Excellent value, clean, good service, beautiful hotel, includes breakfast buffet which was wonderful, very little beach left and rocky, expect to be by the pool, rather than on the beach. The restaurants were very good for dinner. The only problem was the drinks from the pool bar were high priced and watered down.

We held our wedding at the Marriott CasaMagna on April 20. We had about 40 people staying between 4 to 6 days and we did not have any problems with check-in or rooms. We all selected the all-inclusive plan which at first was a little confusing to know what would be included, but worked out to be well worth it since we did not leave the resort for any meals.
The hotel is as beautiful as the pictures show. Yes the beach is a little small, but there are plenty of chairs to relax on and you could easily walk a few yards down to enter the water where it was less rocky. It was not an issue for anyone in our party. The grounds were always clean and gorgeous. I found it actually more picturesque than the JW Marriott next door.
The service throughout our trip and especially during our wedding was fantastic. The food was better than we expected and they had enough options to appeal to a wide range of tasted which was one of our main concerns with having a group there. Everyone was pleased!
If you are considering having a destination wedding this is an outstanding venue. Mariel our coordinator was so accomodating and efficient from day one, and Carlos our banquet manager made sure everything ran smoothly. I was nervous planning such an important event at somewhere I had never been, but the Marriott exceeded my expectations on all levels!!!

This is truly one of the loveliest places we have ever visited. The staff, the food, the service and the amenities were superb. I would recommend this hotel to anyone . Whether travelling alone on business or with your family.

The good - pretty much lives upto Mariott standards, nice breakfast, we actually enjoyed the Thai place, Champions was like an all american place..nothing different. The attendants are very nice, friendly and helpful.
Maid service - yes, the cleaning schedule varied - one day at 10 and another day they never came till 3, I called and then immediately complied saying the times are 9 - 5 for cleaning. Not a biggie, they did respond immediately.
Beach - forget real beach..we walked to all hotels. Actually CasaMagna still had about 10 feet of sand (better than the JW). The only hotel that seemed to have a better beach is the Le Meridian. We just went there once and stayed to enjoy the beach. Noone said anything except we did notice the hotel next to Meridian is getting constructed so lots of noise.
Room size/bathrooms/balcony - I found it all adequate and nice. It was about 202$/night
and I am not much of a nitpicky person..it was all clean and yes, like the previous poster, got USA today only 2 out of 7 nights.
Charges - They charge for EVERYTHING ! Water, beverages, Internet access ($17/night)..wow! Also all the charges that were given to me the last day are in pesos so I am still trying to figure it out. Also I got a 3 night/4 day free..but then they said 202$ is the actual reduced charge..I think mariott needs to sort out their 800# line in the US to their promotions that that have in the website. Customer Rep gives different info and at the hotel, they will charge you any way they can! I was told breakfast is free for all, turned out it was only for 2 adults. I had to contest that before they accepted.
Pool area - nice, hotel does feel luxurious (not as much as JW but JW feels too corporate). We went to Palace resort for a day visit, there are too many guests at the palace resort though the all inclusive there is nice and food is good as well. But doesn't have the plush feeling of mariott. But they do have lots of jacuzzis and a bigger pool.
Overall, nice but the money adds up quickly. So go if you get a good deal <$200 with breakfast.