Dive Review of Sea Robin Diving/Villablanca Hotel in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

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Sea Robin Diving/Villablanca Hotel: "COZUMEL with Sea Robin Diving", Nov, 2022, by NEAL LANGERMAN, CA, US ( Contributor 17 reports with 19 Helpful votes). Report 12194 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	I have been diving with Sea Robin for many years. I am loyal because Eduardo and Victor make the fun, excellent diving of Cozumel fantastic. Great service, great guiding around the beautiful reefs, and really good finding of critters, large, small, and tiny. If you stay south of the Marina Fonatura, they will pick you up at most resort piers. NOTE> Many resorts now charge a dockage fee of about $5.00 USD per diver per day, even for guests. If you stay north of the cruise ship terminal, you will need to take a taxi to the Marina - $7.00 - $20.00, depending on distance. Sea Robin has good rental gear. They will take care of your gear for the duration of your trip, if you want. They handle your gear so you can take it easy. The Sea Robin dive boat “Ballena” uses back roll entries. The dive ladder is very good, but could use another step at the bottom. I am a serious U/W photographer and Cozumel offers a wide variety of subjects from the huge reef structure to tiny nudibranchs. Your choice. Water is clear with 30+ meter visibility the norm. Small cameras are easier to handle in the pangas of Cozumel. I opted to use a GoPro Hero 10 Black with two professional level video lights in lieu of my vary large DSLR kit. I am pleased with the wide angle, wide angle-close focus, and video. The Backscatter flip macro lens is very good, but its shallow depth of field makes getting sharp macros hard. I am really irritated by this unfair dockage fee. It is as if the resorts and the island want diver’s money but want to make diving difficult. The dockage fee is nothing more than a minor profit center. It serves no purpose except to collect money. Yes, if you are not a guest of the resort, a small fee is acceptable. Come on, Cozumel Tourist Bureau; get rid of this. THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO THE VILLABLANCA DIVE HOTEL - not related to Sea Robin. This property seems privately owned, not part of a chain. The grounds are well tended and lovely. The location is OK for getting both into town and to dive sites. The staff is friendly, and the rooms clean and adequate. The wifi supports a Zoom call with video. BUT… the maintenance of the property is terrible, to the point it earns a “do not stay here” from me. The room lock failed repeatedly, locking me out of my 3rd floor room six times and there is no elevator. They finally got that fixed. The refrigerator in the room leaks water and I feel a mild current of I touch any of the rusty spots. An extension cord provided in the kitchenette blew a circuit breaker as soon as I plugged it in. Not good, but easily replaced. My dive bag weighs 24.5 kg (54 pounds). Hauling it up the flights of stairs was a chore. Another guest helped me. Water to the sink and shower is very salty. Definitely not drinkable. My room as a small porch, about 2 meters in length. I dry my wet suit there effectively. But, there is not enough space in this room for two divers with wetsuits and cameras. In a word, I will not return to Villablanca.
Websites	Sea Robin Diving Villablanca Hotel
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	All of continental USA; Caribbean, Gulf, Sea of Cortez, Eastern & Western Pacific & more
Closest Airport	CZM - Cozumel	Getting There	I had not trouble on AA from San Diego to Cozumel via Miami
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	28-29°C / 82-84°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-50 M / 98-164 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth was suggested but not monitored.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	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
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	See above

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Dive Review of Sea Robin Diving/Villablanca Hotel in Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan

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Dive Review of Sea Robin Diving/Villablanca Hotel in
Cozumel and the Mexican Yucatan