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Reviews of Villas Delfines

3 out of 5
Villas Delfines
Domicilio Conocido Isla de Holbox, Municipio Lazaro, Isla Holbox, ROO

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 50 out of 141 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 59 out of 141 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 141 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 141 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 141 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely bungalows on the beach, food at the restaurant was great. Staff was very helpful and pleasant.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2018
Response from Villas Delfines on 14 May 2018
Thank you for your comment!

10/10 Excellent

Joan, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet Beachfront Getaway
We loved staying at Villa Delfines because of its quiet low key atmosphere, its rustic charm and low density. Situated in a well manicured garden, on a perfect stretch of sandy beach the 20 palapa roofed cabins are very spacious and charmingly rustic in all the right ways. There's lots of space, privacy and quiet unlike the congested resorts along the beach. It also seems to attract other travelers ( many Europeans) who are quiet and low key....no party-animals. We tend to prefer simplicity, space, privacy and quiet to the thumping beat of techno music and over-styled mod-cons at the other newer, more congested resorts. We spent our days relaxing on the clean and comfy loungers and hammocks under the shade of the palapas between swims. We lunched at Montaray Beach club next door everyday on it's delicious grilled fish ( with garlic and spices) chased down with a cervesa. In the early evenings we enjoyed a 1km stroll into town to watch the sunset on the beach, eat dinner, have drinks and take in the live music and people watching in the vibrant town. How refreshing that behind the veneer of tourist row , the town still has neighbourhoods that haven't been Disneyfied! It was the perfect vacation and we were so grateful to have found this place to stay! Oh and my initial reservations about the composting toilets disappeared, they are super clean and have ventilation so don't at all smell.
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Daniela / Villas Delfines on 7 Mar 2018
Thank you very much for your comment. Quiet inspiring and inspired! Thanks!

8/10 Good

max

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Villas Delfines on 26 Feb 2018
Thank you very much for your appreciation. Best regards

6/10 Okay

Timothy

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Villas Delfines on 12 Feb 2018
Thank you for your taking the time to evaluate us. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Eric , Santa Barbara, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great! Right next to the beach.
Supper fun. Can not wait to go back. Great and helpful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Villas Delfines on 4 Jan 2018
Thank you very much for your comment. We are glad you spent a nice time at Villas Delfines!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Great eco hotel right on the beach
Great location, a short walk down the beach from the downtown core. The individual cabins allow for great privacy and are spacious and comfortable. The composting toilets and solar heated showers demonstrate the hotel's committment to lessening their impact on this beautiful island.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017
Thank you for your comment. Kind regards!

8/10 Good

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Required $50deposit for pool towels

8/10 Good

Matthew

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Basic But Lovely, very peaceful
Charming accommodation, facilities a little basic but fine for a relaxing beach location. 30 seconds walk to the beach and easy access into Holbox town center for some great dining options!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

megan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
family friendly eco resort on the beach
Villas Delfines is more rustic that other hotels in the same price range, the food and service is lacking, but it has a charming island feel, pool, and is on the best stretch of beach. Delfines is an eco hotel, and you can feel good about that...it is located in an ideal spot...the beach is gorgeous...also family friendly.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel right by the beach
Overall this island itself is very laid back and relaxing and this hotel reflects that. Do not expect Resort All Inclusive type of experience. You walk with your luggage to your room, no bell boys etc. This is for those who want to experience something different and explore the island or just lounge by the beach. The rooms are bungalow style, rustic, nothing fancy. We had no bad experience in the rooms. They were very clean, spacious and fresh (AC). Beds had mosquito nets which was great. Lots of windows and the hammocks outside the room were awesome. It had a small fridge and coffee maker. NOTE: The toilets are eco friendly (no flushing). I forgot name of this system but you do not use water. It does not smell bad at all and it was a pleasant experience to know we were saving water. We traveled with two kids and they had no problems with the toilets. There is one restaurant at the hotel which served decent food. We ordered hamburgers, omelettes, and ceviche and all were good. Just beware that even the restaurant atmosphere in the whole island is very laid back. Service can be considered a bit slow but that is really just how it is here. There are iguanas roaming around the premises and if you are not afraid of these animals it is quite nice, they keep to themselves. The pool is small but we did not use it ... the beach is too beautiful to be at a pool. Staff was friendly and helpful. BRING MOSQUITO/BUG REPELLENT - NOT THE AEROSOL KIND. CREAM ONE WORKS BEST.
Eco friendly toilets
Spacious room
Hotel grounds
View from front desk out to beach

6/10 Okay

Byron

Disliked: Room comfort
Wifi was not working.

