My friend and I stayed at Crown Paradise in Cancun the first week in Feb. for a girlfriend's getaway. Prior to coming I was really worried about the choice I made (I booked through my timeshare/RCI), secondary to all the negative reviews I read prior to arrival. We were pleasantly surprised! After a horrific flight on American Airlines that arrived a whole day late, we arrived at Crown Paradise and check in was a breeze! our accommodations were fine. The rooms were immaculate and comfortable. Beds were a little hard but no big deal. A minor problem with the A/C was resolved quickly and we asked for extra bath towels which were sent up within minutes. The maid service was excellent. She added many thoughtful little touches that made us feel special. After checking out our room(s) we proceeded to find someplace to eat and stopped in the first restaurant we saw (Fisherman's). It was only5pm and without reservations, we couldn't just be seated but we were offered 8:15 reservations and accepted. We went back to the rooms to unpack and ordered room service to to ty us over till 8:15. The Avacodo stuffed wth shrimp was just right to quiet our hunger till dinner. Dinner was great! If you can be somewhat flexible with the reservations, you should have no trouble getting them. However, do make sure you make reservations each day or even a day or two in advance. We managed to try each restaurant. We like them all. The French was our favorite, Wayne's Boots second, Fishermans, Italian and Mexican (in that order). Our favorte lunch place was the Japanese place. I had sushi every day! It was great! The staff are terrific and really go out of their way to please you. Occasional (small) tips were very much appreciated but NOT expected. Lines at the bar moved quickly, so the wait was never very long. Top shelf booze availble if you ask for it. All in all, the food was very good and plentiful, not gourmet, but GOOD. Certainly good value for what you pay in A.I.Fees. One of my concerns was that i was there for a girlfriend's getaway and the place is very kid friendly. Not a problem. Easy to get away from them if you want to. The main pool is very loud with constant activities but also easy to get away from that as well. That said, it seemed like a great place for families with lots of nice activities for kids and a great looking kid's pool/water park/playground. My friend and I stayed mostly at the beach and adult pool. The only issue we had were with pool towels. The system they have is terrible and really doesn't work. There's never enough towels to get a clean one daily. Probably because of all the greedy people who frequently turn in their towel for a fresh one if it gets just a little damp. In addition, my friend/s towel was stolen the first day and the pool towel attendant tried to tell her she had to pay the $30. In the end she didn't. However, that particular pool towel attendent was rather nasty and had an attitude. He was the only person I could complain about all week. If we had known pool towels were an issue we would have brought our own! The buses in Cancun are great and easy to use. We took the bus to the Ferry to Isla Mujeres and had a great time.What a fun place! All in all I would rate the place 3.5 stars (not 5). We had a great time. The service and food were good for what we paid and the place is very clean and well maintained. I would definitly recommend it to others.

We traveled to Crown Paradise thru RCI. Our normal timeshare is a gold crown in Orlando.
Here are some tips if its your first time...
Take the shuttle from the airport and book your round trip right away or go one way to the resort and take the taxi back.
Bring an air mattress for your bed. They were very hard but it sounds like thats how most are in Mexico.
Things not to loose: Room key, towels or towel card($35). safe key($80) wrist band ($50)
Take the water shuttle from the light house on the north end to Isla Mures(bad spelling). $6.50 each for the boat. Then do the snorkeling, clear water beautiful fish...
The surf was red flag most days, it's pretty agressive.
The city bus was fun, .50 cents each one way to shopping or downtown.
The bars like senior frogs and margarettaville are expensive, especially for drinks.

