We are currently staying at Casa Adriana. Lucy and her family have been extremely accommodating to our needs. We have been coming to Zihua for 25 years and have stayed in a variety of accommodations and have found Casa Adriana excellent and well set up. We have enjoyed the beautiful view off the cute deck with the outdoor kitchen. We will definitely return to Casa Adriana when returning to Zihua.

We have visited Zihua many times and this is our second stay at Casa Adriana. This is a lovely hotel with a fabulous view and location. There is a misconception in the US that it is not safe here but that is untrue. This is Mexico at it's finest. We stayed at a large resort in Cancun a few months ago and it was a waste of our money and time. This is the place to be! Lucy and staff are wonderful!!

we have just returned from another great vacation at the casa. lucy and the staff are perfect. we felt perfectfully safe and lucy is very accomadating. the mexican decor is charming. the location is absolutely the best it is a very short and picturesque walk to the restaurants and shops. we like to eat in and out and the mercado is great for fresh vegetables fruit vegetables seafood and meats. also lucy is very quick to email you in regards to reservations etc the views from your room are magnificent and the sounds of the waves are also very relaxing the beach is steps away and very nice for swimming i would highly recommend this quaint and charming casa i always shed tears when it is time to leave

We arrived at Casa Adraina and waited 30 minutes outside on a dead end street for the owner, Lucy to show up. While we waited we watched workmen lifting 5 gallon pails of sand by rope pully up to the third floor. There is no lobby or common area in this facility that we could see. She explained that it was her lunch break as an apology for her delay. Somewhere in a tripadvisor reveiw I read that there was 24 hour security. If that were the case I should have been able to get into the room as I had wired funds to hold the room reservation.

Our 2nd floor room (I think it was #5)had an air conditioned bedroom, living area with small kitchenette and a very roomy balcony with a bay view, although some trees were blocking a view to the south. The place was not as clean as other small hotels we have stayed in in Mexico and in general lacked the fit and finish of a well maintained establishment. After checking in we asked to be directed to a nearby spot for a late lunch. Lucy recommended grabbing a bite at la Casa Vieja. It was just down the hill and had delicious food and tart flavorfull Magaritas.
We started to notice some of the issues with the room: The folding exterior door to the patio could not be locked so our room could not be secured from the veranda. With security being an issue in Mexico, I would expect to be able to secure the living area from the outside.The interior doors that close off the air conditioned bedroom from the open aire living area could be closed with a wood latch but would swing open if not latched. Fixing this is just a matter of a few minutes with a chisel to rehang the doors. We had to prop a stool against the door so we could let the room cool off without constantly locking each other out of the bedroom. Veranda and view are nice however the seating is very low and as a result you need to stand up to enjoy the view. Standard height seating would be appropriate so that you can enjoy an unobstructed view of the bay while sitting outside. Low slung chairs are not the way to go. I will say the bamboo sofa did provide a nice to sleep outside on a cool night.
During the first evening evening we noticed that the air condioning unit was starting to drip into the room. We started putting towels on the floor but by morning there was a quater inch of water covering the bedroom floor. Luggage was wet, shoes were wet and every time we left the room we walked through standing water.
Just when we though it couldn't get worse at 8:00 AM the contruction noise started upstairs. BANG BANG BANG. That was the last straw. I left my girlfriend in the room while I walked down madera beach looking for vacancies. Fortunatly I was directed to La Quinta Don Andres on the south end of La Madera. This place was perfect and would recommend to anyone. I am thankfull that they saved our vacation.

When I returned to collect girlfriend and luggage Lucy did offer to call us a cab (at our expense) and thankfully I did not have to argue about money since I had only paid for one night up front. She offered(another excuse) the explanation that she did not know when the construction was going to start. Maybe that big pile of sand that the workman were hauling to the third floor as she checked us in might have tipped her off that the contruction job was starting to commence. I don't expect things to be prefect as it is after all...Mexico. I have been to Mexico 10 times and had every level of accomodation from camping on the beach to small hotels to all-inclusives (only once.) We rent cars and drive the country side and enjoy the local food so our expectations are not unrealistic.

The standing water in the bedroom can happen at any time however an inkeeper has the responsibility to keep guests in the loop if undergoing contruction. Especially in a small hotel when they are building right above us. There are lots of small hotels on La Madera beach. This one would be my last choice.