Beautiful 2nd Floor Unit in Paradise, Great Rates!

We enjoyed living, mostly, as the locals do in the Salina Grande neighborhood. The apartment is nice for two, my husband could watch sports from the hammock in the living room while I read in the bedroom area. The lake offers a steady breeze and pretty view, especially of sunrise, and we enjoyed watching our neighbors walk, jog and rollerskate on the surrounding path. Everyone, taxi drivers, restaurant servers, beach vendors and store clerks, were happy to give us a free Spanish lesson as we struggled to convert our few memorized words into sentences. Isla restaurants are terrific. Elderly ladies on the sidewalk bundled us into a taxi with instructions to take us to Picus, where I had the best shrimp cocktail- Isla style w a side of habanero in lime juice. Three of our faves within walking distance of apartment: Esperanza tacos (most tender pork roast tacos- 2 of those w a bottled water for 30 pesos), Kash Kekan (carefull when ordering, those are KILOs of meat, not pounds), and Veradero (watch yachts glide into the lagoon for the evening while you sip a smooth mojito and listen to Cuban jazz.) In the north end, we revisited some old faves and discovered a new gem: Los Fueguitos Steak House, just next door to Secreto hotel. Terrific food, service and atmosphere for a date nite. Empanadas, bread w small appetizer, a shared, perfectly cooked New York Strip w potatos, 2 glasses of wine and gratuity for 430 pesos. Beach clubs- we found most of the Playa Norte clubs a bit noisy, and found ourselves settling at the Caribbean Queen several times to relax in the hammock. Their Coconut Shrimp was outstanding and big enough to share. Also enjoyed first visit to Playa Lanchero for the famous Tix&Chix- fun people watching as the boats from Cancun drop passengers to the private club next door. Shopping: small tienda next door is handy for water & snacks. A short walk to Chedraui supermarket for yogurt (apple version -very refreshing) fruit and coffee, is on a terrific corner for hailing a taxi. We returned to MN just as temps were dropping below-zero, and within hours felt all the lovely humidity of Isla evaporate. The five pounds I gained eating and napping are still with me. What a lovely vacation!

Tom and Maggie were by far the best people to deal with since I discovered Isla. This unit is small and clean. It offers the experience of the real Isla Mujeres. If you are a hotel resort person this is not for you. But if you want to feel and see Isla Mujeres this is the place for you. They give back to the island by running an English school that I highly recommend everyone should volunteer at. We caught taxis the whole trip for 20 pesos we did not rent a cart this time. New great grocery store in walking distance. Locals come by daily honking their horns on bikes selling hot tortilla. And by noon the tamale man comes by selling fresh tamales. Great little places to eat near by. Not on the ocean but your just a few mintues away from having your toes in the sand.

This apartment was a great size for two people. Nice breezes so no need for a/c. Nice Mexican neighbourhood with lots of working people and kids. Located right in the middle of the island which is 7km long punto a punto. We cooked most of our own meals and found the apartment had the equiptment to enable that. Good markets within one klm. Maggie and Tom had the place very clean and were helpfull with local information . Nice people and very respectful of renters privacy. They have a home elsewhere on the island. Thanks you guys. We will tell our friends .