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Av R Melgar Prol S, Km 1.5, Cozumel 77600, Mexico
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Scuba Club Cozumel

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5 of 5 stars
lucidblue 2 contributions
Philadelphia
Dec 4, 2008 | Trip type: Couples
5/5 found this review helpful

Scuba Club Cozumel is a perfect resort for anyone that wants to do a lot of diving and doesn't require luxury. This is a simple resort that is close to town and caters to divers.

Rooms:
Were kept very clean on a daily basis. Air conditioning was quite loud, but worked well. We always had hot water and great water pressure. The room had a mini fridge so that you could keep food/drinks in your room. Rooms do not have phones or TV, which made me happy.

Food:
We had the 3-meal a day plan. Beverages (except breakfast) are not included. Coffee was ready each morning by 6am. Breakfast was buffet style and had many tasty options each day. There was always a local dish along with eggs, pancakes, cereal, etc.

There was a lunch special each day so that the meal was ready quickly for divers. You also have the option of choosing from the menu. Many local and American options. I tended to stick to the special or one of the Mexican dishes and was generally pleased. The beef tacos were my favorite and I was thrilled to have tortilla chips and salsa available every day.

For dinner there was a choice between soup and salad; 2-3 entrees and at least 2 desserts. Dinners weren't as good as lunch. The sopa lima was excellent though! The atmosphere in the upstairs restaurant was relaxing after a long day of diving. We ate out in town 2 nights during the week. One night during the week is usually Fiesta night. Local cuisine is made outside on the beach, there's music and a piñata. The food is excellent!

Dive Shop/Diving:
The dive shop was great. Tanks were available from about 7am until 6pm, but you could put tanks in your locker and use them for night or dawn dives. Boats arrived in timely fashion in the morning and the crew took care of your gear set up if you wanted them to. Our dive master Luis was great. He chose good dives sites and was open to requests. He was there as a guide if you were interested and pointed out a lot of stuff, but was also okay with us staying out of the group. The dive boats were never packed. We never had more than 4-6 divers on the boat.

Dive lockers were available if you brought your own lock. The house reef didn't have much coral, but we found a lot of marine life. We even found 5 octopuses on one night dive. There was plenty to see if you were looking for it.

Service/Staff:
The hotel and restaurant staffs were very friendly and accommodating. No "island time" at this resort (though I never feel like I do a lot of waiting in Cozumel). The lock on our room wasn't working when we first arrived and they had someone up to fix it within 10 minutes. There was a guard at the front gate at all times and most people were comfortable leaving their wetsuits, etc. on their porch to dry each night. We kept most of our gear in the locker, took camera and dive computer to the room and left the wetsuits outside.

Grounds:
The resort was kept clean. There isn't a beach, but there are beach chairs and hammocks to relax in. I never saw any trash lying around. Very easy access to the house reef from the docks and ladders.

Overall, this is a great place to stay if you want to do a lot of diving, be around other divers, be close to town, relax and separate yourself from the rest of the world. I will definitely be a repeat customer!

  • Liked — Easy access to scuba diving, small amount of divers on boat, decent breakfast and lunch, relaxed atmosphere
  • Disliked — Would prefer safe in room instead of at front desk, dinners could use some improvement
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay October 2008
  • Visit was for Hobbies / interest / culture
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since February 11, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with teenagers
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, Great pool scene, Families with young children
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Outdoor / Adventure
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alue for your money

Scuba Club Cozumel

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5 of 5 stars
rscubar 1 contribution
USA
Nov 14, 2008 | Trip type: Couples

Being a former scuba instructor we have returned time and time again. The staff takes great pride in making your stay very pleasent. You tell them where you would like to dive and they can accommadte you. You'll meet many great people with whom you'll stay in contact with and some even will come back to scuba club when you do.
Scuba ray

  • Liked — The scuba diving
  • Disliked — nothing
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay October 2008
  • Visit was for Quality time with family
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 50-64
  • Member since March 29, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, People with disabilities, Pet owners, Families with young children
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Beach / Sun, Outdoor / Adventure, Other
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Attractive environment, pleasant rooms, good restaurant, can walk to town

Scuba Club Cozumel

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4 of 5 stars
SFNYTraveler 31 contributions
San Francisco
Oct 16, 2008
3/3 found this review helpful

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.

  • Liked — Cheerful furnishings, great view of ocean, short walk to town
  • Disliked — Some of the ground floor rooms can be a little dark and dank
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay May 2008
  • Visit was for Hobbies / interest / culture
  • Traveled with Large group or tour
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since September 23, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, Pet owners, Families with teenagers
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Beach / Sun, Outdoor / Adventure, Other
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Great, Quiet Dive Resort

Scuba Club Cozumel

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5 of 5 stars
2cachedivers 10 contributions
Colorado
Sep 10, 2008 | Trip type: Couples
1/1 found this review helpful

Originally known as the Galapagos Inn, this is one of the oldest resorts on Cozumel. It is fabulously maintained and a great dive resort. It is small, about 60 rooms and very quiet. The Bar closes at 10:30 but if you really want to party, San Miguel (Town) is only a short walk. The dive operation was very professionally run and the 3 meals a day included in the packages were very good to excellent.

We have been to Cozumel about 20 times. This was the first time we stayed at Scuba Club. There were no screaming kids and no Bingo games (or other activities) around the pool like the all-inclusive resorts further South. And there is no TV in the rooms so we were able to get away from the never ending political campaign. And meals were served instead of buffet style. And there is unlimited shore diving on the shallow house reef included.

This was one of our best vacations ever. Everything, even the flights were good. The room was ready when we arrived.. It was clean and made up daily, usually before we returned from our dives. Diving was excellent. Boats were roomy and divemasters were good and gave us long bottom times. And the food and service were great.

  • Liked — Peace and Quiet
  • Disliked — 45-60 minute boat ride to dive sites
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay September 2008
  • Visit was for Hobbies / interest / culture
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since April 08, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Other
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Best vacation

Scuba Club Cozumel

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5 of 5 stars
scubaladyTulsa 2 contributions
tulsa
Aug 21, 2008

Was my 2nd scuba trip and I was still a bit nervous. Luckily got in a room right by the restaurant and with the best view of the ocean. The rooms were okay, nothing spectacular but I didn't go for the rooms. The staff was awesome. Our dive masters and boat crew were fantastic. My dive master was perfect and helped put me at ease with my fears. The waters are beautiful and the diving was breathtaking. If I get to go back I want to stay at the Scuba Club cozumel again because I know I will be taken care of in the special way tourists are supposed to be.
Great place!!

  • Liked — staff
  • Disliked — nothing
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay August 2006
  • Visit was for Hobbies / interest / culture
  • Traveled with Large group or tour
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since August 21, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, Girlfriend getaway, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Beach / Sun
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Av R Melgar Prol S, Km 1.5, Cozumel 77600, Mexico