Great Thrifty Travelers Hotel
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 2/22/05
For a thrifty travelers hotel this was a great place to stay! Clean with a small kitchenette the rooms were a decent place to spend what little time you do spend in your room on vacation. The maid service was great even did our dishes. Other reviews complained that it was too far off the main road, but it was the equivalent of 3 blocks down a quiet residential street walk to the bus stop. Others also complained about the ants, which we did notice after we left food out - they disappeared after that. I thought it was in a great quiet location with a nice lagoon view. You are at the top of the island close to all the good beaches, restaurants and the city of Cancun so it is a short bus ride or walk to anywhere, easy and safe to park when we did rent a car. Even if you don't stay here find it for the restaurant (which is in but separate from the hotel) very good gourmet food $$. You will have found a gem that not many tourists find. This hotel is down the road from bus stop 69 on the hotel zone's main road. The only thing I might recommend is bringing or buying pillows because they were very hard. Also make sure they put you in a room with a balcony and not the street view. After we requested they had no problem changing our room. For the price we did not have much to complain about after we switched rooms. Just decide what is important to you - If you need a beach right there, NO - Pool and good restaurant, Yes - Friendly staff, Yes. Fluffy pillows, pristine white sheets and towels (but they are clean), No. The feeling that you are getting what you paid for and a good bargain, Yes.