We came visiting from Portland, OR, USA, and our reactions are as the USA persons.
Preamble - dear folks, please expect lower life quality in Mexico aside from luxurious Hotel Zones. No matter what part of Cancun you live aside Hotel Zone and All Inclusive -you'll see lower life quality. With that in mind - read on.
The house is exceptional. The host, Arturo, speaks English, and responds to WhatsApp quickly.
The house has two floors plus third roof floor with swimming pool which is about 3 feet deep -perfect for kids and teen-age. Footage is around 2400 sq ft two floors, very generous.
Big kitchen with stove, fridge, cabinets, dishware etc. Note - please purchase and use bottled water (relatively cheap) for cooking and drinking.
Big living room with small toilet and AC, and two big bedrooms each with AC, bathroom, and toilet. The beds are very comfortable -don't judge from pictures, each bed has real spring box and good quality mattress, and good linens.
Gated community requires wearing paper bracelets on way in and way out. Just get a tape and put bracelet on taped, no one checks closely. Community is very quite, and warming welcome. The best way to get around (ie. grocery stores, beaches etc.) - car rental. There are also bus (frequent) nearby, and also taxi which are relatively cheap. But with car rental cheap as well, why not drive around yourself?
There is nearby beach (along with the fish dock and market), about 5 min walking. We never visited it. The best swimming beaches are located in Hotel Zone which is about 20 min driving. The best beach overall IMHO is Playa Caracol. For small kids pls check Playa Linda and Playa Langusta. Note -all beaches are public in Mexico by law, and you can walk along them by law. Hotels try to hide the walking paths, and put amenities such as umbrella and showers onto public beaches. Amenities might be free, or paid, or private. However, you're free to walk in and swim into water.
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