Colonia 10 De Abril Vacations from $727

The El Cid was a wonderful place to stay. The hotel is clean with friendly staff. It has an on site dive shop. You can snorkel or dive at their beach. There is daily entertainment. The buffet offers many choices or order from their menu. I do not recommend purchasing a shared taxi as part of your travel package. There are plenty of taxi's at the airport and hotel that are easy to get for $20.

Service and dinning options

Would go back for the friendliness of the staff, and the gorgeous beach. Great options at all of the buffets. We enjoyed the oriental restaurant. Our dive shop picked us up at the dock every day. We loved the fast service at the bars and the lovely ladies serving drinks on the beach. Really the staff were so kind. The grounds are beautiful. Our 2nd floor room was small but what we needed. We would have appreciated the AC to be a little more predictable, and there was quite a strong musty smell. I imagine 1st floor would be better since the buildings are thatch roof. Another issue was a faint smell of sewage from the water. All in all, this resort made for a fantastic budget vacation. Lots of families at the resort. The kids water park area looked suited best for ages 5 and under. Lots of activities happening at front pool and beach for all ages. We didn’t venture out at night because we go to bed early but heard some music and entertainment as well just can’t comment on how that was.

The best the girls in the reception to do the check-in but the big guy don’t like him

Loved the atmosphere, the pool, the reef just outside the hotel, the beach, the setup, the shower water pressure, comfy AC, the beds, the friendly staff. What could improve? Throw some bacon into the breakfast buffet! But, even without, you still get 5 stars from our family.