Advantages: This hotel offers a very good diving school.
Disadvantages: The food in this hotel was good, but they had a problem keeping the food warm.

...to Hurricane Katrina. The second day of being there I noticed that they where offering free scuba lessions in the swimming pool and I thought I would give it a go. I found it that good and decided to sign up for a discover scuba course. The instructors on this course where very friendly and helpful. There was one point that I never nearly went on the dive due to nerves, but the instructor reasured me. I'm glad he did because the dive was probably one of the best experiences of my life. They even filmed it on DVD. Also to mention that the island of Cozumel is close to the second largest barrier reef in the world and was very easy to reach by boat. The only downside to the hotel was, that they had a problem keeping the food warm and the eating areas are open. Which caused a problem with the flies. I think they where trying to close the eating... Read review

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Advantages: Within easy reach of Playa, some lovely beach clubs
Disadvantages: Some less than lovely beach clubs

...Cozumel is an island about 30 mins ferry ride from Playa del Carmen. It is also a resort in itself, boasting various posh and not-so-posh hotels, and is on the stopping route for many Caribbean cruises. While staying in Playa, we spent a couple of weekends on the island, swapping our beach for theirs in an attempt to see if the grass is greener, or rather if the sand is sandier, on the other side of the bay. ------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- Trip # 1 At 9.30am we set off to catch the ferry to Cozumel. It's mega crowded so we sit inside instead of up on the deck in the sun. It takes half an hour to get there and then about 15 mins in a taxi to our destination - Uvas beach club. Taxis over here don't have meters, so you're supposed to haggle. We fail miserably... Read review

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Advantages: Superb beaches
Disadvantages: Americans

...I have visited Cozumel on a number of occasions by cruise ship. If you are looking for a good beach style holiday you will get it. If you are looking for an authentic Mexican adventure you will be better of at your local Taco Lodge. Cozumel is Benidorm without the high rises. In Benidorm you have English Breakfast, fish and chips and to add the authenticity, Spanish beer. In Cozumel its Donughts, Cheeseburgers and Corona. If you are in need of a Mexican night, you can go to Senor Frogs, an alcoholic mexican Macdonalds and have great fun with several hundred twenty something septics (septic tank = yank) pouring neat Tequila down their throats, baring their backsides and belching. If the Britsh have a reputation abroad, the Americans like always go one better. My advice is to move on into the Yucatan Peninsular. Visit Chitzen Itza... Read review

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Advantages: Crystal clear warm water, large variety of fish
Disadvantages: Mexico is not exactly next door to Britain!

...I first tried scuba diving when I was 17 in the local swimming pool. The scuba diving club were holding an open day and I decided to give it a try along with a friend I’d met at the swimming pool whilst part of the life saving club. (I intended to get summer work as a lifeguard.) It was great fun, but as I was in full time education, there was no way I could afford the gear required! My next scuba dive was also in a pool, while I was working as a lifeguard. We used to use scuba equipment to clean the pool to save having to come up for air!!! But then I went to Mexico for my honeymoon last August and I finally got to scuba dive somewhere other than a pool! I even got my husband to come with me and he loved it too. We stayed on Cozumel island which is a little island south east of Cancun. The hotel was literally... Read review

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Advantages: Nice weather, beautiful scenery, Just Brilliant
Disadvantages: Long haul flight required, fairly expensive (but worth it!)

...on Cozumel Island. The second week was spent in the popular Cancun hotel district. I will begin at the beginning, which is usually such a great place to begin! From the airport we had to take our luggage the short walking distance to the internal departure lounge. The small plane meant to take us to the island had been cancelled. For no apart reason either. We were informed that we’d have to wait for 4.5 hours for the next one!!! Not the best of starts. But it wasn’t that bad actually. There were 3 couples, including us, and a family with a child of about 10 years old. One couple had married the same day as us and were also on a two-week honeymoon. The other couple were on a weeks break. The six of us would be staying at the same resort for the first week. The family were to be staying at a different resort. We ate some... Read review

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Advantages: Hot, lovely people, amazingly azure waters, great diving, fab hotel
Disadvantages: Infested with Americans (mainly from Caroline)

...First and foremast we stayed all inclusive at the Crown Paradise which I would completely recommend (make sure you are in the new building and pay the extra for the upgraded room with jacuzzi etc). Great facilities, several restaurants, right on a beautiful beach, great pools, good entertainment, dive centre, brilliant staff, everything perfectamundo. Cancun as a place is really good fun, very safe, inexpensive and it's easy to take trips out to the ruins if you like that kind of thing or to go to places like Cozumel (which is beaitful with great shopping). The main reasons I went there were firstly for a Xmas break with my fiancee and secondly for Scuba diving. The diving was amazing, especially in Cozumel although I found the dive masters etc (PADI) where pretty reckless and too aggressive (in diving style that is... Read review

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Advantages: Great weather
Disadvantages: 5th Avenue is oh so t