Villas Akalan

Central, secure, easy parking, friendly staff. Frigid A/C. Very clean pool and a beautiful lush courtyard garden. Very comfortable lounge furniture on our private shaded balcony. Check-in was easy and it seems like some people are living in the complex long-term so it is clearly cared for as a real home. Kitchen was well stocked, and our only two requests for couple extra towels and refilling the drinking water as it was getting low (but did not run out!) were promptly accommodated. Would certainly stay here again.

There was an awkward step from the bathroom to the hallway that my mother stumbled on in the night, so it could be more clearly marked, but she was fine. If stairs are a problem for you, be sure to request a ground floor room, because the ceilings are high so it’s more steps than usual to the second floor.

Parkplatz vor dem Haus, toller kleiner Pool, top Lage, man hat es ruhig aber ist trotzdem direkt mitten im Geschehen. Wir hatten ein Zimmer direkt am pool mit kleiner Terrasse und Kühlschrank, richtig gut! Der Empfang und Kontakt war sehr freundlich und herzlich. Auch beim Problem mit der Toilette wurde direkt reagiert.

Undefinierbare Flecken auf den Leintüchern (wahrscheinlich gehen die beim Waschen nicht mehr raus,macht trotzdem ein komisches Gefühl)

We loved our stay here. The photo of the villa right next to the pool is exactly as shown. The steps in the image lead from the balcony in the bedroom, straight down to poolside. The kitchen was also a great size with a large table. We were a family of 5 and had plenty of space here. One room has two singles, the other a double plus a single and a couch. The living room also has a sofa bed which is like a large single/ small double. The bedrooms come off the main living/ kitchen area - with a hall way that splits either side of the main bathroom, so a nice way to block noise to the smaller room for the children. The kitchen comes with all utensils etc and a hob (no oven), as well as a blender (to make your own pina colada’s). There is also direct access to the roof top but we didn’t use this due to the mosquito’s. We also loved that the villa had two balconies - one from the living room with a table on. Our daughter ate breakfast here every day. And one outside the bedroom, that led to the pool. It also has n outdoor fridge, which was a great touch for keeping the drinks and snacks cool. Although this was slightly out of the way, the walk to downtown was lovely, felt safe and close enough to Oxxo, 7/11 and super Aki supermarket. It’s also a close walk to the collectivo stop to get to the beach too.

There were a lot of mosquitos here so you have to be on top of closing doors and nets etc. the mosquitos nets could do with some repair and had some small holes in - we couldn’t figure out how else they’d be getting into the room but honestly the kids got so many bites! We ended up at the pharmacy buying cream. The owner was really helpful and advised the best cream to get but we’d prefer to not get bitten in the first place. Pool was very cold but we didn’t mind this on a hot day. Also a little bit on the older side but again we are travelling and not expecting perfect standards for the price we paid. There is a resident iguana that lives in the tree so bare this in mind if you’re scared. It was very friendly and our kids loved seeing it come out to eat the plants.

Sehr schöne Unterkunft mit niedlichem Strohdach-Look und gepflegter Anlage mit kleinem Pool. Das Zimmer war gut und geräumig, ebenso wie das Bad. Es gab genug Ablagefläche und Platz für zwei Leute, und das Bett war auch in Ordnung. Ein Höhepunkt war der zwar kleine aber abgetrennt exkluvive Außenbereich (bzw. obere Etage wäre es ein kleiner Balkon gewesen), groß genug, dass man da mit zwei Personen an einem Tisch sitzen kann und etwas Privatsphäre hat (wobei unser Bereich am Ende vom Pool war, wo aber keiner schwamm). Ein weiteres Highlight war der riesige Kühlschrank (hatten nur 3 von 19 Unterkünften überhaupt bei dieser Rundreise). Der hatte auch noch draußen Platz, sodass nachts nichts im Zimmer brummte. Parkplatz kostenlos, wie versprochen, draußen vor dem Haus. Für das Tor in den Innenbereich gab es einen Code, den man an der Wand eingeben konnte, sodass man immer rein und raus konnte. Nur 150m bis zu einem großen Supermarkt. Nur 2 km bis zur wunderschönen Maya Ruine Tulum.

Das Bett war zwar gut und groß, aber eben nur ein Doppelbett für zwei Personen, zwei einzelne Betten wären aber besser. Je Ankunftszeit kann es sein, dass die Rezeption nicht besetzt ist. Das wäre aber kein Problem, die Unterkunft verschickt vorher z.B. per Whatsapp den Code für das Tor und den Namen vom zugewiesenen Zimmer.