deepsea21
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While on Cozumel... I say stay in-town and enjoy the best Coz has to offer topside. After 15 years of diving coz, I've priced everything every which way. The absolute best deal and dive op for us (Booked another 16 days in December for trip #5 with 3P's after many years of other combos) is a dive and stay package through Tres Pelicanos with Casa Mexicana CITY VIEW accommodations (NOT deluxe ocean view). Jeanie knows the best city view and deluxe ocean view rooms. The reality is there are select city view rooms that offer far better water views than 80% of the Deluxe Ocean View rooms that cost way more.
If ya want to save more $, stay at one of the sister hotels of the Casa Mexicana being the Suites Bahia or the Colonial Suites. They are both within a 5-10 min walk of the Casa where you still get the free massive breakfast buffet (ya just have to walk to it). Then, 3P's dive shop is right around the corner at the back of the block from the Casa for courtesy transport to the boats and back. You get 35 min to "stuffa-you-face" at that massive breakfast buffet before a short 5 min walk to 3P's shop for their 7:40 AM transport departure.
Your post is timely as I just responded to a post on the Casa Mexicana. I'll cut and paste it:
Agreed - Our last 4 years diving with 3P's in December Jeanie has delivered the same or better pricing than I could find anywhere. However, the biggest benefit of booking CM via a 3P's dive and stay package is Jeanie knows all of the best deluxe ocean view and standard city view rooms. 3P's clout with the CM enables them to request specific room #'s and those requests are usually if not always honored (You can't do that booking through a website and if you do try to enter a room request under "special needs" etc. it won't be honored as the CM doesn't "reserve" any rooms booked through the hotel websites - or its own site for that matter). That's not to say you can't request a specific room when you're checking in but there's no guarantee it will be available. If it's not you have to be willing to move mid-stay when it does become available.
Anyway, there are select standard city-view rooms that offer far better ocean views in my opinion than the more expensive deluxe ocean view rooms. Deluxe Ocean View rooms are not worth the higher price (in my opinion) unless you get the 5th floor rooms (501,502,503 and 504) 501 and 504 are the 2 best rooms in the place.
If ya want to save more $, stay at one of the sister hotels of the Casa Mexicana being the Suites Bahia or the Colonial Suites. They are both within a 5-10 min walk of the Casa where you still get the free massive breakfast buffet (ya just have to walk to it). Then, 3P's dive shop is right around the corner at the back of the block from the Casa for courtesy transport to the boats and back. You get 35 min to "stuffa-you-face" at that massive breakfast buffet before a short 5 min walk to 3P's shop for their 7:40 AM transport departure.
Your post is timely as I just responded to a post on the Casa Mexicana. I'll cut and paste it:
Agreed - Our last 4 years diving with 3P's in December Jeanie has delivered the same or better pricing than I could find anywhere. However, the biggest benefit of booking CM via a 3P's dive and stay package is Jeanie knows all of the best deluxe ocean view and standard city view rooms. 3P's clout with the CM enables them to request specific room #'s and those requests are usually if not always honored (You can't do that booking through a website and if you do try to enter a room request under "special needs" etc. it won't be honored as the CM doesn't "reserve" any rooms booked through the hotel websites - or its own site for that matter). That's not to say you can't request a specific room when you're checking in but there's no guarantee it will be available. If it's not you have to be willing to move mid-stay when it does become available.
Anyway, there are select standard city-view rooms that offer far better ocean views in my opinion than the more expensive deluxe ocean view rooms. Deluxe Ocean View rooms are not worth the higher price (in my opinion) unless you get the 5th floor rooms (501,502,503 and 504) 501 and 504 are the 2 best rooms in the place.
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For that reason, I will only accept reservation requests by e-mail as well as any discussion of existing or future reservations. Clarification, I will take phone calls with questions as well, but any requests or changes, etc. regarding the reservation must also be in writing or this old brain can't keep up.
