Posted by Dogood
on 02/17/03
It's like a Howard Johnson's. Clean hotel, across from the
water with bridge over the street. I think it is only 4 stories,
and the rooms are adequate and cool. Many divers like the first
floor because rooms have a sliding door that opens to the pool area.
It's easy because you don't have to haul your dive gear up the
stairs. Nice tropical landscape. Have fun! D :)
Posted by Terri on
02/16/03
Nothing fancy, but it's clean and the staff is friendly. We've
always enjoyed staying there. I didn't care much for the
restaurant. If your breakfast is included in the price, it's
good, otherwise, walk across the street to Ernesto's for
breakfast/lunch.
Posted by Susie on
10/01/02 -
Casa del Mar ..GO FOR IT JUDY , BEEN THERE 6 Times, it is a GREAT
deal for the money..# 1 thing for us is it is CLEAN..Beautiful
grounds, great place for sunsets and cruise ship watching, staff VERY
friendly..only a few downfalls in 6 years...cold shower one year, and
food not too great last few yrs. this is NO PROBLEMO, eat
downtown anyway!! Best pina coladas on the island, so go for A DEAL!!
( WE disagree with Steve)
Posted by steve on
10/02/02
Motel 6 would be nice, but this place doesn't come close, you
get what you pay for, no hot showers, what beds, very old rooms,.
beds,. no beach at all. for $600 you could stay at much nicer spot,
but lots of loud speakers and young partiers!! it is close to town!!
Steve
Posted on 07/05/02
Name: R&R
State: Colorado
Traveled: June, 2002
Stayed: Cozumel
Weather: Good
Not Recommended
Value: Very Poor Value |
All_Inclusive: No
Children: No
Appearance: n/a
Lobby: n/a
Beach: n/a
Pool: n/a |
Rooms: n/a
Food: 6
Staff: n/a
Amenities: n/a
Location: n/a |
Comments: We did not stay at the hotel this trip but when there to
eat dinner one night since we were meeting someone there to pick up a
video. We ordered dinner and it was okay, nothing special but
not bad, and when the bill came they had added $15 surcharge
since we were not staying at the hotel and not on a cruise ship.
We questioned the charge and the waiter got all defensive but would
not budge on it. So our $35 dinner cost us $50. Needless
to say, no tip. We think the waiter was pocketing the money
anyhow so he screwed us out of the $15. We will never eat there
again and we will never stay at this hotel again. What a racket
they have going!!
robin, ron, & tiffany
Posted by ND Corey & Jodi
on 01/26/02
We stayed there for our honeymoon last year. The hotel was nice and
clean. Hotel staff was very pleasant. The food was good, however we
enjoyed eating at all the other great places. They are seveal blocks from
the main square about a $4.00 cab ride one way for 2. From the hotel you
had to walk across the road or bridge walkway to get to the ocean. We enjoyed
our stay there hope you do to.
Posted by Gary E on
01/26/02
My wife and I stayed at CDM in July of 2000 and 2001. Our first
stay was great. We stayed in the cabanas on the upper level. Our last
stay, in July of last year, is one that we'd like to forget. My wife
left her jewelry in the room when we left to go diving on our first
day there. When we returned to the room after our boat dropped us at
the dock, her engagement ring was missing. When we reported it to the
front desk, they all but came straight out and accused us of trying to
commit insurance fraud. Needless to say, this treatment ruined our
vacation, and we will not be staying there ever again.
To be informative though, I'd say the location is great, the food is
overpriced and average at best, the shower was NEVER hot. The staff,
for the most part (discounting the security staff) was friendly and
helpful.
Posted by Rand on 05/22/01
Just got back from Cozumel and stayed at Casa Del Mar and dove with Dive with
Martin.
Casa Del Mar was clean, the staff was friendly and it is close to a couple of
good dive shops.
They have a nice pool and grounds and it's a pretty basic 'Dive' hotel and the
price is good.
Next time in Cozumel I would probably stay at Plaza Las Glorias. It's closer to
town so you
can walk to a lot more places to eat instead of taking a taxi & the pool
area is really nice.
It's a little nicer and a little more expensive then Casa Del Mar but not having
to take a taxi to town and having a little variety close by as far as places to
eat may be worth the added money.
Posted by malisa on 03/21/01
David- Casa del Mar is very reasonable - has everything you mentioned...except
within walking distance of town. It's $3 for a taxi to town.
Posted by Terri on 11/17/00
We've stayed there about seven times now. I like the hotel. It is
small, clean, and best of all - very reasonable. I have better things to
spend my money on. The grounds are beautiful. The pool is small, but
the ocean is right across the street, via a bridge. The staff is friendly.
I don't think you will have any problems or regrets!
Posted by Carl on 11/17/00
You will enjoy your stay, the staff is friendly and the grounds are nice. You
can use the facilities at their sister hotel across the street called Le Cebia.
We enjoyed our stay with them at CDM. Have fun, and remember fins up.
Posted by Trudy on 11/17/00
Nice reasonably priced hotel. You won't be sorry you chose it. Our
room had no view whatsoever...well the parking lot and tennis court. But
it mattered not at all. I just didn't bother to look out the window.
We walked out the door and there was paradise. Works for me.
Ernesto's Fajita Factory is just a couple of doors down. Only had
breakfast there, but others have said the food is good. I found the hotel
restaurant had decent food, but I could eat elsewhere more cheaply.
There's a small party store right next to the hotel front. I bought a coke
there and it was much cheaper than buying one from the bar.
