Your full kitchen with "wrap around" view and a maid to clean up your mess.
Location: Akumal, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mayan Riviera, Mexico (Located About 90 Minutes South of the Cancun Airport.)
Accommodations: Condo, 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths (Sleeps 5)
Lovely, private Half Moon Bay is home to Playa Caribe #5. Located midway between the points of the bay, the views from your balcony of the second floor center unit are breathtaking. The ocean can be viewed from everywhere in the condo!
The Playa Caribe building, which contains 12 units and 3 casitas, is beautifully maintained and provides purified water from our own onsite Reverse Osmosis plant. You will never have to worry again about accidentally brushing your teeth with the tap water. The water even tastes good.
Playa Caribe #5 is a luxury condominium providing all the amenities you would have at home: linens, full kitchen, pool, air conditioning, Wi-Fi, satellite TV, DVD, VCR, iPod player, CD player, etc. Add to this the daily maid service and you will not want to back home! Just because you have a kitchen doesn't mean you have to cook. A short walk up or down the beach leads to two excellent beachside restaurants: La Lunita and La Buena Vida. There are many restaurants to chose from.
Half Moon Bay is a premiere snorkeling spot. Turtles build their nests on the beach and, if you are visiting during the summer months, you may see the babies hatch and make their dash to the water.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning: Air conditioning, plus four ceiling fans.
- Linens Provided: All sheets at least 400 thread count. All linens provided.
- Off Street Parking
- Beds
- King Bed: The king bed is in the master bedroom.
- Queen Bed: The queen and double bed are in the guest bedroom.
- Double Bed
- Crib: Provided by the management upon request.
- Entertainment
- Cable/Satellite TV: One television in each bedroom. Full package of movie and sports channels.
- DVD
- VCR
- Video Library: Library located in office.
- CD Player
- Music Library: We have provided CDs of music we enjoy. We "came of age" in the 60's, so you may prefer to bring your own. We also provide an iPod player for your use and for recharging your iPod.
- Shared Pool: Lovely pool located on the beachside of the condos.
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen: Stovetop and microwave for cooking, no oven.
- Cooking Utensils Provided: Everything from electric beaters to corkscrews.
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Catering Available: Meals will be catered. Ask Agustin in the office for details.
- Outdoor Features
- Charcoal BBQ Grill
- Deck/Patio: There is a shared space next to the pool with two umbrella covered tables for dining with friends.
- Balcony: Our second floor center balcony has a padded chaise longue, a table and four chairs. It, also, provides a stunning view of Half Moon Bay.
- View/Location
- Beachfront: We provide three palapas for shade, modern adjustable chaise lounges, and beach towels.
- Communications
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Other Amenities
- Purified drinking water from all taps provided through Reverse Osmosis plant on site., Safe in main bedroom for valuables.
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed
- Kid Friendly
- Smoking Not Allowed: All the condos are smoke-free.
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Golf
- Tennis
- Zoo/Wildlife Park
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Rafting
- Kayaking
- Sailing
- Boating
- Parasailing
- Swimming
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Wildlife Viewing
- Fishing
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Horseback Riding
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
Lock out unit rented as .. 2 bedroom | 1 bedroom
May 01-Nov 15, 2009 ..... $195/night | $165/night
Special Summer Rates: June and July 2009...$180/night | $145/night
Aug 01-Dec 15, 2009 ..... Buy 6 nights (2bd/2bath) get the 7th free!
Nov 16-Dec 18, 2009 ..... $265/night | $245/night
Dec 19-Jan 02, 2010 ..... $375/night (7 night minimum).
10% discount for stays of 21 days or more in 2BR condo.
12% hotel tax is extra.
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Credit Cards Accepted:
Owner's Profile
Owner Description
Year Purchased: 2005
Hi from John and Annie. We are happily retired* in Bishop, California, after thirty plus years living on Donner Summit, in the mountains above Lake Tahoe, enjoying the skiing, hiking, climbing and coping with massive amounts of snow. Bishop is on the eastern side of the Sierras and is a playground for athletes. We moved here to rock climb year round and to get away from the snow. Even though we don't get much snow here, we still like to head south to lovely Half Moon Bay for part of January and February.
*John was a ski school director and climbing instructor. Annie was a teacher, mainly in kindergarten.
