We have stayed at casa del mar twice now and really like it.the beds are very firm(hard on the back)but otherwise everything else was great we will stay again anytime although would not pay extra for ocean view because it was looking at the ocean over other roof tops and we just didnt think it was worth it.

Durning the summer (july-august)i spent about 2 weeks at casa del mar. for anyone who is considering this hotel in mind for a summer vacation you should definately keep in mind there is a school program of about 100 teenagers (give or take) that takes place within that time frame. Being one of these students i can say it will definately be noisy at all times of the day/evening and a very good chance that most of these teenagers will be drunk at all times of the day and occasionaly sick.

As for the hotel itself it is nothing paticularily appealing and has an older look to it. Staff arent always on the ball and difficult to communicate with if you need something done asap.

The food is awesome, a great casadia place across the street, great view of the ocean, restaurant staff are very friendly.

The hotels beach, nachi cocom, is about a 15 min drive from the hotel (not walking distance) and they will charge you ridiculous prices for cab rides over. A lot of the cruise ship passangers will go to this beach.

Overall its a good hotel if your standards arent particularly high and dont expect a lot from staff.

We arrived two days after the hurricane. No power, no a/c, no cable but the dive shop was up and running. The hotel would turn on a generator in the evenings for power. We stayed in one of the mini villas. It was very nice and clean. Most of the landscaping was torn-up but repaired before the end of the week. Diving was fantastic. The service at the dive shop was okay. The town seemed to get it together by the end of the week. Could have stayed longer but it was back to the daily grind...the place was okay considering.

We've been staying at Casa Del Mar for years. The staff are friendly and courteous all the time. It's the same staff. It's nice to know when we go back, usually twice a year that you will see the same faces. We appreciate that. The rooms are always clean. The food is good and is served fast. It is not a glitzy 5 star hotel - but we don't have to have that. We like it the way it is. The dive shop is wonderful. The same dive masters for the 4 1/2 years that we have been going. They are very knowledgeable and are great at little details as far as showing us marine life that we would have missed. They have personalities. We have never dove with anyone else and never will unless something major happens like they all leave. Overall we love everything about it including looking out our hotel rooms and seeing iguanas basking in the sun. It is diffenently our home away from home.