Villas Las Tunas - Yucatan Home Rentals

Very nice, very peaceful

Overall good experience

The house and property are exactly as the listing shows. This is a beautiful place, and very peaceful. Our family had a wonderful time, and made many special memories here. From the spacious house, to the nearly private beach, it felt like a dream come true! But it IS a tropical climate, so there are some realities that you will face that are different from what you might experience in your normal everyday life. There might be ants in your food if you leave it out on the counters. You might encounter a larger than average sized spider (don't worry, they're NOT poisonous!). We only saw one, thankfully! There may be cute little geckos crawling on the walls. Not many. They really are cute and harmless! You may see large beetles in the house, but they aren't cockroaches. My husband grew up in Mexico, and says they are common in the warmer climates, and they aren't cockroaches. There was bug spray in the house, and we used it for all but the geckos. The only reason I mention the bugs, is because if you come expecting them, you can deal with them. You will have to bring your own washcloths. Also there are no hand towels. We just used our bath towels as hand towels. Most foreign countries don't use washcloths or hand towels! Bring your own spices if you plan to cook. The humid climate makes it difficult to keep spices without them getting clumpy. The host very kindly brought us salt and pepper when we asked about the lack of spices. The washing machine did work, but didn't spin out the water at the end, so we had to wring everything by hand. There is no dryer. Maybe it would seem that this isn't a good place to book, but in spite of these negatives, we LOVED this place, and truly had one of the best vacations ever! The natural beauty of this place more than makes up for the inconveniences you might encounter. And Yucatan state is the safest state in Mexico, which is another huge plus! The ocean here is calm, and quite shallow for many yards out. No sharks to worry about! The pool is very nice. There's a hose that you can use to rinse the sand off your feet. Every bedroom has a full bathroom, and we never had a problem with the water temperature or pressure. The toilets worked perfectly. You can even flush the toilet paper, which is not true everywhere in Mexico! I would recommend booking in the winter months as it gets extremely hot in the summer. We stayed in February, and it was perfect. Book it. You'll love it!

The house needs maintenance, there were no household items(clean towels, hand towels, bathmats, clean linens, kitchen utensils, trash bags) new mattresses would be nice, better outdoor furniture and new curtains or blinds. The owners quick response to our complaints was good. The house is a located in a good and pretty location. I would return again if the house was managed a lot better and maintained cleaner. Putting aside the inconveniences we had a really good time!