This is an attractive stucco-adobe-style resort that is a short walk to town. It's nice to be able to walk to town, but the walk does get a little tiresome. Still, more pleasant than being right in town.
The rooms, for the most part, are cheerful and well-decorated. Mine had a terrific view of the ocean, and a wonderful balcony for lounging on. Some rooms on the first (ground floor) level were dark and a little musty smelling.
This resort has a very well-developed dive shop and a good fleet of boats. The guides, however, were not so good in my opinion ... they pretty much ignored any safety issues that came up with the group while diving ... it seemed that responding was not part of their job description. The issues included two out-of-air emergencies that required buddy breathing to the surface ... both times, the guides just kept on guiding, and didn't bother to make sure things were okay. And the out-of-air emergencies should never have happened (two on one trip?!) They were partly due to diver error (divers should have checked their equipment better), but also party due to staff error. The staff change tanks for people here; in one case they simply failed to change the tank, and in the other, they failed to turn the air all the way on (the rubber was loose on the knob, so it was hard to tell if the air was all the way on). I prefer to change my own equipment anyway, but if staff is going to take something on like that, they should have better procedures for ensuring no mishaps. I found this a little shocking for a place that is famous in the States for the quality of its dive operation.
- Scuba Hotel Cozumel
- Cozumel Scuba Hotel
