My family of five recently stayed in La Salamadra in Puerto Aventuras. We were very happy with the house, location, and service from the owner and manager.
The house itself has a fantastic layout. It's open, bright, and has lots of room, certainly enough that it would easily accommodate two families who wanted to vacation together. We went with our three boys (ages 8, 7, 5) so each child had their own bedroom (TONS of space in the big upstairs bedrooms) and my husband and I had the master bedroom. Big closets with lots of shelving, in addition to the large bathrooms upstairs meant there was never any crowding like you would feel in a smaller house or condo.
The kitchen was large and open, as was the living room. There was a direct line of sight to the backyard private pool from both the kitchen and living room, which was fantastic as our boys spent time in the pool every day.
The backyard patio table area was covered by shade most of the time so that allowed some relief from the sun, but with lots of space on the deck to sit in the sun by the pool as well. The backyard felt quite private as it backed onto a large bush area that separates the property from the golf course. The neighbors on either side are close, but shrubs, trees, and a dividing wall provides privacy.
The location is great. It's a five minute walk to a nearby beach that isn't too busy, even though it's shared by many properties. It offered excellent views of the sunrise and calm, shallow water for snorkelling for the kids to see a few fish. The community itself with the marina, shops, bars, and stores was great to grab some essentials, go out for a drink, go running, etc. It's also in a great spot along the coast, as it's south of Playa Del Carmen (we found the region between Cancun and Playa to be quite a bit busier). So we were easily able to access lots of things we wanted to do: ferry to Cozumel, ruins and beaches of Tulum (fantastic), Chichen Itza (amazing!), snorkelling to see turtles at Akumal (boys loved this), etc. Having a rental car meant we didn't have to book ourselves onto tour buses or hire taxis. So this was great.
We were also very happy with the service provided by Gina (owner), Mario (I believe he's the property manager who attended to check in/check out), Ayda (house cleaner) and pool cleaner. If we were missing any items or had requests, the response was within a couple hours. The property was in great condition and very clean.
Definitely recommend it!
