In Soliman Bay for our honeymoon. My wife loved this place! We were only in Mexico for 5 days and 4 nights, staying at Casa Corazon was just what the Dr. ordered.Quiet, private and comfort is all we asked for...and we got it in spades. Perhaps one of the most beautiful beaches...soft sand...sun...and fun. Wonderful bay to swim, kayak and snorkel. Glad we found Casa Corazon!

My wife and I traveled to the Yucatan this past May and stayed at Casa Del Corazon for the third time. We stayed in Villa #1 as usual. There are two other villas, each one unique, each sleeping about 6, and each set amongst sea grape and palm trees, providing adequate shade and privacy. Villa #1 is the closest to the beach. You take about 5 steps from the door and you are on the sand, then about 10 steps to the water's edge. Each villa is equipped with a full kitchen, dining room, liviing room, and bedrooms and bathrooms upstairs and downstairs. We really lucked out this time, as there were no other guests in the other villas. There's also a pool next to Villa's 2 and 3. Geite and Jose, the caretakers, clean everyday and are always around for any need. Soliman Bay is about an hour and a half south of Cancun, so you will need a car to get there and especially for getting to the grocery store in Tulum or any sightseeing. Soliman Bay is quiet, so if you are looking for a resort atmosphere with activities, this is not the place. Romantic - absolutely. The bay itself close in is excellent for snorkeling and kayaks will get you out to the reef for even better snorkeling. Rosa and Andy own these villas, and are often around to check and see if everything is going well. There's internet access on the property, so I had no trouble downloading a Kindle book on my Blackberry while in a hammock under a palapa on the beach. For more detail, refer to my review from 2007. There is a Spanish proverb that sums up my vacation at Casa Del Corazon:

How wonderful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards.

casa corazon is a little slice of paradise located in quiet soliman bay. what makes it outstanding are the grounds, which are covered with luch vegetation, and the location directly on a beautiful white sand beach. the bay is quite beautiful as well, and quiet. there are 3 or 4 casitas, and we have stayed 2 years in a row at #2, which is on the beach, has an upstairs master bedroom and bathroom, and downstairs, queen bed, bathroom, dining room, kitchen. rosa and andy, the owners, are super cool and helpful, and the maid heidi is nice but shy. there are 4 or 5 OK kayaks to kayak out to the reef, a 15 minute semi-vigorous endeavor, where it is pretty nice snorkeling. there are wonderful palapas with hammocks and chair swings which my entire family enjoyed. last on the positive, the dogs that live here and at the surrounding properties are awesome. my kids, my wife and i all love dogs and these dogs are great, fun and affectionate, and really one of the highlights is coming back and seeing chapo, peckas, mimi, and bali and playing fetch with coconuts in the water.

the negative, and a big negative, is the overabundance of sea grass in the bay. while there is white sand on the beach, there are piles of sea grass built up on the edge of the water, and then the floor of the bay is coated by an uninterrupted layer of sea grass. this is not pleasant at all. you cannot run and jump into the water, because this seagrass hurts your feet and makes the bay quite shallow and unfriendly for the first 100+ feet . this really detracts from the overall, but we returned because it is so secluded, beautiful, nice casitas, and the dogs.

My wife and I recently spent a week at Casa del Corazon #1 at Soliman Bay in Tankah, Mexico. It is located about 10 minutes north of the town of Tulum on the Yucatan Peninsula. Upon arriving by rented car, we were immediately met by Geidi and Jose, the caretakers, who whisked our luggage and groceries we had bought to our beach villa. We walked a short pathway through a beautiful jungle setting. The beach villas, 3 of them, were set within the jungle foliage, completely separated from each other, with enough jungle in between to offer acceptable privacy. We were in #1, the closest to the beach, although the other two were just 10 yards or so further back. As we got closer to the beach, a walk of about a minute, we could feel the breezes blowing and could tell immediately that our villa, which was not air-conditioned, would be adequately cool without. The villa itself was two story and slept six, but was not too big for just us. We first slept in the king size bed downstairs, but decided to go for the queen size bed upstairs with the domed brick ceiling (and a second bathroom) and a view of the ocean from slighly above the jungle top. If you're looking for a romantic hideaway, this is it. Given the jungle setting, there were such great bird sounds all day, most especially in the morning. All of the villas have many windows on all sides without glass and with louvered wood slats that open and shut. This allows total ventilation along with the ceiling fans. There is adequate water pressure and adequate hot water. Villa #1 has a large kitchen, unlike the other two. Advise: come to the Villa first before buying groceries because there is so much non-perishable food left behind that you will wind up duplicating items if you shop first, which we did. Previous occupants have left games, liquor, DVD's, CD's, condiments, and lots of books. There is a definite community feel to this villa since people have left some of themselves behind, like hometown magnets on the fridge. Villa #1 has a painted concrete patio that the back of the house opens onto. Five steps more and you are on the beach. A few steps more and you are at your private palapa and a few more steps takes you into the water.

We came to relax. We've been to this area many times and have little desire to do the usual tours, which we have done some of, like Tulum (worth the heat and the crowds once) or Chitzen Itza. Casa del Corazon is the place for relaxation. Fortunately, we didn't encounter any loud radios or obnoxious, loud partying. If you like that stuff, go to Cancun, 1 and 1/2 hours north. Soliman Bay is for laid back vegging. The bay itself is relatively calm and rather warm in the afternoon. It's quite shallow and you can walk a considerable distance out. The snorkeling is quite decent close in. Casa del Corazon provides kayaks for each villa and a 15 minute paddle and tying up to a buoy out by the reef will reward you with even better snorkeling. There's also a pool on the property. It's located right next to Villa #3 and off the back of Villa #2, furthest from #1, but then everything is quite close actually.

Andy and Rosa, the owners of Casa del Corazon, came by on the weekend to hang out. They are warm and welcoming people whose company we enjoyed for the brief time they were around. Their three dogs, who live at the property, seem to know who the guests are and will be likely to curl up on the lounge chair with you or just come by for a little petting.

This is a great place. We've already booked for next year and can see coming back in future years.