Last December we rented directly from an owner at this hotel. We have been to Cancun previously for our honeymoon, and decided that we would like to try a chance and cook for ourselves this visit. We rented a 3 story villa type room. The top floor was a terrace facing the lagoon. Not that great of a view. The residences next to us were still being renovated, so there really wasn't much to look at.

The pluses of the resort aren't much. If you were paying for your food and beverages, the drinks were fairly cheap. I think we only paid $1 per cerveza. My husband said that the mixed drinks weren't top shelf, but were still good.

The beach was awesome. It was fairlly dirty in the morning, but they would come out early and rake up all the seaweed that had washed in. The service was good as far as the check in desk and bar. The women that worked in the restaurant acted as if this dsomething that they had to do and absolutely didn't enjoy.

In the room that we had, my husband and I had 2 double beds, not what we were told we were going to get. The pillows were horrible and the mattresses were like sleeping on cardboard. In our friend's room they did have a king size bed, with updated bedding and decorations. Their room had a great full-size fridge. We were told a full-kitchen, but I would not consider one burner a full-kitchen.

The minuses about the resort was that the food was absolutely horrible. Inedible I should say. We understood going in the begining of December it was going to be low season. They were understaffed to begin with. The times that we did eat, there were literall 4 different things to pick from on the menu. So we did have every intention of cooking for ourselves, but it got tired after awhile. I do have to say that the most interesting thing about the whole "cooking for ourselves" was our trip to Wal-Mart. That was definitely an adventure. Another down-fall, even though the weather was great, the pool was way too cold to just sit in and relax.

Overall for the money that we paid for 10 days there was a great deal. We paid $600 per couple, $1200 altogether, not bad. If you are looking for something extra-ordinary, this isn't it. It is just average. You really don't spend too much time in your room anyways, so its worth it.

I stayed at the Solymar Resort twice with friends for our college spring break. Each time we stayed seven days, and had a wonderful time. The price is affordable, the rooms were clean, people were friendly, the entertainment staff was awesome and it was BEAUTIFUL. The food was okay, nothing spectacular by any means. I actually think I only ate breakfast a couple times there. We actually booked our vacations through "Plan with Tan" travel, and when I went to book for a trip this year, they informed they didn't work with "Plan with Tan" anymore...kinda sad about that! Overall it is a great hotel for the price! The staff was SUPER accomodating.

i just returned from a woderful trip at solymar! The view fom our room towards the ocean was beautiful. It was very clean and everyone was very helpful. We didnt do the all inclusive, they had little kitchenette in the rooms so we went shopping and ate most meals in the rooms. I did try the resturant there but i didnt like it at all! So we ate out at different places in cancun. Overall it was great!!! cant wait to go back.

The Solymar complex is comprised of privately owned condominiums. I spent the duration of my stay in rooms owned by Nancy and Larry Cousins. These rooms offer a fully equipped kitchen, and adhere to the very highest standards in terms of comfort and class. One of the key amenities is the rooftop terrace, where guests can BBQ, enjoy a morning coffee, or just relax as the sun sets over the horizon. Other features include the large ocean side pool, and poolside bar. So, if you’re looking for a clean, comfortable accommodation, without the crowds, then Solymar is the perfect place for you.