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Cozoholic:Dont do AI- their food is awful
Hotel Cozumel specifically or AI's in general?
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Cozoholic:Dont do AI- their food is awful
I'm in total agreement... El Cantil is the place for you.scubawife:You might be better off with a vacation rental then a hotel. Or even a 3-4 bedroom unit at El Cantil.
driftin' by:I'll second that about doing whatever training you can at home. I realize the problem with your wife is unavoidable. We did out OW check out dives across the way in Playa del Carmen and I wished I had spent that time enjoying the reefs instead of demonstrating skills. Also, it would have only cost $65 each to do the check out dives at home as opposed to $225 each in Mexico. But if you have to, then I guess you have to. I'm not saying this because I think they're any less skilled or qualified in Mexico. It's just that I would rather spend valuable vacation time having fun instead of doing skills, taking exams and what not. YMMV
ggunn:Another thing I'll add is that if you do your training dives at some place like Cozumel, then you've really short changed yourself in a way. It's too easy
Yeah, I thought about that. That's exactly why I wanted to do mine in Monterey.
I really appreciate all the thoughtful suggestions and advice. You all are the best.
driftin' by:Hotel Cozumel specifically or AI's in general?
That is her loss. How about SoCal? Water temps are in the low 60's upper 50's in late summer, and the things to see are amazing.Hinalo:.... my wife...swears she will *never* stick so much as a toe in N. Cal water.
Hinalo:We are two families, with kids ages 13 to 17 (kids may become interested in diving but aren't yet) planning our first trip to Coz sometime in July-August. I've scoured this board for ideas and come up with a few that seem to make sense, but I'm hoping that you Coz veterans can help me sift out the best option for us. We can afford a mid-priced hotel.
What we want:
Not far from town
Family-orientation-other families and kids
Kids activities including things like introductory scuba camps
Nice pool and at least some beach or easy water access, minimal current
On the water, boat dock right at hotel (so we don't have to schlep gear too far)
room with kitchen
Not too noisy (those of us diving want to sleep)
decent restaurants or proximity to decent restaurants
Any advice on my list or suggestions I haven't thought of would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much, we're looking forward to having a great time.
CozumelAntonio:Have to chime in with my 2 pesos, a really good family resort, at very fair prices, is El Cozumeleño Resort, from your list of "wants" the only thing it is missing is a kitchen, it's close to town (and cheap to go often). I'm a little biased as I've been there managing the dive shop for 7 years. You can get lots of hotel input here: http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g150809-a_ff.66-Cozumel_Yucatan_Peninsula.html
Whatever you end up doing, enjoy Cozumel!!
Cozoholic:How far is elcoz from town? Margaritaville...is that in town, or on premisis of el coz?