La Ceiba has a nicer beach, but Casa del Mar's is okay. You can use either
hotel's facilities as they are sister hotels.
Trip for two to town will run about $2.50 US. Casa Denis has some good,
moderately priced food. I ordered a large pepperoni pizza from Nino's and
it was about $6.00 delivered. Good pizza, but not fantastic.
Just heard about El Turix. It's a Yucatecan restaurant with good prices
and tasty food. It's not that far from you so the cab trip should be
around $2-3. I intend to try it when I go in December.
If you enjoy pastries for breakfast, there are several good bakeries in town.
I like the one by Nino's, but I'll be darned if I can remember the cross
street. It's on 10th (running north and south). I can't remember
which are calles and which are avenidas! I guess I'm due for a trip back
when I forget the basics.
Posted by Malisa on 10/23/00
Casa del Mar is fine. Its not a fancy resort - but certainly adequate. I'm
not sure how I would classify it - better than Super 8 but more like an old
Comfort Inn that has been cleaned up, painted, etc. As far as ocean views -
there may be some rooms with a view, but the view would mostly be of the
gardens, which are very lovely! They do a great job keeping the grounds up! I'll
try to post photos when I get a chance. We were happy with CDM and will stay
there again. The rooms are clean and are a nice size. I recommend you pay the
extra for a gardenview - we will next time. The gardenview had a patio
which would have given space for us to spread out. We had a king room and
we didn't get in one another's way, but a patio would have been nice. There was
also a small table with two chairs, an entertainment center with two shallow
drawers and a storage area in the bottom. I ended up putting my clothes on the
shelves in the closet. There were four on one end of the closet that were just
right for storing folded clothes and extra pairs of shoes. The bathroom had a
large tile shower (approx: 32" wide x 52" long) but only a sink
counter (approx: 24" deep x 48" long) for your toiletries, ice bucket,
etc. The only negatives I have about CDM are: if they would spend a few dollars
to replace the curtain and bedspread it would make a difference....and there was
a funny smell that I thought was something blooming, but turned out to be the
paint fumes from the rooms next to us. We could only smell it when we were
coming and going to our room and after the second day we saw them painting and
figured out that was the smell. (Their paint doesn't smell like ours! Must be
the lead! Oooh!) Anyhoo....the smell was gone by the third day and all was well.
May they are changing the curtains and bedspreads as they paint....
The beach front was nice for lounging and snorkeling. We carried a cooler as
La Boyas Snack Bar wanted $3.00 per beer....we chose our 31-cent Sol or 52-cent
Carta Blanca we picked up at the Chadraui instead.
Posted by SB
on June 5, 2000
I stayed at CDM back in December and it sounds like
what you're looking for. We booked our flight and hotel thru Apple
Vacations and the room was $66/night (I think) and we also got $42/day
beverage credit for the two of us. The pool is shallow but nice, with a
swim up bar, and there are lots of lounge chairs around it. It is accross
the street from the ocean and there is a bridge over the road to the small beach
area.
If that's too expensive, consider staying in one of the cheaper downtown places,
such as Hotel Aguilar, Hotel Flamingo, Hotel Colonial, Hotel Flores, Alicia's B
& B, etc. and just take a taxi down to Fiesta Inn (renamed to Costa Brava or
something like that) CdM or La Ceiba and use thier pools. As long as
you buy some food/drinks, they will let you use their pool.
Posted by Terri
on January 13, 2000
We have stayed at the Casa Del Mar.
It is a smaller hotel. The beach is across the street. The staff is friendly and
helpful, and it is very reasonable priced. Ernesto's is right next door for
great breakfast deals. It is south of town about 2-3 miles, so it can be walked,
but a cab ride is only a couple of dollars. I notice while doing some research
there is a Days Inn right in town. They had very reasonable prices, however,
there is no beach access if that is what you are looking for. There are also
many large private homes/villas you can rent, if you want to put everyone
together. Personally, I wouldn't want everyone in the same house with me. Good
luck to you.
Posted by Thorsten
on November 15, 1999
The casa del mar is basic but nice
open and clean, the pool is the same, basic but nice
the pool in the la ceiba is very nice indeed, the beach I like a lot, good entry
to go diving, and a real sandy part going into the water. You dont have to feel
as sneeking in, because both places are owned by the same people.
So if you go in a group of party
buddies, and do 3 dives a day than the barracuda could be fun. I want at least
SOME relaxation though, than the casa del mar is much nicer.
Dive ops will pick you up from
either place, so no problem there.
Thorsten
Posted by barryc
in tulsa on November 15, 1999
We stayed 2x at CDM. It is a very
plain, simple hotel which a lot of divers use. We called it the Motel 6 of
Cozumel. The pool is just a large rectangle with chairs sitting around the deck.
Not much when compared to some of the resort type hotels, but then not the price
either. I understand that you can use LaCeiba's beach which we've done but we
thought we were sneaking in. If you've been to the island - know what you want
to do and where you want to go - it is a great place have a decent room. If you
need to be entertained and "pampered" better try another.
Posted by Dedie
on October 31, 1999
I just returned from Cozumel and had
a blast! We stayed at the Casa Del Mar (we wanted to spend more on stuff to do,
see and eat & less on hotel) and we loved it! When we return to Coz in 6
months, we will stay there again. Our room view was awesome (#333) - although
there is no elevator. We didn't care & we lugged our scuba stuff up every
day & night -- we were just glad to be there. I'll be posting a trip report
next Thursday if you want to catch the details.
