What an amazing place to stay for our honeymoon. Everyone here is so friendly, lovely, and…read morewelcoming! The food and drinks at the restaurant are exceptional. Easily one of the best meals we've ever had in our lives! Would highly recommend to anyone Muchos gracias Punta Caliza!

I stayed here with our entire family and it was excellent. There is a free homemade breakfast every…read moremorning between 8-11 am with a full service coffee bar and fresh juices (cantaloupe, honeydew melon, beet, etc). The selection of juices changes each morning as does the breakfast. It included enchiladas, huevos divorciados, pork sopes, and came with fresh fruit. The restaurant is in an outdoor covered patio next to the pool and the same selections are also offered at the beach club which is a 3 minute walk from the hotel. The cerviche and shrimp tacos were excellent. They also have huge pizzas if you have kids whose appetites are expensive. The restaurant is open until 10 pm and the beach club is open until sunset but they were super flexible on this. The beach club the hotel offers is the best in town. It offers full shade options and full sun options and hammocks and a full cocktail bar. For me, it was the location and music that made it stand out. It is on a calmer side of the island where you are closer to Punta Mosquito but not quite adjacent. (I swam there most days from the hotel and was a 20 minute swim). Also, the music at the beach club was spot on for the vibe. They play mixes of Calle 18, Bomba Estereo, Natalia Lafourcade, Manu Chao, etc. Other hotels play house music which is great for evening but could be a bit much blaring at 9 am. The owner and his family are very kind and involved with each guest. They have a cute dog named Colonel Mustard. What's not to love about that? The staff is also very kind. A lot of the hospitality workers on the island were Argentinian which I wasn't expecting but this is true throughout the Yucatán. Definitely recommend this hotel for persons who want a cozy, tranquil environment with excellent food.

I swallowed hard to see the NYT article yesterday that Holbox is now one of the "Places to Go" in…read more2016. Its a tiny island, a special place with a delicate ecosystem, and unspoiled. You can see pink flamingos, whale sharks, brown pelicans and frigate birds and it's not overrun by tourists. I'd hate to see that change, but thanks to the NYT, it probably will. CasaSandra is a special place put together with a gypsy sensibility, full of little artful details that make a stay unique. Its a rustic place, not an all inclusive resort, so prepare for that, but staying here is a special experience. We would love to return. We arrived at night, and as we drove up in our golf cart taxi (the only transport allowed on the island) this small hotel was lit up with gorgeous string lights, live music and a Cuban dinner (the owner Sandra hails from Cuba.) At night, this place glows. The island is reachable only by local ferry, and will require some planes, trains and automobiles to get here, but the hotel will arrange transport, for a price, if you want that. The rooms are simple, have no televisions and the wifi is a joke existing (barely) only in the beautiful main lobby. Prepare to unplug, or to be frustrated trying to connect. The rooms at CasaSandra are rustic and artful and feature local textiles, colorful tiled sinks, mosquito netting over the bed, thoughtful local snacks, and a personal, in-room Nespresso machine. The lobby and restaurant area, and the outdoor pool and especially the beach with palm frond topped cabanas are beautiful. There is a good masseuse on staff, to kick off your relax-ment! We had an excellent service experience in the restaurant and hotel and would come back and stay again. Its a small lovely spot and people knew our names and family after several days. The only hiccups were with communication at the start of the visit, and a forgotten booking for a fishing trip, that was remedied the following day. Also, the small hotel next door is in the middle of construction, which normally you'd like to be told of ahead of time. The meals were enjoyable and beautifully presented, but could be pricey compared with other food on Holbox. We have been to the Yucatan five times and CasaSandra is a special place in the world. Simple, artful, and thoughtful.

My girl and I came here for dinner while we were staying on the island. We didn't look at this…read moreplace to stay but heard great things from the locals especially the food. So....on out last night we dropped in for dinner and drinks to cap off a perfect vacation. As always one to avoid crowds we walked in without reservations and were surprised to see just one table inside taken. There's an option of indoor or out and since I had enough bug bites for one week and tired of having to spray my self down every hour we chose to sit inside. Don't let this change your mind to sit outside, the hotel is right on the water and I'm guessing the sunset over dinner can be very romantic. After a short wait our drinks arrived and my girl and I settled on the specials. For her the sword fish and for yours truly the Filet Mignon. The ambience of the restaurant was definitely calm and relaxed, especially since your sitting to the right of the main entrance of the hotel. I think we might have seen 4-5 people walk in and out the entire time we were there. Also I think the hotel guests can see we were having a date night. After a few sips of a Mezcal Tonic and my yummy beer our food arrived. Her sword fish was absolutely amazing with this very flavorful sauce drizzled on and around with small mounds of onions as a compliment. My steak was cooked perfectly. So well that I was reluctant to share.....but of course when your in love...Tiny potatoes and sliced onions were really a nice touch to accompany my Filet Mignon. So all told with a tip (20%) $98. We were warned before we went that this was on the higher side of dining when it comes to price, but we still wanted to try it. Thank you to the cooks and our waiter for an excellent meal on our last night on the island. We look forward to seeing you all hopefully very soon!

