I'm looking for information on the Allergro <BR>Resort in Cozumel. How is nice the resort? <BR>Is the food? Can you snorkel from the beach <BR>and is there a large beach. My wife and I are planning to go in late May thru June 4 would the weather be too hot 100+ degrees F? <BR>We went to Cozumel in March of 1999 and stayed at the Presedente. We really liked this resort and the grounds. Does the Allegro Resort compare. We are also taking our 20 y/o son, and 17 y/o daughter, would there be any activities at the Allegro Resort for them. I would appreciate any info from travelers to this resort. Thanks, Louie.

Louie, My wife and I stayed there in November 1998 and had a great time. The food was pretty good, and there was a tremendous choice. The resort was very nice for Mexico, very very clean. the beach is long enough to where you can get all of the privacy you want, and you can snorkle or dive right from teh beach. they have jetskis and parasailing available for extra charge.Although I've never stayed at President, other guests at the resort said it was the best all-inclusive in Cozumel. They are certainly generous with the alcohol and the staff tries very hard to entertain you. Have a good time! <BR>Darin

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The following is a review from my friend who was there in '99 & they're going back this winter: <BR> <BR>Allegro resort is a definite go. We were there in March/99 and plan to go back <BR> again, this time with the kids. My sister and her husband came with my <BR> husband and I and we had a great time. The beach is finely crushed <BR> seashells and one of the best on the island. The food, which is buffet, is <BR> excellent... you can have prime rib for lunch if you want to. The desserts were <BR> out of this world (I am sure that they hired a French pastry chef as they were <BR> not only delicious but beautiful). You could have Mexican coffee with your <BR> supper and although you might have to get it line for one they were a great <BR> finale to the dinners. They also have an Italian restaurant and a Mexican <BR> restaurant which you need to make reservations for (do that when you get <BR> there), the Italian one being as good as any Italian restaurant I have ever been <BR> to. The rooms, although not terrible fancy, were clean and the beds were very <BR> comfortable. The toilet and tub were in one room and the sink and dressing <BR> closet in the other. The t.v. was in a nice cabinet. Outside the room (we were <BR> on the ground floor) on the balcony there were two chairs and a small table <BR> as well as a hammock. The only problem we had at the beach were these <BR> small jelly fish, which apparently blew in during our first day there (it was <BR> incredibly windy and quite cool). I might also add that that storm that blew in <BR> the jelly fish ended up in the Dominican Republic where it rained for 4 days <BR> straight while we had beautiful weather after the first day and a half.(I had <BR> some friends that went there for March break and had a horrible time because <BR> of the weather). There were lots of fish that came in right up to the shore so if <BR> you had a snorkel and a mask you could just stick your head in the water <BR> and see them without even swimming out at all. We did a number of <BR> excursions, including the "Indiana Jones" trip, a trip to Chichen Itza and my <BR> sister did the snorkelling trip. My husband and I did a scuba trip which was <BR> great. Any other questions? Feel free to e-mail me. I plan to go back there in <BR> March 2000 as well...maybe I'll see you there!

I just arrived from Allegro. The staff is incredibly friendly, and the food in the buffet is great. The <BR>activities team is excellent, and their musical performances are very enjoyable. Easy to get scuba and <BR>snorkeling trips. You can also have beach activities, such as beach volley, hobby cat sailing and wind <BR>surfing. <BR> <BR>One advise: do not rent a car with National, which bey have a desk very conveniently located in front of <BR>Allegro. We rented a 4 wheel drive with them, I got a flat tired, and they used the $800 deductible of <BR>the insurance to charge me for the tire. And that happened even when I pointed out during the renting <BR>process that the tires were old (the cravings were low, and they had more than 20,000 miles over <BR>unpaved roads). Below are the details, if you are interested. Do not hesitate to send me mail if you want <BR>to know more. <BR> <BR>We rented a Jeep with National-rent-a-car to drive to the north of the island. You need a 4 wheel drive <BR>because the road is unpaved, with sand and rocks in same parts. We chose National because it is very <BR>conveniently located in front of the Allegro Resort Cozumel (where we stayed, great place), which is <BR>about 20' south of San Miguel, where all the other car rental companies are. Allegro has its own car <BR>rental desk, but they do not offer 4 wheel drives. <BR> <BR>National offers an insurance for their vehicle with an $800 deductible. No rental company in the island <BR>offers insurance with no deductible for Jeeps or any other 4-wheel drive. It is understandable, since you <BR>may get stuck in the unpaved roads in the north of the island, and they may need to go to rescue you. A <BR>very different issue is that they use the deductible to pay for flat tires. And the tires were not even <BR>new,something that I pointed out when renting the vehicle!I saw the tires were old, and I requested <BR>another vehicle. They told me the only other Jeep available, with newer tires, had the 4-wheel drive not <BR>activated (!). <BR> <BR>When I returned the vehicle, they decided right away that I will be charged for the tire without even <BR>verifying the tire was reparable or not!. <BR> <BR>I contacted the manager and he told me he will check with his chief mechanic, and he told me he will call <BR>me back. Of course no call came, and I had to call back. He told me the same thing, the tire was not <BR>reparable. I tired to argue that the issue was not if it was reparable or not, the issue was that I do not <BR>have to pay at all, even more when the tires are old, and the fact was recognized by the representative <BR>who rented the vehicle. None of this was useful, they just saw the opportunity to replace a new tire for <BR>an old one, and they took it. <BR> <BR>In addition, one of the attendants of the desk in front of the Allegro resort entertains himself between <BR>clients reading pornographic comics. He may very well choose his entertaining activities, but the <BR>rudeness comes from the fact that he does not take the comics out of the view when you come to rent a <BR>car, so you end up in the bizarre situation of filling the paperwork surrounded by these pornographic <BR>comics. <BR> <BR>My advise, do not rent with National in Cozumel, since they do not show any respect for the customer, <BR>and they will find a way to rob you!