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That's an improvement. The hallways are so wide and open they almost invite people to stroll arm in arm, talking - or for the kids to run down the hallways like a landing strip! I know we were those obnoxious people on occasion. The only way around it is to have the very last room on the south end, but then you have no view unless you're in the high rent room!
Just a little extra for anyone else considering El Cid.
Very comfy. My only 2 negatives were being able to hear air tanks in the mornings as tanks were dropped off and if you didn't keep your room closed up, there was a lot of humidity.
Have stayed at El Cid twice. Several ops pick up there. Used onsite op (Babieca) a couple of years ago and only did 1 day with them before taking a 4-5 minute walk to Roberta's Scuba Shack. There are a couple of other ops within a very short walk which are cheaper (and Roberta's was better, IMO) - but in a pinch Babieca is there. There is a nice snorkeling area and you can do night dives there.
I've only stayed on the side with 3 floors - no elevators. We got the wifi password for the Jeep rental place on the street out front - we walked out on the tennis courts which are behind the Jeep rental place when we needed wifi.
RCI is our normal way to travel to Coz and elsewhere, but we've been using our "real" week at our home resort the last few years. El Cid tends to be available more than some other places, and is nice especially if you don't want AI. We're headed to Coz twice in the next couple of months and are going to stay at Aldora Villa - wish I had points for that!!
