The Best Hotels on Isla Mujeres: Where to Stay

The Best Hotels on Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Janice and I spent months living in Mexico, and Isla Mujeres was one of the places we kept returning to. We’ve stayed in different parts of the island, but we strongly preferred El Centro, where we could walk to Playa Norte, restaurants, and bars without needing a golf cart or taxi every time we wanted […]

Isla Mujeres Travel Guide: Where to Stay, Eat & Explore

The Isla Mujeres sign on the side of the road, a popular photo stop for tourists visiting the island off the coast of Cancun, Mexico.

Just a short ferry ride from Cancun, Isla Mujeres is a small Caribbean island best known for Playa Norte, one of Mexico’s most beautiful beaches. But there’s much more to the island than its turquoise water and white sand. Downtown, known as El Centro, is packed with restaurants, bars, and shops, while the neighborhoods farther […]