Hi. I'm thinking of booking a trip to Isla Mujere, with a couple of friends - making it a trio of 3 girls. We're thinking of staying at a local small rental - http://www.morningsinmexico.com/marysol.htm

Has anyone had experience staying at the non-hotel entities? Is safety a concern? Or would we just be priming for sthg like Scream 4?

Thanks! J

We stayed at Mar y Sol a few years ago. There were no concerns about safety. The units are quite basic though, unless they've been upgraded. They weren't uncomfortable, but I think the owners could have made them more comfortable for just a little bit more money. You're by the water, which is nice, but it's not really a good beach for swimming. The area is great for lounging though.

Some people really love the place. I think if I were to go back, I'd probably prefer to stay in town again, which is where we stayed the first time we visited Isla Mujeres. You have to take a bus or taxi into town, so it's just not as convenient. But as I said, some people absolutely love it.

Susan-Thanks soooo much for this info! It's great. I'm a huge lover of ocean swimming so the note on note-good beach swimming is key. Thanks again!

The nicest beach is Playa Norte. That's the beach that's close to (more or less part of) town. It's a lovely beach. The first time we were in Isla Mujeres, we stayed at the Hotel Belmar, which is above Pizza Rolandi. I really liked it - nice little hotel, not expensive (at the time - this was a few years ago, so probably is more now) and even though we were right in town, noise was not a problem. But there are a number of places that would be closer to the beach. When are you planning to go?

We're thinking of going at the end of July. I'd been to the Ritz/Cancun - 2 years ago for July 4th & the weather was amazing. The direct beach access was amazing.

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Has anyone visited or stayed at Hotel Playa la Media Luna in the North Beach area on Isla Mujeres?

Thinking of booking a week there this summer.

thanks.

Actually Media Luna is around the point from Playa Norte. It's on its own little area of beach. Not swimmable, but I do love falling asleep to the sounds of those crashing waves. It's less than a five minute walk to Playa Norte for swimming. We really enjoyed our stay there, couldn't believe we could find a place with that kind of view for under $100.00 per night.

FastLane I'm going to Isla in August and will be staying at Media Luna. When I did my research I found that it got really good reviews.