Royal Decameron Costa Flamingos All Inclusive

great vacation!!

had a blast! it was a super cheap vacation and packed with value. great food, great drinks, SUPER friendly staff, very clean beaches. can’t wait to go back!

Hard to beat this all-inclusive

We’ve been to the Royal Decameron several times, our latest in Oct. 2009. the rooms are a little on the basic side, but quite big and they do have hair dryers, A/C, and tv’s with a pretty good channel selection. Also a private balcony or patio with every room. We never went hungry for sure, but found the buffet food just a little big lacking in the Americaan food selections this time. Would liked to have seen at least a few familiar dishes as part of their everyday buffet fare. Some breakfast juices, the salad dressings and particularly the breakfast maple syrup were watered down. None of these "negatives" are serious enough to keep us from going back however. There’s always a lot of good food alternatives to be had and also their specialty (and always free) restaurants besides the buffet. The grounds, all the pools and the private beach area are still very well maintained and clean. With very rare exception the staff is still quite pleasant and attentive, with plenty of them around when you need them. The evening entertainment is still quite fun and there’s daily activities too. Of course certain seasons are a little less expensive than others, but it’s always a great bargain anytime! Beware though -- rooms are pre-assigned when they’re booked and requests made at the time of booking (in our case for a specific medical need for a room on the bottom floor or their section with elevator) are never noted at the hotel and we’ve had more than one hassle getting that need met.

While we could have booked our transportation to and from the airport to the Royal Decameron along with our air / hotel reservation, we found it MUCH less expensive by going directly to the specific large taxi kiosk just before you exit the building after claiming your baggage at the airport. (NOTE: NOT the men/ladies lined up as you’re leave the baggage area who claim to be taxis.) The rules specify that we can’t post specific prices, understandably because they change all the time. But I can definitely say that every trip we’ve saved between $150 and $250 total for a round trip by using the kiosk’s taxi (van) that holds up to 8 people.

had a wonderful time

had a great time, It had six pools and an ocean I could swim in. the food was wonderful. Air conditioning could have been better in our room. but all in all I would go back in a minute