AlbertaTravel
TUG Member
Anyone know why there are so many Royal's for sale in classified.
Anyone know why there are so many Royal's for sale in classified.
I did some calculations to see if there are actually that many villas for sale at the RR....!!
With all 6 resorts owned by the Royal Resorts....there are over 57,000 total weeks........!!! AND..if there are even 2,000 weeks for sale by present owners...the percentage is still only about 2%....... NOT MANY!
There are three reasons there are over 2,000 Royal Resort weeks for sale.
The reasons are:
1. High Cancun Prices
2. High Cancun Prices
3. High Cancun Prices
Many of the original buyers most likely bought so they could enjoy a low price vacation in Mexico. You name it; the current Cancun prices equal or exceed U.S. prices.
Where? We spend less there than we do at home.
I forgot to mention the Royal Resorts grocery stores. The prices are anywhere from 60% to over 100% of what the same item can be bought at Wal-Mart.
Example: Potato chips at the Royal Resorts grocery were $76 M.P. ($6.03 U.S.D. at 12.6 M.P. per U.S.D.) and unfortunately we forgot how much we paid at Wal-Mart, but I know it was substantially less.
Maybe the Royal Resorts could get Wal-Mart to take over the operation of their grocery stores similar to Hertz taking over the car rentals.
I also found out that at the tri-Royals I could walk across the street to the bank and get a slightly better exchange rate. If you’re exchanging $100 or $200 U.S.D of pesos it may be worth the walk.
I forgot to mention the Royal Resorts grocery stores. The prices are anywhere from 60% to over 100% of what the same item can be bought at Wal-Mart.
Example: Potato chips at the Royal Resorts grocery were $76 M.P. ($6.03 U.S.D. at 12.6 M.P. per U.S.D.) and unfortunately we forgot how much we paid at Wal-Mart, but I know it was substantially less.
Maybe the Royal Resorts could get Wal-Mart to take over the operation of their grocery stores similar to Hertz taking over the car rentals.
I also found out that at the tri-Royals I could walk across the street to the bank and get a slightly better exchange rate. If you’re exchanging $100 or $200 U.S.D of pesos it may be worth the walk.
Last summer we did a big WalMart trip the first day. Later we checked prices at the Royal Resorts' mini markets, and did find most of them higher, as you say. A few were about the same or even less - don't remember which. Overall, we felt that the extra $30 for the airport van taking us to Walmart, extra tip, and extra time wasn't worth it. Using the bus would have been cheaper, but would have taken a half-day out of the pool time. Of course it also depends on the amount of groceries, Cervesa, etc!
Bottom line, you're right, the prices HAVE gone up.
And definitely, go for the hecho en Mexico products - it makes a huge difference.
And the fruit and yogurt selection at the super market is worth the trip alone..