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The best beach
This was a great place to stay and in the best location.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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8/10 Good

Dunia/Stefan

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Great time in our stay
We had an amazing time at Hotel Villas Delfines, location is great, right in front of the sea, the view is amazing and the staff is always willing to help and offer the best service ever.
sunset view
swimming pool
bungalow

10/10 Excellent

eleanor r.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Love this hotel
We have stayed at Villas Delfines three times now, and would visit again in a hearbeat! The huts are simple and low key, yet stylish and comfortable. We all slept like babies. The staff are incredibly friendly and helpful, and it is one of the most relaxing places you can stay in, even with three kids! The location is perfect for us, an easy walk into 'town', yet far enough away to be completely peaceful. It is one of my favourite places in the world!

8/10 Good

kate, london

Liked: Room comfort
Perfect location
We have just returned from a week's stay at Villas Delfines. The location couldn't be more perfect- right on the beachfront and a short walk from town. It is incredibly peaceful and both the manager and his female front of house assistant (apologies, we didn't get her name!) were very helpful, especially with an issue we had with one of the tours (nothing to do with Villa Delfines). Unfortunately, some of the other members of staff were less helpful (although this could be partly due to the language barrier and/or what we called "Holbox timing"); food service was particularly slow. We loved our room and it was cleaned beautifully every day and very comfortable - touches such as the in room water tank, shell shower and extra blankets made for a very enjoyable stay. We would definitely recommend this hotel.

8/10 Good

ranger rick, michigan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly and helpful staff.
We had a wonderful anniversary dinner there which they made very special for us. T he beach was beautiful
The beautiful beach

4/10 Poor

Old retired, traveled worldwide

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very basic Hotel on the beach not more than 1 star
How can you rate this hotel 4 stars. Absolutely basic, nothing in the cabin, no AC, not flush toilette, a hole in the ground, one broken chair outside the cabin and a hanging mat, no WIFI at the cabins, on the lobby very, very limited, breakfast extra $5.00 for a egg, minimum maintenance around the ground. Price against was offered total rip off.

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Great eco friendly hotel. Comfy and great locatio
Great location, right on beach, and very clean and nice.

10/10 Excellent

catia F , philadelphia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice chilled hotel close to the beach
This is a great hotel in the very chilled island of Holbox. The hotel was well located, close to the nicest beaches but walking distance or "golf cart taxi" distance from village center. This hotel is a collection of individual and very spacious huts. You have a choice of air condition or not (we went with not), and you are provided with plenty of fans and fresh water in room. Showe facilities were basic but charming and water was always plentiful and good temperature, all provided by solar power use. Our room had a kind bed and a single bed and could have easily hosted a family. The toilet was an Eco-toilet which I was surprised with with regards to odors and friendliness of use. It worked great. The hotel has a restaurant and offers basic continental breakfast, but an ala carte menu is also available at cost. They were always extremely attentive and kind and offered us lots of drinks and small snacks for free (in fact that happened a be all over the island). They also booked out transfer from the hotel and worked fantastic despite the hours of our flights. They thought of everything and provided us with the tickets for all the different segments ( 2 hour car+ 35 min ferry + 10 min golf cart taxi). The only con and this was a con for the whole island not just this hotel is that the island has some voracious Mosquitos. We knew this to be the case and were prepared... But they were smart! The hotel provided in wall Moskito repellent. Overall was great!

10/10 Excellent

Carter, Virginia Beach, VA

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great stay
I had lost my debit card and was without pesos, and there are no banks on the island. The staff worked with us to help us out. In addition the power went out in our palapa and they arranged for us to move to a different hotel, but we stayed in the powerless palapa, the next day they upgraded us to a new palapa. The staff was attentive and courteous and very helpful to us as English speakers in a Spanish speaking country. We will definitely return.

8/10 Good

John, Bedford, Virginia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Quiet, Rustic, Eco-Friendly Beach Hotel.
If you want modern glamour or to party all night, then Villas Delfines is NOT for you. This is a 20-year old "eco-resort," of locally constructed thatch-roofed bungalows provided with solar heated showers and composting toilets (so if the sun don't shine you don't have hot water). There are also hammocks hanging on every front porch, mosquito netting over the beds, and ceiling fans; only the larger "ocean view" villas have air conditioning. The bungalows have wi-fi access but NO T.V. and NO PHONE. The feel is rustic, but very comfortable. The rooms, grounds, gardens, and pool are kept immaculately clean, by a very friendly staff. Iguanas are everywhere. The atmosphere is quiet and expansive; even with most of the villas occupied you still fee like you have the place all to yourself. The huge white sand - well groomed - beach goes very gently down into the warm, shallow, Gulf of Mexico; you can walk 50 yards out into the water and still be standing waste deep on soft sand.

