On Feb 9, 6:42 am, Rosalie B. wrote:
> "susan" wrote:
>
> >Cozumel sounds perfect !! Anyone have a recommendation for a nice
> >hotel that's equally close to a beach and the town?
> >I looked online and it seems that many of the hotels are about 10
> >miles from town, and that is too far.
> >I don't mind a long walk to a beach or the town, or taking a bus, but
> >I'd rather not rent a car.
>
> >> If I were a woman (well I am a woman of course), traveling alone
> >> (which I don't normally do) and wanted to go to a beach place with
> >> shops and restaurants where Spanish was spoken, I'd go to Cozumel.
>
> People rent scooters sometimes, but taxis were relatively cheap. I
> personally stayed in town and took a taxi each day out to the dive
> shop. We had breakfast and lunch there at the dive shop, but there
> was a hotel there too. Then we taxied back to town to walk around and
> shop and have dinner.
>
> The hotel where we stayed had a pool, and a courtyard, and you could
> also rent scooters there. It was the Aguilarhttp://www.cozumel-hotels.net/aguilar/ They say they are half a block
> from the water, but it isn't beach water. This was the absolute
> cheapest place to stay, so it is not luxury accommodations for sure.
>
> I think it is much easier to taxi to the beach and back than it is to
> taxi into town for dinner, but YMMV.
>
> Cancun is also possible - haven't been there. The problem is that it
> is more of a party place and less "Mexican" although I do think they
> have public buses along the 'strip'.
>
> You might also try PlayadelCarmenwhere I haven't been either, but
> I've heard good things about it.
I'd agree with the last poster, Playa del Carmen (Playa to the locals)
is probably perfect for you. You fly into Cancun airport, and then
can catch a Greyhound style bus right from the airport front door that
will get you into Playa in less than 45 mins (Don't believe the taxi
drivers that will claim the bus doesn't run). The people are
extremely friendly, and if you stay at one of the hotels in town
rather than a resort, you will really get to experience the town. It
has a small, quaint, friendly feel with a pedestrian shopping street
running parallel to the beach one block away; but in reality it is
quite large and so if you need it, there is a Super-Walmart, giant
shopping mall, etc. We will be going at the end of October for our 5
year anniversary. Lots of sites about the area, the best to find out
more would be playa.info.
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