Our young family has just returned from a 5 day trip from Palau and we stayed at the Palau Royal Resort. We decided to post some info as this is a very new establishment, having been operating abt 6 mths.
Everything abt the hotel is very new and clean. Staff are helpful. There's a unique seawater pond/water feature that lets the seawater in, thereby creating tides over the lower portion of the pond. We liked the fact that there's a playroom where kids below 8 can play and laundry room with new machines and dryers that guests can use for free. The hotel has it's own pier so making those boat excursions to nearby islands and for night fishing very handy. There's also a dive shop on the pier that organises dives. Outside operators can also pick guests up from the pier.
However we are disappointed that the resort has a beach that doesn't allow guests access to the seawater. So we had to be content with the swimming pool which is such a shame as the waters around Palau are so pristine and full of colorful sealife! We had to go elsewhere to swim in the sea. The landscape design around the resort could be improved too!