Any info on Reef Club Isla Cozumel?

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Thanks awap,
Which resort has the best beach in your opinion? Iberostar?
I don't get much vacation time in a year, so the "little things" matter, like good dive op, good and accessible drinking water, food, etc. I don't expect to eat dinner at the hotel too often. I like the AI for breakfast, lunch, snacks, and pool drinks.
I have travelled quite a bit, and I don't expect American food, or easy money exchange, but I do want the air conditioning to work, and the room to be clean.

I have never stayed at Iberostar (I'd rather dive with BlueXT) but I have stayed at Allegro and the Grand which are all quite close but well south of Reef club. All three of those resorts have fine white coral sand beaches. Each is about 400 meters from its neighbor so there is plenty of room morning and evening walks on the beach as well as a bit more isolated tanning if that is what you are after. (But if you really want isolated beaches, get a car and head to the eastern side of the island.) Allegro was quite good but the Grand was just that. Beautiful facility with great food, but pricey unless you get a special. I stayed there for their opening special (it was cheaper than the Allegro) and again last fall when we went to the Allegro but they were over booked and asked us to move to the Grand. I'm really glad we all had eatin' britches as their specialty restraurants enforce a long pants dress code.

If eating in town is important. you probably don't want the southern resorts. I usually do Scuba Club Cozumel every spring. It is a small AI resort (rooms meals and diveing, does not include drinks or tips), close to town, very clean and well maintained, good food, and good dive op. They are working for tips and service is how they earn them. NO phone, no TVs, refrigerators, 1 block to the market, towels twice a day, good plumbing, big rooms and showers. It is a divers' resort (limits use by non-divers) with free shore tanks and a decent shore dive. They have a pool and sand on top of the iron shore for a beach but neither get use much. Water goes from rock or dock right to 10 - 15 feet deep. Lots of shore dive options including artificial "reefs" in their roped in area, taxi dives where you take a cab upcurrent and drift back, or it is about 200 meters to the norther section of Villa Blanc reef if you can navigate in current and don't mind diving in the boat lane. Their roped in area is a great night dive. If you get tired of doing it after dinner every night, you can try getting up at midnight or 4 am for a little more variety.

Money exchange should be no problem. And dollars work as well as pesos.

 

[Divedoggie]

Originally booked at Reef club, switched to Fiesta Americana. Thanks for everyone's advise.

 

[WyDive]

Just got back a week ago and let me tell you it was Awesome as usual.
Take at least one dinner at Tony Rome's its on 5th Ave just 2 blocks from the Plaza downtown. The food is way above par and you have GOT to try the Mango Daquiri
The Reef club we spent most of our beach days there and Mr. Sancho's. I went with Dive with Martin as he he has fast small boats and we had a wonderful time. They go where ever you ask them. We did the Cenotes with Dennis Weeks at Diablo Divers. He only takes small groups up to 4 people and he is a most excellent guide and history buff. Dos Ohos was fabulous.
Have fun, dont get burned and dive alot !!