Nice small budget hotel. No bells or whistles. Clean rooms, A/C and hot water. Wireless internet in lobby area. Two blocks from plaza and one block from Melgar. Next door to Sorrisi Italian restaurant. You can walk to all the downtown areas from this budget hotel.

went to the usual place and was dissapointed! the place is being cosmetically done -up to resell it and the management is as rude as ever! only the maids are polite and prices are way up with no discount for lenght or repeat!! will not repear here and am sad because it used to be good-post hurricane

This review is for those of you want to do a trip to Cozumel inexpensively. Please see my reviews of El Presidente and Cozumel Palace if you prefer upscale accommodations. Hotel Aguilar is located on Calle 3 Sur, just up from Melgar, the ocean front road. It is $45 USD a night, which includes tax. It has two double beds, a small refrigerator, small bath, and good air conditioning. My dive shop stored my gear but I think gear storage would be a problem here. Lots of hot water for showers. Very basic, pretty clean. It has a pool but I never saw anyone use it. The pool could be better maintained. The office is staffed 24 hours per day and they are friendly.

Just through the parking lot in the back of the hotel is restaurant Sabores. A very nice place that serves lunch Monday through Saturday from noon until 4 p.m. The hotel is just around the corner from my dive shop, Aldora, and just up the street from their dock. It was the perfect location for my one-week visit. I limited my area to walk around and explore to Ave 30 to the east, Calle 8 North to the north, and Calle 7 Sur to the south, and Melgar to the west. I never needed a cab except when I came from the airport. I had a friend drop me off at the airport. There are lots and lots of restaurants in easy walking distance. So is San Francisco supermarket and Covi. When I had breakfast it was about three dollars, lunch about 5 dollars and dinner 7 to 10 dollars.

Hotel Aquilar is an older, quaint, family run hotel with a small internal courtyard and pool surrounded by beautiful fruit trees and flowers. It is 1/2 block from the main boulevard and two blocks from the central square of San Miquel, so within walking distance of shops, restaurants, and banks. We have stayed there at least five times. The rooms are clean and cool. And the price is awesome...more money for other things!