You will be diving into Timeshare Shark infested waters. Park Royal is notorious for kidnapping tourists under the guise of free meals, etc and whisking them away to strong arm sell a timeshare. Well if you stay here - you are there. They will hound you during the whole stay to buy a timeshare. They are seated outside the elevator, at the hotel entrance, around the hotel, in the lobby just waiting to pounce on you time after time to buy a timeshare.

It creates unnecessary stress for you your holiday vacation.

The hotel is nice, the food is good, the ocean is fun.

But who needs to be constantly pressured to buy a timeshare?

I talked with Park Royal timeshare owners there and they said the timeshare management is a mess. You cannot reach anyone on the phone. When you do pay your annual fee, they keep hounding you during the year to pay it - yes, their record keeping is that bad.

I would avoid Park Royal properties like the plague.

Royal Villas are located on the property of the Barcelo Hotel. Beautiful property right on the beach front. The villas were air conditioned, hot running shower and a nice view of the Pacific Ocean. Our villa was facing the mountain side but had a balcony facing the ocean.

This was our honeymoon get away yet had the 2 full size bed.

Downside: beds were bit stiff, tv was in ok shape, and we did not have all inclusive.

Barcelo had 2 restaurants, a club and three pools,

Been to the Villas twice, and its recent renovation makes a huge difference. I'm from San Francisco, so I'm used to good food - and the food here has gotten loads better since my first trip 2 years ago. The rooms are very luxurious and the service is very attentive.

For us, it was a great home base from which to get to the great beaches and explore Ixtapa/Acapulco/Guerrero, We saw some slightly fancier places, but were more than twice the price. We thought this was a great value.

Anyways, compare them to the others on TripAdvisor before you take my word for it.

The 2 BR, 2 Bath suite we occupied was among the top 3 or 4 of the more than 20 hotel rooms we have booked in Mexico over the last 15 years. Unfortunately the Park Royal Hotels are all inclusive and neither the food nor the amenities were up to the level of the Barcelo or other nearby resorts. Breakfast was average, the Ceviche lunch menu was very good. The Italian restaurant (same day reservation only) had a limited menu but was quite good. The normal steam table dinner was sadly lacking. There were virtually no amenities, no visible program, and nothing but meals, drinks, and tips in the manditory "All Inclusive" package. The hotel service was efficient, courteous, and prompt. The staff were both pleasant and helpful and there was a minimal time share hassle.