My recent four night stay at VillaBlanca in Cozumel was fantastic. Me and my travel partner were greeted by a very friendly front desk agent who checked us in promptly and had a bellhop put our bags on a dolly and direct us to our room. Our room was situated just behind the very clean swimming pool on the first floor. There were french doors that opened to our patio and the pool and hot tub courtyard area was just footsteps outside. There were never any screaming kids out by the pool which I was very happy about. The pool scene was very relaxed and mature with much book reading, journaling and quiet conversation by the other guests.

The hotel restaurant and bar was just next to the pool and had nightly specials at 12.00 USD a plate. I had the Mexican style beef tips with rice and crab salad. It was followed by the most delicious locally made chocolate ice cream. We dined in the open air up the spiral stairs on the roof overlooking the grounds. Very professional service and knowledgeable waiter answered many of our questions about the island.

The very kind front desk agent arranged for a local scooter rental company to deliver scooters to the hotel for us to explore the island on. Very reasonable at 25.00 USD a day. (24 hours)

The superior room was air conditioned, very clean, and had a large bathroom. The tub was tiled and the shower ran hot.

Mary, the housekeeper cleaned every day meticulously and folded the towels like swans and the washcloths like sitting ducks. She even took the time to fold a piece of tissue into the shape of a swan and paint eyes and a beak on. So cute.

The beach club across the street had great food and drinks with a boat dock for diving boats and snorkeling right there.

The hotel was about 1.5 miles south of downtown. It was a 4.00 USD dollar taxi ride or about a 30 minute walk. I liked that it was a little bit out of the way but close enough to get anywhere with no problem.

Papa hogs dive shop and restaurant next door made strong coffee and had a good breakfast menu. Two eggs with potatoes and toast for just 4.00 USD!

I cant wait to go back. Check out the photos.

We loved this hotel. We stayed in a superior king near the pool. The front desk staff was beyond fantastic. The house keeping service was outstanding. Our housekeeper made little swans and left them about our room after we tipped her 50 pesos (5.00 US).

The proximity to scuba diving right off shore was great. I rented gear from the dive shop next door and had a great experience.

The bathroom was huge.. the deep roman style tub and shower tiled with travertine was pretty cool.

The only issue we had was with the scooter rental company (explora) the hotel recommended and arranged for us. Don't do it! Absolutely avoid using this rental company. They are looking to bilk unsuspecting tourists. Find another company. If you purchase the insurance they recommend be aware that it only covers damage over $500 US. We left a credit card imprint with the company as requested.. They stated that they would not charge the card for any reason because of the 15% fee assessed in Mexico and wanted us to pay cash for our rental. As it turns out they attempted to charge my card $250 US the second they returned to their office. When we turned the scooters in they then insisted we pay another $250 in US for a preexisting scratch. When we refused to hand over the $250 in US dollars they threatened to call the Mexican police and stated that we would be locked up in a Mexican jail until we paid what they were asking. It was a very scary situation. Blatant extortion. BE AWARE!

This was a great place to stay if you are not planning on spending your entire vacation inside the hotel room or at a swim up pool bar. If you are a diver, this is a great location to stay as Dive Paradise is across the street and Papa Hogs is next door. Fantastic location for access to the boat docks to be picked up in the morning. Again not the place to stay if you want waited on hand and foot or an All Inclusive hotel for the obvious cheap price of this hotel. We'll definitely be back as we like to dive not sit in our rooms, which were still very nice, cool and clean and we were in the older part of the hotel.

We stayed in a superior room S13, on the second floor for one week. It had king bed and single bed/sofa, tv, phone, small fridge, I always had a warm shower, they supply soap and shampoo, but I always bring my own.
The room was clean and spacious for the 3 (women) of us and so was the outside areas and grounds.
The balcony is very tiny, room for only two plastic patio chairs, you have a view of the ocean from it. The gardens are beautiful and well taken care of. The pool is not heated. The hot tub was warm. The restaurant was open, we never eat there, choosing to go out and discover different fare. The staff all seem to be friendly and polite except when we checked in at 11 pm at night, our Sunwing flight was 5 hours late. The guy at the front desk started to argue with me and said I should contact my booking agent..... not something you want to hear after arriving late, tired and pissed off at the airline.
Read more of the recent reviews as I do agree with most of them.
Not the ones after Hurricane Wilma, what would you expect after a devastating hurricane.
The only problem with this room was the wall airconditoning was old and mouldy smellling. I contracted a lung infections from it, which I am still trying to get over. I also had to wash all my clothing because they all smelled of mould and Freebrez my suitcases and luggage as they all smelled bad. There was no ceiling fan as advertised, which would have be enough for me.
There are better superior rooms, which I checked out as the maid was cleaning them. Some with full size fridge and micowaves. The standard rooms are very small and at the back of the property. They could consider buying some new chair pads for the outside plastic loungers and for the cast iron patio
sets, hard to sit on after a half an hour. I won't comment on Papa Hogs, cause everyone and the owners have. We ate there, if you are hungry go somewhere else , the portions are snack like, unless it is breakfast.. This hotel is a quiet, relaxing place to stay... as opposed to a busy AI party hotel.