Sol y Mar Beach Club by Mayan Princess — Hotel in Roatán

My family and I just recently visited in June. We booked through Royal Caribbean Shore Excursions and couldn’t be more pleased with our experience. From the moment we got to the check in point to the return to the ship. Our tour guide Emmanuel was fantastic. Super friendly and checked on us at the beach club a couple of times. The beach club itself was great! Food was good. Drinks were delicious. We personally loved the shallowness of the beach, came up to about my waist, since we have kids so it was perfect depth for them to swim and walk around. There was plenty of seating with shade. They even had a sandbox with sand toys for the kids. Bathrooms were clean and outdoor showers were available.

We had the all-inclusive package that included snorkeling. We went out as a family, but my daughter and I were the only ones who ended up snorkeling. My son got nervous after jumping in so my husband and him went back to the boat and just watched. Our snorkel guides Kai and Chris were great.

Advice- take bug spray. We brought some and applied but possibly not enough or often enough since we did get bit by some bugs. Some people say they are no-see-ums others say they are sand fleas either way they are there. We are from Florida so we understand they are apart of going to the beach sometimes. It wasn’t too bad though. Only myself and my daughter got bit out of the 6 people in our group.

Recommend this place 10000/10! If we find ourselves in Roatan again we will...

Solid meh for us.

The beach was TINY and loungers packed in so tightly you had to shimmy in backwards from the bottom to even sit on them.

Food wasn't terrible, and as far as drinks go we only had beers from the bin they had out.

Staff seemed to HATE everyone though. The fact that we were even breathing seemed to anger them. The only time we interacted with staff was asking for coffee at the bar when we first got there from a bartender who seemed like he wanted to throw something at us for ordering (there was a huge sign that said coffee so God forbid we order some I guess?) and when the staff was refilling the beer bin. I was politely and silently waiting off to the side for them to finish so I could grab a beer. Didn't say a word, didn't ask them for anything, didn't reach in front of them or try to grab anything while they were actively working, just waiting. Finally one of them turned around and was like "WHAT?!?" as if I was being a nuisance.

For the $100 CAD per person we spent, I was not impressed. Not a total loss but I wouldn't...

Nice sandy beach for lounging but beware of jellyfish and sand flies. Bring and use bug spray so you’re not eaten alive. When swimming, stay inside the floating rope. Beyond is underwater sea grass with sneaky little jellyfish that are instantly happy to sting you.

Plenty of lounge chairs including a few beach beds and water hammocks. Drinks are strong! Lunch was absolutely delicious. Best beans and rice I’ve had in my life!

The staff were very attentive and friendly. Bathrooms and showers are clean. Didn’t encounter any beach sales people so that was nice as well.

Would have been a perfect day if there was something to see while snorkeling and of course, if we didn’t have the pain of jellyfish stings and sand...