would be perfect. They are present from the start to the end of your wedding/reception should you need anything and they worked the whole time to make every detail perfect. Amazing!
We had their Strawberry passion wedding package which turned out great. Some things were missing, however. Here's a list of what was supposed to be provided and what we actually experienced:

Ceremony Location: Included tables with white linen, folding wedding chairs with colored sash and matt runner. (If you want the arch for beach weddings, it's available for about $200 more...didn't know that before).

One room upgrade for entire stay (Got it!)

Late check out (Got it!)

Welcome amenity and VIP treatment (ehhhh, sort of? Easy check in I guess)

80 min Massage Session (Got it and loved it!)

Wedding Planner (Get Estela and Karla or buyer beware!)

Justice of Peace/Minister (Had Diego and he did an amazing job! Gave him a script and he nailed it!)