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Blvd Kukulcan Km 17 | Lote 51 Zona Hotelera, Cancun 77500 , Mexico
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4 of 5 stars
Waveman12e   1 contribution
Long Beach Island, NJ
Apr 29, 2009 | Trip type: Family
3/3 found this review helpful

Other than the Swine Flu scare (which forced a shortened time in Cancun and at the Islander) and absolutely no beach the Royal Islander is a good value. The staff is extremely helpful and go out of their way to help. Compared to other time shares seen this gives you lots of room, especially if you take both the A... more

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5 of 5 stars
joeandtab   4 contributions
fairfax va
Apr 26, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
1/1 found this review helpful

We stayed at the RI for the week of our honeymoon as a gift from my parents to use their timeshare. We are both international travelers and have pretty high expectations and were met with a fantastic resort upon arrival. We had a very smooth check in and when we arrived in our rooms the maid had left swans in... more

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4 of 5 stars
CallieCapeCod   8 contributions
Cape Cod, Ma
Apr 7, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
1/3 found this review helpful

We own 2 weeks.... one week at the Royal Sands and one at the Royal Islander. We only went the 1 week this year...we stayed at the Royal Islander and that was a good choice considering there was no beach. We are not pool people and had to stay at the pool all week. The ocean was just too dangerous... more

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5 of 5 stars
travelingtoothdoc   5 contributions
Maryland
Mar 28, 2009 | Trip type: Family
2/2 found this review helpful

The Royal Islander is a nice resort with very comfortable accomodations and a great staff. People return here year after year. The restaurants are top notch with very reasonable prices. There are a few scheduled activities which make for a fun day. HOWEVER, the beach is not usable. I had read reviews that said that there were rocks and it... more

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4 of 5 stars
cliffster   1 contribution
Connecticut Shore, USA
Feb 19, 2009 | Trip type: Family
4/4 found this review helpful

We stayed at the Royal Islander from Jan 31 - Feb 7 this year. This was our third visit to the "tri-royals" in Cancun" (I have benefited immensly from information on TA and wanted to give a little something back--this is my first review). We had an oceanfront villa-two bedroom. We love the hospitality and excellent service that we consistently... more

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5 of 5 stars
momoftwoct   4 contributions
Connecticut
Dec 13, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

We traded our timeshare to stay here. I have to say, we were extremely pleased with the Islander. We arrived to the resort around 1 pm. Check in time is not until 4. We filled out their forms upon arrival and were told that the check in time was'nt until 4 however, we could use the resort as we pleased.... more

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5 of 5 stars
greenmob   1 contribution
Mobile
Oct 28, 2008 | Trip type: Family
2/2 found this review helpful

I have a friend who has a timeshare at this resort and was invited to go for the week of Oct. 11-18. I don't have experience staying at other resorts in the area, but Royal Islander was really great. Staff were very friendly and the accommodations were wonderful! The villas are spacious and clean with lots of storage and amenities... more

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5 of 5 stars
supermnj   11 contributions
New Jersey
Oct 24, 2008 | Trip type: Couples
3/3 found this review helpful

This timeshare resort is unlike any time shares I have stayed at and I've stayed at a number. Usually time shares provide very little service and interaction between guests and staff. At the Royal Islander we had our own personal concierge who made all our reservations, checked up on us every day and even brought us gifts. The entire staff... more

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4 of 5 stars
fundifery   1 contribution
Long Island, NY
Oct 7, 2008 | Trip type: Family

We enjoyed a one week stay at the resort Saturday to Saturday, Sept 27 to October 3rd 2008..and a resort it is! My sister in law booked this timeshare through Interval and asked us to come along, so we did. We booked airfare through Jetblue.com from JFK direct to Cancun. It was about $950 for the two of us roundtrip... more

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5 of 5 stars
TonyRo   21 contributions
Aurora, CO
Sep 23, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

The wife and I stayed at the Royal Islander in Cancun. This resort was absolutely gorgeous, we had a 2 bedroom villa and it was more than big enough for the brother-in-law who tagged along. The wait staff was awesome, especially Juan at the bar outside of the Cayo Largo restaurant. There wasn't a drink he didn't know how to... more

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Address: Blvd Kukulcan Km 17 | Lote 51 Zona Hotelera, Cancun 77500 , Mexico