Why the Owner Chose Akumal
One morning in early Jan. 2005, after it had been snowing for a week and road closures were eminent, I decided I needed to get somewhere warm and welcoming. I had a photo of a condo on Half Moon Bay up on the 'frig that a friend had given to us at a Christmas party. After staring longingly at the photo, I started looking for a place to stay on HMB, not having any idea it was high season. Of course, nothing was available. One wonderful travel agent told me she had found a hotel room for us but told me to see if I could find a flight first. Oh, my. By the time I secured the flight and confirmed the hotel room, it was about 2:30 in the afternoon. We ran around throwing things in a couple of suitcases, jumped in the car and made the 3 1/2 hour drive up to Reno with white knuckles. Cars were spinning out all around us.
We spent that night in Reno and flew out the next morning. We had our feet in the sand that afternoon. It was love at first sight! Half Moon Bay is an absolutely magical place.
One day we wandered in to the realtor's just to check out prices but, when Tony asked if he could show us some properties, we thought it would be fun to look around. One of the properties was Playa Caribe #5. We fell under the spell of that fabulous view of Half Moon Bay from every room in the condo. We love to share our place with family and friends. It is our hope that our visitors will want to return often and think of it as their private get away.
The Unique Benefits of this Condo
There seems to be two types of visitors to Half Moon Bay. Some fill every minute of every day with some new adventure: cenotes, diving, driving around, shopping, restaurants, cultural events, ruins, etc. Believe me, there is no end to all one can find to do in this area. We fit in with "the others" who just love to hang out at Half Moon Bay. We bring about a million books and, when we aren't in the water snorkeling, we have our noses pressed to the pages. The diving is wonderful, but we just can't get enough of the snorkeling. I should add that another bonus to staying at Playa Caribe is meeting some of the very interesting people who stay there often.
Property Photos
- Your full kitchen with "wrap around" view and a maid to clean up your mess. - Akumal Beachfront Condo with Wi-Fi and BBQ Grill
- This is your private balcony overlooking beautiful Half Moon Bay. - Akumal Beachfront Condo with Wi-Fi and BBQ Grill
- The pool is one of the many amenities provided by Playa Caribe. - Akumal Beachfront Condo with Wi-Fi and BBQ Grill
- Lovely, uncrowded Half Moon Bay is a snorkeler's paradise.
- Your maid, Patricia, will make your bed and do your dishes.
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Karl and Kathy Hammer , Rockville, Utah
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Via email: Date: Sunday, April 06, 2008 Dear John and Annie, Thank you for making your Akumal condo available to Sue and I (Don). We were at your unit #5 Playa Caribe Condo March 2 through March 12, 2008. We had a wonderful visit and went snorkeling many times. This is our 3rd visit to Half Moon Bay (4th visit to Akumal). We really enjoyed the view from the balcony. I have attached a panorama photo that I took on March 3rd, 2008. I had a high-resolution print made that is 5 feet long that is now hanging in our family room. Best Regards, Don and Sue
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This was posted on the Locogringo Forum: I was so so so very excited to see the post about P.C. #5. Annie, we loved it!! We stayed March29 to April05. The view is SPECTACULAR, saw turtles peeking their heads up frequently and rays , we think, swimming about!! We snorkeled half moon bay at least 2 days and thought it was great, a bit more wavey then Akumal bay, close by, where we saw turtles gallor, rays, barracuda, squid, etc.. I saw my first turtle snorkeling in front on the condo though. We also witnessed an AWESOME day of water spouts, I'll try photos later if I can figure this thing out. We loved the wave sounds all day, the wind at night can wake one up if you are not use to it. Augustine is the greatest and all the help too!!! Maid service is so great and the TV was up and working when we left. Loved the lay out with the bedrooms and showers/bath so beautifully tiled and spacious in my opinion. Balconies from both bedrooms and the dining area. We even grilled from the balcony one night, was great! The pepper grinder is not workin so great guys. Loved all the books about Mexico, the reef, etc. The bowl with vegies, fruit,chips, and salsa was a great greeting late at night too. The security is a good feeling. We did use the safe and liked that feature. You guys have a great place. Hope we can do it again next year and bring our daughters. Sandy
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walt Schneider , Redding, CA
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Suzanne and Dave Arnold , California
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Cindy & Jock , Swall Meadows, CA
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paola accusani , bishop, california