We just got back from a 6 night stay at the Westin Cancun. The property seems to be back on it's legs again. We were upgraded from our lagoon view room to an ocean side room. I'm just SPG Gold but it was nice to have the ocean view room. There is a slight smell of mildew or maybe it's the newly installed carpet in the hall ways but it's not noticeable or at least we did not notice it any where else in the hotel and not in our room. The spa is now in operation and they have brand new exercise equipment in the gym. The beach is very nice at the Westin and this time of year it was not overly crowded. The main pool on the beach side was nice and warm all but one day that we were there and the service staff was very friendly and helpful. The waitstaff who come around to the pool side and to the folks lounging on the beach was always very friendly and hard working. Our room rate included the buffet breakfast. They have an omlette station where you can get eggs cooked to order. They have fresh fruit, cheeses, cold cuts, bacon, sausage, several types of cold cereal and usually changed other types of potatoes and hot mexican dishes each morning. A wide assortment of breads and pastries was always available.

We did not eat at the restaruants other than breakfast and lunch pool side, which was typical bar food and prices to match. (burgers around 130 pesos w/ exchange rate at 10.8 pesos to the US$.) One tip, buy your water at one of the local grocery stores. It's about 6 times the cost at the hotel. 1.5L bottle for 70 pesos, downtown it's 12 pesos. We did not have anyone give us a hard sell on the time shares but they were always out and about. We skipped an evening cocktail hour for SPG mebers our second night, and maybe that's where they try to real you in. Overall we had a great time and we would go back. IMO,the beach at the Westin is one of the nicer more secluded parts of the hotel zone.