We have been on many press trips throughout the past ten years to places all over the world. We must say that this resort was one of the finest in our years of travel. The staff was exceptional and catered to not only ours but everyone's needs. The atmosphere, food, location and ambiance was beyond adequate descrip0tion. We highly recommend this to honeymooners, lovers or people who want to de-stress..enjoy! Bill and Anita Finney, Publishers of BoomerTimes & SeniorLife of South Florida.

We just returned from a great stay at EDSS, although I was a bit skeptical after reading other reviews. After flying into Cancun on a Weds. we arranged a private transfer so that we would not have to stop at other resorts for passenger drop-off, and we arrived at EDSS after just 1 hour and 15 min. We arrived early (12:30ish) greeted with champagne and a cold towel, our room was not ready (check in is at 3pm) so we had a bite to eat a cold drink and a swim. We were able to leave our luggage with the bellman after grabbing our suits! We checked back shortly after 3pm and were taken to our room via golf cart.

We booked a swim-up suite and received room 3907. Most of the wedding party were placed in the same building or close by, which was a wonderful idea and request made by the mother of the bride. Our room was lovely, clean, stocked fridge, comfy bed, and the a/c worked great! No power outages at all during our stay as others had mentioned. Loved having the swim-up room, but yes the floors do get extremely slippery when wet, as do much of the grounds throughout the resort, so be careful!!!

We were part of a large group (16 people) staying at the EDSS for a wedding. Everything ran so smooth! We were accommodated all 16 of us for a rehearsal dinner at Vida with a smaller menu of just two dinner selections, and again on the wedding night at Arrecifes. Service was excellent, although I do think they frown on groups a bit, which is understandable as it is a couples resort. As for the wedding itself, I was not the bride, but in my opinion it was absolutely gorgeous! The beach was set up with flowers an tulle draping posts set near the water, the chairs for guest were covered and tied with ribbon, and a small surrounding area of the beach was closed off from other guests for a few hours before the wedding and through the wedding. The ceremony was beautifully done in Spanish and translated in English. The bride and her attendants were transported to the beach in a golf cart so we did not have walk too far in the Mexico heat with our dresses. And it was hot! Luckily we had a bit of a breeze, but consider the temperature when choosing wedding attire. The wedding planner did have a large supply of bottled water on hand throughout the wedding.

As for the rest of the stay it was excellent as well. My husband booked a dive through the resort for $130 USD which included transportation to Playa. They had instruction in the pool the day prior, and then had two dives off the boat, each dive lasting about 40-50 min. While the boys were diving, the girls took a van to Playa for shopping :) Because there were too many of us for a cab (7 in our group) we payed 40$ each way for a 20 min. ride into Playa. A cab seats 4 and costs 20$ each way. Shopping was fun, not a lot of haggling involved as most stores are "americanized" but it is much cheaper than the gift shop at the hotel!

Food at the resort was amazing as well, all meals gourmet to the extent that Mexico does gourmet. Portions are smaller than the U.S. yet still more than enough food. I was always full after eating, just not so full I have a bloated belly feeling which often happens eating at U.S. restaurants. Vida was our favorite, the have nutella and caramel crepes in the morning, yum! also a make your own mimosa, bloody mary bar. Lunch was usually at the grill and I loved the burritos, they are deep fried and probably not a bit healthy, but sooo yummy! The Asian restaurant was very good as well, so was Arrecifes, we did not eat at the Mexican restaurant, and did not like Mia Casa (Italian). Our dinner at Mia Casa was on a Saturday night, service was terribly slow, we ordered our drinks 3 times before receiving them, and each dinner course lasted at least 30 minutes. This is okay, as we had great conversation during the meal, however when the food did arrive we did not particularly care for it, and our drinks sat empty throughout the meal. The bar is were you get the best service, they have premium liquor available as well as a very creative drink menu. I loved the mango daiquiri! The bartender did not learn our names but recognized us by what we drank which we found a bit humorous!

I didn't notice the beach being too rough, we live in Florida and it seemed similar to the sandy beaches here. Once out in the water though beach shoes are recommended as it there is a lot of coral. The beach beds are "reserved" very early, I think this is a stupid game and not really fair to others, especially when someone just throws a towel on a bed and doesn't use it except for maybe an hour or so. We did find plenty of open beds and hammocks closer to the pool area.

Nightly entertainment is what it is.... we didn't get to see the fire show due to high winds, and the other entertainment was only so so. They did have a live band near the bar which was nice for background music.

Overall, I loved our time at EDSS and would definitely return to the resort, or maybe try another one in the area just to experience something new.

We stayed at EDSS for seven nights June 25 to July 2. Had private transfer , it took about an hour and fifteen minutes to get to the resort.Couldnt get into room tell 3pm.We had room 1701, it was a ground floor grden view. Excellent room. Halfway between beach and restaurants. We compared it to the premium suite and if your going to "stay in your room" the whole time it was nice but our room was just as nice.Except we didnt have the private pool nor the outside shower.The restaurants were very good.Service was great.The best one was the Italian one and the mexican.Vida was really good for breakfast.During our stay the dress code had been lifted for the men. Made it more relaxing towards the end of our vacation. The beach was nice. Chairs and beach beds werent so nice. Not enough of either for everyone on the beach. GET OUT EARLY FOR EITHER ONE YOU WANT. People reserve beds and chairs and dont use them.FRUSTRATING!!!!!! Beach was clean but the nicer sand was south of the resort.(past the sand bags) Snorkeling was good but really wavey.We felt it was a very clean resort with friendly and courteous staff. The concierge was exceptional. Please take advantage of their service if you need anything or have an issue or problem. They are prompt to fix the problem. We took 2 day trips. One to Xel-ha and the other we went on our own to the town of Akumal. Xel-ha was a great place to snorkel and see the underground rivers. Akumal is a must go to see place. It is a public beach with a couple of restaurants. The snorkeling there was AWESOME!!!!!! They have a gorgeous reef with lots of things to see and the best part is that the seaturtles are there. You can swim with them. Lots of them. But dont touch them because they are protected sealife. Overall a very nice place. A little pricey but if you want to splurge it was worth it. Any questions please feel free to contact me. one more thing to add about the resort. Take advantage of the "time share presentation". They were not pushy and we received a $250 credit towards our room charges. Very well worth sitting in on that for a couple of hours.Its not a bad deal but it wasnt for us.

This was the most wonderful place ever for our honeymoon!!! We actually are already making plans to go back. Everything from the room, service, food, beach, everything was top notch. We honestly could not have asked for a better place for our honeymoon. Words do not even express how much we love this place. The maid staff took special care to our room with an unlimited amount of water and we even got cute towel figurines on our bed!! Everywhere we went we were waited on hand & foot. Our waiters at each restaurant were very attentive and the food was out of this world. Honestly you do not need to look anywhere else for the perfect quiet, relaxing, fun, & pampered place for a vacation. There were also nightly shows that were fantastic!!! We both HIGHLY recommend this hotel.

P.S. Bring water shoes as there are some rocks on the ocean floor.