I'm planning my next getaway for the winter of 2003. I have been to Cozumel and Playa Del Carmen, however, would like to know if there are any nice places to stay further south of Playa. Want peace and quiet, beautiful beach, not extremely pricey. Thanks for any input..

Puerto Aventuras sounds perfect for you. We stayed at the Omni Puerto Aventuras Beach Club and it was wonderful. They had the best beach in all of Puerto Aventuras! Excellent hotel, peacful and beautiful!

You may be interested in checking out our web site below for pictures, rates and info about our area. Our villa, Casa Tropical, is located 3 miles north of the famous Tulum ruins about 1 hour drive south of Cancun. Here are some other web sites for places of interest very close to our villa. <BR><BR>http://CasaTropical.com (summer/fall specials listed here)<BR>Photo Album of Casa Tropical<BR>http://community.webshots.com/album/21853140fZQuralFFw<BR><BR><BR>Weather Base (past weather history, temps, rainfall, etc.)<BR>http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=509567&refer=<BR><BR>Hidden Worlds snorkel & dive tours of cenotes<BR>http://hiddenworlds.com.mx/<BR><BR>Xel-Ha<BR>http://www.xelha.com.mx/<BR><BR>Aktun Chen <BR>www.aktunchen.com<BR><BR>Maps of Riviera Maya Can-do Maps <BR>http://WWW.cancunmap.com/<BR><BR> Check out this web site for tours lead by the Friends of Sian Ka'an group. It is a non-profit organization and tour guides are usually biologists. Very informative tours lead by a very worthwhile organization. <BR>Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve<BR>http://www.cancun.com/siankaan/<BR><BR>photo of tankah's cenote'<BR>http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian/issues98/apr98/diver_jpg.html<BR><BR>Best regards,<BR><BR>Carole<BR>Casa Tropical<BR>

Akumal Beach Club or Gran Sole Real.<BR>El Dorado Resort and Spa ( if all over 18) are 3 good choices.<BR>All 3 are All-inclusive

Thank you all for your suggestions. I will start researching!

I agree about Akumal Beach Resort - lovely beach,quiet,not too big,resonably priced but ask for a superior room. We enjoyed our stay there.

Ditto on Omni Puerto Aventuras Beach Club!! Truly a wonderful, quaint resort! Excellent beach, service and food! Won't stay anywhere else! Check out their website for more info, photos and a virtual tour. www.omnihotels.com