Stayed for 10 nights !!! Amazing stay ... food, room, pools (rooftop pool also) and the location is…read moreperfect. Can go anywhere or foot or a short taxi ride ! The staff was absolutely delightful. We took the basic all inclusive and it did not disappoint, if we wanted something off the a lacarte items not in our package you just pay the difference which i loved. The food was delicious at all meals and snacks. Dont miss the BBQ night ! Was amazing ! No hassle, quiet and beautifully kept groups. We had a private pool and we loved that !!! We will be going back for sure !!!

First time at Holbox! Got this place by recommendation from…read moreanother fully booked resort. Greeted with a refreshing cucumber drink Location: perfect! Off the beach Staff: helpful and friendly Price: on the high end Food: Snack/ restaurant was great. We mainly used them off the beach service. Daniel was fantastic, helpful, friendly and fast. We also tried the breakfast Buffett and was average, they have lots of options, such as fruit, cereal, bread, omelet and more. Did not get to try sushi but looked good. Room: is kept clean and they do cleaning after each day. Private pool, is not so private in the way that rooms upstairs can see you. Rooms are pretty close to each other. Not sure if it's because we had room near restaurant but noise was always there. At night if there was a wedding we can hear and in the morning by 6:30 you can hear the set up of the breakfast etc... Overall I would go here again just will get another room no so close to restaurant. Family: kid friendly, pools are like toddler size, but also have the bigger share pool available. Side note: not all guest have all amenities, such as bike use, all inclusive does not mean all food.( recommend. Calling as not all drinks/food are included) there is 2 options of all included.

Xaloc Resort has been a very pleasant experience. The rooms were always clean and comfortable. The…read morestaff was very accommodating and friendly. The food in the restaurant was fantastic. We were right off the beach and it was a 25 meter walk to the water. We even had beachside food and drink service. What more can you ask for? The lighting of the property at night was gorgeous. The fact that there are separate pools for just adults and then a family pool is also great. If you want a quiet vacation on the beach, this is THE place. You will not be disappointed.

I stayed here in February with my Fiance. We were vacationing with our friends who stayed Mawimbi…read more I will say that Mawimbi has a better beach, but it was all booked so we went with Xaloc. The rooms were nice, and clean and the service was friendly. We were right next to construction so the morning we woke up to loud sounds at 7am, but they moved us to a less noisy area that afternoon. The staff was really nice and we always had fresh towels, and rooms that were stocked with shower products. Drinks were reasonable, and there is a breakfast served in the morning for guests.

Please do never come to this hotel. On there listing its…read moresays they have a pool when me and my family came to this hotel they had no pool, horrible wifi, and no water. We had no water for showering or to use the toilets with no explanation why or a heads up in advance, everything cost something if your going to use towels thats a fee they will charge you for. If your going around the island your either going to take a bicycle or taxi that will also charge you from 5 USD -15 USD for just the taxi. If your going to take a beverage from the refrigerator in the room they will charge you up to 10 USD for a small can. They will also say there is no seaweed on the beach but 70% of the beach is just that, they will also charge you for dinner at the hotel when, we first checked in there was a old guy who tried scamming us with hidden and additional fees do never come to this plac

I agree with a lot of the other guests that have left reviews. When we arrived, they told us about…read morethe pool having no water. Nikolas the "manager" told us that they are unable to give us any form of compensation or discount because the owner of the hotel did not allow him to do anything. He said that the hotel couldn't do anything for guest, which I felt that the guest should have some sort of compensation. Nikolai could have been a little more hospitable and could have done something to keep the guest more at ease. All Nikolas kept saying was that the owner knew and that he was told that nothing can be done and that the owner of the hotel did not want to do anything for the guests. The beach area was also very dirty and the hotel did not thing to clean the area, which they should have done due to the pool being unavailable. When we walked onto the beach, it had a horrible smell.

This place is so chill. We arrived here two days ago, and the hotel is Muy Bonita. The hotel has 25…read morerooms. The staff are really cool. The place kept up really nice. And the beach bar has a great breakfast every morning. Check out the menu online. Breakfast is included. We're chilling here, now having a ceviche and a couple of Service 's. The water is flat. If you're looking for a laid-back vacation, try it.