10/10 Excellent

the Davies, kent

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Peaceful haven , right on the beach
Very relaxing stay at Villas Delfines. Good breakfast choices and for lunch and dinner. Home made pasta. Delicious cocktails, with and without alcohol. we loved the lemon and mint. The staff were so nice and genuine. If you want a chill out holiday, this is it. The sight of the pale blue sea every morning. The chug of the golf carts. The walk to the village with its excellent restaurant and above all the fresh natural foods on offer. Not a processed thing in sight. Certainly made us feel better than we have for years. A real tonic.

8/10 Good

Chris, Stockholm

Liked: Staff & service
Calm stay
We had a very nice stay at this hotel. The staff is very nice and helpful. The only bad thing is the pool surrounded by a gang of Iguana lizards.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
close to the beach and not far from the village
Nice bungalows. The location is quite and just in front of the beach. The restaurant is a bit disapointing, but there are nice restaurants in the village. overall a very pleasant stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
basic hotel in stunning place
Although very pretty and rustic, the hotel was quite basic (eco facilities limit hot water availability on cloudy days, cabana hut style rooms means bugs in rooms and sheets had some stains on and were not ironed) but the location, atmosphere and character of the island were well worth the basic conditions. the beach is stunning, the town is like a fairytale with treehouse restaurants and open air cooking. definitely worth a visit. now there are direct buses from tulum to chiquila via cancun or we saw signs for 70USD taxis to cancun from chiquila. bus takes a couple of hours from cancun.

6/10 Okay

Laura, New Jersey

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Fine, just not amazing
Some Highlights: Very clean rooms, great hammocks on the porches, the eco-toilet does not smell at all, very friendly groundskeeper, sufficient in-room lighting. Some Items That Could Improve: The rooms do not have a dresser - we had to keep the suitcases open on the floor rather than unpack, the breakfast was minimal continental, the pool did not seem to be kept up very well (murky water) and was not inviting overall, the internet access computer had missing keys, the beach seating felt neglected... All in all, it was a fine stay, but it wasn't teriffic. With many little details overlooked, the hotel felt like it was someone's side project rather than main focus. We ended up eating at Mawimbe quite often and will likely stay there next time for the good food, convenient location, inviting beach seating, and friendly staff.

8/10 Good

Angie Nunavut

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice getaway
It was an interesting experience (first time on an Ecofriendly hotel), no t.v., no telephone, no flushing... Very relaxed environment, the food is good at the restaurant (especially the shrimp ceviche!) and the service in general is excellent. We had some exotic pets inside the room, nothing dangerous obviously, but exotic anyway

10/10 Excellent

Sue, New England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet eco-funky
we loved it -- relaxing, secluded, unpretentious

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disappointing
I was at Villa Deflines with my husband and my two little kids. The hotel is in a great location, and you can tell it was once a lovely place. But having just spent a fantastic week at Hotel Mawimbi (which was booked for the final days of our trip, sadly as it was a fantastic place to stay and way better value than Villa Deflines), we were extremely disappointed in what we found here. There were several examples of the lack of care we found at Villa Delfines: - We had dinner the night we arrived and the next morning at breakfast found the same stain on our table cloth that our daughter had made the night before. - Chairs on the beach were dirty and ragged, and the beach itself was not cared for in the same meticulous way as elsewhere. - One of the two hammocks in our beach front cabana had a hole the size of a small child in it. - The waiter at breakfast seemed to be hiding from us so we had to go back to the kitchen to get coffee. I heard from others that the owner does not live on the island and when he visits does not like the guests to know. It's actually sad because the island is such a wonderful place. The pool is great to have and the property is great for kids to be free, but there are better places to stay - especially for the price.

10/10 Excellent

edgar, Mexico

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
relaxing paradise
great location, cabins are terrific, eco friendly facilities, friendly-helpful staff, clean, isolated, relaxing, the best hot water avaiability would be the only concern

10/10 Excellent

Zoryana, Brooklyn, NY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had an amazing experience in Villas Delfines, beautiful hotel , romantic and private, very friendly and helpful personnel ... Highly recommend !!! Will definitely go back!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not much hot water n 15 min walk to town which by the end Of trip was pretty tiring...pretty boring island not a lot to do :(

4/10 Poor

sherry, il.

