My wife and I stayed here for 4 nights of a 8 night vacation and it was great. We went there to do some diving and we were looking for a location that allowed us to become a part of the local culture. that is exactly what we got. This hotel is located just a few blocks from everything and yet seems like an oasis from the hustle and bustle of the city. The Las Anclas is located just one block from the main ocean front drive and 2 blocks from the town square. It is small with just a few rooms which made it nice and personal with all the guests hanging out at night in the wonderful garden playing cards, talking about the days events and giving suggestions for great dinner locations. the owner and manager could not be nicer and often joined us for drinks. Pedro (the owner) would give us a ride to the Blue Angel dive shop in the morning and we would have breakfast together at their restaurant, He is a great guy who retired from a business in Mexico city and now runs this hotel to stay busy. he lives on site and treats everyone that stays there as family. we met couples that were staying there for months at a time which gave the place the feel of visiting family and being welcomed with open arms. the rest of the vacation was spent in Cancun in a big US chain hotel, it had every amenity known to man but it lacked everything we loved at the Las Anclas. If you want a corporate style hotel this is not the place for you but if you want to be a part of the local culture and stay at a great place with nice rooms and Very nice people than a stay here will make your Cozumel vacation perfect.

This is one of my favorite places that I have ever stayed. The rooms are more like individual villas that share a beautiful garden/courtyard where people get together to share stories and ideas for restaurants and things to do. The best thing about this hotel is the hosts, Pedro and Eyal. They make you feel like you have come to stay at their home (and you have - they live in one of the Villas!) and are more than willing to help with anything you might need. They are closely connected with the Blue Angel Dive shop so they will gladly help you with all of those arrangements (the Blue Angel is also fantastic - Jeannie will help with everything and the dive masters are great). We loved meeting all of the other people who were staying there, all of them long-time repeat customers who stay for weeks at a time to dive. As planned, we left there to go to Cancun and stayed in a big resort, but we both wished that we were back in Cozumel at Villa Las Anclas.

We just returned from our 6th annual stay at VLA and it just keeps improving: wireless internet, lush garden area, dive gear drying area, fresh chocolates each morning, furnished toiletry amenities, etc., etc.

And, of course, the things that have always made this hotel special: very convenient downtown location, congenial live-in owners Pedro and Eyal, transportation to Blue Angel Diving, spacious studio apartments, kitchen facilities, quiet, AC, spotlessly clean, etc.

We see many of the same people who, like us, return year after year to Cozumel and always stay at VLA. Repeat guests are probably the best measure of a hotel's popularity and VLA boasts a very high rate of repeats.

Since there are only 7 rooms, plan to book early.

Gary & Patty
Bellevue, WA

Pedro and his staff are absolutely wonderful and these suites are clean and unique. We were unsure when we first pulled up to the hotel in the dark but it only took us a walk through the front gate and into our suite to fall in love with this place. We felt so "at home", safe and treated well here and in Cozumel and so did our 6 year old twins. We stayed at Villas Las Anclas for a few days and went on to the mainland where we stayed in a very upscale condo in a gated community but once there, we missed Cozumel and Hotel Villas Las Anclas. We are SO GLAD we didn't stay in a all inclusive because we enjoyed the feeling of living in the heart Cozumel. Thanks Pedro!