The beach was wonderful. The surf is fun to play in and on a calmer day, the snorkeling is pretty good, too. We saw lots of grey angels, and needle fish (at least I think they were needle fish) and a couple of VERY large barracuda. They aren't really afraid of people, we got out of the water! The life guards said not to wear jewelry in the water, no shiny things!!! We also saw a large sting ray feeding in the morning. The sand is soft and never gets hot on your feet. We gave crumbs to the gulls and sand pipers, they followed us around! We spent HOURS in the water playing and swimming, it is so warm! By a cheap air mattress at Walmart in downtown Cancun, it's a blast in the waves! Then leave it for a kid when you go home. The ocean really is that gorgeous colour of blue that everyone says it is! We will go back to Cancun for sure.