I decided to spend the christmas and new year's holiday with my children and grandchildren and nieces and nephews. 3 of us at Royal Sands resort in Cancun. I had my trepidations and worries about the outcome but, as it turned out, it was the best vacation of my life. It felt like we were on a cxruise ship, all inclusive, good food everywhere, great service, good clean rooms, kids club, babny sitters, exercise, etc. etc. I highly recommend this experience to whomever is looking for a relaxed, leisurely vacation.

We booked the all inclusive option for our stay. I was disappointed with the restaurant options as there were really only 2 on site (not including bars)one of which was a buffet most of the time. Service was extremely slow at times, most likely due to the change to all inclusive. I noticed others were not tipping much and from my experience this is necessary to get speedy service, and it seemed to make a difference most of the time. Hats off to Arturo and Pedro by the pool:). The rooms were clean but seemed a little dated. The views were spectacular! The pool was great but I would have liked to see more pool activities for teens and tweens. My biggest complaint is that your room card was required in addition to the all inclusive bracelet. Seemed like overkill and most likely contributed to the slow service. I most likely would not choose to stay here again.

We just spent seven nights in I5625 (Beachfront)

I'll start with the negative. The bed was not comfortable and they use those increasingly popular mini pillows. You know it's bad when you get your best nights of vacation sleep at the holiday inn express. Other than that, I don't have anything bad to say. Although that's a big one.

Fantastic views! If you're contemplating spending the extra money for beachfront suite, go ahead and do it. We opted for the higher suite and the views were awesome. In hindsight, I think I'd go for the beachfront bottom level. Their direct access looked far too convenient.

I've stayed in Cancun before but I don't remember the beach being this deep. They accurately named this place Royal Sands.

Let me give you some tips. Directly across the street is a restaurant with great food at very reasonable prices. You don't have to take the bus or anything. Ask for the horchata.

The towel service opens at 7a, but you don't have to wait that long to claim the perfect chairs. Exchange your towels at the end of the day and send one early bird out to claim your spot when the sun comes up.

Utilize the bus! It's totally safe and very cheap. There's only one road so you can't get lost. I can't comprehend using all taxis or private vans on the strip.

I enjoyed our stay, but the kids really enjoyed it! For that reason, I'll probably return.

It was nice to return to the Sands again.
This resort is gorgeous. We stayed at the RS for the last week of our vacation and we had a beachfront villa for the first time ever.
Beautiful view, gorgeous water. We came to the Sands on the 10th day of our trip, and we had already been hassled so much to buy a timeshare, the previous week, that I demanded, that they did not give us a
Concierge (we call them sharks). I was so happy that they heard me. We Finally, got to enjoy our vacation in Peace.
I am sad to hear that they are forcing non-
Members, to pay all-inclusive, because we like the option to cook during our stay.
We will not pay $265 for 2 adults and our 12 year old to eat each day. The price is so ridiculous!
Looks like they are weeding out anyone who owns a timeshare, and trades to come to the Royal Resorts. I think they will lose a lot of faithful visitors.
We were sad to think, that this may be our last visit "home"