Simply Akumal's Best! Luxury Beachfront Penthouse w/Infinity Pool, Rooftop...

Thanks again for the stay and for your positive feedback! I'm so happy to hear you had a fabulous stay at our condo in Akumal. It's hard not to enjoy yourself in paradise, but the 180 degree ocean views, private rooftop terrace and beachfront are a definite plus 🥰🙏. It was a pleasure hosting you and we'd love to welcome you back anytime! Thanks again!

I’m so glad to hear you had such a wonderful stay at our home in Akumal! It’s great that the property and the incredible snorkeling right out front made your visit so memorable, and I’m happy our onsite staff added to the experience with warm, helpful service 😊🙏. We’d love to welcome you back whenever you’re planning another tropical getaway. Thanks again!

Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful review! I'm so happy to hear you loved your stay at our home in Akumal. It sounds like you really made the most of your trip from soaking in the gorgeous views from our private rooftop terrace, to snorkeling with turtles at Yal-Ku lagoon, to walking to enjoy yummy dinners at all the nearby restaurants 🥰🙏. If you stay with us again, please don't hesitate to reach out right away either to me or to our onsite management company with any issues you are having, as I would have been more happy to help you navigate the AC. It was a joy to host you and your family and we would love to welcome you back anytime. Thanks again 🌺🌴!

Hello John, Thank you for your review on your stay at our home in Akumal. I'm so glad to hear you loved our location...being at the end of Half Moon Bay really gives you the feel of being in your own private paradise, and it's hard to beat the view of the bay over your morning coffee 🥰. As I mentioned when we spoke on the phone, the elevator is indeed up and running. Had you mentioned during your stay that you were having issues with the elevator, I would have been happy to send a technician over immediately to repair it. Thank you once again for spending your vacation with us. It was a pleasure to host you and we hope to see you again soon 😊🙏! -Michaela / Mammoth Bliss Vacation Rentals

Thank you so much for the nice remarks Robert! My husband and I decided eleven years ago to move somewhere tropical and wanted to find the "perfect beach". We traveled through all of the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico (we wanted to stay in North America for proximity to our families). We finally discovered Akumal and Half Moon Bay and knew that we had found the truly perfect beach. Eleven years later we've been to many other amazing beaches, but none that have the combination of beauty, calm water, amazing snorkeling, great restaurants, and such a wide variety of activities. We're adding the swim up bar, bathroom, and kitchen to the upstairs private rooftop deck this year, so I hope you get a chance to come visit again in the future. Additionally, there are so many activities here that you couldn't possibly experience them all in even several trips. Of course there has to be time set aside for serious lounging as well! We've also just added all of our art to the unit (I believe when you visited we still had a few blank walls). The art really completes the home but doesn't take away from the natural beauty of the ocean, sand, jungle, and Akumal. We just had another recent guest have an amazing experience... they were snorkeling out front just on the near side of the main reef. They had only planned on being out for a half-hour or so, but ended up being out for over an hour since they were getting lucky and seeing lots of stuff they hadn't seen the previous day or two. They were just getting ready to head back in when they spotted a large shadow. They originally thought that it was just another big coral head, but as they moved closer they saw that it was a giant manatee! My husband and I have each seen several over the years, but hadn't heard of a spotting directly in Half Moon Bay for quite a few months. They said that it wasn't skittish at all and they ended up swimming with it for about twenty minutes. Needless to say that they were on cloud nine when they called me to tell me about the encounter! It must have stayed in the bay for a week or so because many more sightings were reported in the next few days. I look forward to hosting you again and will be available for any other questions you may have. Thank you once again!!!

