We stayed at the Islander for 10 days. Several items from other reviews deserve emphasis. Things are compartmentalized in that everyone has their own job and they try hard and do their jobs well. It was really helpful to be with some people who are experienced in the way of things there to guide us through the less obvious foibles of the system.

The water was rough and opportunities for ocean swimming were limited. The beach is narrow but that is mother nature.

We thought the food could have been better for the money except for the breakfast buffet which was a real treat. We found ourselves having about a 10:30 breakfast and skipping lunch. The Captain's Cove, as stated elsewhere, was really terrific. No one mentioned the open bar on Sundays - we managed to hit those twice.

We tried the Shrimp Bucket down the street and not affiliated with the Islander. It was about the price of Captain's Cove and not nearly as good.

We took Tulum and Chichen Itza tours and really enjoyed them. Very well run and well guided. We liked the variety of tours where you could do a half or a whole day.

The key card that is also a universal charge card within the Royal Resort family was a great convenience and there were no problems with the bill. You are given the check in both pesos and US dollars but the final bill is in pesos. It took me nine days to figure out that I should do each check and tip in pesos and not worry about the currency conversion each and every time.

We just returned from the Royal Islander. We spent two weeks again this year and found that the excellence that is the hallmark of the Royal Resorts seems to only be surpassed each year we travel there.

The rooms are immaculate, the food is superb (and we felt reasonably priced) and the pool area and grounds were very well maintained.

The weather didn't hurt the enjoyment of our trip, either. It rained a total of 1/2 hour during one day (it showered overnight a few nights) in the 14 days we were there.

We are true, blue members of the Royal Resorts and for good reason. They give new meaning to 5 Star quality.

hi folks! i had the best time at the royalislander! is was wonderful. last year i went there with my two best friends it was unbelievable. The food and weather were jsut great! even the drinks too; ). the best advice i have for eveyone is to pick to pick royalislander cancun or your next vacation you will have the time of your life!.
thanks

We went to get away from the cold weather and had a wonderful time. The Condo's are great, we traveled with 2 teenagers and we each had our own bedrooms so they could sleep away the morning. The pool was not heated and the water was cold. We sunned but could not enjoy the pool. The staff was very helpful. The resturants they had were excellent. The people at the complex were very friendly. It was very nice to have a grocery store on site to purchase food that we had - we ate breakfast and lunch in then went out in the evening. The property is very quiet at night. At 9-10:00 in the evening there was no activity.
The resturant across the street - Captains Cove was great.