A fine clean all inclusive resort south of downtown by 15 kilometers. I had a upstairs single room with king size bed...let me clarify...a king size concrete platform for boxsprings and a rigid, single boxspring/mattress on top of the concrete platform. I kid you not. Only the folks who own the timeshares get decent beds...and all the companions I met had the same uncomfortable bed as I. Yes it does matter to have a decent bed to sleep in. It has take me 2 days to recover in my own bed.
The food was buffet style and fresh everyday. The dining room had linen tablecloths and a pleasant staff. They provide afternoon and evening activities. I met canadians, english, some from latin america and the occasional gringo american like me. Every staff member was upbeat and friendly. This is a couples type destination, and I went alone. I felt a little out of place but what the heck, the diving and snorkeling is great and I went to relax.

this hotel really sucked. i was there a day and had to get out. the food was disgusting covered with flies. the staff at the front desk was rude. the rooms were gross. tiny and damp. anyway if you like travelling no frills this is the place for you. its low budget but if you really want to stay at a much better hotel fro a little more money stay at the occidental grand which is about 5 minutes south of it. trust me on this. dont waste your money on this place.

My husband and I and two of our friends just returned from a week of vacation at the all-inclusive Allegro resort. The place was fantastic! The food was excellent - they fed you practically all day long. The staff was very nice and helpful and each day our rooms were made up fresh and clean with towel animals decorating our beds. We had an amazing time - it was the most relaxing vacation we have ever taken. The grounds are beautiful - there's a wonderful beach not too far away and the pools are great. A big plus is the swim up bar and the free catamarans; we had a great time sailing around the resort.

I have absolutely nothing negative to say about this place. If you are looking for a great, hassle-free, fun vacation spot in Cozumel then look no farther than this wonderful resort. My husband and I will definitely return!

--Brooke Olson

I have stayed at 2 resorts in Cozumel. The Iberostar (Jun 06) and The Allegro on this trip. If you want a wide variety of food, I'd go to the Iberostar. If you want a great beach, I'd go to the Allegro.

Beach at Allegro - The beach is AWESOME. Probably the best on cozumel. The bottom is sandy and the water is calm. There was enough to see that we were entertained snorkeling for some time. The best way to snorkel is to enter the water on the north end of the beach and let the current carry you south. There is an octopus hiding in a big tall rock straight out from the lifeguard chair - maybe 100 feet. From what we heard, he has been there for several years. We found sand dollars and different varieties of fish. We saw stingrays, trunkfish and a barracuda from the boat dock. In contrast, the beach at the Iberstar is nice but it's hard to get in the water...it is very rocky.

The Grounds - The grounds are nice...typical resort grounds. I must say that they are not near as lush as the grounds at the Iberostar.

The Rooms - The room was what we expected. Pretty basic but clean. The beds are hard but they are hard at every hotel in Mexico. It is true that the walls are paper thin and you can hear everything.

The food - The food was good. We ate at the Mexican restaurant one night and it was super yummy. There wasn't a lot of selection at the buffet and there wasn't a lot of higer end food. We didn't have shrimp or lobster while we were there. The Iberostar had a huge spread with lots of seafood. There was definetly more to eat at the Iberostar.

Activities - We spent most of our time diving which is always awesome in Cozumel. We also rented a car from Rentadora Isis. We paid $30 (insurance and tax included) for a VW Bug. No air/no radio - very basic but it beats the $100 you'll end up spending if you rent a jeep at the resort. We had the car all week and had a great time driving around the island checking everything out. We did the snorkeling/glass bottom boat trip through the dive shop at the resort. They took us to Columbia Shallows and paradise. It really was great snorkeling. We saw turtles, a baby shark (about 2.5 feet), eels, lots of fish and beautiful coral. Snorkeling Columbia will give a snorkeler an idea of what scuba diving is like.

Overall, we had a great time and I would reccommend the Allegro. We paid $850 per person including tax for 7 nights flying out of a small airport.