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[Guest Comments: 2 positive, 0 negative]
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| 05/12/09 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Hi Whitney...
Everything was perfect. The house clean and beautiful! Full power and water the entire weekend (even for 6 of us!). The caretaker took good care of everything, making sure we had everything we needed and keeping the beach clean. It was really paradise for us! It was also brilliant that our friends could bring their dogs too... I think they may of enjoyed it more than us, they love the beach and swimming... they even followed us out to the reef on the kayaks!!
We all live in Mexico... me and my partner lived in Mahahual for a while before Dean and really wanted to return now that it's recovering so we brought some friends along too! We're thinking of returning too to do some diving in Chinchorro so maybe you'll be getting another mail from me!!
Michelle
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Michelle
Maya Riveria, Mx
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| 03/10/09 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
What a great time at your house in Mahahual! Wish we'd stayed there longer/ Very comfortable..........We enjoyed dining out and needed more time for more restaurants! had fun in and around Mahahual having a beer, eating, sitting beachside!
Never had to start generator! Estaban ran the water pump twice! What a great guy! he netted us sardines for fishing. He had a much fun as we did.
We caught snapper, yellowfish, grouper. Nothing big, but more than sizeable enough for a fish fry....We gave the second bunch we caught to Estaban and his family! We couldn't eat them all!
He (or his wife) made us tamales and empanadas.....Soooooo good!
Our adult kids are as excited as we are to head to Mahahual again! They want to go with.
THANKS AGAIN!
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Al and Margaret S
Minneapolis , MN
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| 02/15/09 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Whitney,
We all absolutely loved Majahual and The Dragonfly. It was an extremely enjoyable and relaxing vacation.
I'll let you know when we can get away to visit again.
We've had a LOVELY visit and look forward to returning soon. We love your casita!
Thanks again for your fantastic hospitality!
Take care,
Elayne
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Elayne A
Merida, Mexico
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| 01/31/09 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Whitney,
How are you???
Our stay in Casita Dragonfly has been just WONDERFUL!!! We love it and are having a great time and very productive too, considering how hard it has been to work and not snorkel all day long!!
Thanks a lot for your help… and let´s keep in touch.. We are Casita Dragonfly Fans!
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Santiago L
Mexico City, MX
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| 12/30/08 |
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We loved our stay Christmas week at Casita Dragonfly. It's such a peaceful getaway from the usual crowds further north on the coast. We were worried about the long drive, but we broke it up on the front and back end with an overnight stay in the Tulum area. It's a very well-paved highway getting down to Mahahual. The road from "downtown" Mahahual to the house is unpaved and pot-holey, but it makes you slow down and enjoy the views along the way. We had no problem in a compact rental car. Every time we'd venture out of the house, we'd come back and wonder, "Why'd we leave this place?" It has the best views, the best beach, wonderful breezes, great shady porches, and a conforting interior. We could walk up and down the beach and didn't see more than a dozen people the whole week. We ate most of our meals in because we found it so convenient to grill fish on the beach or eat our lunches and breakfasts on the porch. We took a day trip to Xcalak and one to El Placer/Rio Indio, and dove with a local dive shop on Christmas day, but other than that, we really didn't want to leave the house much. We were never hot in the house, and it was particularly breezy in the upstairs bedroom at night. In fact, I think this was the least sweaty trip I've ever taken to Mexico! It was just a great trip to kick back, read a good book, and clear your head from the usual worries of everyday life. Thanks, Whitney!
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Jane, Austin, TX |
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| 12/21/08 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Other than internet and phone issues (mine wouldn't work anywhere in Majahual- my provider uses CDMA, not GSM), we had a wonderful time. The house was perfect, the view and the beach were stunning! We had a bit of rain and a lot of sun and wind. We ate well, drank well, read lots of books, took the kayaks out a couple of times. We even ventured into town while the cruise ships were in and had a good laugh.
Now were back home, and there is snow on the ground. Quite a shock as it hardly ever snows in Vancouver.
I uploaded a couple of pictures to my facebook account (I couldn't help but want to show off what a beautiful part of the world we visited!).
Thanks again,
Melissa
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Melissa W
Ontario, BC
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| 08/10/08 |
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Whitney, I can't tell you how much we LOVED Casita Dragonfly. We were a bit worried about staying in a house with no air conditioning in the summer, but you were right , the ocean breeze is almost constant. When it did stop, which was almost never, the fans and those Bedfans (i had never seen those before--they are great) kept us very comfortable.
That master bedroom---those views upstairs---unbeatable. The beach to ourselves? Unheard of anywhere else we have stayed on that side of Mexico.
It was an amazing getaway and I wish it would have been more than 4 days. We had many plans to head inland to see the Ruins, maybe go to Chetumal for some shopping, but the relaxation we found at the Casita overtook any ambition we might have had, to leave the beach. Except for going into town for food, I think the furthest we traveled was to the reef out front. The kayaks were great. We even saw rays and dolphins from the kayaks!
