We stayed at La Mision in the Riviera Maya Villas in Puerto Aventuras, Mexico over the week of Dec. 23-30. You can find a link to La Mision at ---

This villa was quite nice. The building was in mostly good repair, (though the kitchen appliances were not in great shape). The best thing about this place was the close access to the beach, the courtyard, and the wonderful caretakers Emilio and his wife Jenny. The villa was a very short walk from the beach (essentially across an empty lot), and the beach was quite lovely with soft fine grained white sand. The beach obviously suffered in the hurricanes of 2005, and sand bags are still in evidence, but the weather was warm and the beach was lovely.

Jenny and Emilio were wonderfully helpful and they both work extremely hard to ensure that you have a pleasant stay. They do not speak a lot of English, but they are very friendly and nice. The rooms are pretty basic, but very clean and tidy. The beds were pretty hard... more