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My first dive trip and I've done a pretty miserable job planning it -- but the opportunity came up very much last minute. I'm arriving in Cozumel today and (gulp) don't yet have a hotel. I've got an afternoon layover and plan to call a number of hotels there, and have made a list. Just thought I'd ask if I'm going to be going anywhere with availability, or if I might have some choices. And, if the latter, which I should choose!
A big priority for me is easy internet access, and I've read good things about Aldora's villa, but I'm sure there are other places as well. I'm looking in the midrange, and staying alone. Thanks in advance for any help -- and I'm already giving myself a good kicking for not planning this better.
The two places I've been to (Fiesta Americana and Scuba Club Cozumel) each have easy wireless internet access in at least one public area; neither has it in the rooms. FA appears to have space available for the week - can't tell about SCC from the website.
Both were well worth the trip. Of the two, my preference is SCC (smaller, more local food, easy walk into town).
Diving is similar if you use the on site shops. FA seems somewhat more flexible in terms of diver-directed dives (assuming you are part of a group large enough to justify letting your group choose). I preferred the shore diving at FA, but it was more accessible at SCC (Dive House at FA tended to be closed at odd times, and only a few divers were given access to overnight/after hours check-out of tanks - we asked and were told "no" but other divers told us they were allowed to check out tanks.)
AI at FA includes alcohol, but does not at SCC.
If you want to hang out around the pool during non-diving times, the pool at FA is much bigger.
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