AWA Holbox Hotel Boutique - Beach Front

What a cool hotel! The beach was a little disappointing and there was a lot of building going on but overall, nice room - great view and very attentive staff

Stunning boutique hotel on the beach front, lovely spacious rooms, friendly staff who helped with recommendations, rooms were cleaned and spotless everyday. Food was on the pricier side but was delicious. No negatives about this place.

Whilst the staff are lovely and attentive this hotel was not anything like what was marketed to us. The hotel was described as a 5 star luxury boutique hotel in a peaceful area — we found it to be the opposite of this. Feels as if the hotel is stuck between wanting to be a peaceful resort and a party hotel, whilst charging high end prices. The walls were thin which meant restless nights. Both bars of the hotel insisted on blasting music from 8am until 11pm which we could hear clearly, even with the windows closed. There is also an active construction site right next door which created additional noise from 8am until around 10pm. We were unsure if the music was being used to try and mask this. To make matters worse, on the Thursday and Friday night there was loud pumping DJ music coming from another property next door until the early hours of the morning. When we brought this to the hotel’s attention they didn’t offer any apologies or solutions. The food was good but quite overpriced for the area, even more so the drinks. We paid £20 per cocktail for two mojitos one night! Lastly, we paid a high price for a transfer from the airport through the hotel (mainly for peace of mind) and we ended up waiting over an hour for our driver to show up once we had landed. Disappointed to say the least especially considering the price we paid.

Perfect, but not great sea due to sargassum

We had an absolutely unforgettable stay at AWA Holbox and actually got engaged in our room, with fizz on the beachfront balcony. The bath on the balcony is just amazing and I loved it. The bed is super comfy, the room spacious and air con great. Lovely rooftop and nice pool around the bar. The staff were really friendly and welcoming and eager to hear how our stay was. The only couple of minor 'cons' were the nearby constructoin which one night went on until 10pm - thi was outside of the hotel;s control and they were apologetic. Another totally out of their control was the smell of the rotting seaweed which apparently is common in Holbox directly after the rainy season. The staff were up very early cleaning and scraping it off the beach each day. We will most definitely be back though - incredible. The hotel is about a 15 min walk into the town centre or a very quick golf cart taxi that cost 150 pesos.