It’s only a quick boat experience from Cancun. However whenever you get to the tiny island of Isla Mujeres, you’re immediately in a unique universe. The island is every thing you like in regards to the Mexican Caribbean and the Riviera Maya, however delivered in an enthralling, breezy, laid-back bundle.
It’s a world away from the big resorts that dot the coast of the Yucatan, a spot for authenticity, for pure experiences.
What you might not notice is that whereas Isla Mujeres does have some conventional resorts of its personal (together with the brand new Almare), the tiny island can be dwelling to some beautiful villas — they usually’re a portal to a really completely different sort of expertise.
Our favorites? The Coco B Isla assortment, a bunch of of 4 luxurious villas every with indoor-outdoor layouts and spectacular intensify swimming pools.
There are 4: Casa Lola, an enthralling seaside villa, the latest one in Isla Mujeres, with seven rooms, a non-public infinity pool and a rooftop terrace with jaw-dropping views of the ocean.
Then there’s Villa Encantada: the primary one which opened within the assortment, with six rooms, an oceanfront infinity pool and a really feel straight out of Santorini.
Casa Coco is bigger: 10 suites, with a non-public pool, hanging chair gardens, an overwater terrace and a pier, too.
The newly-revamped Casa Cielo has 4 bedrooms, with a bungalow-style format and arguably the very best sundown views on the entire island.
The villas additionally include private cooks, which means you can begin your day with contemporary native fruit and conclude with a stargazing supper. It’s one of the crucial fashionable facilities in each visitor overview.
You additionally get your individual concierge that’s equal components journey planner and personal butler.
Coco B Island is all about “barefoot luxurious,” proprietor Jeffrey Alan tells Caribbean Journal. “It’s about rest, journey and connection. You possibly can stage behind the stresses of on a regular basis life and rediscover what it means to really unwind.”
It’s the sort of villa expertise increasingly more Caribbean guests are actively looking for out. That’s one thing we’ve been seeing everywhere in the Caribbean in our stays — vacationers wish to reside a spot, not simply keep there. They need area, they need the comforts of dwelling coupled with the luxurious of a hotel-style lodging. And it’s potential on Isla Mujeres.
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So how do you get to Isla Mujeres? Simply fly to Cancun, rent a taxi and take certainly one of three ferries servicing the island. Cancun has flights from nearly each main gateway within the US — you could find some good, low-cost choices at Google Flights.
