best way to book the royal

steve balt · 09-19-2007

apple doesnt offer the royal. i am doing my own airfare. feb 19th -26th. any ideas besides the realresorts website. i checked cheap caribbean .they say its full
thanks

**Shammy** · 09-19-2007

There are numerous tour operators that carry the Royal PDC, any travel agent could research the rates with these suppliers and book it.

P.S. The Royal isn't booked for those dates, not even close to being booked.

Bbbethie · 09-20-2007

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Originally Posted by steve balt

apple doesnt offer the royal. i am doing my own airfare. feb 19th -26th. any ideas besides the realresorts website. i checked cheap caribbean .they say its full
thanks

Honestly? I would seriously consider using Shammy. We used her to book our trip to the Royal next week. She's just has helpful on the phone as she is here on these boards.

steve balt · 09-20-2007

thanks shammy,
could you check those dates and email me the price. im using usa 3000 out of bwi. it will be 2 couples atleast .
thanks, steve

**Shammy** · 09-20-2007

I removed your e mail addy Steve - never post your personal e mail address on a public forum or you'll have an inbox full of Viagra, etc. ads!!! If you must put the address out there for viewing, put brackets [ ] around and spell the @ and . symbols, such as this:
jane [at] smith [dot] com

a1vacation · 09-20-2007

I'm getting a little skeerd, someone mentioned that the Royal over books and when I go to their direct site and key in October 26th to get price quotes, it comes up indicating they are full. I booked our week using our RCI week and I have a feeling they probably look at us as bottom of the totem pole customers and will send us packing to Cancun, which I absolutely do NOT want. I sure hope this doesn't happen.

I also copied the map of all the rooms that someone posted here and had a question, why do some of the rooms have two colours blue and green? Green is for the Junior Suite and Blue is for the Junior Suite with Oceanview, but for example, rooms 325 and 335 are both blue and green, anyone know why this is?

Keep your fingers crossed for us that we get a room and hopefully not one on the ground floor.

Cheers,

cuffedlinks · 09-20-2007

Maybe Shammy can speak to that, but I haven't heard mention of it here anyway....and we've had a LOT of RPDC traffic recently by forum peeps...

**Shammy** · 09-20-2007

I only know the Gran Porto Real to overbooks from time to time, haven't heard much talk of this happening at the Royal, they seem to manage their reservations better. I send a lot of people to this hotel and none have been bumped or asked if they want to go to the Royal in Cancun. But....an RCI member (or a Hotels.com/Orbitz/internet booker) would likely be one of the first asked to move, or forced to take an involuntary bump IF the hotel did indeed overbook - and they may contact you prior to your arrival if this does happen. But being sold out and oversold are two different things, and you won't know if the hotel is oversold until you get there or if they call you a day or so ahead of time.

I did check with a few suppliers for availability and the hotel is VERY full for the entire month if Oct. Not sure what's going on there but I did not see any rooms left for your dates. For both jr. suites and jr. suite ocean view's - there are a few rooms available from 10/14-10/18, and then starting back up again on 10/28.

mikyd1954 · 09-21-2007

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Originally Posted by a1vacation

...I also copied the map of all the rooms that someone posted here and had a question, why do some of the rooms have two colours blue and green? Green is for the Junior Suite and Blue is for the Junior Suite with Oceanview, but for example, rooms 325 and 335 are both blue and green, anyone know why this is?Cheers,

the ones that are blue are oceanview, the green ones are non ocean view and the half and half ones are "partial" ocean view, I'm guessing you basically have to lean over the edge of your balcony and have your wife hold your feet so you can see the ocean

.... I thought october was slower? we'll be ther oct 24-31 and I was hoping it would be a little slower, ah well, its till better than work

a1vacation · 09-21-2007

Thanks for responding everyone, I too thought October was slow. I guess we'll just have to wait with baited breath as to whether they've just sold out or over sold. I'm definitely going to cry if I'm told I have to go else where, and I refuse to go to Cancun. This will put a damper on the trip, especially since I've been talking Playa up so much to my sister that she finally agreed to come. Oh well, not much I can do now, other than wait and if worse comes to worse, I'll go to Luna Blue and see if I can get our room for the whole time instead of just the last 3 days of our trip.

mikyd1954, if we do get a room at the RPDC, hopefully we can meet up and have a drink, or two, or three......

barbara1 · 09-21-2007

Why not Cancun at the Royal? They would possible give some perks if they moved you. I have looked at the website and both look very nice.

mikyd1954 · 09-21-2007

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Originally Posted by a1vacation

mikyd1954, if we do get a room at the RPDC, hopefully we can meet up and have a drink, or two, or three......

cool, it'll giv me a chance to practice my canadian

its got to be better than my spanish......

Karen in NYC · 09-21-2007

I am at the Royal PDC NOW. I think they might have been overbooked because friends got - and took - and offer to move to the cancun royal.

SO HAPPY with the accommodations, food, service here. I leave Sunday. Cant wait to come back.

a1vacation · 09-24-2007

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Originally Posted by barbara1

Why not Cancun at the Royal? They would possible give some perks if they moved you. I have looked at the website and both look very nice.

