Luxurious Beachfront Condo on the Riviera Maya, Puerto Morelos, Mexico

This is a wonderfully appointed condo in a fab location! It is just perfect for 2 couples since there are 2 king beds and 2.5 bathrooms. The beds are very comfortable! The location couldnt be better if you want to be right on the water. It is like having your own private beach. The grounds are beautifully maintained including a gorgeous infinity pool. The condo is outfitted with all the tools you need to have a relaxing time, including a hammock! The condo was very clean with air conditioning and ceiling fans. We noticed that the owner really listened to the suggestions made by previous renters and complied with things such as adding a safe and allowing a second set of keys. If you do like to cook the whole time, bring along your own supply of spices, herbs and salt and pepper. We really enjoyed the quiet of the condo, all adults when we were there although I am sure that is not always the case. You have to walk to town to get groceries and you are not able to walk along the beach which would have been nice. The stores are pretty limited too, however it is easy to get all your breakfast and lunch needs and enjoy some fun restaurants for dinner. We found the condo book with everyone's suggestions very helpful. There are also quite a few reviews in Trip Advisor. We felt very safe walking at night, the condo is beside the federal pier. The locals are very friendly and helpful. We enjoyed a snorkling trip with local, and inexpensive massages right on the beach. It is easy to rent a car in town if you require one for a single day or the entire time. You do get ripped off leaving the Cancun airport- about $70.00 for a 20 min cab drive- but to get back to the airport, 300 pesos! Use pesos wherever you can and you will save yourself some money! This would be a fab place for a girls getaway! There is an elevator in the building so the condo and pool area would be assessible however the town is not at all assessible. The roads are not paved in many areas and it would be very hard to get around.

We looked forward to our trip here for 9 months. The views and premises did not disappoint us. We enjoyed meeting other guests in the small complex.

Snorkeling with Charlie Brown was great fun. We had never snorkeled before and had no problems. The reef is beautiful.

The restaurants we enjoyed in town were: Los Gauchos, John Grays and Oasis.

We were able to watch parts of the March Madness Basketball on ESPN. We are Kansas Jayhawks fans.

Carlos was a big help. It was convenient having him pick us up at the airport. He also bought groceries. This was great because the market in town is limited. It was wonderful to have someone who was available at any time.

We did not rent a car and did not feel that we needed one. We were able to walk to town. I would recommend bringing cash to exchange or having access to your ATM card. Most of the restaurants we tried did not accept credit.

This is a nice, quiet place to relax and look at the beautiful ocean.

MARCH 12th to MARCH 18th, 2011
MATTHEWS FAMILY
MISSOURI, USA

A year ago we came to Puerto Morelos to snorkel for a couple of days while vacationing in the Playa Del Carmen area. We fell in love with the Puerto Morelos village, so this year we looked for something close, less "Resort-like", so we could enjoy some R&R.

Palma Real fit our desires perfectly! We traveled with our two boys (ages 7 and 8) and family friends (with children ages 3, 5 and 7) who stayed in the condo below us [on the first floor].

We enjoyed the convenience of being next to the pool and beach with the small children. Though our boys are great swimmers, they need supervision. We loved being able to quickly check on them at the pool or during sand building projects while we ran up to the room (we could check on them from any room).

This leads us to the views! We know the value of beautiful views and close proximity to the beach
- it is amazing! We are well aware that this would cost us at any resort - we just felt blessed to get to experience it!

The condo was beautiful, very clean and well maintained. We did fret a little about all the white upholstery - but limited our boys to eating at the bar and covered the stools with towels.

We used the condo Host and - well it is hard to even cover all he has done for us: Before we arrived, he emailed us twice, called 3 times; we felt in good hands even before we arrived. He provided round trip transportation & provisioning prior to arrival (perfect - he did not purchase "Nacho Doritos" for us because they are hot/spicy in Mexico - when we told him that it was exactly why our 8 yr old loves them, he showed up with a bag the next day and refused to take payment). All went smoothly, but we saw the Host nearly everyday, checking in to see what we needed. The day we & our family friends (9 in total), were preparing to go to the Crococun Zoo, the Host waited patiently and gave us a free ride to Crococun on his way into Cancun.

Part of the reason we chose this condo over renting a home for our two families was the Condo Host was part of the package. He met and exceeded our expectations! We appreciate all he has done for
us! The other reason we chose Palma Real was the lovely unit with amazing views and the ease of rental & pre-rental information.

Thank you! Thank you! We hope to return soon!
3/19/2011