Great house, good deal!
Review Submitted: August 20, 2009
Date of Stay: July 2009
We (a family of four with kids aged 13 and 11) have just come back from our four weeks' vacation for which we had rented Casa Margarita. Summarized: WHAT A GREAT HOLIDAY!
The house is wonderful, located between Akumal and Tulum (with various beautiful and not at all crowded - sometimes even rather lonely - beaches close by; our favourites were the turtle beach just a couple of minutes' walk from the house and north Akumal's "Half Moon Bay") in a quiet neighbourhood (a new estate), and the people in the village of Chemuyil (where there are shops, restaurants, internet cafes and even a cleaner's) are all extremely friendly. We felt safe and welcome.
We spent the first week of our holiday relaxing at the beaches and cenotes close by, in the second week we started making some trips to the "usual" places like Tulum, Coba, Chichen Itza, Ek-Balam plus spent two days on Isla Holbox where we snokeled with whale sharks. Then we went off to Belize (Caye Caulker, San Ignacio etc.) and Guatemala (Tikal and Flores) to come back to the Casa Margarita again for the last days of our holidays. So due to the relatively low rental price (in particular for a full month) the casa is great as a sort of "base camp" (especially if you have a rental car, which we had; my recommendation: "Caribbean Rent a Car" - cancunrentacar.com - as they are the cheapest ones including insurance with zero reduction in case of an accident or a theft). But if you want to stay at the same spot for your whole holiday, Casa Margarita is equally ideal!
The beds (a double in one bedroom, two singles in the other) are very comfortable (which I find extremely important as I get backaches otherwise), the kitchen is equipped with everything you might need incl. a wide stove with oven, a microwave, fruitpress etc.. Furthermore, there are two good bicycles, beach chairs, a boogie board etc..
The only thing the house hasn't got (yet?) is a TV, but I must say that we were happy there wasn't one, as that left us more family time for board and card games. (Instead there is a handy iPod station!)
Ron, the landlord, is very nice and very helpful (he made a wonderful booklet for the renters of his house with lots of helpful information, e.g. regarding beaches and restaurants around, rental of boats etc.), likewise is Shelly, the housekeeper, who lives just down the road.
All in all, I can truely recommend Casa Margarita! Book it, you won't regret it!
Recommended for:
Age 55+,
Pet-friendly,
Adventure Seekers,
Girls Getaway,
Tourists without a Car,
Sightseeing,
Families with Teenagers,
Families with Young Children,
People with Disabilities,
Romantic Getaway
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