Кондиционер неудобный, а так отель хороший The air conditioning is uncomfortable, but the hotel is good

I had previously been to Barcelo in Punta Cana, so when the opportunity arose to fly to Cancun, I decided to stay in the same chain. Firstly, I really liked it in the Dominican Republic, and secondly, I wanted to compare how hotels of the same organization differ in two different, but Spanish-speaking countries, one hour from each other in the summer.
Looking ahead, I will say that Mexico lost on all fronts.
If in the Dominican Republic the hotel had a considerable territory, then in Cancun everything was more, to put it mildly, comfortable. One building with a small parking lot. This is more of a city hotel rather than part of a tourist area.
In the room: a great view of the sea, a minibar replenished daily with cola, beer, nuts, chocolate, iced tea, etc. Everything is one to one with Punta, even the bizarre presence of a sink in the room itself. There is only one difference: more inconvenient control of the air conditioner, and Corona Extra instead of the President.

By the way, about alcohol. Here the Mexican hotel unpleasantly surprised. There was a real ultra all-inclusive in Punta: real Baileys, real ballantines, real all other branded drinks. In Cancun, there were local analogues, except for Barcelona rum and tequila.
The situation in Cancun was saved only by the presence of delicious dark beer (I had never seen it anywhere before).
Below, in a small area, there are several small pools with an active show-pool program, light animation and a bunch of vacationers. However, there are no problems with sunbeds at all. There is also a snack bar with fast food.
There are no questions about food: everything is fresh, tasty and not repetitive. Here Barcelo holds the brand in all countries.
The beach is municipal, but large and quite deserted. The sea is much more beautiful in Mexico: turquoise and much cleaner. Superposition entry. You can go 50 meters to the waist, then 50 meters to the throat, and then get aground and the sea will be knee-deep for a few meters. I didn’t go further, I didn’t feel the depth.
Contingent: mostly Americans, quite a few Russians. It's funny, I haven't met a single German in a week!
The hotel has a rental office, but it's better to walk 500 meters down the street, there is a cluster of seven rental cars. Hertz had the best offer, IMHO. A large group took two cars. Aveo cost about 40 dollars, Town Country - more expensive, of course. For moving around the surrounding attractions - that's it! Everyone traveled by themselves, no organized excursions were ordered.