What a find! This great little hotel is centrally located, just minutes from the main ferry terminal where boats leave for Playa del Carmen and many other points of interest on the mainland Yucatan. If you're looking for a sedate self-contained beach resort with its own private beach, this is NOT the place for you. This little gem is a town hotel, close to restaurants, bars, car rental agencies and the many dive shops this island is known for. The staff is superb: helpful, knowledgable and very, very (did I say very?) friendly. There is wee swimming pool and patio above the main street where you can have a drink and sun yourself. The beds are ultra-comfortable and the daily buffet breakfast--included in rate--is outstanding! Eggs cooked to order, tropical fruits, fresh squeezed carrot juice and lots of Mexican traditional specialties to keep you sated before or after a day in the crystalline waters all around. I would very much recommend this place and stay there again.

Our second stay at Casa Mexicana and it was as enjoyable as the first. Large, clean, air conditioned rooms. In-room internet is free, if you bothered to bring your laptop, but there is a free computer room in the lobby, if you just need to check your email.

The breakfast is varied and delicious, with a number of made-to-order items. The buffet line always has eggs, pancakes, waffles and freshly squeezed orange juice. Casa Mexicana also has room service for snacks and light meals. But this may be only during the high season.

The small lobby bar, is a great place to meet before heading out to nearby restaurants, and Jimy or his colleague is always there to serve you a drink or chat.

The front desk will hold your bags for you, if you take an overnight side trip to Playa del Carmen, or other areas on the Mayan coast.

Don't need a rental car as taxis to other parts of the island are plentiful and relatively inexpensive.

The staff is friendly and responsive. I can't wait to go back again.

My husband and I stayed at the Casa Mexicana for 7 days in January. We loved everything about it. The location is great, the rooms are spotless, the breakfasts are delicious and the staff are friendly and helpful. The beds were surprisingly comfortable and it was really nice to have a fridge to keep the cervesas cold. I would stay here again in a heartbeat!

The hotel itself has stunning architecture, open to the air in the breakfast room and lobby area, though that proved less than ideal when high winds hit for a couple of days. The service was excellent, the breakfasts tasty and varied, the internet access very convenient, the rooms large, clean, and comfortable (except for the rather hard beds), and the location was near many good restaurants and a large mall parking lot (we had a rental car). The one major problem was that there was street construction going on right outside our room, starting at 7:00 a.m., plus a couple of local dogs that barked at all hours. But we liked trying different restaurants every night, so it was a great location for that. I'd recommend La Veranda, the French Quarter, La Cocay, Le Bistrot, Le Chef, and Especias among the nearby restaurants.