I know you can go to the travel sites and look, but I was hoping for insight from those that go to Cozumel often enough to know. And to know which ones are closer to town and such. Thanks for all of the helpful information!
Honestly, the travel sites can give you a lot of good basic info on prices & amenities. Sad that properties have to pay such huger commissions, and then the sites will jerk them around at times - but a local & fair co-op site is just not going to happen. It's really the best advertising for them generally, with sales connected.
Hotel Cozumel is sort of in town, south side on Melgar, nice property, huge pool, good food to me anyway, nightly activities & shows, etc. I stayed there the last couple of trips because of all that, price/value to me. I've heard that sometimes they have outside groups come onto the property for day parties, etc. but not when I was there in late August.
Looking on the hotel's site, they advertise Room & Breakfast for $70 pp, pn or AI $72 pp, pn - after August 1. In July, single or double room $70, all inclusive $99 for one or $144 for two - including drinks. At breakfast, I'd have the waiter fill my quart thermos with coffee to take with me. At dinner, I'd hand him my pint thermos for half coffee & half cheap liqueur.
I tipped ok I guess. They seemed to like me.
Now, after I said all that - I tried to book on Kayak, Bookit, and Orbitz and it's not available?! Is the hotel arguing with the sites?
Wait, let me try different dates. Ok, another week in July, AI for 2 in a room is $128 or $148 on Orbitz and I don't see any difference in the rooms. One says tax included, but I think all of these prices include taxes. Never know for sure until you get further along.
BTW, sometimes it's almost as cheap to book private rooms. Compare those too. You didn't say how many in the party.