Expedia Travel Coupons - A Visit to El Dorado Royale Spa Resort - Riviera Maya

Here are some observations and grades based on our A - F rating system. Our stay was just wonderful! And gourmet inclusive it was! This resort is a 5 star All Inclusive Adult Only Spa resort with a Gourmet Inclusive theme. Mexico, we recently had the pleasure of spending four nights and five days at the El Dorado Royale Resort in Riviera Maya.

We were given a lock for our in room safe and room keys and we were ready to go. Check in took 5 minutes with a very courteous staff. We arrived at noon and our rooms were ready. We were greeted in the lobby with cool cloths and a glass of champagne, upon arrival. Check in - A.

The resort is deceptively large. Jacuzzi suites. To the left are the Casita suites and to the right are the jr, when walking out of the lobby in the back of the building. Near each group of buildings is a tram stop. Even in the heat, i tried to walk it as much as I could, since God only knows I need to lose weight. But this was not a problem because there are trams that will take you all over the property that run about every 10 - 20 minutes, it took 6 minutes to walk from the lobby to our room. The hotel resort is a very large property.

Shower gel and a candle and matches, additional amenities in the jacuzzi tub were shampoo. Razor and shower cap, shoe shine kit, a toothbrush, soap, lotion, there was shampoo. The amenity package int he bathroom was great. A large marble shower and a separate toilet, there is a double sink. Immediately to the left is the bathroom, upon entering. Jacuzzi in building 54.suite the back . A jr, we took a tram to our room, room: A After checking in.

And refrigerator. A t.v, shelves, across from the bed was a bureau that opened to reveal drawers. This room had a large super comfortable king size four poster bed. Outside the bathroom is a desk and the bed.

There was also a table and two chairs inside the room to enjoy room service at. My view overlooked the beach and the activity pool. A table and a hammock, on the balcony were two chairs. Large enough for two people and placed so you can look out on the balcony, on the other side of the bed is the jacuzzi. Shelves and plenty of hanging space, there is a large closet with the safe in it.

The room and bath were spotless and were kept that way during my entire stay.

All food is ordered off menus but there is a breakfast buffet area at Cocotels (later on that). But not all were opened while I was there, there are many restaurants. Food: A+ The food in this resort was outstanding.

There were no waits in any restaurants while I was there. I find that preferable to having to make reservations every day. First served, it is first come, the restaurants do not accept reservations. The food is artfully presented and everything was delicious.

I chose the buffet and was satisfied with the available choices. You can order off a menu or choose buffet food (or both). I ate breakfast here two days. Cocotels: Cocotels is located in the main building .

I had a surf and turf meal (all kabobs) that were very good. We had lunch there our first day and they had great choices of fresh fish and meats. La Isla - this is an open air restaurant by the main pool.

But others staying at the resort said the food was excellent, i did not eat here. D'Italia - a beautiful Italian restaurant in the main building.

Also very pretty to look at the beach as you are enjoying a meal. I ate here twice ordering steak once and a pasta dish the second time and was not disappointed. Beef and chicken dishes, joJo's - this is a beach side restaurant with seafood.

One of my friend enjoyed cream cheese stuffed French Toast with mango sauce and another had the most beautifully presented Eggs Benedict I've ever seen! I had coconut macadamia crusted pancakes that were out of this world. We had breakfast here and who'd believe Asian inspired fare for breakfast was outstanding, believe it or not? Kampai: This is an Asian restaurant in the Casitas area.

The restaurant wasn't open when we were at the resort but it is a unique concept and I would imagine quite popular, unfortunately. You order your meal and then can watch as a chef prepares it on huge screens inside the restaurant. La Fuentes: this is a beautiful restaurant that gives a live culinary show.

Pizza Cabana: This is outside the main pool and you can order pizza and hamburgers.

Juices and healthy options, there are fresh fruits, health Bar: In the Casitas area.

But I didn't see this and am not certain it is still there, it was also my understanding there was a Fondue bar beach side.

The bartenders were excellent at every bar we went to. Including swim up bars and a Martini Bar (where we spent most nights), there are 13 bars.

There are also lots of bicycles you can use to ride around the property. There was a water aerobics class I took with the lovely Paola which is held at noon. Pool bingo and pool volleyball plus some other fun games during the day, kayak races, like water polo, there were the usual games. You will find a board that tells you what activities are going on during the day near the pool. Entertainment and Activities: B+ The pool closest to my room was the Activity pool where games were played throughout the day.

It was a lot of fun though! It was extremely hot and I played Roulette for about a half hour and gave my money to a table mate and went back to the room. You could bid on items to purchase, 000 in play money to play Blackjack and Roulette and at the end of the night, where they gave you $3, the last night we were there they had a Casino Night. There is entertainment at Las Guayanas (near the second spa and gift shop on the way to the activity pool) nightly and usually by 10 PM there were just a handful of people left. The evening entertainment did not seem to have too many people in attendance late at night.

) or were checking in for their flights the next day. ! Many people were posting to their Facebook account ( plenty of free publicity for the resort! Only two worked and there was always a line to use them, out of three computers. You could purchase minutes to use the computers in the internet cafe. There was no wireless access unless you were in a Casita. I brought my laptop as I had to keep in contact with several clients. My only complaint about the resorts are about internet access.

It makes no sense that they have it in Casitas but not in other rooms. I think El Dorado needs to rethink this and offer wireless in every room. If only to check e-mails and to check in for your flight to make sure you have a seat, you need Internet access, in this day and age, however. From the hotels who stated that management's philosophy was that they wanted people to be able to relax on vacation so they didn't offer wireless in all the rooms. I spoke to a rep.

When purchasing a massage you are given the choice of having a man or woman doing the massage and having it in the spa or on the beach (at no extra charge). The hydrotherapy is free to those staying in the Casitas who purchase a spa treatment but is charged to those who are not in the Casitas. With welcoming incense burning in the lobby and a hydrotherapy room, the Casitas Spa is beautiful. On the Casita side of the resort, one spa with a gym near the Activities Pool and the new Casitas Spa, spa: A There are two spas on this resort.

Especially compared to what you would pay on a cruise ship, the spa treatments were very reasonably priced! What a relaxing way to spend an hour! I had a 50 minute back and neck massage on the beach that felt like luxurious pampering to me.

Overall rating: A

) The resort was clean and well kept. The staff were always courteous (my thanks to the Customer Service gals who helped me in the Internet cafe with the non-working computer and password! It is about a half hour drive from the airport. This resort was just beautiful.

El Dorado has something for everyone depending on the size of the resort you are comfortable with. Which is the only all inclusive luxury "au naturele" resort in the Mexican Caribbean), (They also have Hidden Beach. With 72 rooms and the most spectacular Presidential Villas of all three resorts, with 282 rooms and the intimate El Dorado Maroma, but they also have smaller resorts in the area - the El Dorado Seaside, there are over 600 rooms at this resort. They offer wedding ceremonies and vow renewals. Azul that accepts families with kids), this is an adult only resort (they have a sister resort.

Not a single complaint was heard. Every guest at the resort we spoke to loved the resort.

I highly recommend any of the El Dorado resorts ( we did visit each one and have pictures and video if you'd like to see them).