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Re: Royal Hacienda (by Alicia G.):

andreaj53 wrote:

shannon191 wrote:

Andrea,

We just returned from two weeks in Mexico --- our first week (week 16, April 19-26) at The Royal Haciendas and the second week (April 26-May 3) at The Royal Caribbean in Cancun.

The Royal Resorts are wonderful, regardless of which one you stay. We own at The Royal Haciendas and The Royal Caribbean, and love each of our weeks for different reasons. Late April is a great time to go. We had two weeks of perfect weather.

I did a 40 ft scuba dive only five minutes from the resort, and it was wonderful. You can also go over to Cozumel for snorkeling/scuba, which many people do.

Personally, with children, I would also consider the Cancun resorts. The Royal Islander, Caribbean, and Mayan, & Sands have many activities for children (as well as Vacation Club International, but personally, I don't like the beach there as well as the other Cancun resorts), and there are friends to be found at each pool! I have a five and nine year old, and my nine year old befriended a lovely girl from Argentina who has the same birthdate! The Royal Haciendas only has 125 villas finished at this time, but by the time you go Phase 3 could be done, adding another 60+ villas. They are working hard to finish!

We have also traveled in late October to The Royal Resorts. It rained one day while we were there, but it was nothing to spoil our trip. The temperatures are close to the same in late April/early May and late Oct/early November.

Regardless of when you go to whatever Royal Resort, I don't think you should worry about crowds. The villa set up doesn't promote crowds, but I guarantee they do promote meeting new friends. You will meet amazing people and want to go back!

Good luck, and let me know if you have any additional questions.

Shannon

Thank you so much for all the fantastic info! I dont think Cancun is much for us, we were looking for something a little less BIG I guess city-wise and a little more authentically Mexican. Playa, from what I understand has grown quite a bit recently but has still kept its unique charm... I think for our first trip it will suit us well... but we are considering a day trip to Cancun! My family is from Alaska and this will be the first time any of us has ever even swam in the ocean! I wanted to make sure the kids could enjoy the ocean, not to rough to swim in, be able to snorkel, etc. I cant remember if Ive already read this or not, but I understand you can walk to Playa, does anyone know how far it is?

From the Haciendas to Playa, it's not a short walk....You do have to walk...They was supposed to make a walkway from the resort to the Playa to make a shorter walk for us. They did not do that just yet from what I heard. You can take a cab there for $10 or the free shuttle there and back on a time schedule...I have two more weeks to goooooooooooo, can't wait :o)