Dive Review of Aqua Safari/Casa Mexicano in
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Aqua Safari/Casa Mexicano: "Cozumel May 2018", May, 2018, by Raymond Fischer, VA, US ( 2 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 10283 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	Many trips to Cozumel, multiple dives with Aqua Safari, first time at Casa Mexicana. Love Cozumel, so no need to spend more time on that. Aqua Safari continues to be my favorite dive operator - their larger boats make it very comfortable to dive with 8-10 people. Never felt crowded on this trip. Excellent dive masters as usual - some have been at AS for over a decade. Casa Mexicana bears a little discussion. Location is great IMHO, on the edge of town, near a lot of restaurants and shopping, same block as Aqua-Safari and across the street from where the boats leave. The impression from the street is misleading - it's a fairly large property that ell's back off the street. The hotel itself is OK - Holiday Inn level furnishings. Wi-Fi was good throughout the hotel. They serve a buffet style breakfast - egg/omelet station, DIY toast/bagels, fruit selection, smoothies made fresh along with pre-cooked protiens and a few other items. Staff was friendly and accomodating. I would definitely stay here again... but ... one of the people in our party got bitten by bed bugs. The hotel staff was slow to react, and tried to convince him there were no bed bugs. Close inspection of the mattress revealed otherwise. The moved him to a new room, but still... this is a problem for any hotel and they need to be more diligent and have a higher since of urgency when presented with the problem. Other notes from the trip - La Conchita del Caribe is a GREAT restaurant but be warned - the portions are HUGE. Casa Mission (there are two - I'm talking about the one on 55 Avenida Sur) is fantastic, my favorite restaurant in Cozumel. La Choza is a good lunch spot also. Tried Del Sur Parrilla Argentina at 5a Avenida Sur 299 - very poor experience. Overcooked steak the first time, the re-cook came out barely thawed in the center... and it was a thin cut of steak too, under 3/4" thick. Nice place, maybe just an off night.
Websites	Aqua Safari Casa Mexicano
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Florida Keys, Gulf of Mexico, Hatteras, Belize, Bonaire, Cayman, Turks, Bahamas, Cozumel, Cancun
Closest Airport	CZM	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Time and depth enforced. Time was from the dive tables, depth max 80' on the morning 'deep' dive and 50' on the second dive.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Mostly digital now, huge GoPro shop on the island, multiple dealers for UW cam's so parts and help are easy to find.

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Dive Review of Aqua Safari/Casa Mexicano in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel

Aqua Safari/Casa Mexicano: "Cozumel May 2018", May, 2018,

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Dive Review of Aqua Safari/Casa Mexicano in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan/Cozumel