This was our first trip to the FAVC in Cancun. After making the reservations I started reading about the resort online and saw many mixed reviews - from excellent to never again.

Having stayed at their resort in Cabo we expected more from the resort than what we found. But we were ultimately satisfied with our stay.

At check-in we went to our room and found it facing north looking at the new concrete walls of another building and a stagnet pool of water. We asked to be moved and were quickly accomodated with an oceanview overlooking the pool area.

The one-bedroom suite was very spacious and had everything we needed. The room always had a musty smell to it but that can be found in many areas of the tropics. Pack a couple room deoderizers and you'll never notice.

Felix "Meowww" the Cat, the resident program host, is an exceptionally likeable and entertaining guy. He always kept us laughing in the afternoons. The rest of the staff were receptive to any of our needs and were always friendly and pleasant to speak with.

The resort has a basic convienence store with decent prices and internet service. They have a well equipped exercise room for their size, you just need to plan a good time to use it. Afternoons were always the least crowded.

The pool area and swim up bar are both excellent, though the water was pretty cool for the daytime temperatures. We only had one meal at the restaurant, breakfast, and it was satisfying though nothing special.

The location of the resort is excellent for shopping, dining and entertainment, all of it which is within a 15 minute walk. Another 15 minutes on the local bus will take you to more of the same at the 11km mark in the hotel zone.

I recommend the FAVC if you are spending most of your time getting out and around and not spending much time in your room; or if you just want to relax at the pool away from the crowds.

If you are looking for the ultimate in highend accomodations it is best to look elsewhere.