Casa de los Sueños (House of Dreams): Must book if you are looking for a reasonable boutique hotel!…read moreIt is located next to a private residence and also the 5-star Impressions Hotel (Hyatt). Once you stay here, you have options to rent bicycles (complimentary) and golf carts from here. I highly recommend getting one of the golf carts from here, as they book out fast. Otherwise, you will have to go downtown to rent them for an hourly rate or daily fee. The hotel has a relationship with Kin Ha beachfront restaurant, which is below the hotel. It is not connected, so you must travel down the stairs and cross the side road to enter the Kin Ha beachfront restaurant for complimentary breakfast (any entree with one simple coffee or juice). You can also lay out at their beach club, which has complimentary kayaking, snorkeling, and paddleboarding (tipping recommended). The rooms are grand and colorful. The pool and ocean views are amazing. There are 13 rooms in this boutique hotel. I was advised that the best rooms here are Grace, Love, and Serenity. You must notify the front desk if you want your room cleaned. Otherwise, you can request items/amenities (even a beach towel) from the front desk. Some other things to note here are the laundry room and jewelry/hat store. The options are a bit limited compared to downtown. Why Casa de los Sueños? This isn't just a place to sleep--it's an integral part of the island (Isla Mujeres) experience. There is someone always to greet you in the lobby. I felt safe throughout my stay here.

I came here during covid just to get away and I enjoyed every second of my stay!!! I loved the…read moreviews, my room, the food was very delicious and the location was excellent! I'm actually thinking about going again.

Location - excellent. Completely beach front. Easy to get to the hotel…read more Rooms- we stayed in 2 different ones. The plunge pool room was my favorite. It has the most awesome view. There is a small patio between the room and the plunge pool. They provide you with a hammock for that area. It is also lit for nighttime use. The water was clean. It was a large room. It had large shower that has a full length window to a garden area. No one can see you, just in case you were wondering. Service - even before we arrived. I contacted the hotel through whats App. I needed help with the booking. Alex was wonderful and helped me every step of the way. He went beyond his job description to help me. He even helped me set up a romantic gesture for our anniversary. He helped with transportation. He even checked on us when we had not arrived to the hotel yet. Luigi helped check us in. Always asked how our day was going and gave us suggestions on where to eat. The grounds are monitored by a security guard at night. So we felt safe enough to hang out at the beach at night. It is also within walking distance to the main Avenue with all the top restaurants and many shops.

On the beach. You can go from your bed to the ocean in…read moreseconds. There are only 6 rooms so it's very intimate. The bed was perfect. The shower was hot! The best part are the employees! Wow. Every person was so friendly and welcoming. And not the kind of welcoming you'll get at a W but actually nice humans. Stay here. We will be back! Also, the beach is amazing!

Super excited to stay here....family and their friends rented house a door or two down. We are…read morestaying in the Grace III and the guidance and assistance thus far from Nadia at the hotel has been over-the-top best service. MORE TO COME. Meanwhile we are so impressed with this hotel thus far.

Beautiful small but personalized hotel with a breathtaking ocean view. With 10 rooms and suites…read moresome with garden view others with ocean view (it depends on your interests-all rooms have diferent price) Some rooms have kitchenettes and bathtubs. All rooms have AC and free WiFi. The swimmingpool pool is just infront of the caribbean ocean side. The beach in front is rocky that is why they recomend north beach (just 5 minutes away in taxi) but the view is beautiful! Calm and relaxing hotel away from the downtown area of Isla Mujeres. Yoga classes are ofered and free for hotel guests. (Ask at front desk for the schedule). Restaurant service from Tuesdays to Sundays (closed on Mondays) from 8am to 10pm - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner are delicious! Breakfast and Lunch are mexican menu and Dinner is italian with options from fresh homemade pasta dishes, seafood and meat plates.

I would give this hotel a 4. The hotel room is nice and clean. There is…read moreNo refrigerator and was told I was on a list If a fridge became available. After 5 nights I am Going to assume this is a made up list. Being away from everything, a fridge is a must. We made due but it was very inconvenient. The beach area very early in the mornings is nice and quiet. I did find broken beer bottle glass and cigarette butts(Tons) in the beach sand. The pool is also way too cold and I didn't want to get in. The adult pool is amazing. There is an ice machine which you won't find at most hotels on the island. It's far from town but I knew that and in the morning it's very peaceful. Afternoon and night music is blaring. Staff are pretty friendly and helpful. Overall, this is Mexico so keep an open mind and enjoy the beach and culture.

