Casa Maya Guidebook - Host Favorites
Food scene
Good Mexican food, on the marina, can have a meal or a drink with a water view. Ask for Lorenzo or Sammy if they are working. Tell them AL & Patty sent you, great service!!
Papacito
Good Mexican food, on the marina, can have a meal or a drink with a water view. Ask for Lorenzo or Sammy if they are working. Tell them AL & Patty sent you, great service!!
Best Italian Food in Puerto Aventuras with waterfront view!! Great pizza too!!!
32 locals recommend
O Sole Mio
MZ 23,LT 11 Bahía XcacelBest Italian Food in Puerto Aventuras with waterfront view!! Great pizza too!!!
Local hang out, good food, great happy hour from 3pm to 6pm daily. Very reasonable. Also have live music on weekends many times and special events. Also waterfront and great service.
19 locals recommend
Restaurant Latitude 20
Local hang out, good food, great happy hour from 3pm to 6pm daily. Very reasonable. Also have live music on weekends many times and special events. Also waterfront and great service.
Great food cooked over wood, also on the marina, and many times live music.
40 locals recommend
La Caleta
S/N Priv. Xel-HaGreat food cooked over wood, also on the marina, and many times live music.
Located just outside the gate of the community by the gas station. Great steaks and the best burgers we have ever had. Reasonable and enough to share! You can also bring your own alcohol. Great service!!
Mamalona’s Burgers
Carretera Cancún - TulumLocated just outside the gate of the community by the gas station. Great steaks and the best burgers we have ever had. Reasonable and enough to share! You can also bring your own alcohol. Great service!!
Best Sushi & Thai Food around. Great service and atmosphere on the waterfront.
36 locals recommend
Makito
MZ 23 Bahía XcacelBest Sushi & Thai Food around. Great service and atmosphere on the waterfront.
Great Happy Hour and views. Cozy feel and great vibe. Usually has live music or Karaoke. A local favorite and good prices!
9 locals recommend
Nauti Burro
Great Happy Hour and views. Cozy feel and great vibe. Usually has live music or Karaoke. A local favorite and good prices!
Best breakfast in Puerto Aventuras. Great service chic vibe, outdoor dining available.
Navajo y Vainilla
Bahía XcacelBest breakfast in Puerto Aventuras. Great service chic vibe, outdoor dining available.
Great place on the Marina for a cool snack or dessert. Great homemade Gelato!!!
9 locals recommend
Jessie Gelato
Great place on the Marina for a cool snack or dessert. Great homemade Gelato!!!
Sightseeing
A great day trip to the Island of Cozumel. To get there, take a taxi or transportation to the Cozumel Ferry area of Playa Del Carmen (about 25 minutes away), hop on a reasonable high speed ferry to Cozumel (35 minutes), and enjoy the Island. Grab a taxi when you arrive and tell them where you want to go!
255 locals recommend
San Miguel de Cozumel
A great day trip to the Island of Cozumel. To get there, take a taxi or transportation to the Cozumel Ferry area of Playa Del Carmen (about 25 minutes away), hop on a reasonable high speed ferry to Cozumel (35 minutes), and enjoy the Island. Grab a taxi when you arrive and tell them where you want to go!
5th Avenue in Playa Del Carmen is where all the action is. It is very touristy, but always fun. Great vibe, great shopping, great eateries, shows and more, and must visit!
59 locals recommend
Fifth Avenue
5 Avenida Norte5th Avenue in Playa Del Carmen is where all the action is. It is very touristy, but always fun. Great vibe, great shopping, great eateries, shows and more, and must visit!
Cenote Cristalino is only about 5 minutes south of the community and a reasonable entrance fee. Very refreshing 78 degrees year round. Crystal clear waters. Great to spend an afternoon in an amazing natural pool. There is also Cenote Azul next door to this one and others within a few minutes. All are amazing and an experience.
175 locals recommend
Cenote Cristalino
Km. 269 Carr. Cancún - TulumCenote Cristalino is only about 5 minutes south of the community and a reasonable entrance fee. Very refreshing 78 degrees year round. Crystal clear waters. Great to spend an afternoon in an amazing natural pool. There is also Cenote Azul next door to this one and others within a few minutes. All are amazing and an experience.
Traveler advice
Ways to save
Utilize the many happy hours in town, and local favorites
There are several happy hours in town with 2 for 1 drinks. Great way for great drinks at half price. Also the local favorites eateries, have some good deals as well. To eat cheap and like a local Mexican, can explore the town across the highway where the local Mexican workers live. Can get street tacos for un 20 pesos and delicious!!
What to pack
Pack sunscreen, mosquito spray, water shoes......
Of course in a beach area and sunny days, make sure to bring sunscreen as can be expensive here. It is recommended to protect the reefs that you use reef safe sunscreen. Also, being in a tropical environment, means there will be mosquitos outdoors (night, early morning, in the shade), so pack some that works for you. Water shoes are good to bring or can buy here, as if you go snorkeling from the beach or access part of the Caribbean where it is rocky, its nice to have those on.
Useful phrases
How to ask where the bathroom is in Spanish.
Donde Esta El Bano
Useful phrases
Common and useful phrases in Spanish
Please = Por favor
Thank You = Gracias
Your Welcome = De Nada
Beer = Cerveza ie: Cerveza Por Favor
How are you? = Como Esta?
Good = Bien
When you need your check at a restaurant, say = La Cuenta, Por Favor