My wife and me stayed at Villas Ixchel 14 days on the 25 feb. to the 11 march 2006. We were delighted with the welcome from the owner Rosie. She is a happy and smiling person. She has been living in Mexico for many years and can help you with all you need to know for the restaurants, beaches, places to see, shops, etc...
The place was clean, beautiful, centrally located in the city and quiet. We ate our breakfeast at Rosie's apt. but the all the other meals at the restaurants which are mainly a 15 to 20 minutes. By cab it cost around $2 U.S.
For the diving, Rosie recommanded Volker Pohl from ---- ( ----). We highly recommand this dive master. We made 24 dives with Volker. He took good care of us, we went with a fast boat to remote dive sites, made long bottom times,ate very good lunch between the dives and always felt secure with Volker. He also has a biologist formation and knows everything about marine life. The quality of the diving is well known at Cozumel, but, the diving master and the diving organisation makes the real difference.
Thanks to Rosie and Volker
Marie-Claude and Claude

My family and I were in Cozumel in Dec. 2005, just a one day port stop off our cruise ship. We definitely wanted to snorkel. The cruise ship (RC) offered excursions but we shopped around the Web to find something more personal, better snorkeling etc. and we found it with Rosey from Villas Ixchel at ----! There were 5 of us, 3 adults and 2 kids/teens plus Rosey, Mario and Carlos the crew. They provided boat, equipment, snacks etc. and we had a fantastic time. We went to 3 different spots and saw amazing fish, coral and even a baby sea turtle in December! They were patient, friendly and knowledgable, definitely a highlight of our trip! And I know we went to spots that other "tours" wouldn't have seen. They were also fairly priced. If you email her tell her the turtle family says hello!

My wife and I, along with another couple, recently returned from a wonderful vacation to the Mayan Riviera. One of the highlights of our trip was the incredible Snorkeling Tour that we took on Cozumel with dive master Roswitha Flury. In advance, I knew that we wanted to snorkel on the reef off of Cozumel but we did not want to join a large tour, of which there are many to choose from. Through the website, "MyCozumel", I found Rosie's snorkeling tour. All arraingments for the tour were done by e-mail, plus we mailed a $50 cashiers check deposit to her P.O. Box in Florida, to secure our reservation.

On Monday, January 2nd, we took the 8:00 am ferry from Playa del Carmen to Cozumel. We arrived at the dock at about 8:50 am and, following Rosie's emailed instructions, we took a cab to the harbor where her boat was docked. The cabbie knew right where to go (about ten minutes south of the ferry dock) and we arrived at the harbor at about 9:00 am. As we drove through the gate, Rosie was waiting for us with open arms.

She outfitted us with the snorkeling gear and we immediately embarked on our snorkeling adventure. She took us about 30 minutes south of the harbor to a spot that she and her boat captain knew very well. We started with shallow snorkeling as she assessed our skills and then she took use to two ther spots that were progressively deeper and increasingly fantastic. We saw great sights. Many fish of all kinds and colors and fabulous coral columns and formations.

We snorkeled for about three hours or until the most hardy of us was exhausted, and then she fed us a marvelous snack of fresh fruit and juice and we headed back to the harbor. The whole tour lasted about four hours.

On previous vacations, I have beach snorkeled from Cozumel, I have tour snorkeled at Molekini Crater in Hawaii, and I have joined a larger tour to snorkel off of Isla Mujeres. The snorkel tour with Rosie was by far the best I have experienced. Rosie is warm and personable and was very knowledgible about the best snorkeling spots around Cozumel. She was willing to tailor the length and difficulty of our tour to suit our strenghts and she was a lot of fun to be with. It is my understanding that she has lived on Cozumel for more than 20 years and she is a certified scuba instructor.

I would highly recommend her tour and we will visit her again upon our next visit.

This is long overdue as my wife and I stayed with Rosie in January of 2004 for our honeymoon. Not a day has passed since that we have not thought about our stay at Villas Ixchel.

Rosie was the nicest and most accommodating hostess we have ever encountered. She knows the best spots for everything on the island. Food, beaches, scuba guides, etc. She will make every effort to make your stay with her a special experience.

We WILL be back.