Had a wonderful 4 night stay at Izla Hotel! The room was just as pictured, and the beds were…read morecomfortable. The bathroom was spacious, and the shower was great! There are 2 restaurants on site, but we only ordered breakfast 1 morning at the rooftop pool. The food and service were good. The rooftop pool is 21+ at all times, while the main pool is open to all. Both pools have bars. The drinks were kind of expensive (I saw someone pay $21 for a Titos and soda) , but there is a 2 for 1 happy hour in the afternoon/evening. I only had 2 issues - some of the front desk staff wasn't very helpful. The first night, the woman at the front helped us with a dinner recommendation, and even called to see what time they close. A few days later we had other questions and the person at the desk was absolutely no help. It felt like they weren't even willing to hear our questions out before saying no. The 2nd issue was that we ended up being charged more. They said it's because of the conversion rate, but $80 is a pretty big difference and that didn't really make sense to me.

The perfect hotel - right on the beach. Great staff nice property. We will always come back!read more

Great hotel, great beach, great food & bar (although very pricy.) Martha at reception is lovely &…read moreso helpful. All the pool & beach staff are wonderful & make sure you have everything you need. Close access to town so you can walk around & choose from many wonderful restaurants. We've been going for 13 years & just love the Island.

Maybe before the Covid days this place was good. But not now, we arrived Wednesday and the gated…read moreentrance is very run down and old. You wouldn't think it is a resort looking at it from the outside. Okay well I was still wing a little optimistic about the place. We arrived and it is is all open. Nothing glamorous about the entrance. There is one check in desk with one person. The wait was long to get checked in and to our room. It is old you can tell but for me that's not too important as long as the customer service is on point. We got shown to our room and the room was so refreshing it was cold and clean. The mini bar was all inclusive big plus. We got the room facing the pool. Very nice view the pool is pretty big. Not so new but still nice. Food: It usually is buffet style but that was closed and that sucked!!!! You had to order off a menu and the staff wasn't quite on point with the service only but a few were. In the morning they come to you with a cart full of fruit yogurt oats granola and pan dulce sweet bread. However they don't announce what else they have on the cart. We missed out on homemade juices. Pretty upset by that. We only knew because we saw someone drinking a green cleanse drink and so we asked. The food from the ceviche hut was good it's not heavy just right. But our server had the worst service. Was a little on the flustered side maybe overworked but he also was knowledgeable on the areas around the hotel which he should be. Staff: There a few good nice ones and the other few just plain rude. The hotel lacked a lot of supplies and food. No ingredients for mojitos, no straws, no plastic cups, or other things that a hotel should carry. They close all the bars and restaurants at 7! Really what is that. However the room service staff was great they went above and beyond. We complained and the only thing to make us feel better they put flowers on the floors maybe on our anniversary or honeymoon. But that was not good enough. I would not return to this place again nor will I recommend it to friends. This is more for older couples who want no noise or a party seen. It is a quiet place to relax.

We have loved our stay here! We got the all inclusive package and they seriously keep the food and…read morethe drinks coming all day and night!!! You definitely get your money's worth here. The property itself is gorgeous, very private, and has staff that is so kind and helpful! We would recommend this place to anyone looking for a private and beautiful, stress-free vacation !

I wish either I stayed here longer or that I come back bc its worth it. The food is actually really…read moregood here, EXCEPT for Satay. Don't waste your time there. The sushi rice was mushy, sweet, and vinegary. The fire dessert tasted bad. The coconut ice cream was actually okay. So was the cracker thing they brought first. The fish from the fish and chips at the beach club was the juciest fish I ever had. The ceviche from the beach club was almost perfect. I drank the juice at the end. The drinks to get are the Pina Colada and the Miami Vice. The breakfast food from Sabor is pretty good. They don't have good gluten free substitutions. The bread that I got when I asked for it tasted weird and was hard. The yogurt toppings they have in the jars next to the cereal are stale. The parfait cups are good. They had beef fajita one day and it was amazing. The orange juice is good and fresh. Their poached eggs are acceptable. And I always got a hash brown. At the pool bar/restaurant, the nachos were perfect. We got to do the Mexican dinner at the beach club. It was not good. It was just bland and boring. I do think the all-inclusive is worth it. I jumped to food so let me go back to check-in and rooms. Check-in was kind of annoying bc we waited 30 minutes to get helped. They have 3 computers and some of the other guests can be pretty entitled, asking for a lot of different things and what not. They also didn't offer anything to make up for that even though we commented on it. There was a bellboy handing out champagne and wet towels. The room was pretty nice. It could use some rugs but otherwise pretty modern. We got an ocean view and there is a huge living room area that we didn't need. I would have liked to try room service but didn't get the chance. I don't know if anyone else mentioned this in their reviews but the hotel's beach club is on Playa Centro even though the name has Norte in it. That seems like a lawsuit (Mexico?) waiting to happen. So if you want to see the nice Norte beach, you need walk through a few other places on the beach. It can get tricky bc the beach cuts off at the corner. But a lot of people were doing it. There was a very rude gringo at the pool one time who was yelling at a staff worker. Nobody stepped in which pissed me off. I walked over to the staff worker to offer my complaint and support. I saw the gringo around in the days after but he didn't act that way again. But I sure was mean mugging him.

