Cancun - Memorial Day

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

How would Cancun be over Memorial Day week? What are the good places to get - non AI, from SFX? If we go, there could be three families and looking at 2009 or 2010.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

On the hot side. Should be not too hard a trade.
Best bets non AI mandatory would be the Royals and Grand Melia.

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

How are airfares running to Cancun?

[x3skier Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close x3skier]

Another Non AI is Club Regina @ The Westin. Just got back from 6 days and posted a review on TripAdvisor.com. May not have posted yet though.

Cheers

[idahodude Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close idahodude]

SFX also typically has a lot of Mayan Palace/Grand Mayan available. While this isn't exactly in Cancun, it's only a short drive down the coast. These are non-mandatory AI resorts.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

I keep forgetting the Regina - another great resort and even better if you snorkle. How about posting a review here ?

Another Non AI is Club Regina @ The Westin. Just got back from 6 days and posted a review on TripAdvisor.com. May not have posted yet though.

Cheers

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

Is there a good travel book for Cancun and surrounding areas? Are there good tour guides, packages, etc. there and what is the cost for renting vehicles?

[x3skier Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close x3skier]

I keep forgetting the Regina - another great resort and even better if you snorkle. How about posting a review here ?

System will not let me post here in the review board for some reason but I have posted on both TripAdvisor.com and TUG. It may take a day or to for the review to show up.

Correction, I figured out how to get there and the review has been submitted.

Cheers

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Thanks for the review, x3skier.

Riverdees, there are all kinds of sites on Cancun. If going to Cancun proper a car is not necessary or even recommended as there is great public transport. My web page below, will get you started if you are looking for Cancun proper - with links to other sites and some idea of what is available.

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

When should the Royals or Grand Melia start showing up in II for Memorial Day Week - 2009? Are there any rules that I couldn't reserve 2 or 3 units, if they are available?

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Not sure about the Grand Melia, but no restrictions at the Royals. If going for 2 or 3 units, best bet might be the tri-Royals as there really isn't much distance between the resorts from end to end. It will also have whatever is deposited available from the 600 + units at the three resorts.

[StressCadet Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close StressCadet]

When should the Royals or Grand Melia start showing up in II for Memorial Day Week - 2009? Are there any rules that I couldn't reserve 2 or 3 units, if they are available?

I'd request now. I have 3 units at the Royal Sands for the week after Memorial week this year. I matched 1 unit at about 14 mos another at 9 mos and another during Flex. I matched quickly for the first two...one was literally overnight.

I agree with Tony about the Tri Royals...I just happened to luck out that the second request matched the Royal Sands even though I included the Tri's. I do wonder if II did it purposely because they are both Sands Phase II. The third was from a sighting.

I have never been to Cancun. I did check out some guide books from the library but they really didn't tell me anything I haven't already read about on the Internet. Start reading the Mexico forums here, TUG, Tripadvisor....I did purchase maps of Cancun and Isla Mujeres from "Mapchick" She included a map of the airport...they are pretty detailed...include restaraunt info...I think they will be helpful.

I see you are in Tenn. I just have to mention this because I have family joining us from Atlanta. Airfare from the south seemed really high to me. You are going to need to catch a deal and grab it. I paid about 335.00 for Non stop Los Angeles to Cancun...while my family in the south paid over 600.00 for Non stop Atlanta to Cancun. Its barely a 2.5 hour flight! I looked at airfare for them daily...even several times a day for months. Their unit was the 9 mo out one-so I looked from that point on. It NEVER went down. The best they could have done was around 500.00 with a stop. We were considering flying them out of Charlotte, NC because the airfare was so much better. In the end...we used some FF miles but it just floored me that I could send two people from LAX for the price of one from Atlanta.

Good luck whatever you decide

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

Cancun Resorts?

What are the other non AI mandatory resorts that would be good in addition to the Royals, Club Regina 2 The Westin and Grand Melia?

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

There was a Marriott under construction that would surely be nice if it was available.

[x3skier Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close x3skier]

What are the other non AI mandatory resorts that would be good in addition to the Royals, Club Regina 2 The Westin and Grand Melia?

We were at the Club Regina two weeks ago and it was very nice. At the end of the "7". About a $20-$25 cab ride to town (or $.65 bus ride).

I wrote a repot on it a few days ago. http://www.timeshareforums.com/forum...un-westin.html

Cheers