The property was very well groomed. It was aparent the property was a little dated and still showed some minor damage from Wilma but the maintenance staff was working on small projects here and there almost every day.
The Italian resturant was a little slow, the western place(waynes boots) was fun with mechanical bull and pretty good steaks. The mexican place was one of the best as you would expect. We dod not eat at the seafood place but others said the blackened fish was worth a second helping. We also skipped the french place, all we had was jeans. We ate pleanty at the buffet. The breakfast was really good with waffles, pankakes, bacon, smoothies, fresh fruit and made to order omlets. The poolside snack bar always had hamburgers, hotdogs, wings and chips. The sushi place had stirfry that was very good.
Our room was nice and the daily maid service did a great job keeping clean. The a/c was ice cold, the showers were very hot but a little slow draining but not bad enough to call about.
This resort is a 7 out of ten for what is available along the hotel strip, we did walk thru some others.
The poolside staff was fun to watch, entertaining.
Overall we would go back and would recommend this resort to others. It may not be equal to a gold crown in the U.S. but was better than the Hollywood Beach Tower in Fl.

Nice location across from Maya site "El Rey," Golden Shores is right on the beach. Nice people at checkin, room was comfortable but needed a little updating around the edges, and food was good. You can jump on a bus (every few minutes) for .65 cents per person and go anywhere in Cancun. Great pools and fun on the beach. We enjoyed the resort and the vacation.

We stayed at CP July 27-Aug 3 through an RCI Timeshare exchange. We were confirmed for a 1-bedroom suite, but at check-in were informed that this was not available the first night and were given 2 hotel rooms instead. The hotel rooms were in poor condition - kitchenettes were very, very dated, extremely stong mold smell, dated bathrooms, mold on backside of bedspread; view was of abandoned, old hotel next door. The second day we received our correct room in the newer, timeshare building. View was great - overlooked pools and ocean; no smell, much more updated, very clean and comfortable. Marble tile bathrooms; huge shower in the second bedroom. Maid service was very good. This was our second stay in this building and it is substantially nicer than the hotel building.
We are 50 & 55 and took our 2 sons - 19 and 22. They had a great time; they really enjoyed the endless all-inclusive bars. We spent most of our days by the pools. By mid-week people started reserving the shaded chairs by the pool early in the morning, so we moved to the adult pool the last 2 days for the covered tents and a quieter atmosphere for a change. Both are good, just needed a break from the crowd and noise. The adult pool does not view the beach, but has a great view of the lagoon and is the only pool with a swim-up bar. Topless sunbathing was common in the adult pool area daily.
This was a great resort for our family in that we all found something to do. Our sons met other young adults their age group to socialize with and really had a good time; a lot of time at the bars.
There are a lot (emphasize a LOT) of children at the resort; definitely a family resort with pools and activities for all ages. The stage shows are a little amateur, but entertaining. Entertainment staff keeps the pool area active throughout the day until around 4pm. We found the pools to be enjoyable, although very crowded. And yes, we were aware of the human "waste" found in the pool as mentioned by another reviewer; I think my boys stayed out after that. I must comment that this was not the fault of the resort, but was the parents' fault; anytime you have small children such things are subject to happen.
Resort is maintained immaculately. Staff is constantly cleaning. We found all the staff to be friendly; had a couple maintenance needs which were taken care of immediately.
Food is good; we tried most of the reservation restaurants and dinner at the buffet one night. We did not always get our first choice on dinner schedule but worked around as needed. Saw no need to go out for any meals. Lunch is great-good choices of hamburgers or hot dogs, Japanese is our favorite and is great, and the buffet is really loaded. Breakfast buffet is fully loaded as well. I really do not see how they provide so much for the all-inclusive fee.
Our sons thought this was a great place and want to go back, so we expect to go again next year.
Just try to stay in the newer (timeshare) building! Also be aware if new to Cancun that it is always humid there and it feels warm in and out of the rooms regardless of AC, which we found to work fine.
We also noted that the airport has been extensively remodeled since our visit last year, with several chain theme restaurants and shopping to choose while waiting for your flight. Also the baggage men who used to grab your bags while exiting the airport at arrival were gone and there was only one transfer service to get to hotels (choice of your own taxi or shuttle van).