We recently returned from a week in beautiful Cozumel, Mexico. The stay was everything we wanted it to be; romantic, adventurous and emersed in the culture. On a friend's recommendation we stayed at a lovely place called Villas Las Anclas. Our friend directed us to tripadvisor where we read Villas Las Anclas "is a hidden treasure'. It is indeed quaint, beautiful, clean, affordable and private. Our hosts Pedro and Eyal made our stay even better. From a friendly conversation in the patio under the banana trees and stunning tropical plants to advise on local reataurants and how soon we needed to get to the airport so as not to miss our plane, they made us feel at home. The two story suite was everything we were looking for and so much more. A well hidden treasure to say the least!

Villa Las Anclas is an amazing place to stay. When we arrived, Pedro and Eyal met with us to tell us about restaurants and diving.

To reserve the room, you have to send them $100 by PayPal. Then pay them the remaining in cash when you arrive.

Pedro also owns the Blue Angel dive shop, so he gave us a ride every morning to the dive shop. It is very convenient to dive with their diveshop, since you can hitch a ride there in the morning. Blue Angel diveshop was terrific. The margaritas at the bar/restaurant above the diveshop were great. And they have excellent food there too. Rental scuba equipment was very high quality and well maintained.

Divemasters were great. They use small fast boats, so they get to the divesite quickly and with only 6-8 divers per boat.

The hotel rooms were clean and modern. Excellent air conditioning. Rooms have microwave, refrigerator, coffee pot and coffee, kitchen, iron, TV with cable and some movies in English.

For good cheap food, eat at the restaurant (really a house whose owner serves food) across the street from the hotel. For medium price, eat at the excellent Le Chef down the street from the hotel. And you can spend more and get an outstanding meal at La Veranda.

Pedro and Eyal seem to know everything about Cozumel, and they love to help make your stay great--we felt like we were staying with relatives! We will definitely be going back and staying at Villa Las Anclas.

This is a great property very close to the square in Cozumel. Although it takes a time or two up the spiral staircase to get used to the climb, it is like home away from home. There is no pool but a great garden courtyard area for morning coffee. Even though the property is very close to town it is quiet. The air conditioning works great and the kitchenette is a nice feature for those leftovers from dinner. There is no phone in the room, that is a good thing,and the cable is basic, not a bad thing either. We were in number 5 and I would ask for a room other than 5. It sounded like the water mechanism was located on the roof of 5 and it ran on and off during the night. Also, hide the remote to the air conditioner when leaving during the day. The maids turn the unit way up and it takes until midnight to get it cooled off again. Be sure and eat at Guidos, Casa Denis, and the ice cream shop around the corner! There is a parking lot next to the hotel to park your car for a small fee. It is safe!

My friends have been dving for years in Cozumel. They came upon this Villa a few years back and continue to go there every year. They have watched it get better and better. This was our first year to visit Cozumel for diving. We found the suites were wonderful. The rooms are well appointed and roomy. The air-conditioning was more than efficient. I had to turn it down and off a couple of nights. The hospitality is great! I found nothing wanting.