Cozumel Condo or Hotel Recommendation

My wife and I are going back to Cozumel in May. Inasmuch as Plaza Las
Glorias still isn't open and may become all inclusive, what other places are
w/i walking distance of downtown and have beach access? We've been there
about 10 times, but since we've always stayed at PLG, we've never visited
any of the other places.

Casa Mexicana is a nice looking place, but our friends stayed there last
month and said it was a bit sterile.

Any suggestions?

-Mark

Hotel Cozumel (formerly Brisas, and lots of other names) was nice the
two times I've stayed there. It comes as all inclusive or without
meals. I've always liked going into town. Maybe the food is better
there now with the change in management/name.

Any one stayed at the Vista Del Mar near Casa Mexicana or Hacienda Miguel on
the north side of the square?


"Dr. Yak" <DrYak@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Hotel Cozumel (formerly Brisas, and lots of other names) was nice the
> two times I've stayed there. It comes as all inclusive or without
> meals. I've always liked going into town. Maybe the food is better
> there now with the change in management/name.

I'm sorry it is Dressel diivers that I used last year and I will use this
year,
Resort divers is who I used in Jamaca
Paul

"Paul K. Lathrop" <plathrop@Lcom.net> wrote in message
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> I am going to cozumel in 8 days and have 3 day stay at Iberostar cuzumel
and
> 3 day at Iberostar Queztel on the main land in play del car. I stayed at
> the Iberostar Queztel last year and loved it, used resort divers at the
> hotel, contacted many other dive operators and only recieved 3 responses
> back and the one that was highly recomended and most helpful was the one
who
> was on vacation while I would be there. So I decide to use the resort
> divers at the hotel had good experience with them last year.
> I will post how it work out when I get back.
> Paul
> "mslf500" <mslf500@netzero.(remove)com> wrote in message
> news:1109089915.e770f032f262a9bc93dc9227daecf2ec@t eranews...
> > Any one stayed at the Vista Del Mar near Casa Mexicana or Hacienda
Miguel
> on
> > the north side of the square?
> >
> >
> > "Dr. Yak" <DrYak@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:iSaSd.106$755.57@lakeread05...
> > > Hotel Cozumel (formerly Brisas, and lots of other names) was nice the
> > > two times I've stayed there. It comes as all inclusive or without
> > > meals. I've always liked going into town. Maybe the food is better
> > > there now with the change in management/name.
> >
> >
>
>

Paul,

I've stayed in Cozumel about 10 times before. The Iberostar is too far from
town for us. We really enjoy bar hopping at night and would rather walk
back to our room to freshen up for the next day.

However, if you are driving, and you have a car that the odometer actually
works, maybe you could do this for me.....what is the actual distance from
the town square to what was Plaza las Glorias (one your right as you head
south on the main beach road) and what is the distance from the town square
to the Coral Princess just north of town and on your left?.

We really want to stay ocean front, but w/i a nice walk of downtown.

PS: If you like Iberostar, you should check out El Presidente. It's a
wonderful hotel. We stayed there as well. Again, it's simply too far our
for us.

Thanks


"Paul K. Lathrop" <plathrop@Lcom.net> wrote in message
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> I'm sorry it is Dressel diivers that I used last year and I will use this
> year,
> Resort divers is who I used in Jamaca
> Paul
>
> "Paul K. Lathrop" <plathrop@Lcom.net> wrote in message
> news:cvic9m$vnt$1@news.netins.net...
>> I am going to cozumel in 8 days and have 3 day stay at Iberostar cuzumel
> and
>> 3 day at Iberostar Queztel on the main land in play del car. I stayed
>> at
>> the Iberostar Queztel last year and loved it, used resort divers at the
>> hotel, contacted many other dive operators and only recieved 3 responses
>> back and the one that was highly recomended and most helpful was the one
> who
>> was on vacation while I would be there. So I decide to use the resort
>> divers at the hotel had good experience with them last year.
>> I will post how it work out when I get back.
>> Paul
>> "mslf500" <mslf500@netzero.(remove)com> wrote in message
>> news:1109089915.e770f032f262a9bc93dc9227daecf2ec@t eranews...
>> > Any one stayed at the Vista Del Mar near Casa Mexicana or Hacienda
> Miguel
>> on
>> > the north side of the square?
>> >
>> >
>> > "Dr. Yak" <DrYak@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> > news:iSaSd.106$755.57@lakeread05...
>> > > Hotel Cozumel (formerly Brisas, and lots of other names) was nice the
>> > > two times I've stayed there. It comes as all inclusive or without
>> > > meals. I've always liked going into town. Maybe the food is better
>> > > there now with the change in management/name.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

