ROYAL PLAYA DEL CARMEN BRIDES: were kids allowed for the day? ...and other questions

[SweetLe]

Wishing you all the best & a stress free wedding day, Chicago Bride! Can't wait to hear how everything goes!

[MichelleMace]

ChicagoBride,

Good luck with everything! I leave in 7 days for my wedding at the Royal. I'm a bit crazy now as well! I hope your wedding is flawless!

 

[royalbride610]

Good luck ChicageBride!!! I hope everything is perfect!

[rosieposie]

Have a great time and a wonderful wedding ChicagoBride!!!!

 

[JoZee84]

Have fun ChicagoBride.  I'm sure everything will smooth out once you get there!

[nadennec]

Trying to book our room, so I have to ask what everyone thinks is the best room for the money? I know we're "supposed" to get an upgrade once we arrive, but have heard of alot of people not getting it once they are there. What can everyone siggest?  

[nikkiscriv]

I have heard that the Oceanfront room is the best to get if you're really interested in having a nice oceanview.  Apparently there aren't many 'Oceanview' rooms that have a nice view of the ocean.  My TA said that it is unlikely to receive an upgrade from an Oceanview to an Oceanfront since there aren't that many of them, so we booked the Oceanfront
 

Originally Posted by nadennec 

Trying to book our room, so I have to ask what everyone thinks is the best room for the money? I know we're "supposed" to get an upgrade once we arrive, but have heard of alot of people not getting it once they are there. What can everyone siggest?  

 

[kellygrrrl]

personally, I like the oceanview room, although you can't see the ocean sometimes unless you walk to the door and look a certain direction - it's not like cancun where EVERYTHING faces the ocean. I prefer to be by the pool, on the first floor, so it's easy come, easy go through the sliding glass door.

 

the only other comment I've heard is the swim-up rooms being smaller than the others and generally not worth the money.

 

oh, and if dining at chef's place is important to you, I think you have to book higher than oceanview. used to be oceanview was included, but now, I think it's only the higher room categories. chef's plate is AMAZING, but it would be something you could only enjoy yourselves, as they only do two seatings every 15 - 30 mins (e.g. no groups). if you've already planned something like dinner on the beach, it may not be worth the additional $$.

 

one more thing - book oceanview or higher and you get to select your room online 48 hours prior to check-in. : ) they also let you upgrade within the tool, so if you don't find an oceanview room you want, you can switch to a higher room category on the spot - in 2009 the upgrade cost in the tool was lower than if we had originally booked an oceanview!
 

Originally Posted by nadennec 

Trying to book our room, so I have to ask what everyone thinks is the best room for the money? I know we're "supposed" to get an upgrade once we arrive, but have heard of alot of people not getting it once they are there. What can everyone siggest?  

 

[nadennec]

Thanks ladies!!

[Suzy831]

When I was there, I just had an oceanview room. All of the Junior Suites are the same size, the difference being just the view... however, we were rarely in our rooms, except to sleep and shower, we didn't feel the need to spend money on the higher up rooms. The wedding packages say you will get an upgrade if available, but if the resort is full and/or there aren't any rooms available in the suite class above the one you have, then you won't get one.. I was happy with the room we had. We used the 48 hour check-in to pick our room, however when we logged on, there was only one 3rd floor oceanview room to choose (our priority was 3rd floor), so you don't get much choice if the resort is booked full! Also, if you want a quieter room, I would choose one that isn't by the pool, cause people are loud during the day by the main pool, but it didn't bother us cause we weren't in our rooms during the day.

 

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Originally Posted by nadennec 

Trying to book our room, so I have to ask what everyone thinks is the best room for the money? I know we're "supposed" to get an upgrade once we arrive, but have heard of alot of people not getting it once they are there. What can everyone siggest?