We spent the week of January 21st at the Royal Caribbean! It was an outstanding week, it is like home to us! The staff is outstanding!

My family has been visiting the Royal Resorts since 1990. We love coming back year after year. We have timeshares in both the Royal Caribbean and Royal Islander. The units are always immaculately clean and the staff goes out of their way to serve everyone. The beach is beautiful and the pool area is very clean. The pool staff is terrific. Pedro is our favorite! He remembers us year after year! This is a good place for families or people looking for a quiet spot. The food at each of the resort restaurants is good. They have pizza delivery within the resort if you feel like staying in for the evening. You will not be diappointed!

I've stayed at the Royal Caribbean, Royal Mayan, Royal Islander and Royal Cancun (formerly Club International Cancun). They are all part of the Royal Resorts and are primarily timeshares - my parents have 3 weeks each year. In terms of service and quality of rooms, they are all fairly equal so choose based on other factors.

Out of the four, I like the Cancun the best and the Mayan the second best. The Cancun is on the bay side and is much smaller, quieter and the ocean is calm (so great for kids or elderly parents). The Caribbean, Mayan and Islander are right next to each other on the ocean side. Out of the three, the Mayan is the prettiest and has a great palapa restaurant/bar.

If you really want to go to Cancun, all four are great places to stay. The beaches and water are beautiful. If you are looking for an authentic Mexican experience, don't go to Cancun, period. Cancun caters to tourists (primarily from US and Europe) and is has gotten very expensive in the last 15 years relative to other Central American destinations. Also, very few people of color seem to vacation there.

Quick note, the beachfront massages with Monica at the Mayan are the best!!

All in all, a nice place to relax with beautiful beaches and water; however, I personally wouldn't choose it.

We have been here many years but I never thought to write a review in Tripadvisor. We stay 4 weeks every year in January. The grounds are manicured, the maid service immaculate, enough activities to keep you busy, all the service and activity personnel are friendly and personable, restaurants on premises are adequate though the one5 star restaurant deserves the stars and I feel like I can go on forever with compliments. One aspect that is very nice for me is that because it is a time share, many people have been coming the same weeks for many years so the comradary around the pool is what really makes this different than a hotel. Lots of friendship. Carefree vacation as I know the staff here could handle any problems.