This is a gorgeous resort. Nice rooms, most if not all have great ocean views so you do not have to pay extra for that. Very well managed and clean. It is rather compact so everything in the resort is very easily accessible. You can chose from studios (4 people), 1 bedroom (4) and 2 bedroom lockout apartments (8). They all have fully equipped kitchens and washer/drier.

The location is hard to beat in the best North hotel zone and ideal for a resort that is not all inclusive since the La Isla (luxury) mall is 300 ft away, across the street. At the mall you can find many restaurants from fast food to upscale. Other restaurants are within walking distance or a short bus ride (1$ per person), every 5 minutes. Large grocery store within 5 minutes (walking). Also a smaller one on site. The restaurants at the resort are decent to good. Great burgers (i am usually not a burger person). We ended up saving money compared to an all inclusive in Cancun and it was (surprisingly) more convenient since some all inclusive resorts are so big that you have to walk quite a bit to get to the restaurants.

The beach is gorgeous and the infinity pools are some of the nicest i have seen. The staff is amazing. I understand that it is hard to get a job there so people really do their best to keep it.

The drive from the airport is only 15-20 minutes (although it can be 30-40 at rush our). We did not see one mosquito (stayed there in March), for my wife this is a great plus.The wifi internet works great through the resort, we ended up not using roaming at all, just forwarded calls to my VOIP number that works on my cell. I run a business so for me it is important to stay connected.

We came for spring break with our 12 and 15 year olds. Everyone had a great time. We had a beautiful view of the pool and the ocean and loved hearing the waves from our villa. Both the villa and the pool/ common areas were nicely decorated and well maintained. Staff was super helpful and villa was great! It was a good location too!!

First visit to Cancun in 14 years. Our last stay was in Playa Carmen so this place is totally different since it's in the hotel zone. Our normal timeshare is in Cabo at Hacienda Del Mar and while we love that place, one of our friends suggested Cancun this time around so we decided to give it a try.

The location of the resort is great. About a 20-30 min ride from the airport whereas our place in Cabo is closer to 40-50 min. The hotel zone is extremely developed and doesn't even feel like Mexico. It feels more like the Vegas strip, one gigantic resort after another. We rent a car every time we go to Cabo but did not feel the need to rent a car here. There is a mall across the street with high end shopping and 20+ restaurants so there is no need to venture far to find what you want.

The grounds of the hotel were very clean. The pools were clean and so was the beach. They can be stricter about reserving seats too long at the pool so be aware of that. They will take your belongings away if you abandon your seat for longer than 45 minutes and signs are posted saying this. This is great if you are looking for a seat by the pool and not so great if you are trying to grab lunch and get back in 45 minutes although the timer doesn't start until they start hanging that tag on your chair. There were definitely a few upset guests who had their chairs taken away but everyone is made aware of this policy from the beginning.

The sandbar is great with a beach volleyball court I spent every day on and a beach that is much safer to play in compared to the ones in Cabo. The waves are still a little rough for little ones but my 10 y.o. could go 50 feet out and still have the water at her waist. The waves in Cabo can drown strong swimmers on red and black flag days so this was a welcoming change to that.

The food at the resort is typical resort food, nothing bad or good and can definitely be overpriced. They let you take your own food into the resort so it's easy enough to run across the street and grab a few things. If you're in the mood for a fancy dinner there are a few choices across the street like Cambalache and La Madonna which were both very enjoyable as well as some very reasonable taco places looking out into the lagoon where the alligators play.

The amenities in the rooms were nice (we stayed in 265). We had a suite with a queen bed and pull out but it also came with a washer dryer and a small kitchen complete with microwave, fridge and small stove top. My lower back complained about the bed after a few days but it was manageable. One thing I could do without was the thin walls in the room. You can very easily hear water running through the pipes so if a neighbour is taking a shower you will definitely hear the pipes through the wall.

All in all a great stay and I would definitely go back. The only thing different I would do is stay in one of their 1 bedrooms next time.