We just got back from a week in Cozumel for a Scuba diving vacation, and stayed at Suites Bahia for the third time in 4 years. We keep coming back, because the prices can't be beat for that location! Great Chinese restaurant across the street (Chi), all shops and restaurants nearby, only blocks from the square. We never had to take a cab to get to anything else! The rooms are plain but very nice and clean. Excellent maid service every day. King size bed and ocean view for $78 plus tax, with large TV with satellite feed (english and spanish channels), full size fridge in room, comfortable sitting room, closet with lots of room for clothes. The staff was always friendly and very helpful and knowledgeable, with perfectly serviceable english. The computer in the lobby for internet use was a little old, but served its purpose. Breakfast included every morning was brought over from Casa Mexicana, included juice, coffee and tea, amazing pastries, fresh fruit, and toast. Overall, just a wonderful place to stay to be close to everything, and at a great price.

Location is terrific, just a couple of blocks from the main square with, close enough to stumble home, but far enough that the noise isn't there. Barebones room. Sheets, towels and cable TV. That's it folks. Air conditioning worked like a charm. If you are looking for the Motel 6 of Cozumel, this is it. Clean, comfortable, enough of a breakfast to wake you up. For the value seeker, I would highly recommend this location. If you're looking for soap/shampoo, you might need to go to hotel with one more star.

I stayed at the suites bahia in early Dec '05. My room had a balcony on the side street calle 3. It was a simple room, but was very clean and super convenient (right on the waterfront...across the street). I chose this location because it was handy for a week of diving. The dive boat picked me up each morning on the dive pier right in front of the hotel! There was fruit, bread, and coffee available in the lobby at 7am (included in the $49/night room price). The rooms on the waterfront side of the hotel were not yet repaired after the storm, but will likely be complete before 12/25. Advantages of staying here: convenient to: diving; restaurants; ferry boat to Playa Del Carmen; and central plazas. Disadvantages: long cab ride required to go to beach clubs (on south shore). Only complaint was that the AC was pretty loud.

I stayed at the Bahia during a week long dive vacation and found it to be perfect. I mainly wanted to dive and did not want to spend too much money on the hotel. I booked my hotel and airfare through expedia.com and picked the least expensive package. Because the hotel was so inexpensive I was a little worried that I would find myself in a dump and regretting my thriftiness. Upon my arrival I was greatly relieved. The hotel was clean, well run, and in a great location for diving. The location is just across the street from the piers from which the dive operators pick you up. I dove with Aqua Safari which has a dive shop and their own dock just 2 blocks south of the hotel on the the main street (Av. Rafael Melgar). The room came with a kicthenette with a refrigerator and stove which I found to be very convenient for preparing breakfast and lunch. I stayed in a 3rd floor room that faced the adjacent building so my veiw mostly obsured. I learned, after booking on expedia, that if I booked directly on the hotel website I could have upgraded to a Standard room with balcony for free and I could have purchased a hotel/dive package with Aqua Safari.

I would highly recommend the Bahia for anyone whose trip is based around other activities such as diving or sight-seeing and would like a clean, quiet place to use as a "base camp"

Pros: location, price, kitchenette
cons: Some rooms have obsured veiws

http://www.suitesbahia.com
http://www.aquasafari.com