....We Went to El Cozumeleno for our honeymoon and we fell in love with it as soon as we checked in , the service is great the activities are great , the food was very tastful. The Strawberry dackeries were the best i tasted anywhere. The pool is beautiful the island bar in the middle of the pool is a great idea and the waterfall in the side pool is also a great idea along with the numerous jacuzzies. the white private sandy beach is wonderful the jet skis which you must rent , add to the fun, walking on the beach at night is so relaxing especially for newly weds on there honeymoon. the view of the beach from our balcony is so beautiful the room in it self is cozzy , the restaurant downstairs is romantic and the service is good.....the club is nice but the karoke needs to be refreshed with more modern music...the island is beautiful , downtown cozumel especially the island wasnt to occupied though the clubs were empty. .. but the food at the restaurants were great..........all in all we cant wait till we return to this great , safe island .........

We just arrived home from our 5th trip to Cozumel. (March 29- April 3) Previously we have stayed at the Paradisus (3 times) and the Plaza Las Glorias (1 time) We just spent 5 days at the El Cozumeleno. On the positive side the rooms (new tower) were very nice. It was very clean, nice bathrooms, great shower and good size balcony. The pool and beach were also quite nice. On the down side, it is true that you have to drape a bathroom towel across the pool/beach chairs at 6:00 in the morning. (And the Hotel was not 100% booked - thank goodness my husband is an early riser) The food at breakfast was pretty good, lunch was okay (although the same thing every single are single day - chicken sandwiches) but dinner was pretty bad. Excellent salsa and guacamole throughout the day. The big complaint I would have is the music. It started every morning at 8:15 and was very loud. If you expect to wake up and listen to the ocean lapping at the beach forget it. Chances are you are going to hear "Vanilla Ice - Ice, Ice Baby." I found myself reading the same paragraph over and over again at the pool and I am someone who enjoys listenening to rock and roll.The Coz is perfect if you have teenagers but if you are single or have smaller children, the Paradisus is more inviting and the food and service is much better. We never had a complaint about the Paradisus, we just thought it would be fun to try somewhere new.

We had a wonderful time at El Cozumeleno. We've already decided that the next time we go back to Cozumel we'll stay there again. Scuba Du, the dive shop, is absolutely wonderful. I can't say enough good things about them. All my dives were memorable for one reason or another. My husband doesn't dive but was very content to spend time around the pool. He never had trouble finding chairs for us, as some other people who reviewed the hotel did. We'd bee concerned about the food after reading the reviews but we always found something we liked. It's not easy to cook for that many people and to keep the food in top condition when the meal time spreads out over several hours. The only complaint I've read that I do agree with is that the beds are very hard. We can't wait to go back.

We just returned from a week at El Cozumeleno (March 29 through April 5). Cozumel is paradise and El Cozumeleno was a terrific place to stay. We stayed in the 'older' building, where the rooms are lovely and larger, and it's a bit quieter. I recommend it. The beach is great, and there is very good snorkeling. Our kids enjoyed the mini golf, and we all had a kick at the karaoke bar every night. The food was great – the buffets were excellent, and the reservation restaurant was even better. The staff was friendly and hard-working. Only one word of caution: do use the safe deposit boxes that are available in the rooms. Our kids left their wallets out one day and had some cash taken. I reported this to the hotel management, and it was clearly something that was happening to other guests also. I doubt that the risk of this happening is any greater here than elsewhere, but it is a risk and you should be careful. Even so, we would return here in a heartbeat. This is a beautiful spot and a great hotel, and you will enjoy it.