Hotel Casa Turquesa

Located directly on the beachfront, the four-pearl Casa Turquesa Boutique Hotel is housed in an attractive white-washed three-story building. The owner is an art lover and painter, and the hotel doubles as an art gallery, with more than 500 paintings and sculptures scattered around the property, in the lobby and reception area, hallways, as well as in the rooms. The lobby is very bright thanks to its high ceilings and large, arched windows, and it's accented by a red marble floor and a beautiful spiral staircase with cast-iron banisters at the center. The management caters to couples -- including honeymooners and couples of all ages -- but this is also a popular holiday property with families. Past guests have included celebrities and royalty. Due to its small size, the atmosphere is intimate and quiet, from the pool to the peaceful stretch of sand right on the hotel's doorstep.

Located in the heart of Cancun’s hotel zone, Casa Turquesa Boutique Hotel is right on the white sand beach with excellent ocean views. This property is surrounded by other hotels and is next to the upmarket shopping mall, Kukulcan Plaza. There are restaurants and shops within walking distance. The IBEROSTAR Golf Club is a 20-minute drive away, it’s a 16-minute drive to Cancun city center, and Cancun International Airport is a 24-minute drive away. The Mayan ruins at Tulum are a one-hour and 50-minute drive away, while those at Coba are a two-and-a-half-hour drive away. 

Most of the rooms at Casa Turquesa Boutique Hotel are spacious suites with separate living and dining areas, full kitchens, and huge bathrooms. Each room or suite also has a hot tub located either in a corner of the sea-facing balcony (or terrace in the case of the ground-floor rooms) or in a corner of the bedroom with double sliding doors which can be opened to the outdoors. The older suites have a dated look. Red marble floors and dark wood paneling on the walls are a bit of an eyesore, and the wall-to-wall portraits hanging on the walls of some of the rooms are a bit overpowering. The renovated suites, however, are completely different in style, with a more modern and understated look, featuring tasteful mahogany furniture and soft gray upholstery and tiling on the floors, and a contemporary-style tableau in neutral colors. All the rooms have air-conditioning, flat-screen TVs, and clock radios with iPod connectivity, but they're missing extras like coffeemakers and minibars. Also, there is a fee for in-room Wi-Fi. Past guests have complained of signs of wear and tear in the older rooms and suites, and noisy air-conditioning units. 

There are three on-site restaurants at Casa Turquesa Boutique Hotel. The El Mirador Restaurant has a stunning location overlooking the swimming pool and the sea, while the Celebrity offers a more formal dining room setting. Terraza Belle Vue is an open-air restaurant under a thatched roof overlooking the lagoon. The hotel's infinity pool is large and overlooks the sea, with several sun loungers and an adjacent bar. Thatched umbrellas and sun loungers, plus a few day beds can be found fronting the property's gorgeous white-sand beach. The on-site spa offers massages and beauty treatments, and there’s also an outdoor tennis court. Free Wi-Fi is available in the hotel’s public areas only.