We stayed Feb 1 - 3 in a 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit #11 and found it through VRBO.com for $175 a night. It is on the third floor, but there are at least four flights worth of steps to get there. The view from the top floor is beautiful and we enjoyed it from both the living room and the balcony which had a lounger, hammock, and table and chairs.
There was no A/C in this unit and because the onsite coordinator was in Mexico City, the owner had been unable to let her know we were coming and it was warm and stuffy when we arrived. Wonderful Hector from the office opened it up (the lock box key was missing), and the maid scurried in to do a quick pre-prep.
After the air out, the fans and breeze kept us comfortable, but at a different time of year it could be too warm. There was excellent flow through ventilation and full screening. The king size bed was fine, and the kitchen was large.
Following the owner's advice, we picked up groceries in Playa del Carmen as we drove south on 307. The area is utterly safe. You will want a car.
The location was great for our visit to the seaside ruins at Tulum; we found them not crowded on a Sunday (typically no cruise ships are in on Saturday or Sunday.) We shared their grill with some wonderful folks from Minnnesota to do our steaks the first night.
The Yal-Kul lagoon a short walk from the condo is an amazing estuary filled with gorgeous fish. We paid $7 each to enter through the park at the best place. There are pretty gardens with statues and paths to numerous entry points. There are only tiny wavelets and no current to cope with as you snorkel through narrow channels in the decaying limestone, swim around little mangrove islands, and pull out on rocks for a rest and some sun. Whenever you want, you can put your feet down on a convenient rock. There is no coral here; the fish feed on mosses on the rocks. The water is super clear and at times shimmers from the mix of fresh and salt water.
La Sirena is on Half Moon Bay and you can easily walk on the largely rock bottom most of the distance out to snorkel the reef that shelters the bay. Here there were a large variety of good size corals, fans, etc. and a variety of fish. Because the waves and currents are light, I used water shoes rather than fins to go out.
We wished for more time in this area, never got to snorkel a cenote or visit Coba, the jungle ruins.
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