Update: After posting this review, I was contacted by the Assistant Director and met with Javier at…read morecheckout. He was professional, genuinely apologetic, and handled the conversation the way a hospitality manager should. He listened, acknowledged the issues, and de-escalated appropriately. It's clear he's been trained well. I want to give credit where it's due. My complaints about Andres stand, but Javier restored some of my faith that the hotel's leadership understands how guests should be treated. I really wanted to like Privilege Aluxes. Isla Mujeres is beautiful and we were looking forward to a relaxing few days. Unfortunately, this hotel made that difficult at nearly every turn. We booked a four-night stay and were placed in a suite that shared a wall with what I can only assume was a nightclub. The music was deafening, going until 4am one night and around midnight on others. Not exactly the peaceful beach vacation we had in mind. We were also told a complimentary bottle of liquor would be delivered to our room. It never came, and we never bothered following up because by that point we had bigger concerns. At check-in, we let the front desk know my wife has a gluten intolerance. They wrote it down. That was the last time anyone seemed to remember. Every restaurant on the property tried to serve her items with gluten. Staff could not tell us what was safe to eat and confidently told her certain dishes were fine when they absolutely were not. She spent most of the trip eating chips and guacamole because she was genuinely afraid of getting sick. For a resort that specifically asks about allergies, the lack of communication between the front desk and the kitchen was honestly dangerous. The most frustrating part came when we tried to extend our stay by one night. The acting manager, Andres, quoted us $800. I showed him the hotel's own website listing the same suite at $662 and a standard room at $451. He shrugged and told us we should book online if it was cheaper because he could not help us. So we booked through Expedia. The next morning we were told we had to leave the property for three hours between checkout and check-in, despite this being a continuous reservation at the same hotel. We could see rooms listed as available online. When we brought this up, he claimed nothing was open. It felt like retaliation for not paying his inflated rate. No offer of late checkout. No early check-in. Not even a suggestion to use the pool or beach while we waited. Just be out by noon. I calmly explained that our experience had not been great and that this could be a chance to turn things around. He was completely uninterested. On top of all this, the bartender at the Playa Norte beach club was rude every time we interacted with him. The service overall felt undertrained and indifferent. I do not write reviews like this often, but I would hate for someone else to spend this kind of money and walk away feeling the way we did. There are other hotels on Isla Mujeres that will treat you better.

My 20th day on Isla, has to be my 7th or 8th trip here. Keep coming back for good reasons, awesome…read moreatmosphere, good food, great water view and sunsets. Located on the water, on the Cancun side of Isla. The hotel/bar/restaurant /marina sits on the road which runs alongside the airport, a 20-30 peso taxi ride from downtown. Once you get to the top of the stairs at the entrance you begin to see the water view; the beautiful water Isla is known for. Walk through the hotel, past the pool and the bar/restaurant is on your right. Every seat in the open air bar has a view of the bay. Have seen many great sunsets here. Walk to the end of the pier for an even better view of the sun setting. Some nights there is live music. Items coming out of the kitchen are what I would call, top notch bar food. One of the best Philly Cheese Steaks I have ever eaten. Excellent hamburgers, tacos and onion rings too. Have seen a number of seafood dishes and I hear they are great too, just haven't tried them myself, yet! They do have a full bar which includes a number of Mexican beers. Considering how good the food has been the menu pricing is very reasonable. Opens at 11:30 am and stays open until about 9 pm, later if business dictates. You can reserve rooms at the hotel online. Have talked to the owner Danny many times. A great guy with a lotta knowledge about Isla. He built the place from the ground up.

