Secret Beach Shell Villa - on Beach - Private Pool - Owner is a Chef - Very Safe

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9.9Outstanding
(47 Ratings)
Guests raved about the marvelous villa, perfect for families, with lovely pool area, wonderful beach, and delicious meals prepared by Chef Miguel. They highly recommend the property for a relaxing and pampered vacation.
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9.9 / 10
Outstanding(47 Ratings)

Villa in State of Quintana Roo

12 guests · 5 bedrooms · 4 baths

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About this villa rental

The Secret Beach Shell Villa has long been a favorite of the Mayan Riviera and for some good reasons.

Located in a Very Small Safe Gated (Guard 24/7) Residential Community of High-End Villas - no crowds - very private. Close to all the local attractions but tucked away on the Mayan Riviera's Secret Beach (Playa del Secreto) is known as the nicest beach along the Mayan Riviera that our Staff rakes daily. We are also a Turtle Nest Sanctuary. Its nice time to come is during the Turtle season.

See our 5 Star reviews on the Adjacent identical Villa Homeaway listing #303852 which has been on HomeAway VRBO for more than 20 years and has a review from the VRBO Bear (staff of HomeAway stayed at the villa and left a review)

The Secret Beach Villas are actually three luxury Identical Beach-Front villas all 4 or 5 bedrooms each with its own private pool, part of a three-villa building; You can rent one or two or all three villas if you have a bigger group of up to 32 people. See Fish Villa at HomeAway listing #303852 & Boat Villa #4606574

We have been renting our villas since 1997, we have everything you need from an on-site property manager, to extras like Central A/C, Wi-Fi, Office style Phones in each villa with Free Phone Calls anywhere, and Extensions for our services, All Major Streaming Services in English including Local Channels ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, PBS, HBO, Starz, Amazon Prime, Acron TV, BritBox, Parmount+, Disney+ YouTube TV (Miami Locals) just like back home in English, so you won't miss the next Survivor or NCSI episodes. You would be hard-pressed to think of amenities that we don’t have in the villas. We have an extensive list of excursions to offer you as well as maps to local shopping and restaurant suggestions.

Unlike many villas in the area, we are ONSITE OWNERS who manage their own vacation home, we are only 300 feet away (by driveway entrance) if you need us.

The owner is a Professional Chef.

We have become an intuition in the area, one of the 1st to offer beachfront villa rentals more than 25+ years ago - 70% of our guests are repeat customers.


We make your Vacation Hassle Free: The 1st thing every guest says when they arrive, is the Villa & Ocean are more beautiful than even the pictures show, with the ocean's edge 30 feet from the back door, you always have a great view of the turquoise water of the Caribbean. We furnished our villas with real living room furniture all imported from Pottery Barn or Macys. In our villas we want you to feel like your home.

We have all the information and assistance to help make planning your vacation hassle free. We have downloadable maps to Costco, Wal-Mart in Playa del Carmen & Cancun and Hospitals. You can go online thru our site and view videos of activities and reserve online, including Golf Tee Times or a Catamaran trip to Isla Mujeres, and Fishing and Snorkeling in Puerto Morelos. Our FAQ have every question you could think of including a Mayan Riviera Swine flu update. We offer a grocery shopping service that will buy all your grocery’s and have them waiting in the villa for you.

Chef Miguel & Welcome Dinner Menu: The villa owner is a professional chef and will cook your food with the 'Sazon y Sentimiento' (Taste and Feeling) of Mexico, for the 'foodies on vacation' you can schedule an afternoon private cooking class with Chef Miguel.

Here is our Welcome dinner we offer arrival night so guest can relax and get their bearings without having to go out to a restaurant to eat. One of the many dinners on our villas food service menu.
The Mexican Welcome dinner - $18 per person
(Served on Sat. evening for arrivals – you may also order this meal anytime)
• Chicken Flautas
• Guacamole
• Pico del Gallo & Chips
• Beef Fajita
• Cheese and Chicken Enchiladas
• Mexican Rice
• Fried Plantain
• Beans
• Flan
• Margaritas.

All meals come with a pitcher of Margaritas or Pina Coladas or Sangria.
Meals run $18 - $35. Not up for dinner, we also offer 'Happy Hour' munchies and we deliver them right to you, so you can snack at the pool. Kids under 5 eat for Free, kids 5 to 11 eat 1/2 price.

Chef Miguel and Private Cooking Class: Chef Miguel will come to your vacation villa and teach you the in and outs of some of the popular Mayan Dishes along with hands on training... be prepared to be involved with the food preparation as Miguel’s Suez Chefs or grab a stool with a margarita or a cerveza and just watch. It’s a fun and festive afternoon preparing a Mayan dinner along with insights to both Mexican/Mayan Ingredients as well as Cultural viewpoints… afternoon of pure Foodie heaven! You don’t have to be a seasoned Chef…or you could be… but either way you learn recipes that you can easy make back at home. After the cooking is done sit down to a memorable Mayan dinner you have just prepared.
You can go to Chef Miguel's website Cancun Chef and learn about his passion for food. Miguel is a real 'Foodie' and loves nothing more than to talk food the villa guest, many of whom are chefs themselves.

Amenities at Secret Beach Shell Villa - on Beach - Private Pool - Owner is a Chef - Very Safe

Non-smoking
No pets allowed
Family friendly

Map of State of Quintana Roo


Ratings and reviews

9.9 / 10
Outstanding(47 Ratings)
review starsSummary of reviews
Guests raved about the marvelous villa, perfect for families, with lovely pool area, wonderful beach, and delicious meals prepared by Chef Miguel. They highly recommend the property for a relaxing and pampered vacation.
From real guest reviews summarized by AI
10 / 10Outstanding·Dec 2025
Great time at this villa on a beautiful beach. Very attentive host!
10 / 10Outstanding·Nov 2025
It was a wonderful vacation spot with 11 friends. We enjoyed the meals that Miguel made and all questions were answered, promptly. The cleaning service was anazing!
10 / 10Outstanding·Jun 2025
The property itself was perfect. Private, spacious and comfortable. Plenty of room for the whole family The pool was wonderful. We had dinners prepared for us and they were delicious and reasonably priced. The property itself is completely car dependent. You either need to rent a car or depend on a taxi to get anywhere including a convenience store. Taxis to the grocery store round-trip run about 60. You can have groceries purchased in advance for the home, which is the more economical way to go as long as you know what you want for if you stay.
5 / 10·Mar 2021
This place was great. We had 2 large families, a total of 10 people enjoy the Shell Villa. The private pool was clean and allowed for breaks from playing in the ocean which is just steps away! The view from the 2nd floor ocean side was delightful. Felt completely safe with the guarded road access along with villa private gate. They owner excelled at making you trip amazing with great meals and local recommendations. I think we may make this our go to VRBO in this area. Thank you Miguel and Liza!!!

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FAQs

Is parking included with this villa?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Secret Beach Shell Villa - on Beach - Private Pool - Owner is a Chef - Very Safe. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this villa?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this villa. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is Secret Beach Shell Villa - on Beach - Private Pool - Owner is a Chef - Very Safe pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this villa is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Secret Beach Shell Villa - on Beach - Private Pool - Owner is a Chef - Very Safe?

We found 3 amenities for this rental. This includes non-smoking, no pets allowed, and family friendly.