Is Casa De Las Joyas...Sweet Casita Near Xcacel Beach: Newly remodeled late 2023! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Where is Casa De Las Joyas...Sweet Casita Near Xcacel Beach: Newly remodeled late 2023! located?

Situated by the sea, this holiday home is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Xcacel Beach and 2.4 mi (3.9 km) from Xel-Há Park. Xcacel-Xcacelito Sanctuary and Xcacelito Beach are also within 2 miles (3 km).

10/10 Excellent

Andrianna B.

1 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Comfy, clean and cute

This home was sooo very cute. It had everything u could need or want in a home away from home.

Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

6 Mar 2025

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Great Place!

We spent a month at this casa. It was a great location and so close to everything. The neighborhood is great and very friendly. We loved every minute!

Stayed 28 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

David W.

4 Apr 2025

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Cute, functional house next to Cenotes.

We loved staying at this casita - it had everything we needed with the huge plus of being in a safe and cute neighborhood. The pueblo nearby was very kind and had great restaurants and groceries. The house is close to just about every cool beach or cenote you will want to visit! Thank you so much!!

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katie C.

24 Oct 2023

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Best vacay ever!

We had a great trip in the most adorable casita! Beautiful, clean, safe and close to numerous fun activities and sites. Thank you so much Shelley, can’t wait to come back!

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Linda M.

3 Feb 2025

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Absolutely wonderful.

My friend Cynthia and myself, Linda absolutely loved this Casa. Shelley, the property owner answered all my questions almost immediately when I would text her. She had the Casa equiped with everything we needed to spend time on the beach, which was our prime objective for this great vacation. She has done a fantastic job with the art on her walls and everywhere. I loved her decor. And her property manager was extremely helpful right up to getting her car and giving us a little tour of the nearby town so we could get fresh tortillas, fruit and eggs for our first breakfast to have time to orient. I would definitely come back here next time I am in the area. Loved this little home away from home.

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Parker P.

7 Nov 2023

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Excellent Getaway

The best vacation I had in a long time. Everything was clean with all the amenities. A perfect little piece of paradise indeed!

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shelley M.

9 Oct 2018

Wonderful casa!

This little casa is beautifully decorated and really comfortable. The neighborhood is great, and Xcacel is such a pretty beach.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

10 Jan 2020

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

The location was perfect. It was close enough to everything we wanted to see and far enough away from any commotion. It was a perfect jumping off point to visit all the places we wanted to see. The decorations were perfect and made it feel like we were coming back to our Mexican home every night!

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rachel B.

5 Jan 2025

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Vibrant holiday home!

This house has the best location- right across from a park and the larger local cenote. The area is quiet and also full of birds and butterflies-perfect for morning walks! The house is snug and clean— we appreciated the abundance of beach and bath towels and the sink mounted pump for drinking water. The indoor shower had low pressure but we appreciated the outdoor shower. The kitchen is well stocked with stovetop cooking pots and pans, and the bright colors and Mexican decor made it a special place to be at home; loved having breakfast on the back patio and watching birds! The location is convenient to many amazing excursions, near and far- some days we only walked to Cenotes and Playa Xcacel; others we drove to places like Chichen Itza and Ek Balaam, and we had a great excursion to Si’an Kaan Biosphere Reserve, and saw an evening Cirque Du Soliel show. The internet was spotty but we didn’t have urgent work and could use cell data when necessary. We hope to return to Chan Chemuyil one day!

Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mellisa M.

10 Oct 2023

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Great Vacay!

The casa is adorable and clean. The location was great! The cenotes right outside her home were amazing! We had such a fun time and overall an amazing trip. Shelley was so great with communicating with us and helping with any questions we had. I cannot wait to go back!!!! THANK YOU SHELLEY!! :)

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Kitty D.

19 Jan 2023

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Great location, bad water pressure

We enjoyed our stay in Chemuyil. It's a delightful town and a nice neighborhood. The casa is comfortable except that the water pressure is very low, so that taking a shower is difficult.

Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2023

4/10 Poor

Margot B., HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA

12 Mar 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, communication

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Disappointed…

Unlike previous guests we were very disappointed with this rental. It looks pretty from the outside, but the roar of nearby highway traffic day and night was disturbing and depressing (for us). You can’t get to any beach without navigating the busy highway. The living and dining area are very colourful and comfortable and so is the bed. The kitchen is in bad shape. The sink is old and crusty. No real cupboards or drawers. Plastic shelves with mostly plastic plates and glasses hidden behind Velcro curtains. The back patio is neglected and sad.

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

HIMM N.

9 Jan 2024

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Peaceful Mexican Village Getaway

Shelley's place was everything we hoped for. It was off the beaten path, away from tourist traffic and activities, but close enough to access the beaches and unique villages in the area. We were on the go a lot, but we could have easily spent much of the week comfortably relaxing there, enjoying the quiet front and back patios and the park and cenote across the street. This is a Mexican casita that feels authentic to the area, and there are a lot of nice touches. We loved the local artwork and vibrant colors. The kitchen is newly remodeled and well-stocked, and it's easy to prepare simple meals. It was very clean, and the king bed was comfy! We made use of the two provided beach chairs and beach towels for our trips to local beaches. There's plenty of privacy on the back patio, and we loved the option to take advantage of the outdoor shower after beach trips. Shelley's communication was great, and she offered a ton of information to help us feel at home and learn about the area. When there was an unexpected problem with the A/C, she was on it right away and worked with her on-site manager to quickly fix it. We felt very safe in the quiet little neighborhood and enjoyed exploring the village of Chemuyil. It's a bit of a drive to Tulum, so look carefully at the map if you want to be close to Tulum activities. If you want a peaceful and authentic experience away from the tourists, you will likely fall in love with this special little casita!

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Karly C.

14 Nov 2022

Liked: Check-in, communication

Disliked: Location, listing accuracy

Cute neighbour hood and house

Travelling with my partner and our two young children. The good: The house & neighbour hood is charming. Patrictio who came to introduce himself was super kind and welcoming and let us know if we needed anything to not hesitate to contact. There were tons of clean towels to use. Air conditioning in like 3 rooms for such a small place meant if it’s hot, you sure won’t be inside! The master bed was literally one of the comfiest I’ve been in in a long time. The medium: First, the pin on the VRBO map shows the property on the other side of the highway, the beach side. This is very misleading. It is in fact on the other side meaning you need to run across the busy highway to start your walk to the beach. With two kids under 4, this wasn’t ideal. It’s also much longer than a 10 min walk which would be fine except when it’s so hot and humid with kids. The beach hours are super limited (10-4:30). There is a plunger that lives over the drain in the shower which I think is used to keep cockroaches out? I could be wrong but once I moved it off the drain and left it off for a bit we had a visitor so I promptly put it back on. Ants were a little bit of an issue but also we weren’t bothered, bugs are a part of travel a lot of the time. The backyard was cuter in photos. The hammock was very broken we couldn’t lay in it which was probably one of the bigger bummers. All in all, it’s a fine stay at a good price and it is a cute house. We wouldn’t stay again but that’s mostly just due to the location and challenges of travelling with kids. We didn’t reach out for help during the stay as nothing was a big deal to us, but I almost considered mentioning the hammock because having that space to lay would have been lovely. If you stay here, you absolutely need a rental car. There’s also a free cenote in Chemuyil if you ask any locals they can point you to it which is cool. Area felt safe.

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jamie C.

25 Jan 2025

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Perfect place. Super safe area

The place was so perfect. Every detail was thought of.

Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marie-Eve

16 Jan 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Nous avons adoré demeurer à la casita, avec sa cuisine bien équipée, son hamac, sa douche extérieure, les cenotes à proximité, le sanctuaire de singes, la sublime plage d'Xcacel et les autres plages vers Akumal. Nous nous sommes senties comme à la maison en peu de temps. Nous avons toujours reçu rapidement des réponses à nos questions de la part de la propriétaire ou de sa gestionnaire de propriété. Je recommande toutefois de disposer d'une voiture pour accéder facilement aux attractions autour.

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dawn E.

10 Dec 2022

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Real Mexico!

