Royal Palms is a no-frills resort but don't take that as a negative - it just depends on what you are looking for. We wanted to sample all the restaurants and bars in town so the lack of a restaurant and bar on-site was not a bad thing. We bought fresh fruit and food in town to have for breakfast (there is a kitchen in each unit). Hands-down the best swimming pool on Ambergris Caye and the grounds are very well maintained, the staff was always friendly (Jennifer is wonderful) and beyond helpful (our travel plans put us there a few hours after the check-in time expired and they had someone there to meet us), we always felt very safe in the room and on the grounds and had no theft issues at all, the housekeeping was great - she came every other day and did a great job. The pool-front rooms seem more nice than the rooms on the outsides but many owners live there for several week at a time and personalize those condos. The rooms aren't lavish, plumbing a bit questionable, rooms could severely use an update but were very clean. It all depends on what you are looking for. Good location (get a golf cart if you don't want to walk the 2 miles into town), great view of the water, short 25 steps to the beach and we even saw rays swim under the dock. I would definitely return.

We stayed in 6c. Not part of an RCI deal. Great location, great savings. Not a hotel. You can buy continental breakfast next door at Mata Rocks for $4. Lavin Business services across the road is great. VOIP to the states, cheap, email cheap. Looked like RP had wireless but I didn't carry my laptop. Walking distance (1/4 mile) to two of the best restaurants on the Island; Victoria House and Casa Picasso. Reviewer is right; you'll want a golf cart to get to town but you should ask why you would want to go to town. Stay at the Palms if you like relaxed, good food and a clear mind in the morning. If you want to drink, party and hang out with twenty year old wannabes this is not your place.

I think cell is GSM.

Great pool area and dive center/excursion office, but the condo we stayed in (23A) was a little rough around the edges, especially in the plumbing department. Staying in one of the pool view condos would probably have been a better experience. Staff was great and were very quick to respond to concerns. I'd recommend it and you can't beat the price, but you could probably do better.

Be careful because there are two Royal Palms. One is a vacation condo complex ---------- and one is an RCI resort which is dated and not part of the vacation condos. We stayed at the condos and LOVED it!

The prices were great and we got a nice condo and not just a hotel room. We would give it 5 stars for the amount of money we spent. A great value.

Jason and Kelly