This was the best snorkeling adventure we've ever been on. Rosie is so full of information and helps eveyone out. This is not your typical snorkeling boat. It is an intimate tour with few people. Rosie is so knowledgeable and so sweet. The snacks were awesome! We will definitely come back again!

Villas Ixchel is a great place to stay in San Miguel. It's a good walk from the town centre but we enjoyed getting away from the crowds and there are so many different routes to take that we always found our walks interesting. We had an upstairs studio apartment and it was bright, super clean, airy and cool for sleeping, and had everything we needed. Looked out over a nice garden too. The neighborhood is totally safe and we found the locals to be always friendly and gracious. Roswitha is a really helpful host and the housekeeping service is outstanding. The price is right too. And make sure you go to Coffelia on Calle 5 sur for the best breakfast in town! Rent a car for a day and drive around to the other side of the island as well - it's amazing.

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!