Casa Gordon is a luxurious vacation rental estate in Cozumel, Mexico.
This villa is located twelve miles south of the center of town Casa Gordon
encompasses fifteen acres of coastal rain forest within Cozumel’s
“Protected Zone” guaranteeing limited, low density development and
conservation of plant and animal wildlife. The villa itself is
located on a beautiful stretch of white coral sand beach. Directly in
front of the villa is the northern section of world famous Palancar
Reef, coveted by divers, and part of the Mayan Barrier Reef, the
second largest barrier reef in the world. These waters are part of
the National Marine Park, and are also a protected area. The villa
Casa Gordon is an eighteen thousand square foot mansion of Neo-Classic
and Mexican Caribbean architecture boasting modern conveniences mixed
with classic beauty. The estate is secluded, with a walled and
electronically gated entry from the highway.
Casa Gordon offers a full staff who provide normal domestic services
as well as concierge duties. The rooms are all air-conditioned.
Bedrooms are equipped with telephones allowing local, long distance,
and intercom service, televisions with DVD players, and are all
decorated and furnished with different themes. A Den/Recreation Room
provides electronic media such as satellite television over a plasma
large screen monitor, DVDs, CDs, and control of the outside speaker
system. A wireless broadband Internet system blankets the common
areas of the house, and some bedrooms; it is backed up with a dial-up
system, and a notebook computer is available for guest use along with
a desk top computer in the Game Room.
The Game Room contains the pool
table, a ping pong conversion, desk top computer, television with XBox360,
Playstation 2 and DVD player, numerous board games, and three
convertible futons that can, in a pinch, serve as double beds for
children. The Exercise Room is furnished with weights, exercycles,
elliptical cross trainer, etc. Every bedroom has a porch and
terraces, up and down, surround the courtyard and the main areas of
the villa. The swimming pool with an “invisible edge” waterfall
dominates one side of the house that also includes a dive gear storage
room, dive gear rinse tank, shower room, and palapa with hammocks for
escaping the sun, snoozing or partying. A poolside grill provides for
outside barbecuing. Volleyball equipment is available as are three
Hobie kayaks.
Cozumel is most famous for its exquisite Caribbean water, white coral
beaches, and reef system. In and under the water is “where it’s at”
in Cozumel. Snorkeling, SCUBA diving, swimming, parasailing, fishing,
jet skiing, and other water activities rule! However, Cozumel offers
great times out of the water as well. Shopping is fun, but not like
it was before the cruise ship invasion, and there are many great
restaurants and lively nightlife. Remember that Cozumel is much
older, more sedate, and generally infinitely classier than Cancun and
its clones along the Riviera Maya. Out from town are ancient Mayan
ruins (Compare them with the Mayan pyramid on the Casa Gordon
grounds!), numerous beach bar/restaurants, a beautiful lagoon system
at Punta Sur National Park where one can see crocodiles, sea fowl such
as flamingos and pelicans (when they are not at Casa Gordon) and other
local critters.
