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Villas Ixchel
55 av. BIS x 15 y 17 Sur # 1033 | Colonia Independencia, Cozumel 77600, Mexico
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Cozumel Snorkeling Tour

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5 of 5 stars
LeftCoastSnapper 1 contribution
Lincoln, CA
Jan 10, 2006
11/12 found this review helpful

My wife and I, along with another couple, recently returned from a wonderful vacation to the Mayan Riviera. One of the highlights of our trip was the incredible Snorkeling Tour that we took on Cozumel with dive master Roswitha Flury. In advance, I knew that we wanted to snorkel on the reef off of Cozumel but we did not want to join a large tour, of which there are many to choose from. Through the website, "MyCozumel", I found Rosie's snorkeling tour. All arraingments for the tour were done by e-mail, plus we mailed a $50 cashiers check deposit to her P.O. Box in Florida, to secure our reservation.

On Monday, January 2nd, we took the 8:00 am ferry from Playa del Carmen to Cozumel. We arrived at the dock at about 8:50 am and, following Rosie's emailed instructions, we took a cab to the harbor where her boat was docked. The cabbie knew right where to go (about ten minutes south of the ferry dock) and we arrived at the harbor at about 9:00 am. As we drove through the gate, Rosie was waiting for us with open arms.

She outfitted us with the snorkeling gear and we immediately embarked on our snorkeling adventure. She took us about 30 minutes south of the harbor to a spot that she and her boat captain knew very well. We started with shallow snorkeling as she assessed our skills and then she took use to two ther spots that were progressively deeper and increasingly fantastic. We saw great sights. Many fish of all kinds and colors and fabulous coral columns and formations.

We snorkeled for about three hours or until the most hardy of us was exhausted, and then she fed us a marvelous snack of fresh fruit and juice and we headed back to the harbor. The whole tour lasted about four hours.

On previous vacations, I have beach snorkeled from Cozumel, I have tour snorkeled at Molekini Crater in Hawaii, and I have joined a larger tour to snorkel off of Isla Mujeres. The snorkel tour with Rosie was by far the best I have experienced. Rosie is warm and personable and was very knowledgible about the best snorkeling spots around Cozumel. She was willing to tailor the length and difficulty of our tour to suit our strenghts and she was a lot of fun to be with. It is my understanding that she has lived on Cozumel for more than 20 years and she is a certified scuba instructor.

I would highly recommend her tour and we will visit her again upon our next visit.

  • Date of stay January 2006
  • Member since January 10, 2006
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The BEST place to stay in Cozumel

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Portland, OR
Oct 24, 2005
5/5 found this review helpful

This is long overdue as my wife and I stayed with Rosie in January of 2004 for our honeymoon. Not a day has passed since that we have not thought about our stay at Villas Ixchel.

Rosie was the nicest and most accommodating hostess we have ever encountered. She knows the best spots for everything on the island. Food, beaches, scuba guides, etc. She will make every effort to make your stay with her a special experience.

We WILL be back.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay January 2004
  • Member since October 24, 2005
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon
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Wonderful neighborhood villa

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4 of 5 stars
Pghkid 1 contribution
Pittsburgh
Aug 3, 2005
2/2 found this review helpful

Rob and I spent 4 days here and we wish we could have stayed 4 more days. I liked the Villas Ixhel's location in a neighberhood setting away from the tourist areas. We walked into town frequently during the day and night.
To explore the island we rented a a VW bug that had a personality of it's own.
One of my favorite moments on vacation is to drink my morning coffee among palm trees. We loved welcoming the day on our little patio with our morning greeting from the dogs. The room was clean, colorful and comfortable and booking was a breeze via email exchanges.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay February 2005
  • Member since August 03, 2005
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles
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Snorkeling with Roswitha

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Birmingham, AL
Jun 16, 2005
3/5 found this review helpful

Roswitha is great!!! We had 7 adults and 11 kids. Price is right. Fish were plenty. We will go with Roswitha again when we go back. Well worth it!

  • Date of stay June 2005
  • Member since July 07, 2005
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Snorkeling with Roswitha Flury

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5 of 5 stars
neeron09 1 contribution
Fishers, IN
Mar 22, 2005
6/7 found this review helpful

Discovered Cozumel with Roswitha Flury, the 1st of March. The absolute best time, highly recommend! Having heard that Cruise excursions can be crowded and overpriced, we went out of our comfort box and decided to book an excursion with a local dive/snorkel operator in Cozumel, Roswitha Flury. We cannot say enough good things about our experience.
Initially concerned how the cruise ship time constraints may effect our
ability to schedule outside their excursions, we found that there was
nothing to be hesitant about. The local operators (and "Rosie" has to be
one of the best) keep a close eye on cruise schedules. We had no
problem meeting our guide and making it back to the ship with time to spare.
Our day with Roswitha was everything we had hoped and more. 3 1/2
hours of snorkeling (Roswitha is a dive master) at 3 different sights. The largest Starfish we've ever seen and beautiful reefs with an extremely experienced guide (and Captain). We found paradise in Cozume!l.

Roswitha knows the island well and in addition to the snorkeling
adventure was able to advise us on where to enjoy some local drinks and food, tucked away from the tourist areas. What a great time! The memory has kept us smiling for weeks.

We found Roswitha's information on web sights like this one. All very
positive feedback which we found to be well deserved. She was easy to
contact since she has a web site of her own. We communicated thru
emails to set up the excursion. Her excitement for "sharing her island" was contagious. We couldn't wait to meet her!

Should you ever find yourself in Cozumel and want an experience of a
lifetime, contact Roswitha Flury. She will make your island adventure
truly memorable. We understand that Roswitha has a bed and breakfast that she operates as well and are hoping a future trip to Cozumel will include spending time there.

We left Cozumel with a treasured memory! Thanks, Roswitha and Carlos!
Hope our paths meet again.

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55 av. BIS x 15 y 17 Sur # 1033 | Colonia Independencia, Cozumel 77600, Mexico