This will make you value this hotel: at the airport you will be approached by vacation club folks trying to entice you to watch those timesharish presentations. I hesitantly accepted it. However, I am glad I did. I had the opportunity to "experience" their busy, noisy, and crowded lobby area, where everyone had to wear those annoying wristbands, taste their subpar breakfast while listening to a friendly salesperson trying to sell me those expensive packages. This is was great, not only because we got free tickets to Isla Mujeres but also because I now have an idea how much better Intercontinental Presidente is compared to those vacation clubs hotels. This hotel was beautiful, calm, pleasant, with excellent services and personnel, excellent food (make sure you include breakfast for each person when you reserve a room), has a calm crystal clear blue water beach at the front, pool, and in a nice location. We did not need a taxi. Just take the bus to downtown or anywhere in cancún. Very safe. The cons are that the food is a bit expensive (but it is really good); the rooms have a bit of a damp, musty odor, likely due to its proximity to the beach. The tap water (and towels at the pool) have an odor (perhaps from sulfur-rich soil or groundwater, I am not sure). The hotel is great. I will strongly consider returning.