Awesome! Stayed at Continental (now called Caribe Real). It was good to know I would never starve or go thirsty,and its about the same price as if you would take a European Plan.

The hotel is beautiful and has a Mediterranean style. When you walk in, the lobby is huge and beautiful. It’s an open area with high ceilings. Big rooms, marble floor, we had a king size bed bigger than I have ever seen before, big tub and separate shower in the bathroom, separate seating area with a coffee table and couch, a great view of the ocean and walking distance from downtown.

Great staff always did what we needed. The main pool provides towels, and has a great entertainment staff. They had aerobics in the pool and would play tequila volleyball. There were four restaurants in the hotel - two buffets, one seafood lunch, and a reservations-needed Italian restaurant. They also have a late-night snack bar with burgers and hot dogs till 5am (perfect after a night of clubbing). Two bars, a lobby bar and main pool bar; I have heard that they also have a new beach bar. I spoke to someone from Real Resorts and also found out they opened a new 24-hour snack/drink bar for all-inclusive guests. They have also put in mini bars with drinks, soda and water in the remolded rooms.

Also, with the new name change, you can now visit the sister hotels and eat, drink, and use all the facilities. Go to for hotels you can visit. We plan on going to Playa Del Carmen for the day to visit their hotel. The Costal Real is the sister hotel in Cancun. I hear it has great food and a nice pool, but I do hear the ocean is not as great.

IF YOU PLAN ON VISITING FROM THE END OF AUGUST TILL NOVEMBER 2004, BE AWARE THAT THEY ARE REMODELING. THE MAIN POOL, LOBBY AND LOBBY BAR WILL BE SHUT DOWN (I was told end of August). I have been keeping in contact with a woman from the hotel that is keeping me posted because we are going the end of August for two weeks. We were going to switch hotels, but decided that it would be okay because the hotel has two other pools and we would like to visit the sister hotels, and hope that construction of these areas don't start till we leave.