I found out about this house just last year even though I've lived full time in Cancun since 1996... It's in the residential area of Isla Mujeres and that can be the atmosphere we crave being surrounded by tourists 365. The house is unique in the world , I've not been able to find one anywhere else and that is... More

While stunningly beautiful from the outside, the inside needs work. On arrival, the A/C unit in the living room was leaking water all over the floor. It didn't work for our entire week long stay. It wouldn't have been a problem but none of the windows on the main level open. We turned it off for fear of falling on... More

The House is beautiful but not being kept up plaster is falling inside ,toilets wouldn't fill up, AC leaked that caused one person with me to fall and seriously hurt her leg and had to be taken to doctor,kitchen wass ill equiped,no can opener, no top for the blender,the art work was beautiful inside,and the design.There's constant work going on... More

We found this property on homeaway.com and splurged to have three very special days in what we hoped would be a romantic setting. Visually, it is quite stunning from the outside (lots of people stop to take photos so do not expect much privacy while around the pool). Unfortunately, we had a number of fiascoes that really ruined the stay... More

I first read about this place in a book called "Bed in a Tree," featuring far-out lodgings from around the world. The Shell House was a bit outside our price range, but we splurged for a couple of nights because it was my birthday, and this was a GREAT place to spend it!!! Our host and her family were wonderful,... More

I took my father and husband for a surprise birthday trip to Isla Mujeres in 2008. I laid out a scavenger hunt that would take them from our home in NY to the door of the Shell House. There are a lot of cool vacation rentals in the world, but there are not many places you can go to sleep... More