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food4feet

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I'm looking for recommendations for a hotel that will allow a 3rd party dive op to pick me up at their pier. I have dove with a handful of dive ops in Cozumel and have had the best luck with Dive With Martin and would like to use them again. Ideally, I'm looking for a hotel that will let them pick me up at the hotel pier (I know there will be a pier charge). I've stayed at Blue Angel a couple times and really liked the convenience of walking off the boat, rinsing gear, and heading up to my room, all within a short distance. So I'm looking for a place with those same accommodations. I was going to stay at SCC but that plan went out the window when they closed.
I know a lot of people on this board have stayed at a lot of different places. Hopefully some will fit the bill. Thanks!
 
I love staying at the IHG Intercontinental El President (I've stayed there a few times over the years, and am going back again in April). It's not exactly what I'd call cheap, but is a lovely, relaxing place with every comfort I could ask for. Unless something big has recently changed, there's no charge (and no friction) for dive ops to use their pier. Your dive boat pulls up to the pier, you hop on/off and that's all there is to it. Many boutique dive ops have you leave your gear on the boat, and they take care of rinsing and setting it up for your next day, so you don't even have to do that. Can't beat the convenience.
 
Talk with the dive shop and see how far north they go for pickups, it's a fuel burner going north around that cruise ship pier and the pier fees seemed to change monthly.

El Presidente is a great mid distance choice as it's just outside the marina but you need transportation to get into town.
 
wyndam (hotel cozumel)
 
Wyndham Hotel Cozumel allows just about any dive op to pick up at their pier & I've never heard of them charging a pier use fee. It can be purchased as either a Bed & Breakfast or as an All Inclusive. Walking distance to town too. This is my Hotel Tour photo album. I'll be there again this coming Feb as usual. I however won't be diving. Age & bad knees told my last trip I'm not up to the task.

 

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