Cancun Caribe Park Royal Grand

What to expect: Featuring a low-key, personal-service ambience, the Cancun Caribe Park Royal Grand attracts couples and families seeking restful vacations during summer and holiday seasons.

Amenity highlights: All Cancún beaches are public, but one 69-meter (75-yard) stretch fronting the hotel is isolated from public access, effectively providing guests a "private" beach with thatched-roof palapas for shade. A fieldstone sunning terrace furnished with padded lounge chairs and palapas contains a pool and a 12-person spa tub. The Laguna Conference Center (opened October 2007) offers 706 square meters (7,600 square feet) of event space.

Insider tip: Two nightclubs, one built over Nichupté Lagoon and the other catering to older couples, lie across the street from the hotel.

Cancun Caribe Park Royal Grand offers 296 rooms and suites, in a main building, the beachfront Premier Tower, and the Royal Tower.

Deluxe rooms in the main building feature new marble floors and modern furnishings, plus private balconies or terraces with views of the Mexican Caribbean.

Deluxe beachfront rooms and suites at the Premier Tower offer ceiling fans, marble bathrooms with separate showers, double vanities, and direct access to a white-sand beach. Suites with jetted tubs on the terrace look out to the Caribbean Sea and the hotel zone.

The Royal Tower features spacious Club rooms and suites with large terraces or balconies set on a private beach. Guests have access to the Regency Club Lounge, which provides continental breakfast, refreshments, hors d’oeuvres, evening cocktails, and wireless Internet access; concierge service, with private check-in and check-out; and turndown service. All Regency Club rooms include jetted tubs and Gilchrist & Soames bath products.

• Premium TV channel(s)
• Cable/satellite TV
• Balcony
• Ceiling fan
• Air conditioning
• Climate control
• Blackout drapes/curtains
• Voice mail
• Direct-dial phone
• Minibar
• Coffee/tea maker
• Wake-up calls
• Housekeeping (daily)
• Bathrobes
• Complimentary toiletries
• Hair dryer
• Makeup mirror
• Child care (in room, surcharge)
• Electronic/magnetic keys
• In-room safe
• Television
• Window opens
• Clock radio
• Desk
• Cribs (infant beds) available
• Smoking rooms
• High-speed (wired) Internet access - surcharge

Love Rock, a six-meter-high (20-foot) promontory and popular wedding site, divides the Cancun resort's beach frontage into a 100-meter (109-yard) segment and a 69-meter (75-yard) segment. Although all Cancún beaches are open to the public, Love Rock at one end and a bluff at the other make it difficult for outsiders to access the shorter stretch, effectively creating a tranquil "private" beach furnished with thatched-roof palapas for resort guests.

A fieldstone sunning terrace furnished with padded lounge chairs and thatched-roof palapas features a 46-meter (150-foot) freeform pool and a 12-person spa tub.

An independent operator, AquaWorld, rents boogie boards and snorkeling gear at the resort. Other independent operators offer personal watercraft and parasailing on the beach or nearby beaches. AquaWorld's main center is a marina 5.5 km (3.5 mi) away on Nichupté Lagoon, where many watersports are available, including parasailing, kayaking, personal watercraft, sailing, and windsurfing. AquaWorld also books fishing trips and scuba diving and snorkeling excursions.

The 18-hole Pok-Ta-Pok Golf Club is 3.5 km (2.25 mi) from the resort, and the 18-hole Hilton golf course is 6.5 km (4 mi).

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.

• Golf - miniature nearby
• Golfing nearby
• Snorkeling on site
• Surfing/boogie boarding on site
• Swimming on site
• Sailing nearby
• Scuba diving nearby
• Water skiing nearby
• Windsurfing nearby
• Personal watercraft nearby
• Motor boating nearby
• Running track/path on site
• Parasailing nearby
• Fishing nearby

Hotel Amenities

• Swimming pool - outdoor
• Poolside bar
• Spa tub
• Concierge desk
• Complimentary newspapers in lobby
• Multilingual staff
• Room service (24 hours)
• Bar/lounge
• Restaurant(s) in hotel
• Parking (valet)
• Parking (free)
• Self parking
• Business center
• Banquet facilities
• Conference room(s)
• Audio-visual equipment
• Business services
• Internet access in public areas - surcharge
• Internet access in public areas - high speed
• 24-hour front desk
• Porter/bellhop
• Doorman/doorwoman
• Security guard
• Safe-deposit box - front desk
• Number of rooms: 312
• Number of floors: 7, 3
• ATM/banking
• Gift shops or newsstand
• Shopping on site
• Meeting rooms (small groups)
• Tour assistance
• Currency exchange
• Medical assistance available
• Dry cleaning service
• Air-conditioned public areas
• Elevator/lift
• Wedding services
• Local Expert

Café Cocay - Sea-view restaurant with window wall, potted plants. Breakfast, dinner buffets, and à la carte selections.

Blue Bayou - Intimate, multi-level, fine-dining dinner restaurant. Hanging plants. Windows curtained by vines. À la carte menu featuring Cajun/Creole cuisine.

Cassis Bar - Bar/lounge outside Blue Bayou restaurant.

La Concha - Casual lunch spot under thatched roof. Inside and terrace seating. À la carte menu featuring Mexican specialties, seafood. Open late morning to early evening.

Café Solé - Open 24 hour for salads, sandwiches, desserts, pastries, gelato, and espresso drinks.