r/cozumel

Don’t wander around wearing a”Gulf of America” t shirt while being in Mexico. It’s as rude and disrespectful as can be. We’re a welcoming country, to an extent.

Hello,

I am currently in Tulum and the Sargassum is horrible. I was thinking of driving to playa del Carmen and catch a ferry. How easy can one go from the pier to the beach? Is it feasible by walking?

Voy con mi familia una semana y me gustaría que me recomendaran restaurantes para la comida , ya que el desayuno está incluido en el hotel, estamos buscando algo para locales no tanto para turistas , nada de comida fancy solo rica. Alguna recomendación?

I'm usually pretty good about playing off the people advertising tours and whatnot. We're staying at Fiesta Americana and they gave us the wristbands. Well apparently that made us a target for a tactic I wasn't expecting. Walking through Benito Juarez park, a guy came up to us and goes 'Hey Fiesta Family!' I go to brush him off but he goes 'Its me, your waiter!' which threw me for a loop. He was an older middle age guy like a bunch of the wait staff at FA but I couldn't quite place him as one of the ones we had, having only been there 2 days at the time.

So not to be rude, I stopped to interact with him. It makes sense the staff could have second jobs with the tour companies, I thought. He pulled us over and started going through his tours and car rentals, things we did want to do. He discounted things from the marked up prices on his little pamphlet, but screwed us on the conversion back and forth, working in Pesos, converting that to dollars at 16/1 then back to pesos at 20/1 with a 16$ of 'taxes' and a 5% 'credit card fee'.

All in all we probably overpaid, but for a rental car for a day (WITH AC!) and a 2 people for a 4 hour tour the next day to El Cielo, Palancar, and El Cielito with copious amounts of beer and a great crew on the boat, we were charged $250 US. The car showed up and the tour was great.

Anyway, I knew we got got when some punk kid I've never seen before tries to get me in his cigar shop with the same line "Hey I'm your waiter" and we realize its a bit. A bit that worked so I'll give them that. If you're in San Miguel and staying at an AI w/ the wristbands, watch out for people claiming to know you.

Looking at going to Cozumel late July and torn between these two hotels. Mainly worried about the food. We have a four and seven-year-old so that allegro would be more fun for them, but the food is really scaring me off…..

Thinking of taking a quick 6 day trip to Cozumel and Playa del Carmen. I see rain In the forecast during the dates I want to go (may 17-23) and I also see a lot of posts about the sargassum.

Would it still be worth it? i like hanging out at the beach and walking around. 32 year old male and just trying to relax a bit.

Hey! Avid yoga practitioner here. When I travel I love checking out the local yoga studios. Any suggestions? My hotel does offer classes 2 days a week, but please let me know any places and schedules if you have any. Google has some suggestions but they felt inaccurate or didn’t have class schedules posted. I’ll be there beginning of June.

I'm visiting the area and would like to spend one day out on the water on jet skis. Would it better to rent them in PDC or Cozumel? I'd plan to rent two. One for me and my 7 year old daughter and one for my wife. I'm not sure if the sights or water is better in one location vs the other.

Warning to anyone staying in Allegro Cozumel currently:

There is a Mexican couple on the resort who are from Mexico City. He is tall and fit and she is short and very slim. They have a 12 year old daughter.

They propositioned me for a threesome. I was very drunk. I spent time with them at a scheduled evening resort activity and after many drinks I kissed the woman of the couple. I thought she had a mole on her lip, she had a cold sore. It was night time and dark the whole time I spent with them so I could not see what was on her lip clearly.

She did not tell me she had a cold sore until after we kissed.

We did not have sex thank God. Only the kiss. But, I have had symptoms on my lips and believe I have contracted the HSV cold sore virus.

Be verrrry careful while partying and being carefree on vacation.

If someone has a mole near or on their mouth and you might have intimate contact with them ask them about it and try to view it in bright lighting.

DM me if you need more info if you might have encountered them.

I am not trying to stigmatize cold sores. Or make anyone who has them feel bad. I understand this virus is everywhere in the world in large numbers.

However, I still believe people have the right to know and to choose to contract something permanent or decide to call it a night. It is completely wrong of someone to have an active outbreak of anything contagious (even the flu in my opinion) and take advantage of someone very drunk and not inform them that they are actively contagious.

We've been coming to Cozumel since 2020, only staying at hotels/resorts. This time around we're looking at condos at the Landmark, Peninsula Grand (PG), or El Cantil for January - family of 4 (the 2 kids are in college). Landmark and PG are less expensive, El Cantil is over $1k more but we like that we can walk everywhere and have the grocery stores nearby - just not sure we can justify the big price tag. I've narrowed it down to these three options based on snorkeling and ease of food! :) Landmark = Money Bar for food, El Cantil = close restaurants/grocery stores, and PG = onsite chef by the pool.

We love to snorkel and know the snorkeling is great at the Landmark (Money Bar) but my hang up there is the lack of a heated pool, which I can try to get over. We've stayed at Playa Azul and were so disappointed in the snorkeling, it wasn't much better in front of the Westin. How is the snorkeling at PG? If it's similar to Playa Azul, I will rule it out and make a decision on the other two.

This is is a family vacation before my son graduates college so I want to make sure the condo we pick has good snorkeling. Thanks for the help!

So my bf and I are going to Playa del Carmen at the end of May for 4 days. One of those days we want to do a day trip to Cozumel to explore the island and hopefully enjoy some seaweed free beaches. We’re planning on taking a ferry over there but not sure where to go/what to do when we get there. If anyone has any suggestions on beaches/activities/how to get around in Cozumel, I’d really appreciate it!!

Hi everybody! Has anybody stayed at the iberostar waves resort? My coworkers are saying to just get a shuttle/taxi at the airport but I’m wondering if I should prebook anything. Thanks for your help

we will be south near occidental for 6 days. Im not a big shopper, husband even less so. Just wondering if it’s worth going into town for a half day. Looking for usual items, tshirt, cap, earrings or dress but with more unique style. Or better to just relax at resort? Any Tienda suggestions?
Thanks

****Thank you to everyone for answering. We will definitely go into town & explore. My husband is looking forward to trying the restaurants😁

What currency do we tip with, us US ok, I imagine Canadian is not :)

Also what is the average tip for maids, servers, bartenders etc?

So I’m ( solo traveler ) planning on visiting for a month maybe two if I can find a cheap stay or a temporary job ( I have Mexican citizenship) and speak Spanish and English fluently I’m hoping to stay in budget so I plan on staying in the centro area so I can be near stores and restaurants but I would like to rent a car for a day to go beach hopping ( Chen rio specifically) I LOVE snorkeling and swimming but most of the beaches near the central area where I plan on staying are like rocky … and I’m not sure how safe it is to swim near the ferries ? I’m considering investing in getting scuba certified ( a treat to myself ) but if anyone knows where I can get a temporary and chill job at where I can meet people both locals and expats that would be greatly appreciated or any general advice !