Hi Barbara1, I've been to Cancun twice and have no desire to go there anymore, now that I've found Playa. I go to Playa for the beach, walking distance to multiple restuarants, bars, etc. If I wanted to sit by the pool all day and just look at the water then maybe I'd go to Cancun, but that's not what I like to do. I go for a 2 hour walk on the beach in playa every morning, which is so beautiful, unfortunately when my husband and I tried this in Cancun we ended up with hip pointers due to the slant the beach had there, but of course it may have changed since then, but to me, the beach in playa is too nice to pass up. I also love walking around the town, I guess I just love the little town feeling I get from Playa compared to the hotel row on a very busy road in Cancun.

Also, this is my sister's first time to Mexico and I've talked about Playa so much she finally agreed to go, which is why I have my heart set on Playa. We're staying at Hotel Cielo or first night, then RPDC (I hope) and then Luna Blue, I mixing it up a bit for her.

Cheers,

a1vacation · 09-24-2007

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Originally Posted by mikyd1954

cool, it'll giv me a chance to practice my canadian

its got to be better than my spanish......

I'm sure it is, eh

09-19-2007	#1 (permalink)
steve balt way into it Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 143	best way to book the royal apple doesnt offer the royal. i am doing my own airfare. feb 19th -26th. any ideas besides the realresorts website. i checked cheap caribbean .they say its full thanks

09-20-2007	#4 (permalink)
steve balt way into it Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 143	thanks shammy, could you check those dates and email me the price. im using usa 3000 out of bwi. it will be 2 couples atleast . thanks, steve Last edited by Shammy; 09-20-2007 at 10:27 AM. Reason: remove e mail addy

09-20-2007	#6 (permalink)
a1vacation ruined Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 98	Is the Royal PDCOverbooked? I'm getting a little skeerd, someone mentioned that the Royal over books and when I go to their direct site and key in October 26th to get price quotes, it comes up indicating they are full. I booked our week using our RCI week and I have a feeling they probably look at us as bottom of the totem pole customers and will send us packing to Cancun, which I absolutely do NOT want. I sure hope this doesn't happen. I also copied the map of all the rooms that someone posted here and had a question, why do some of the rooms have two colours blue and green? Green is for the Junior Suite and Blue is for the Junior Suite with Oceanview, but for example, rooms 325 and 335 are both blue and green, anyone know why this is? Keep your fingers crossed for us that we get a room and hopefully not one on the ground floor. Cheers, Last edited by a1vacation; 09-20-2007 at 06:06 PM.

09-21-2007	#10 (permalink)
a1vacation ruined Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 98	Sold Out or Over Sold? Thanks for responding everyone, I too thought October was slow. I guess we'll just have to wait with baited breath as to whether they've just sold out or over sold. I'm definitely going to cry if I'm told I have to go else where, and I refuse to go to Cancun. This will put a damper on the trip, especially since I've been talking Playa up so much to my sister that she finally agreed to come. Oh well, not much I can do now, other than wait and if worse comes to worse, I'll go to Luna Blue and see if I can get our room for the whole time instead of just the last 3 days of our trip. mikyd1954, if we do get a room at the RPDC, hopefully we can meet up and have a drink, or two, or three......

09-19-2007	#2 (permalink)
Shammy Travel Insurance Tester Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Joisey Shore Posts: 10,522	There are numerous tour operators that carry the Royal PDC, any travel agent could research the rates with these suppliers and book it. P.S. The Royal isn't booked for those dates, not even close to being booked.

09-20-2007	#5 (permalink)
Shammy Travel Insurance Tester Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Joisey Shore Posts: 10,522	I removed your e mail addy Steve - never post your personal e mail address on a public forum or you'll have an inbox full of Viagra, etc. ads!!! If you must put the address out there for viewing, put brackets [ ] around and spell the @ and . symbols, such as this: jane [at] smith [dot] com

09-20-2007	#7 (permalink)
cuffedlinks añejo Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The City of Presidents Posts: 16,003	Maybe Shammy can speak to that, but I haven't heard mention of it here anyway....and we've had a LOT of RPDC traffic recently by forum peeps...

09-20-2007	#8 (permalink)
Shammy Travel Insurance Tester Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Joisey Shore Posts: 10,522	I only know the Gran Porto Real to overbooks from time to time, haven't heard much talk of this happening at the Royal, they seem to manage their reservations better. I send a lot of people to this hotel and none have been bumped or asked if they want to go to the Royal in Cancun. But....an RCI member (or a Hotels.com/Orbitz/internet booker) would likely be one of the first asked to move, or forced to take an involuntary bump IF the hotel did indeed overbook - and they may contact you prior to your arrival if this does happen. But being sold out and oversold are two different things, and you won't know if the hotel is oversold until you get there or if they call you a day or so ahead of time. I did check with a few suppliers for availability and the hotel is VERY full for the entire month if Oct. Not sure what's going on there but I did not see any rooms left for your dates. For both jr. suites and jr. suite ocean view's - there are a few rooms available from 10/14-10/18, and then starting back up again on 10/28.

09-21-2007	#11 (permalink)
barbara1 toe in water Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 45	Why not Cancun at the Royal? They would possible give some perks if they moved you. I have looked at the website and both look very nice.

09-21-2007	#13 (permalink)
Karen in NYC way into it Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 203	I am at the Royal PDC NOW. I think they might have been overbooked because friends got - and took - and offer to move to the cancun royal. SO HAPPY with the accommodations, food, service here. I leave Sunday. Cant wait to come back.

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