My friend and I just returned from Cozumel, staying 4 nights at Alicia's. On the postive side, the rooms were clean, the breakfasts good, had cheap calling to the US ($1 per call) and Alicia and Chuco are friendly. The only negative was there was no hot water in the shower, and a cold shower after a day of scuba diving is not something I look forward to. After mentioning this to Alicia, she indicated that you had to adjust the shower valve to just the "right" spot. I don't know where that spot was, as neither myself nor my friend could find it. Finally out of frustration we used the hall bathroom and were able to take a hot shower. My disappointment is that Alicia didn't offer the use of the hall bathroom or show us where the "right" spot was. The location is outside of town, and is approximately a 25-30 minute walk. But, a taxi ride into town will run you US $2 or $3 depending on the driver. We never had trouble flagging down a taxi within what seemed like seconds of standing on the corner of 65th and 19th. Overall I think you get good value for your money. If you are the type of person that wants to be in the heart of all the action, this is not the place for you as it is quite a distance from the heart of town. If you don't mind being out a little bit, you can't go wrong staying here.... just make sure you have hot water in your shower if that's something that is important to you.

Located in the Southeast corner of San Miguel,Cozumel.This B&B is like staying with friends or even family.Having good local advice and a house dog to scratch is worth loads in stress reduction.Clean rooms and bountiful breakfasts off of the touristy side of town.Yet 2-3 dollars will get a taxi to the main Plaza at any time.Call Alicia and tell her Tall Joe sent you.She may let you use my snorkel Kayak...Be nice, it pays especially in other countries. P.S. My visit was in December 05,and it IS worth it to go to Cozumel.The beach snorkeling is marvelous.E-mail me for tips I have been 7 times so far and always stayed in different spots around the Island but next time I am going back to Alicia's. Joe marvalon@bellsouth.net

Four years ago we stayed at Alicia's and enjoyed it very much. I was curious if we would still like it. Well, we liked it more than ever. Alicia and Chuco took great care of us. They treated us like family even though four years had passed.

Dollar for dollar, Alicia's is the best value on the island, that's for sure. The rooms are comfortable and scrupulously clean. A maid comes in to the B&B for five hours every single day. If you can imagine what your own house would be like with a daily cleaning service for five hours, then you can imagine how clean Alicia's is! Chuco's breakfasts are wonderful, and they are a great way to start the day. He is flexible as to timing... anywhere from 6 am to 9 am. Alicia has a U.S. phone line with she allows guests to use for just a dollar or two per call.

The location is perfect if you have a rental car. (We rented from Thrifty on the Internet at a very reasonable rate.) It's on the outskirts of town, which is ideal --- easy to take off for the east side of the island, or the south side, or downtown.

We stayed in the second floor room at the front of the house. It has two beds and a large bathroom and an outdoor seating area. Last month, Chuco added two partial walls in the front section of the house, which make for even more privacy. We felt very safe and secure. We never even bothered to lock our room door.

I strongly encouraged Alicia to update her website because it really doesn't do full justice to the B&B, in my opinion. It's not a luxury hotel --- not at $40 per night --- but it is just fine for what we want. It leaves us more money to spend on food and diving. For accommodations, all we need are comfort, cleanliness and friendliness, and that's Alicia's B&B in a nutshell.

(By the way, I noticed a couple negative reviews that appear on this website that are so contrary to my own experiences that it makes me feel kind of grateful that those people weren't staying at Alicia's when we were there. Everyone I've personally met at Alicia's, hosts and guests, have been wonderful.)

Jack Mortimer

We stayed at Alicia's for 7 days on our first trip to Cozumel, and would definitely go there again. When we stayed there, only one dog was in residence, and we just loved her. Alicia told us that she was always comfortable with anyone Chevita liked, and wary of anyone she did not like.

The rooms were comfortable, spotless, and well aired each day. We found ourselves fighting over the Mayan Hammock in the room once we discovered it, and ended up buying one to bring home with us.

Breakfasts were wonderful; prepared by Chuco and featuring a wonderful variety of hearty breakfast foods plus fresh fruit, coffee, juices and cereals etc. On your last day you get to pick breakfast, which is a neat thing too.

We shared the place with a couple from Denver who could afford to stay anywhere on the island but always stay with Alicia, a man from Houston who brings his teenage daughter there every summer to dive because no one else in the family likes to dive, and two other young couples who were first time guests. Every evening we would gather in the common area and discuss our adventures of the day; it was great.

Oh yeah, on our second day there, our daughter put the Habanero sauce on her eggs; next morning, Chuco busied himself in the kitchen with the blender and some green concoction ..which he brought to the table when our daughter came downstairs. It was a very spicy chile/avocado/tomatillo salsa dish w/lots of lime and it was wonderful ...she loved it, we all did but it never appeared on the table until Margaret came for breakfast.

Alicia recommended several nice places to eat, but our favorite was ElMoro, which we might never have known about if not for Alicia, and it was wonderful. We ate there twice.

Definitely recommend this place!!!!