Thank you for all of the info you provided too, for snorkeling, scuba, restaurants, you were great. The house was great. We will be back!
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Lance D, Los Angeles. CA |
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| 07/24/08 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Dear Withney,
We had a WONDERFUL time at your house! It´s just perfect! Really nice,
good atmosphere, lovely decorated and of course, so private! We were just
amazed when we saw it and we enjoyed every minute of it! thank you so
much, indeed a paradise...
We didn´t do much, but read, go out for diner and swim. Unfortunately
there was too much wind to snorkel. I also met your friend Sarah, she came
to the house to check on us, which was very nice.
We had dinner at the Luna Maya with the dutch people and the food was very
good! We also ate at the Luna de Plata and at the
Travel In which was just open at our last evening.
To make a long story short: it was just perfect. Also Estaban is very nice.
Thanks again for a perfect ending.
With very kindest regards!
Carlijn & family
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Carlijn O
Amsterdam
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| 04/04/08 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Hi Whitney,
We--Ken, Corinna, and I--had a lovely time there. Our trip started with
3 nights in Tulum, then a drive south to Mahahual. We seem to arrive in the
midst of thunderous downpours everywhere, and Casita Dragonfly was no
exception. By the time Estaban had shown us around, the rain had stopped,
and we were ready to settle in. Our 6 nights were just fine. As Ken put it,
"Everything we wanted to work, worked," and the place was comfortable and
spacious. Estaban and Deb were helpful without being ovely_present. We
really have no complaints.
My family of 3 had simple requirements: sunshine for those who wanted it,
comfortable shady spots when needed, and reasonable beds and cooking
facilities. We were happy as clams--would we have changed anything?
Maybe one more comfortable place to sit inside ( 2 people sprawling on the
built-in couches had to be convinced to move to accommodate a 3rd), but
really, not much else. I kayak'd and walked the beach, Corinna sunned
herself endlessly, Ken sought out the shady spots--we were all content. We
made gallons of guacamole and pico de gallo, and drank plenty of cerveza
and tequila. If we had been there
another week, we would have done more exploring--up and down the beach
road, Bacalar, etc--but for us, it was enough to know those places were
there if we wanted,
We had a great stay, read lots of books without running out, could have
stayed longer easily. I'd return in a heartbeat.
Many thanks,
Pam
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Pam L
Western Mass, USA
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| 03/04/08 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
We had a great time. We had a couple issues
while we were there - none of these were of too much concern to us,
but perhaps it will help you in some way:
1. There were ants in the kitchen when we arrived.
Estaban did something amazing the second day and managed to eliminate them all from coming in the house.
2. There was a leak in one of your
upstairs water tanks - some nice canadian folks came and replaced one of your valves.
That's it. Like I said, it was a great time and we were only minorly inconvenienced by those items. Deb came by and was incredibly friendly and helpful - she recommended visiting Chacchoban and Cenote Azure in Bacalar - which we did, and really enjoyed.
They started
paving the road along the beach in majahual while we were there -
looks like things are progressing along quickly.
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Jason Y
New York City, NY
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| 02/05/08 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
We had an absolutely fantastic time. Thank you so much for sharing your space with us. We both came back saying it was probably the best vacation either of us had ever had! Normally at the end of a week somewhere I start to feel ready to go home, but I've been back for days now and can safely say that I'm still not ready! People throw words like paradise around all willy nilly, but I think you can safely say that you've found your own little corner of it in Mahahual.
Esteban and his family were fantastic...just the right amount of intrusion (if that makes sense). They were helpful, but also allowed us to have privacy. The only problem is we only speak a few words of Spanish, so we were constantly flipping through our little Spanish/English dictionary. They were very patient with us and even taught us a few words and phrases. Next time the goal is to be able to actually carry on conversations!
Snorkelig--We did contact the people you recommended, and Thomas ended up giving us our own private snorkel trip. He was incredibly sweet and helpful...he even stopped by out at the casita on the day before we left. He also gave us his phone number with us after the snorkeling strip in case we needed anything. It was nice to know we had backup in the area.
Deb stopped by and was also helpful...and funny. She told us about people collecting doll parts from the beach and that she was starting her own collection so we picked up a few for her on a beach combing expedition. It was pretty funny getting excited about finding a doll leg or head! We're all about jumping into silliness, so all was well!
I can't say enough about the entire experience.
So...thanks again! We had a wonderful time!
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Tammie L
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
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| 01/15/08 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
We had a great time in your house!
Thanks for everything.
The caretakers were great. and very sweet
We relaxed, cooked our selfcaught barracuda on the beach, snorkelled, went scuba-diving and more relaxing.
After this we stayed in Tulem, spent Christmas in Ek Balam, to Coba, Punta Allen and back to Tulum.
All together 3,5 weeks of good time and nice surroundings.
We are charged to go for many months.
Best Regards,
Huub
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Huub W
Amsterdam
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