

The hardest seats but by far the best restaurant In Isla Mujeres
If you want to be comfortable in this establishment, then take your own seat cushion; the chairs at Nalu are seriously hard, but it’s a small price to pay in order to visit what is a truly superb restaurant. In our opinion Nalu is Isla Mujeres’ best quality restaurant. Nalu is located at the southern end of the island, which is a real bonus for many visitors, because previously, for quality dining there was no alternative but to go to the center, Zoetry (when it is operating)


Young families are buying Isla properties in order to permanently move to Isla Mujeres.
T There appears to be a fairly recent change amongst buyers; much younger couples are planning a move to Isla Mujeres. There have always been those who move to Isla Mujeres with retirement in mind, but now we are seeing inquires from much younger potential buyers who are looking to move permanently to the island; professional people with young children. Not an enormous number, but the shift is such that it can’t be ignored. In general, when considering a move to a completely


Why are many Isla Mujeres rental homes starting to look shabby?
Maintaining an Isla Mujeres rental home is far easy, and it's certainly not like as some imagine, maintaining a home in the States, so what is the difference between maintaining an Isla Mujeres property and a property in the States? What makes the difference is the weather; Isla Mujeres is a lovely place the live and vacation, but when it comes to weather it's definitely not San Diego. We have ninety degrees humidity, very high temperatures for most of the year and extremely


Is driving on Isla Mujeres risky?
Without doubt it driving on Isla Mujeres can be hazardous . Not hazardous perhaps when compared with driving in India and China, or Russia for that matter, but accidents are very commonplace, and many relate to golf carts. Our Isla Mujeres rental properties always have one or two golf carts on the driveway, The renters prefer the freedom it affords them, and perhaps could be seen as essential, where our rental properties on Isla Mujeres are located, which is at South Point,


On which side of the island?
We are biased when it comes to which side of the island to choose, because our Isla Mujeres rental properties and our sales properties have always been on the side of Isla Mujeres, overlooking the bay to Cancun, the sheltered side of the island. The first properties we built and sold were on the Curva de Diablo; the properties they call Los Castillos. Due to our inexperience in those days, we bought land and then discovered part of what we thought we had bought was federal la


Mexico is burning, or is it?
The killing of Mexico's, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho", head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, has caused some short-term repercussions by the group's members. This has involved them setting fire to petrol stations and cars, but is it as widespread and as dangerous as the press would have us believe? When is anything you read in the press true? They lost touch with the truth a long time ago, they want to scare and control us, and unfortunately there are


Do you find Isla Mujeres too hot at times?
The Isla Mujeres weather is perfect in the winter. There is however, a noticeable drop in bookings for our Isla Mujeres rental homes in the summer months, as it tends to get rather too hot at times, at least for some people. We have bookings right through the summer months, often for families, during the school holidays. Many retirees and nomadic workers have immigrated to Isla Mujeres and now live permanently on Isla Mujeres. This is easy to understand when you consider te


Beware of pre- construction apartments
Pre-construction sales really are a case of buyer beware. That is not to say those offering pre-construction apartments for sale are all out to fleece you, but some unfortunately are, and they don't have crook stamped on their forehead. In fact, they can appear very credible. There is a particular partnership that has been causing havoc on the island for some years with their bad construction methods and dishonest ways. How do they get away with it? By not being Mexican, diss


Are there too many apartments on Isla Mujeres?
Are there too many apartments on Isla Mujeres? There certainly are far too many; it was clear some years ago that this type of building without gauging future demand, would result in an unbalanced property market, causing problems for those who had already bought apartments, and particularly for those who bought an apartment as an investment, in order to have an Isla Mujeres rental property. After all, why would you build more apartments, when there are already so many standi


Is Isla Mujeres one of the safest places in the world, or not?
Well you wouldn't think so by the way some people behave. When we sell a home to someone from the States, the first thing they do is change the locks and put in more cameras, and other security measures. We have cameras in our Isla Mujeres rental homes, mainly because it makes the guests feel more secure. Guests come to Isla Mujeres from different parts of the States and in some regions security is a concern. It then becomes difficult to adjust to living somewhere where every





















