Just Got Home! Great Trip. Here is the update:
Hotel - Fiesta Americana. Great hotel! All inclusive that is south of the busy downtown. We wanted to be away from the cruise ships and closer to the marine park. Fiesta Americana was the perfect location for us. $10 taxi to downtown. Rooms were nothing to write home about, but they were clean and we had a great view of the ocean form a nice balcony. Staff was all very nice and helpful. Restaurants were your typical AI buffet's/restaurants, but they did have someone cooking fresh eggs in the mornings BBQ hamburgers in the afternoon, and something fresh in the evenings as well. We enjoy the AI's, because we eat breakfast before diving, lunch and drinks after diving, and then we go out to find a local restaurant every night for dinner. The best part was the dive shop is at the hotel with lockers at the beach for all of your stuff. Extremely convenient and the best part for us. Also, the snorkeling along the shoreline at the hotel was spectacular. You could drift from the money bar to the hotel along the shore and expect to see multiple rays, lobster, eel's, urchins, and thousands of reef fish Nice coral on the wall and the occasional blow fish, cuddle fish, and barracuda. All in 3' 10' feet of water.
The Dive House - This is the company located at the hotel. They also have a shop in downtown. Great organization! They are one of the oldest and largest on the island. We had three different guides who were all great! Flash was my favorite as he spent some extra time pointing out marine life that others missed. The boats are large, and nice, and the workers are all very helpful and safe. We did 9 dives and one night dive with them. I WILL use The Dive House next time I am there. Great shop!
Other Stuff - If you want to go out for a good boat party, call Tiger. He does snorkeling, fishing, diving, and other activities, but the main activity is partying on the water. He is an extremely nice guy who just wants to make sure everyone is having a good time. Expect to take his boat somewhere beautiful, lay in a floaty on the water while tiger serves you drinks, fruit, and appetizers in the water. He also puts on a good show, diving a 100' underwater on one breath.
Tigers Adventures Snorkel Tour & Cielo Party
We also drove around the island which is worth the trip. Beautiful beaches and good food. We recommend Playa Bonita and Coconuts. We opted for a zebra striped slug bug over the scooters. Great time!
We will be back! Thanks Cozumel!
