Hotel Features. Two winding staircases serve as focal points in the hotel's tropically themed lobby. On-site dining venues include La Concha, a casual eatery that features Mexican specialties, and Caf� Sol�, serving salads, sandwiches and pastries. Cassis Le Jazz Club has a dance floor. A business center provides high-speed Internet access and a printer for a fee. Four function rooms afford views of the lagoon or the terrace. The fieldstone terrace houses a freeform pool and a 12-person spa tub. AquaWorld rents boogie boards and snorkeling gear on the resort's premises.

Guestrooms. Cancun Caribe Park Royal Grand offers 312 guestrooms and suites in a main building, in the beachfront Premier Tower and in the Royal Tower. Renovated in 2006, deluxe rooms in the main building feature marble floors and modern furnishings, plus Caribbean-view balconies or terraces. The Premier Tower's deluxe beachfront rooms and suites boast ceiling fans, marble bathrooms with separate showers, double vanities and direct access to the white-sand beach. Suites with jetted tubs overlook the Caribbean Sea and the hotel zone.

Expert Tip. Love Rock, a popular wedding site, is a promontory that divides the resort's beach frontage into two segments. Cancun beaches are public, but the resort's 69-meter stretch of beach is anchored at one end by Love Rock and bordered by a bluff at the opposite end. Public access is challenging, therefore this beach is usually frequented only by registered guests.