Hello to all staying at the Royal June/July. Just booked our trip from June 30th - July 8th. Never been there, nor to Mexico, and am looking forward to it! Last year we went to Punta Cana, but I wanted something that wasn't so remote this year.
I can't speak for this resort, but from the other AI's I have been to (always mid summer), I learned not to play the towel game. If there is a chair open, great, if not, I will just stay in the pool and leave my towel near the edge. On the beach, I don't care if it is close to the water. That's what walking is for.
I have to wake up at 6AM during the year to get my two youngest off to school, so the last thing I want to do while on vacation is get up early to get a chair. NOT. (g)