Just got back from a wonderful week stay at Park Royal Cozumel. To start off this resort is CLEAN, like guy scrapping gum of the walkways all day long CLEAN! The staff if amazing! Ruby, the pool cocktail waitress, was beyond amazing! 6 out of 7 days we had the pleasure of having her help us. The pool and beach areas are stunning but the pools are cold. The "hot" tubs are not hot but sorta kinda warm. Neither really bothered us since it was so hot out the cold pools were nice after the initial shock. Francisco, the activity director, is hilarious! He works so hard to organize activities that get the guests involved ( my hubs played volleyball everyday!) The rooms are spacious and the beds were comfy, on the firmer side (we had doubles and just pushed them together). Shower water was hot. If you want the ocean view upgrade ($40 per night) for a 6th or higher level room. Food is typical buffet food. Nothing to complain about. Each night the theme for dinner was different so that was nice. Oriental (sushi) night was by far my fav. There are 2 specialty restaurants, Mexican and Italian. Neither is anything to rave about. If you want a reservation you have to stand in line outside the restaurant by 11:40 (doors open at 12). This wasn't a big deal since we had 6 in our party we just took turns. There are 2 snack bars which we ate lunch at most days. One serves hot dogs, nachos, and burgers. The other services burritos, ham sandwiches and wings. Breakfast buffet is the same every day but there is plenty of food to choose from. The free wifi was fine in the lobby and pool areas. Depending on your phone some people even got it in their rooms! I didn't bother paying extra for the premium wifi. Cab rides to downtown are $8. Timeshare vultures weren't as bad as I had expected. They only really bother you if you are in the lobby during the day. Politely say no thanks and be on your way.

Tipping the workers a few bucks here and there goes a LONG way! Keep that in mind! We are tippers and everyone bent over backwards to help us!

There are a few cons that i feel i have to mention
- Don't bother bringing heels. All walkways are cobblestone and impossible to walk on in heels. People that have issues with walking go somewhere else!
- There is no beach to take walks on. I knew this when we booked but it bothered me more then i thought it would. The streets are very safe so you can walk outside the resort if you want to (downtown is about a 45 min walk).
- Not enough seating in the lobby area. At night this is where everyone gathers and it's ridiculous the amount of seating there is. This would have to be my BIGGEST complaint!
- Not enough seating by pool and beach area. My husband got up at 6am everyday to put towels on the chairs to reserve them for the day. By the time we were done with breakfast (9ish) you could not find an empty seat. Workers do their best to find you chairs but not always possible
- If you want an unobstructed view of the ocean this is NOT the resort for you. The cruise ships are parked directly to the side of the resort every day except Sun.

All in all, I was very happy with my experience here. We had an amazing week and met some amazing people. The walk-ability of the beach is the only thing that would stop me from coming back.

My wife & I chose this result because my cousins were staying here. They are members of the Park Royal vacation club. Unfortunately, we booked before we read the reviews here. Most of the negative reviews turned out to be true. First the positives, for the most part, the resort was very clean. Now the negatives. The rooms: The beds are awful. Not just hard but generally uncomfortable. Don't expect to sleep well here. Hot water never happened but the water got warm enough to not be uncomfortable, There are only 3 small drawers in the dresser and a small closet. Expect to leave many of yours clothes in your luggage. We saw very small bugs, the size of a pin head, regularly on the dresser and the countertop of the sink area. Disturbing but didn't have a serious problem. The doors don't seal so expect noise. There is about a one inch gap under the door so you will hear any rowdy people who happen to be in the hall. We were close to the entertainment area so we heard the shows (not worth going to) when we tried to sleep. They give you two bottles of water each day and tell you if you want more to go to the deli and but more (All Inclusive??). There are no clocks in the room and no coffee makers. The television gets very few channels and only 2 in English. Fitness Club: small, with limited machines. They charge $8 a day to use it (who said this place was all inclusive??). The Pool and Beach: Yes it is very hard to get chairs unless you get down there early and save them which enough people do that you can't expect to get one after 9am. They also are cheap and uncomfortable. The ones by the beach are worse as they are the cheap plastic slat variety. I say beach loosely, it is maybe 200ft wide. The pool chairs are more comfortable as they are plastic but the sitting area is fabric. The pool water was very cold. Hard to figure out how that can be with 80 degree days but you will fine that hardly any one uses the pool because of the temperature. Time Share push: We got called in our room shortly after getting there saying to come down for our welcome gift and presentation. We declined. The next morning at 7:30 they called again and I told them to leave us alone. Two days later they stuck a letter in our door saying it was urgent for us to come down for the presentation. Restaurants and food: Ranged from awful to ok, mostly awful. The buffet had themes each night (Tex Mex, Oriental, Italian, etc.) but was 90% the same every night. On Italian night they added, pasta, replaced it with ribs (very fatty) on Tex Mex night, and has sushi on Oriental night (scary on a buffet). Breakfast was the same thing but added eggs and sausage. No bacon unless you ask a waiter for it. Except for a few items, breakfast, lunch and dinner were the same food items, and not good food at that. If you prefer quantity over quality, you'll be OK. If you like good food, don't even think about staying here. Our best meals were off site. I had a "hamburger" at the beach area. I don't know what kind of meat that was but it was one of the most awful things I ever ate. The "pizza" was a joke. It might have been a tortilla with cheese on it. But then again I'm used to good pizza in Chicago. Shopping Area: There is what looks like a nice shopping area right next to the resort which includes a Hard Rock but it is more than half empty. That may be related to the economy but with 4 cruise ships docked across the street, there must be a reason why it wasn't crowded (high prices?). The internet was spotty at best with the best reception in the main lobby area. Summary: The best thing here was the weather and obviously the resort had nothing to do with that. We read reviews as bad as mine before we got here and found them to be mostly true. That tells me that the resort is not interested and making things better. If you work hard all year to take a vacation and want to have a nice resort with good food, don't stay here. You get the feeling that the majority of people staying here are brainwashed time share and vacation owners who don't want to admit they made a mistake by investing thousands and thousands of dollars plus yearly fees to be a part of this. Budget right, stay at a nicer hotel and research and go to restaurants in and around town. At least that way you won't feel like you wasted your money and vacation time on this place. A Comfort Inn would seem like a 5 star resort to this. If you regularly stay at a Hilton. Marriott, Hyatt or better. you will be severely disappointed.