Had grouper and shrimp wife had burger was great view was beautiful got there as sun set…read moreOnly problem was no key lime pie which is the best so I hear .will try next time

(2/5 Stars) I've…read morestayed at 17 resorts throughout Mexico, and unfortunately, Mía Reef had the worst food of any resort I've visited. The buffet looked and tasted like leftovers from earlier meals, the selection was extremely limited, and I couldn't believe there weren't even tacos available at times...at a resort in Mexico. The reservation restaurants weren't much better. Chewy meat, strange desserts, and an overall dining experience that fell far below what I'd expect for a resort at this price point. Unfortunately, the problems didn't stop with the food. Our stay got off to a frustrating start when we arrived around 7:00 PM, but our room wasn't ready until 8:00 PM. After a full day of traveling, that was a disappointing first impression and set the tone for the rest of the trip. One member of our family had no hot water for over 24 hours. We reported the issue to the front desk several times and were repeatedly told that someone was checking on it. We spent hours at the beach and at dinner, yet when we returned, nothing had changed. We had intentionally left the shower running to see if anyone actually entered the room, and it was still running exactly as we left it. No one had been there despite repeated assurances that the issue was being addressed. When we asked to switch rooms, we were told there were no rooms available and were instructed to use a temporary shower on another floor. Only after we became extremely frustrated and informed them we were prepared to leave did they suddenly "find" another room. That experience made it very difficult to trust the information we were being given. Communication throughout the resort was inconsistent. A manager told me I could pay for a golf cart rental with a credit card, while the rental desk insisted it was cash only. Whether it was poor communication or poor management, the staff simply didn't seem to be on the same page. The Wi-Fi was terrible, with little to no service throughout most of the resort. The property also wasn't nearly as clean as I expected. Trash sat in bushes, dirty plates remained on tables for long periods of time, and many common areas felt neglected. The main pool was small, cloudy, and had an unpleasant odor, so we chose to avoid it altogether. The rooms were spacious but outdated. The refrigerator was tiny, and the shower door leaked water all over the bathroom floor because it wasn't properly sealed. Now for the positives. Our room (1008) had one of the most incredible views I've ever experienced. Walking directly from our balcony onto the beach was amazing. The private beach is, without question, the best beach I've ever visited in Mexico. The water is crystal clear, the snorkeling is outstanding, and we saw countless tropical fish--including a very cool octopus. The snorkeling area behind the resort was absolutely stunning. I also want to recognize the housekeeping staff, servers, bartenders, and outdoor employees. Everyone outside of the front desk was friendly, welcoming, and worked hard to make guests feel appreciated. The best way I can describe Mía Reef is this: a 5-star location, 2-star food, and 1-star front desk service. If your only priority is having one of the most beautiful beaches in Mexico, you may still enjoy this resort. But if you expect quality food, organized management, clean facilities, dependable Wi-Fi, and customer service that matches the price you paid, you'll likely leave disappointed. I wouldn't stay here again. The beach alone earned this resort two stars. Without it, my rating would have been one.

Updated Review: I…read morerecently came back to the MIA Reef hotel and I was honestly quite satisfied this time with my stay. Over the last few months, the hotel has had some significant upgrades, including adding in a Starbucks, upgrading the old small bar, and just improving overall quality of the hotel. I will say, though that it is sad to see that recent storms have destroyed the hotel's private beach. There is not much space to spread out and relax here so we would leave our stuff at the hotel and walk over to the public beach and enjoy the beach there. We have also gone during various months and the best months to enjoy the clean water without seaweed is definitely during the late winter months to the early spring months. The sarcasm seaweed can get overwhelming and leave a funky after smell. Also, it is very important to note that the island does have a sanctuary for birds that arrive late spring, and stay through the summer and fall. So if you book during the summer months, you will be overwhelmed with these loud birds that nest on the island and HOTEL. Aside from that, the hotel is such a great place to stay for a couple days. The food is still average. There's nothing really crazy, however, we would always go downtown and get some amazing street food or dine at the restaurants down there. Again, because there was upgrades, I would definitely come back again ! Also, highly recommend that when you book a stay here you book transportation through the hotel that will get you from the airport to the ferry and then the ferry to the hotel and then the same back to the airport. Very simple, convenient and easy to use.

Lovely piña coladas and views here. Cute little roadside stop on the Southside of island.read more

The sign got us in...the cold beer and view of the Caribbean kept us there…read more Can't speak for the B&B but we met some people on the sunset cruise the next day who were staying here and raved over it. We did NOT encounter rude/inattentive servers, but quite the opposite! We were greated by a hostess who showed us around to some available seats for us to choose from and we were quickly served 2 ICE COLD beers...literally ice cold with ice floating in necks! Didn't get to try any mixed DRINKS as we were meeting our party at another restaurant but the menu looked amazing with a good selection of cocktails. I definitely recommend a stop in to this gem of a bar! It is adults only so no kids. Nice setup, cold beer, and clean unique bathroom