Location location. The room is okay, nothing to write home about there. However, my rating for the…read morestaff and the location. This place is about a 10 minutes walk from the ferry. The reception was great, explained everything and escort us to our room. The staff work constantly to maintain the beautiful beach front. I am writing this as I lay on the beach overlooking the water. The room is average, typical beach resort feel. However it is spacious. It's comfortable enough but we know we won't be spending too much time indoor so it was nice perfect for us.

This island is an absolute must, keep in mind that there's no cars just golf cart/ATV taxis, so…read morebring cash. This is an island to simply enjoy paradise not necessarily to shop etc. We rented this hotel June 2nd-3rd, 2018. Casa Iguana Hotel is an immaculate, clean lines, minimalist gem, and makes it easy to disconnect. There are 2 well kept pools and beautiful mural on the hotel walls. Located on the Playa Grande sector, there are hotel provided lounges to enjoy not only the views, waves, but also the sun. =1 star Price includes a very delicious breakfast that's well above a typical continental breakfast (though your standard continental breakfast fare is included as well). We had Chilaquiles and a sunny side up egg ontop. The staff made us a spicy lime habanero salsa to go along. = 1 star The room is smoke free, air conditioned, spacious and the super roomy shower is stocked with your usual toiletries. The balconies all have a couple of hammock chairs as well as a hammock inside the room in front of the balcony- allowing for a sweet ocean breeze. The decor had a definite Mayan appeal as well. = 1.25 stars Customer service was on point even letting us check in early. The receptionist, Erika, did push for us to purchase any activities through the hotel to ensure legitimacy. This is where things went bad. We wished to do the bioluminescence tour, she highly recommended Maestro Alejandro, and praised him indefinitely as he has done this for 25+ years throughout many tourist areas. We paid for our party of 5, were later given our rashguards and told he'd pick us up at 9. He came for the first 3 people in our party then us last 2. It had rained prior to our stay so the roads had puddles, some rather large. Maestro Alejandro drove like a bat out of hell through these puddles and many times I thought I was going to fall off. He later switched me to the front where he had a muddy netted bag by pr feet and again I almost flew off except this time a nut from the missing seat kept jabbing at my back + ribs depending on how I sat. He drove through many streets to the point we had no idea where we were, this will make more sense later. Left us out in a dark secluded area with a very small flashlight and not much instruction, in our midst mosquitoes. We kept getting bite through our rashguards surprisingly but at least one of us had enough sense to bring Off so we sprayed ourselves continuously. Maestro Alejandro kept dropping people off then finally arrived and threw the netted bag and told us all to take scuba gear... yes from the muddy netted bag that was next to our feet!!!! Not new, not clean mind you. At this point I felt compelled to bail out but before I could someone in my party had had enough. Apparently she'd been given a smelly non clean rashguard, given no instruction, left to biten much longer than us, was appalled by the lack of organization, and these unclean gear were the last straw for her so she politely declined to complete the tour. Therein the remaining party all declined. Maestro Alejandro seemed annoyed, and let us leave giving no instruction on where to go for a taxi. We walked in these rashguards, getting bit by mosquitoes, attempting to find a taxi. It seemed like a long time initially until we reached an area we recognized and easily walked back to our hotel in no time. Now the receptionist who'd highly recommended Maestro Alejandro took GREAT care of us and refunded our money in its entirety- for this reason I have to give them a full star in customer service after all, as Erika ensured to make things right. = 1 star Total: 4.5 stars I do recommend this hotel, I do not recommend their tour packages based on our experience. We met other patrons who'd hired bioluminescence tour from street vendors near the highly trafficked area and they had an absolute blast.

Okay... so we didn't stay here overnight, but we did walk past this hotel + restaurant + beach…read moreclub... and had a great meal, service, and drinks. We were walking down the beach, and a server showed us their expansive menu, and we decided to have lunch there. Thankfully, he walked us up to the rooftop dining area and had a spread of fish tacos, ceviche, rice, beans... todo! We had frozen drinks, margaritas, beer...fantastic service.

The Holdbox Dream was a dream hotel. Not only was the location beautiful, the staff was always…read moreavailable. The town is pretty rustic which is exactly what we were going for for avocation. This hotel had solid Wi-Fi and good water pressure in the showers. The continental breakfast was a nice way to start the day and the Serenity Bar on the beach was a great way to spend afternoon and to watch the sunset. I can't say enough about how great the staff was and responsive they were. The rooms were extremely clean and each balcony had a hammock.

Used the beach facilities via a day pass. So review is only based on that. You just need to consume…read more150 pesos worth of food/drinks. Attempted to order some drinks, but bar was not that well stock. No bacardi, no Havana club. Got a Corona, not even cold. Got a michelada. Worst michelada ever. Tasted like old soy sauce. Told management about them not tasting right. They said that we could order something else, but they couldn't do anything about it, and we still would get charged for the horrible tasting micheladas. Not coming back. Nice view. Beach was ok. Not as nice as playa or cancun.