This not beachfront, as advertised. There is a road between the hotel and the beach, but that is not my quibble. It would be better described as landfill-front, as there is no beach. The guy at the hotel confirmed that when I asked him where the playa is? He said there is no playa. Sadly, where the beach should reside is instead a thick, very thick, bed of rotting vegetation, decorated with garbage. We visited when there was no sargassum, according to two tracking sites, but that does not mean that the old sargassum has been cleaned from the beach (ever). The brown water lapping up on the garbage looks and smells like you are staying at a sewage plant. But that's not where the disappointment ends. We booked and paid for the lower level of the "hotel." It was a huge mess but was being cleaned by a nice fellow, and hurried repairs seem to be underway. It smelled badly of mildew, and a refrigeration truck was there trying to get the AC working. The place is a bit run down, rusty fixtures, etc. I was hoping to fish with my son while my girls hung out but I couldn't even argue my case as the conditions just were not worth arguing for. I drove around town, it looked about as dilapidated as the hotel and beach. The quaint-looking restaurant (from my research) was dark and closed. Nothing was open. Whatever it once was it is not now. I went back to hotel and told him we would not be staying. I ate the cost and drove back to Mahahual where we did indeed fish and had a nice time at beaches that were maintained. Honestly, if it was with a couple of buddies we'd be disappointed that it is not as in the photos but we would make due if the fishing warranted it. But this is not a place where you can relax with the family/wife, there is just nothing for them. There could be, but this town would need to put forth effort that for whatever reason is not being expended.
This not beachfront, as advertised. There is a road between the hotel and the beach, but that is not my quibble. It would be better described as landfill-front, as there is no beach. The guy at the hotel confirmed that when I asked him where the playa is? He said there is no playa. Sadly, where the beach should reside is instead a thick, very thick, bed of rotting vegetation, decorated with garbage. We visited when there was no sargassum, according to two tracking sites, but that does not mean that the old sargassum has been cleaned from the beach (ever). The brown water lapping up on the garbage looks and smells like you are staying at a sewage plant. But that's not where the disappointment ends. We booked and paid for the lower level of the "hotel." It was a huge mess but was being cleaned by a nice fellow, and hurried repairs seem to be underway. It smelled badly of mildew, and a refrigeration truck was there trying to get the AC working. The place is a bit run down, rusty fixtures, etc. I was hoping to fish with my son while my girls hung out but I couldn't even argue my case as the conditions just were not worth arguing for. I drove around town, it looked about as dilapidated as the hotel and beach. The quaint-looking restaurant (from my research) was dark and closed. Nothing was open. Whatever it once was it is not now. I went back to hotel and told him we would not be staying. I ate the cost and drove back to Mahahual where we did indeed fish and had a nice time at beaches that were maintained. Honestly, if it was with a couple of buddies we'd be disappointed that it is not as in the photos but we would make due if the fishing warranted it. But this is not a place where you can relax with the family/wife, there is just nothing for them. There could be, but this town would need to put forth effort that for whatever reason is not being expended.
Nice, spacious rooms.