Cancun South, Mexico Family Hotels

I am not cheap, but neither am I super wealthy. So, when I went to Cancun with a friend we looked for the best value at the most affordable rate. Emporio knocked it out of the ballpark! We had a fantastic stay. The king suite ocean view room was perfect for us. Everything was great. Omar and his staff do a great job, from the restaurant buffet to volleyball on the perfectly cleaned beach. We were VERY please and hope to return to Emporio again soon.

For the same price as staying in a hotel room, my family of 4 got what felt like a 1 bedroom apartment, with an amazing view. Everything we needed was at this resort. Everyone was friendly and helpful and made our first trip to Mexico amazing and easy. The resort is beautiful, the views are stunning, the food is great. We ended up doing the "time share pitch" because in exchange, we were given a big credit and discounts on tours we already wanted to take. Saved a ton of money on Xcaret (I highly recommend checking that out). And booking any tours was so easy using the services in the lobby. If I lived closer to Cancun and only had to take 1 flight to get there, I probably would have bought into the time share. But saying no, meant no, and they did not hassle us any further. If I get another chance to go back to Cancun, this is the place I want to stay!

The resort is 200 minutes from the airport. Iberostar is a gorgeous resort. The beach is beautiful with crystal blue water and fun waves to play in. Plenty of chairs and umbrellas, not crowded at all. The pools were great, clean and plenty of chairs and umbrellas for all. Angel, from the entertainment staff was outstanding and fun. There was plenty of activities: beach volleyball, water polo, soccer, rifle shooting, pool games, etc. The shows were good some nights and great other nights. The rock n roll show was awesome. We ate at all four restaurants: Grommet was French, the Japanese was great with hibachi, fun and entertaining, the Steakhouse was delicious and beautiful inside and the Mexican was down by the water. The food and margarita's were to die for. We were a party of 8 and all the rooms were great. The rooms were cleaned each morning and always had a towel animal or fresh flowers on bed. Room service was great, we only used it once, but the kids used it every day. We are definately go again next year.

This is our first trip to cancun and we will definitely do it again. I have to say that the hotel is not where all the hotels are. It is kinda isolated but if you want peace and quiet it is the right choice. It is very clean and well staffed. One of the guest relation staff (Lolita) was excellent. She helped us every step during our stay. The hotel is very kid friendly if you have young kids.

Overall the stay at Royal Sands was phenomenal! 3 swim up bars and a beautiful ocean view all all angles and rooms in the resort. Look for Pedro at the swim up bar outside. He will not let your drink go empty. Very close to shopping malls and restaurants. Thank you for a great week!!!

Overall, our stay was great! Pros: Customer service was outstanding, especially that of Estefano, Guadalupe and Leon. The hotel was very clean! There was lots of activities and the drinks weren't watered down. Cons: Hotel a little outdated, hot and small elevators and the mattress was hard and uncomfortable. Our family would definitely come back again.

I recommend very much for couples with kids or teenagers, because this suits are excellent for that situation, kids can be sleeping in the living room , and the couple be sleeping at the bedroom with fully privacy. But keep in mind then this hotel have no entertainment because it's a time share place. But let me tell this,you will be sleeping very good. I I strongly recommend this place.

We love GR Solaris. It is a smaller resort but that's what makes it so good. No need to spend alot of time to get where you are going. The staff are awesome. The senorita that make the omelets at breakfast is great. Lunch at pool is always tasty with the pizza absolutely the best. The rooms are fine although the beds are starting to need to be replaced. If you like a hard bed then no problem. We always upgrade to an oceanview which is well worth it. Just a nice resort, great staff and spa.

A perfect place for couples to have pure relaxation and be treated like a king/queen. Amazing staff and beautiful amenities. Never felt crowded and always were able to get chairs, palapas, privacy in pool area, etc. Great bartenders with awesome drinks and Not watered down at all! Food -absolutely Loved the French restaurant (le petit) and surf and turf and Brass steakhouse. Lizo was excellent as well. For breakfast loved the buffet and The Bistro. And Las Dunas was nice for casual beach food but it also had awesome Ceviche. We were lucky enough to get an upgrade midway in our stay to the Excellence club with a swim up suite and it was Fantastic! You literally feel like royalty - JONATHAN and JAIME at Excellence concierge were amazing as was The Bistro/bar staff - Chocolate Night was a great surprise. The nightly shows were pretty good and the entertainment guys were great - especially SEXY ROSS and JAMES BOND The pools, grounds and entire facility was immaculate and you could see how hard everyone worked. I Loved the fruit Smoothie bar and Sweet corner which was like a Starbucks. Overall - an absolutely amazing trip- Kudos to the wonderful Staff at The Finest. We only had 2 complaints- tintos/tapas and sushi restaurant were almost inedible. And 2- it was very much expected that you tip at this resort- in fact many of the staff treated you much better (or not) depending on if you tipped or not- adding a bit of unnecessary pressure to our otherwise very relaxing vacay.