Our family of 5 spent a week before Christmas at Condo Brisas Unit 5202. We booked last May and so we were worried about hurricane damage but the owners assured us that their unit had no damage because they had hurricane shutters. When we arrived, the condo complex looked in pretty bad shape with most of the units still with no glass. The pool area was alright and was cleaned daily, and even by the end of our stay, the staff had the small fountain by the pool working again. The steps to the beach are mostly gone and so they had a rope across it, but everyone still used this access. There were no outside showers left (hurricane had decimated them) or chairs or umbrellas down by the beach. Our unit was OK, with just the top railing on the 2nd floor balcony missing. The problems of this condo had nothing to do with any hurricane damage. It was quite dirty, and even after the maid had cleaned midweek (I made sure I tipped her, too) your socks would be black if you wore them around the condo for the evening. The downstairs shower leaked so badly that if anyone used it, the water would run across the bathroom floor, into the hallway, and down to the bedroom. The upstairs master bedroom access is basically a ladder, so not suitable for small children or anyone else with physical impairments. The owners also have every closet locked up so there is no where to put your stuff. The kitchen was very ill equipped and small, so don't plan on cooking anything there. Bathrooms were also very small. We only had 1 thin towel each for the entire week and there was no other amenities provided (eg dish soap, dw soap, hand soap). Only toilet paper was provided and that was also the cheapest scratchiest kind there is. The location isn't very good either, as you have to take a bus to get anything...there is a small store in the complex, but not really anything in there besides gum, beer and drinking water, which you have to buy...not provided by the condo owner either. The bus ride to Walmart to get groceries was 45 min each way. The only good thing about our stay at Condo Brisas was the view and the beach (large waves break at the beach so not suitable for smaller children.) So if you climb the ladder with your drink and stand out on the tiny deck with no railing and look over the rooms in front of you, the view is great. All in all, not a very good deal for the money we spent. We left there and spent 2 weeks in Playa, and for the same cost stayed in a beautiful, clean and spacious condo with everything you could need supplied to make your stay comfortable and easy.

We stayed in a 2 bedroom condo owned by a Canadian couple. We were hesitant in going to Cancun as a direct result of the bad publicity we were hearing about Hurricane Wilma. But when we arrived and opened the door to the condo we had rented - it was exactly what we had pictured from the pictures on their website. The condo was beautiful! We spent Xmas and New Years in their condo and were delighted with the beautiful views from the 2 levels. Imagine to wake up to ocean breezes and views while still in bed! The complex itself was in fairly good condition after Wilman, compared to the neighbouring hotels that were damaged very badly. The maintenance and security staff were friendly and were eager to show us a school of dolphins that were playing and swimming in the ocean right off the beach. We had no problem finding a spot on the beach to suntan and relax. The beach was absolutely beautiful! We have already booked to return next year and will be telling all our family and friends about this beautiful secret!