Reserving Your Room
The Royal Junior Suite Oceanfront
The Royal Playa del Carmen is currently on sale through February 1 with rates starting at $365/night for double occupancy (or $293/nt for single occupancy). We recommend that you book through wedding coordinator, Ana Perez, to receive an additional 10% discount. You can reach her at 1-800-466-1289 or by emailing [email protected]. Ana can hold your reservation with one night's deposit (non-refundable). You can also make a fully-refundable reservation on Booking.com. Their rates are currently higher than those on the Royal's website, but they offer price matching. Finally, Travelocity has flight + hotel deals that may be the lowest rate(s) available.
The Royal has several different room categories. If you can, we recommend getting a Royal Junior Suite Ocean View room over the Royal Junior Suite (Garden View). Although you may not have direct line-of-site to the beach, you will get to check in online and select your actual room 48 hours prior to departure.
The majority of guests are reserving rooms from Thursday, May 3 to Sunday, May 6, 2012. The wedding will take place on Saturday, May 5, 2012.
Flight Information
Our favorite price comparison website is Kayak. It shows you the rates for all airlines and allows you to search for
+/- 3 days of schedule flexibility and multiple airports at once. You can also set up travel alerts to be notified when prices drop. Over the past 8 months, rates have steadily increased, so we recommend booking now before the flights are full.
Transportation from the Cancun Airport (CUN)
Google map showing CUN to Playa
You will also need to book transportation from the Cancun airport (approx. 45 mins away) and can travel in either a shared or private van. Because you're staying in the heart of Playa, you may be the last ones off a shared van. We'd recommend the private transfer option if possible.
There are numerous companies offering airport transfers. We've heard of wedding parties using:
Cancuntransfers.com ($55pp round trip, private van with 2 person minimum)
USA Transfers ($109 round trip, private car for 1 - 3 passengers with van options available for more)
Lomas Travel (good if you're looking for an SUV or other non-van option)
Additionally, The Royal offers two options (both more expensive than above). You can also book these through Ana:
Royal shared van - $45pp round trip (minimum 2 people)
Royal private van - $170 total round trip (maximum 10 people, ALL must arrive/depart at the same time)
And, if you're feeling adventurous, there is a Cancun airport bus that departs almost every hour to a station in Playa del Carmen. The ride is an hour long and is nonstop. It's also a bargain at $10pp (one way).