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
holbox island
The hotel was nice but had no hot water in the shower til late in the afternoon. The ATMS in town do not work, but it took the money from our account. No one there would help us. It made the over all trip very stessfull and not we have to dispute 3 differant charges. I would not recommend the Island holbox!

10/10 Excellent

Joerg, Vista, CA, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sole Relaxation
We rented two cabanas with sea view for our kids (12, 13 and 17) and us (42, 46) at Villas Delfines.It was litteraly wonderful. Located next to the beach we would kick back in the hammocks on the deck and enjoy watching the pelicans fishing in the shallow green-blue waters. The cabanas are built on pole structures, each having a deck under the same yucca palm leaf covered roof as the room. Inside it is like in a dome. The four-poster beds are wrapped by mosquito nets. Once you are in, you forget the world around you (if you haven't before...). The toilet is biological, no flushing. A fan, which is slightly hearable, takes the odor out. So, no bad smell at all. The only thing I was worried about was to get so used to the no-flushing that I would forget flushing back home. Every room has A/C in case you need it cold. We prefered listening to the waves. Our reservation included breakfast. That's the only thing I wouldn't recommend. It reminded me to my business trips to Tripoli/Libya. Or in other words: the variety of the buffet was quite limited. However, it is nice that Villas Defines has a restaurant. If you don't feel like walking to town to check out one of the many different restaurants offering all types of food, you can just stay. We are very sure to return. Villas Delfines is the place where your sole can relax and your batteries are fully recharged in just a week.

2/10 Terrible

yann, Paris

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hôtel fermé depuis un mois
Nous avons trouvé portes closes lorsque nous nous sommes présentés à 19h à l’hôtel Villas Las Delfines à Holbox. Nous nous sommes donc retrouvés sans hébergement nous et nos enfants (7 et 9 ans), sans support (pas de réponse Expédia à 19h heure México / 2h Paris) et avons donc eu droit à de bonnes heures de stress et de galère. J’ai réservé cet hôtel sur Expédia le 17 juin 2018. Renseignements pris auprès des hôtels voisins , Il est fermé et à l’abandon depuis plus d’un mois. J’aI réussi à trouver un hôtel et envoyé un mail le lendemain : reçu une réponse laconique de renvoi vers un service client. Ils m’indiquent qu’ils doivent vérifier que l’hotel est bien fermé avant de me rembourser (ce qu’une recherche sur internet confirme en moins d’une minute). Une bonne idée aurait été de faire cette vérification avant de vendre cette prestation... Non professionnel.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

4/10 Poor

Jan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
En lidt kedelig ferieoplevelse
Hotellet blev markedsført som bæredygtigt, med økotoilet etc. men var i dårlig forfatning. Søde medarbejdere med fantastisk beliggenhed. På 3.dagen af de 10 dage vi havde booket, blev alle gæster kørt til andet hotel, da ejeren havde tabt retssagen om ejerskabet idet området blev besat af politiet..
Stayed 9 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

gerardo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Salvador

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
La playa en frente es hermosa, y los bungalows están muy bien. Solo fallo el servicio de internet durante toda mi estancia
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

julio, Guadalajara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
hotel frente a la playa
es un hotel rustico que cuenta con todo lo necesario para disfrutar de holbox a un precio accesible, llevar mucho repelente para los sancudos
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018
Response from Villas Delfines on 6 May 2018
Gracias por su comentario.

8/10 Good

osvaldo

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Response from Villas Delfines on 20 Apr 2018
Thank you and kind regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Baño
El único detalle es que tiene baño de pozo lo cual es incomodo y da mal olor
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Villas Delfines on 17 Feb 2018
Gracias por su comentario. Reportó el mal olor? No debería de pasar ya que los baños secos o de composta tienen un sistema de ventilación para prevenir esto precisamente. Saludos cordiales.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Villas Delfines on 30 Jan 2018
Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Anni , Tampere

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hyvä sijainti kävely matkakeskustaa
Sijainti hyvä.. Aamupala nihkeä mutta pärjää kyllä.. Rannat todella likaiset hotellin vieressä.. Mukavat huoneet ja ystävällinen henkilökunta..
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Villas Delfines on 18 Jan 2018
Thank you!

8/10 Good

Jorge

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from Villas Delfines on 4 Jan 2018
Thank you!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bien situé au calme sur une jolie plage.
Ambiance assez roots et sympathique Blablablabla car il faut plus de caractères
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Response from Villas Delfines on 9 Dec 2017
Merci de votre commentaire.