Los Cinco Soles, Adolfo Lopez Mateos

We're off again to Cancun on a quickie 5 night cruise. Can't wait to hit Cinco Soles...it's a long walk from the cruise ship pier for this older lady...but I figure that a taxi eats up the savings! Great stuff...even the husband likes their wares! I have baskets of their papier mache fruits and veggies. People can't believe how realistic they are. Nice tree ornaments for Christmas too. Of course the vanilla is exceptional. If you dock on a Sunday, they open later. Can't remember exactly what time, but it was closer to noon than their regular hours. Skip all of the shops along the way, and be careful of the Cuban Cigar sellers. They offer to "help" you get the "merchandise" into the States without a problem. I avoid them like the plague, even though I have family who would kill for the famous Cuban smoke.

We recently took a cruise and were able to go shopping at Los Cinco Soles. they had really nice things. Good prices too. When we go again, we will certainly stop by.

Avoid the little mom & pop shops. They carry the same merchandise at nearly 3x the price as Los Cinco Soles. I suspect that many of them buy from Los Cinco Soles and mark the prices up at their shops off the beaten paths, to catch tourists who are looking for a "deal"; even if you haggle down, you're still getting ripped off. Trust me, you won't get a better deal than you'll get at Los Cinco Soles.

PLease tell me how to get to Los Cinco Soles! I'm going on a cruise in May and really want to get some REAL VANILLA!!! We are stopping in Cozumel so I will be there? Directions would be Awesome!!! Thanx :)

My husband and I have been to Cozumel several times by cruise ship or ferry from Playa Del Carmen, and we always make a special trip to Los Cinco Soles. We prefer the original location, even if it is not as convenient as the new port-side store. Silver jewelry, coffee, hot sauce, vanilla, Kahlua,etc.,are always top quality, even if not the cheapest prices in town. If you go, be sure to stop by Pancho's Backyard for lunch or a drink. It always gets great reviews when we recommend it to folks we meet while traveling.

Los Cinco Soles is a cool store but I can't brag enough on their vanilla. It is the best ever and it's organic. Don't fail to take advantage of their vanilla and you'll enjoy the store as well.

We docked in Puerta Maya and walked and walked and walked. We looked at every store on the waterfront and bought junk here and there, but when we got to Los Cinco Soles we wished we could return it all. It was a wonderful shopping experience. We bought souveniers for all of our family and things for ourselves all in one store!! They were so nice and I felt good about buying there because everything was guaranteed by our cruise lines. You don't have to bargain with them because their prices are already so low. After we shopped we went to Pancho's backyard and had the best mexican food meal either of us has ever enjoyed!!!