We have just been offered to use a time share from some friends to stay at the Royal Sands Resort in Cancun.
Has anyone every stayed here in March? Going with husband and two teens, 15 & 16 yrs old. Not sure if going to Cancun and staying here will be crazy since it will be during March break.
Any good or bad comments about this resort.
Will the teens be bored??

Vittoria:
We own a timeshare at the Royal Sands in July and have visited Cancun with our family (children presently 20, 18, and 14)for the past 5 years. Have never been in March. I doubt you or the kids will be bored. The Royal Sands is very family orientated and will not rent to Springbreakers. By 10 or 11PM the resort is very quiet, mantained by a security staff. The facility is magnificient with great pools, a wonderful spa, and one of the nicest beaches in the world. It's right next door to a major shopping mall (very safe)and public bus transportation is right at the street. The Sands has many activities planned that you can participate in or not. You can use their in-house travel agency to arrange Mayan ruin tours and whatnot. Take scuba lessons! Also there is a free "trolly" bus to take you to the sister resorts where you can use their facilities free of charge. My kids find others their ages and boredom never occurs. At your kids' ages, do not allow them to go to the clubs downtown. That's where you'll find the Springbreakers.

Dee3 thanks for your input about the Royal Sands. We are still trying to decide on this or the Palladium in the Mayan. The Royal Sands does seem like a better deal right now, not sure with meals and drink prices if it would be about the same.
The 1 bedroom suite, does it contain a pull out sofa that the girls can use?
Should we splurge and go for the villa, 3 women and 1 bathroom might get ugly! Also how do you rate the food there...........

Vittoria:
To answer your questions about the Royal Sands, the living room contains twin murphy beds from a wall unit. Very convenient and much more comfortable than a traditional sofa bed. The Sands' villas (two bedroom, two bathrooms) and the suites (master bedroom with king bed, one bathroom) both have a fully equipped regular sized kitchens with everything needed to cook, a dining room, and a living room. As such, you can easily make meals in your villa/suite. Eating on the balcony with views of the Caribbean is wonderful! With our family of 5, we generally eat in for breakfast and lunch and eat out for dinner. Having a kitchen, to us, is a family necessity and you'll find you save a lot of money and you'll enjoy it's convenience. When the kids get hungry, they go up to the villa and make something. No schedules or timetables. As per restaurants, the Sands has La Veranda open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner: good with an excellent breakfast buffet, the Royal Bandstand: an upscale restaurant and evening dance place specializing in music from the 60's, 70's and 80's (translate not a Springbreakers haven), several pool bars that serve hamburgers, fries, chicken fingers, etc (with kids menu) and La Palapa: another pool bar with additional patio seating on the second, freeform pool. As per drinks at the Sands, they have the Lobby Bar with evening entertainment several nights and popular Karaoke, and the 3 pool bars. The pool bars have Happy Hour from 4 to 6 and the Lobby bar has Happy Hour from 5 to 7. I usually stick with the non-alcoholic where, during Happy Hour, you can get a frozen daiquari etc for $1.48 US. With alcohol I think it is double price. The Sands has it's own grocery store where you can buy staples for your kitchen and beer, wine, and other alcoholic drinks. While staying at the Sands you also have access to all the other restaurants in the other 4 resorts via a free shuttle trolley bus. The restaurants all have various themed nights, buffets, and barbeques. Also conncected with the Royals is Captain's Cove which is an excellent seafood restaurant located on the lagoon with great sunset views. While staying at the Royals you can eat at any of the hundreds of restaurants in and around Cancun. Transportation is cheap, quick, and easy via the public bus system. No knowledge of Spanish is necessary. You can check out the Royal Resorts at the website: www.royalresorts.com or the Royal Sands specifically at www.royalresortscancun.com. Generally speaking, the price of meals in Cancun is very reasonable. You do have some very pricey restaurants, but most vary between the $10.00 to $15.00 per person range for dinner. With the availability of eating in, or ordering pizza delivery (eating on the balcony)we have found Cancun to be an economical family vacation. Huge variety of restaurants. Your personal conscierge will help you decide and make reservations for you. And, I just remembered, the Royals offer an "all inclusive" plan that includes breakfast buffet every morning, 3 dinners at the Royal restaurant(s) of your choice, and a $50 beverage credit for I think (?) $165. per person for the week. We've never done this, it's new. Can't say to recommend or not.

Thanks Dee3 for all your information,
this sounds like a great place for our family to stay. Great tips!