My boyfriend and I booked this vacation together and were so very looking forward to it. We have both travelled extensively, both internationally and specific to the Carbbean and Mexico. I have a great deal of expereicne with All Inclusive beach vacations so felt I went into this with my eyes wide open. We read all of the Trip Advisor... more

PLEASE READ THIS REVIEW!!! My boyfriend and I have just returned to the UK from a two week break at the El Cid resort, Riviera Maya.(Good and bad review coming) Firstly it is approximately 35 minute drive to Cancun, so if your wanting to party and go clubbing, we suggest you book a Hotel on the strip in Cancun as... more

Would you recommend the Resort? No LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION The resort is in an island by itself, you take a long bumpy dirt road to it. It's only scary the first few trips in the day and always scary taking it at night. With no free shuttle service to Cancun, Palya Del Carmen, or at least Puerto Morelos (the resort... more

Fantastic! Excellent!Having just spent a week at Marina El Cid with my husband, my 16 year old daughter and 12 year old son all I can say is that it is a superb hotel with very courteous staff, which in my opinion accounts for a lot. Check in was extremely fast. We had a 1 bedroom suite which was huge... more

I stayed at El Cid and had no idea what I was in for. I had stayed in the Hotel zone of cancun before, and loved the options for dining and entertainment. We drove along a dirty dirt road and ended at El Cid. Upon first glance, the resort is beautiful and the people are friendly. We were ushered into... more

We had a wonderful time,,far exceeded our expectations-- We were traveling with our 2 daughters, 21 and 13--They both had a great time-- The room was perfect, we had a one bedroom--Plenty of room for all and the 2 full baths were a plus-- The highlight of the trip had to be the snorkeling trip we booked from the Marina--THANK... more

We stayed at El Cid from 7/3-7/8/08. Check in was very smooth, we did not have the problems others have written about. We were approached by the "guest services" (read: timeshare salesman) guy who asked us to come over after we checked in to "explain how the all-inclusive plan worked". Thanks to other tripadvisor reviewers we knew to avoid this... more

We stayed at El Cid from May 23 - 29 and loved every minute of it. Our group consisted of a Bride and Groom and 53 family members and friends,mostly from Nebraska, ranging in age from a toddler to 75 . The resort is lovely and small enough so that it is easy to get around and easy to find... more

I was terrified after reading all the reviews seen here, but we experienced almost none of the problems written about here. We stayed in a one bedroom suite which was plenty big for our family of 4. The kids said the murphy bed was hard...it was. Ok for kids, but I would not have liked it. It had a huge... more