"Mark Lindsey" <mslf500@netzero.(remove)com> wrote in message
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> However, if you are driving, and you have a car that the odometer actually
> works, maybe you could do this for me.....what is the actual distance from
> the town square to what was Plaza las Glorias (one your right as you head
> south on the main beach road) and what is the distance from the town
> square to the Coral Princess just north of town and on your left?.

The distance from PLG to town is exactly 10 minutes walking, plus or minus 5
minutes. Hope that helps.

"Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com> wrote in message
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> "Mark Lindsey" <mslf500@netzero.(remove)com> wrote in message
> news:1109219671.3fc1a4f6da1bf6a38f9a8469d6b538d2@t eranews...
>
> > However, if you are driving, and you have a car that the odometer
actually
> > works, maybe you could do this for me.....what is the actual distance
from
> > the town square to what was Plaza las Glorias (one your right as you
head
> > south on the main beach road) and what is the distance from the town
> > square to the Coral Princess just north of town and on your left?.
>
> The distance from PLG to town is exactly 10 minutes walking, plus or minus
5
> minutes. Hope that helps.
>

So it depends on whether you are on your way to the bar or on your way back
from the bar?

In article <9PfTd.492024$Xk.179786@pd7tw3no>, "chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> writes:
>
>"Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com> wrote in message
>news:421d715c$0$104$6c56adcd@news.qnet.com...
>> "Mark Lindsey" <mslf500@netzero.(remove)com> wrote in message
>> news:1109219671.3fc1a4f6da1bf6a38f9a8469d6b538d2@t eranews...
>>
>> > However, if you are driving, and you have a car that the odometer
>actually
>> > works, maybe you could do this for me.....what is the actual distance
>from
>> > the town square to what was Plaza las Glorias (one your right as you
>head
>> > south on the main beach road) and what is the distance from the town
>> > square to the Coral Princess just north of town and on your left?.
>>
>> The distance from PLG to town is exactly 10 minutes walking, plus or minus
>5
>> minutes. Hope that helps.
>>
>
>So it depends on whether you are on your way to the bar or on your way back
>from the bar?


Also depends on weather -- much longer when rain is pouring down!

--
Charlie Hammond -- Hewlett-Packard Company -- Ft Lauderdale FL USA
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All opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily my employer's.

"mslf500" <mslf500@netzero.(remove)com> wrote in message
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> Any one stayed at the Vista Del Mar near Casa Mexicana or Hacienda Miguel
> on the north side of the square?

Did the Hacienda a few months ago. Nicely located, large rooms, beautifully
landscaped center courtyard, and an excellent staff.
In addition, they bring you a beautiful breakfast of fresh brewed coffee,
fruit juice, and wonderfully fresh sweet rolls every morning when you
request it. You can find less expensive accomodations but, for the money,
it's an excellent value.

It's a bit off the path as far as where many of the dive ops are located,
but I didn't find that to be a problem. Highly recommended.

Of course, the diving was great in Coz. Did the "Devil's Throat" at Punta
Sur for the first time. Way cool.

We're headed back this summer.

Re: Cozumel.

Just a bit further south of Plaza las Glorias on the beach side of the
road is Scuba Club Cozumel, which my family and I have returned to quite
a few times. The food is great, the service is great, and they run a
great dive operation with unlimited shore dives. They are also much
further away from the cruise ship pier as well as the traffic noise is
much lower. The hotel has good security because it has a gated entrance
that has a doorman.

http://www.scubaclubcozumel.com/

-- Ewin