10/10 Excellent
barbara k., Northern California
Jan 8, 2020
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The perfect place to enjoy paradise
What a magnificent experience! First, the location: you and the small number of units around you have a vast expanse of beach essentially to yourself. The patio has views of Los Morros, the stunning rocks in the bay; spectacular sunsets happen in the same direction. While you can walk to two fine restaurants on the beach, the place is so nice it was hard for us to leave--we mostly cooked at home, taking advantage of the fruit and vegetable truck that stops by every morning.
Inside, the unit was tastefully decorated with Mexican pottery and Día de Muertos themed items. The kitchen was very well stocked--I'm a tough grader on kitchenware, and I had literally everything I wanted, including a gas stove.
Barra de Potosi is a short drive if you want to watch birds in the estuary or relax with a drink at an enramada. In the other direction, there's a sea turtle conservancy at which you can watch brand new hatchlings take to the water. Zihuatanejo isn't far if you want to do something more active (we went scuba diving) or shop at the municipal market or the large supermarket.
The property has a lovely pool, and the other people there (many visiting from elsewhere in Mexico) were all friendly and helpful. The staff were great, including the hard-working housekeeper for this unit and the property staff, who will even get and cut open a fresh coconut for you to drink.
Jacquie and Dave communicated extremely well throughout the process, including giving us lots and lots of useful information when we arrived. They made everything easy for us.
Some nits, just so you don't think I'm a positive-reviewbot: power went out two evenings, once briefly and once not-so. (The local walking-distance place still serves without power). We had a small plumbing issue that wasn't immediately repaired, but that inconvenienced the housekeeper more than us, and that can happen anywhere to anyone.
We will *absolutely* be back.
barbara k.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2019