El Dorado Casitas Royale

The short version

Casita suites with palapa roofs are the main event at El Dorado Casitas Royale. This adults-only resort sits between Puerto Morelos and Playa del Carmen, and you can choose a casita that is beachfront, swim-up or has a private pool, or go for the villa with its own infinity pool. The casita areas have their own swim-up bars, and dinner ranges from Asian at Kampai to Italian in a formal setting at D'Italia Casitas.

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Good to know

• Lomas describes it as an adults-only retreat and says AAA has given it four diamonds.
• Rooms are mainly casita suites with palapa roofs: beachfront, swim-up and private-pool casitas, plus a villa with an infinity pool.
• Restaurants include Kampai (Asian), D'Italia Casitas (contemporary Italian in a formal setting), Santa Fe, Kick on the beach and La Isla. The Fuentes show-cooking dinner is also listed.
• The casita areas have their own named swim-up bars, Pericos and Flamingo among them.
• The address is Km 45 of the Cancún–Tulum highway, and the Cocotal restaurant is shared with El Dorado Royale.