Hotel Casa Mexicana Cozumel

Hotel Casa Mexicana Cozumel is on Avenida Rafael E. Melgar in the middle of downtown San Miguel, right on the waterfront strip. For divers who want to book with an independent shop rather than a hotel concession, this is the practical base: almost every downtown dive center we list is within a few blocks.

Diving From Here

The hotel has no dive operation of its own, which is the point. It sits steps from the fiscal pier and the ferry terminal, and the Melgar and Salas dive shops — Aqua Safari, Deep Blue, Tres Pelicanos, Studio Blue, Barefoot, Eco Divers and a dozen more — are a short flat walk with a kit bag. Boats mostly leave from the downtown piers or run a quick pick-up, so you are not committed to a single operator for the week. Breakfast is included, which helps on a 7am boat morning, though the hotel does not publish its serving times.

Rooms And Facilities

Rooms are conventional hotel rooms with a swimming pool, sun loungers and umbrellas on site. There is no dedicated gear rinse tank or dive locker advertised, so plan to rinse in the bathroom and leave heavy kit with your dive shop overnight.

Good To Know

Downtown means noise: cruise-ship days bring crowds along Melgar, and the bars a few blocks north run late. Ask for a room off the avenue if you are diving early.

Getting There

Walking distance to the ferry terminal, the malecon and the main square. Marina Fonatur is a short taxi south if your operator boards there.