My family and I stayed at the Royal Sands June 11-18th. Last year we stayed at the Royal Mayan. Both places are beautiful.The sands has the spa and night club called Hacienda Sisol. Both the spa and the club are great attractions at the sands. The service was excellent, both in the club, the Veranda restaurant, and around the pool. The only time that our housekeeper did not come to the room was on a Sunday, since Saturday is check-in day, the rooms are cleaned on that day. I cannot report anything negative about any of the Royals, they really have it together. Good food is plentiful in Cancun, as well as daily activity. We took the Golden Tour to Isla Mujeres, and were treated to a fully cooked breakfast, as well as lunch on Dolphin Island. This is the best tour that we have taken because it includes so much for $60.00 per person. Please eat at the Captain's Cove Restaurant, the food and the service is five star. My crew consisted of my wife, two grown daughters, son-in-law, my beautiful 15 month old grandaughter, and me. The two bedroom villa, which I exchanged my Marriott Grand Vista for, was hard to get. I had to call almost everyday to get it. It is getting harder to book at the Royals because of the demand for villas in Cancun, so if you want to go to one, do it early. My two bedroom villa had more than enough room for my family, and we prepared our own breakfast daily, not because Cancun is expensive, but because mornings are lazy in Cancun, and you don't want to rush for breakfast. Your can buy your breakfast at the store on the grouinds, or pay 5 pesos and go to wal-mart to buy some serious stuff. We discussed making this a yearly trip for the family, and we just might do it if rooms are available. The time share people can be a pain, but they are just doing their job. Even when you tell them that you are already a time-share owner, they will continue to push, just stand up, literally, when you are tired, and they will wrap up the presentation. Finally, when you land at the airport, go straight to the place that you havemade your travel arrangments with, I made mine with Thomas Moore. You will be stopped every two feet by persons claiming that they work for whomever you booked with, keep on walking until you see the transportation that you personally arranged.
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