If you want to get a nice, relaxing vacation, this is the place to stay! Sweet little casa right off the highway. Easy access to beach and the local cenotes are pretty much in your front yard. Plenty of towels and supplies in the house for use as well. The Ciudad Chemuyil is the real deal. Children singing for pesos with Our Lady of Guadalupe day coming soon. Restaurants in the tiny town had amazing seafood and service. Would definitely stay at this colorful and cute property again!!

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Carean J.

4 Dec 2022

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Chan Chemuyl

We enjoyed our stay in Chan Chemuyl. The neighborhood is clean and nice. Very charming. We absolutely loved the small cenotes right there within the community. The house is also cute and comfortable. Shelley was accessible via email wherever we had a question and was very helpful. As long as you have a car, this is a great option for anyone who prefers to stay outside of the main tourist area of Tulum and still have easy access to town and the beaches. Tulum beach was about a 20-30 drive (depending on traffic) and town was more like 15 minutes. The Turtle Sanctuary across the street is beautiful but I would still recommend driving as you must cross the busy highway and it is a little nerve-racking on foot ;) Akumal and it's beaches are also only a 10 minute drive from the casa. Overall we had a great time and would certainly recommend staying here. Thanks Shelley!!

Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Martin E.

25 Apr 2022

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Chan Chemuyil

Gorgeous house in residential area with 10 min walk to pueblo.

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sharon McMullen O., St. Louis

26 Mar 2022

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a joyous stay

Shelley's Joyas is a comfortable Mexican art treasure in the small safe neighborhood of Chan Chemuyila with a beautiful cenote that the locals use. Her kitchen and bath are all-equipped; the beds are comfortable with soft sheets. Beach chairs for the playa. Best pescada entera is at Jungle Fish. Bera Beta in Puerto Avanturas and Anita's in Akumal are local gems. Covid testing in Akumal is 45$ at the med clinic. but be sure you have it opened and ready before you go to the airport. Xpuha is a great beach, for $5-- go to the left to get away from the crowd. incredible. Xcacel is also a great beach. Franciso Uh May for great architecture, Vallodolid for bees, and a women's prison where you can help women learn a living by buying a beautiful hammock; El Tigrille "stand" has the best cochinita pibil. Thanks for a piece of heaven and answering sooo many questions! You can map ATMs for pesos or dollars. Sharon

Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michael Z.

22 Mar 2022

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A gem on the Mayan Riviera

Truly a beautiful home in a quiet community on the Mayan Riviera. If you want to do tourism off the beaten path, without getting involved in all of the raucousness Cancun/Playa del Carmen/Tulum have to offer, then this staying at Shelley's is an excellent option. Perfect for families, but not only-- we are a young couple and we absolutely loved it.

Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Kimberly F.

14 Mar 2022

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Lovely little casita in a nice neighborhood

This little house was a perfect short getaway for my husband and me. It was close to beautiful beaches, cenotes, great restaurants, and the really cool city of Tulum. There were a few things that needed to be ironed out but the property owner was super communicative and helpful. I would definitely consider returning.

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Maya C.

12 Feb 2022

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Lovely casita

We’ve stayed in Chan Chemuyil at least 6 times in the past 12 years. It’s always great to come back. I appreciated Shelley’s attention to decorating her house with traditional Mexican artwork, and having the cenote and trees directly in front of the house. It’s nice to wake up in the morning and watch nature from the patio while drinking my coffee.

Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

John G., New York City, USA

23 Jan 2022

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Excellent location and super nice owner /host , Shelley

We stayed here almost two weeks . All information about the sightseeing, neighborhood etc was so detailed . The house is very nice snd clean . Well decorated and equipped , the shower could take some attention .. to make it little more efficient . Nearby beach is perfect . The location is nice s as no safe with many expects . I would return here at any time

Stayed 9 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michele G.

6 Jan 2022

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Sweet family getaway

Casita de Joyas was a perfect spot to explore the Riviera Maya with my kids for the week. I wanted to find something different from the resort scene, and this house was in a great location. We were close enough to the things we wanted to see and do without being inundated with tourists when we got home at the end of the day. The casita is clean, adorably decorated, and has everything you need for comfort. The owner had great communication and was extremely helpful in giving us local knowledge tips for the area. Highly recommended!

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021

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