Lancerator
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I know theres alot of resorts up North But hate the boat ride to southern reefs
Any suggestions of favs down south.
Any suggestions of favs down south.
Question Favorite resorts in Cozumel.
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Iberostar.
sefuchs
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If Money isn't an issue - El Presidente.
Depends what is important to you. Our favorites are Iberostar and Fiesta Americana. We did not care for food (eatable but low quality) at Occidental and Allegra. Residents Reef is a condo complex and you do you own thing but need a car. Never stayed at Secrets and Sunscape because I could never can get past the sewer smell when we pull up with dive boat to pickup divers.
We now just do condo's.
We now just do condo's.
Avoid Allegro at all costs. Only hotel I've ever checked out early from, and only 1 star review I've ever written in my life.
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Bad food, not family-friendly, and treated poorly on our way out - Review of Allegro Cozumel, Cozumel, Mexico - Tripadvisor
Allegro Cozumel: Bad food, not family-friendly, and treated poorly on our way out - See 8,659 traveler reviews, 7,298 candid photos, and great deals for Allegro Cozumel at Tripadvisor.
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We've stayed at most of them. Fiesta Americana & Explorean were our go to resorts (stayed 10+ times) but they've lost all their oceanside facilities (over two and half years and counting!), including any use of the pier, which makes them hard to recommend at the moment. Out of the rest down south, Iberostar is the best option unless you get a very good deal at Secrets or Dreams (both are vastly overpriced for what they offer and are nothing like other Secrets or Dream resorts). Agree with OregonDM - Allegro has cafeteria grade food. Occidental is better but you only get 3 a la carte rezzos per week unless you upgrade to their Royal Level, which we did, as the buffet is not good. I'd only stay at Occidental again if it was considerably cheaper than Iberostar. Sunscape is rundown and the food is meh.
We will be avoiding the Occidental (and other Barcelo properties like the Allegro) after an atrocious customer "service" experience in December. Shame, it had its nice points.
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Trip Report - Barcelo's Occidental Grand Dec 2023 (WARNING - Booking/Check-in/Management - May apply to the Allegro also)
TL : DR Their booking and reservation system is "twitchy" and may recast existing reservations, without notice, at wildly different rates (like 4x) for trivial updates (ex. an updated credit card in this specific case.) Check-in staff (even premium area manager) do not want to be bothered and...
Ive been staying at the Presidente for the last 21 years once to three times a year. Yes the prices keep getting higher and quite frankly don't make sense compared to everything else on the Island but every time I try somewhere else I end up going back. To me nothing beats it. The beach front rooms just open the slider and the boat is right there waiting for you in the mornings. Easy taxi to go in town for dinners. Snorkeling was excellent before 2005 but still decent compared to everywhere else. So yes I still bend over and pay the price because I'm always happier there than anywhere else. My 2 pesos.
You can still use the ocean just tge restaurant and bar facilities are closed. We bring 32oz Ozark tumblers with us
to any AI. Iberostar and Fiesta have good food. The Palace has best AI food.
We have stayed 3 times since the oceanfront facilities were closed and have done the Bubba picnic oceanside. And the daily taxis to marina Fonatur because the pier is closed
However, each time was worse than the last. After they let the only remaining pool deteriorate to the point where it became too dangerous to hold any activities in it, we stopped going. Which is a shame as we enjoyed the food and service there. We only found better at Palace (at twice the cost).
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