Thank you so much for the nice remarks Maxwell! My husband and I decided eleven years ago to move somewhere tropical and wanted to find the "perfect beach". We traveled through all of the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico (we wanted to stay in North America for proximity to our families). We finally discovered Akumal and Half Moon Bay and knew that we had found the truly perfect beach. Eleven years later we've been to many other amazing beaches, but none that have the combination of beauty, calm water, amazing snorkeling, great restaurants, and such a wide variety of activities. We're adding the swim up bar, bathroom, and kitchen to the upstairs private rooftop deck this year, so I hope you get a chance to come visit again in the future (you can see the architect's rendering on youtube by searching GYxg25npMyU ). Additionally, there are so many activities here that you couldn't possibly experience them all in even several trips. Of course there has to be time set aside for serious lounging as well! We've also just added all of our art to the unit (I believe when you visited we still had a few blank walls). The art really completes the home but doesn't take away from the natural beauty of the ocean, sand, jungle, and Akumal. We also just had another recent guest have an amazing experience... they were snorkeling out front just on the near side of the main reef. They had only planned on being out for a half-hour or so, but ended up being out for over an hour since they were getting lucky and seeing lots of stuff they hadn't seen the previous day or two. They were just getting ready to head back in when they spotted a large shadow. They originally thought that it was just another big coral head, but as they moved closer they saw that it was a giant manatee! My husband and I have each seen several over the years, but hadn't heard of a spotting directly in Half Moon Bay for quite a few months. They said that it wasn't skittish at all and they ended up swimming with it for about twenty minutes. Needless to say that they were on cloud nine when they called me to tell me about the encounter! It must have stayed in the bay for a week or so because many more sightings were reported in the next few days. I look forward to hosting you again and will be available for any other questions you may have. Thank you once again!!!

Hello Theresa, Thank you for your kind words about your stay at our home in Akumal. I'm glad you had such a fabulous time and were happy with the service from our rockstar onsite management company...they do such a good job of taking care of everything so your vacation is seamless 🥰🙏. It was a pleasure to host you and your family, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks again! -Michaela / Mammoth Bliss Vacation Rentals

So glad our condo in Akumal delivered on all fronts, especially those incredible views and the comfy beds! The walk to restaurants and the beach through that charming little street really is one of our favorite parts too, especially for an evening stroll after dinner. 🥰 So glad the on-site team, cleaning service, and guidebook all helped make things easy. Thanks so much for staying with us, we'd love to have you back anytime! 😊🙏

Hello Susan, I was so happy to read this review as we've really put all of our effort into this home. Akumal is amazing enough as it is, but the views and amenities from here just elevate it to that rarified air 😊. Great to also hear that you made it to JP's private cenote. Once you've gone to a public one with 5,000 screaming children, there's no going back 🤣. Please feel free to drop me a line if you ever need anything in the future 😊🙏, Michaela / Mammoth Bliss Vacation Rentals

Hello Brian and thank you for the kind words. I appreciate the positive attitude about the weather and hope that you had a chance to visit the underground caves, cenotes, and jungle ruins. All of those are perfect options for cloudy or rainy days. That jungle can get hot when the sun hits it! I know you'll be blessed with great weather on your next trip and look forward to hosting you again!

Thank you Favi for visiting our home in Akumal! I'm so glad that you really took advantage of the snorkeling just out front. So many guests get sucked into the pool and beach, and oftentimes the more adventurous groups head out to the ruins or cenotes when there is this spectacular reef right just in front of our home! We actually just had another recent guest have an amazing experience... they were snorkeling out front just on the near side of the main reef. They had only planned on being out for a half-hour or so, but ended up being out for over an hour since they were getting lucky and seeing lots of stuff they hadn't seen the previous day or two. They were just getting ready to head back in when they spotted a large shadow. They originally thought that it was just another big coral head, but as they moved closer they saw that it was a giant manatee! My husband and I have each seen several over the years, but hadn't heard of a spotting directly in Half Moon Bay for quite a few months. They said that it wasn't skittish at all and they ended up swimming with it for about twenty minutes. Needless to say that they were on cloud nine when they called me to tell me about the encounter! It must have stayed in the bay for a week or so because many more sightings were reported in the next few days. When we come this summer we will complete the final phase of the rooftop and add a pool, swim up bar, kitchen, and bathroom. We have been dreaming of this rooftop for years and are so excited to see it finally come to realization. Hopefully you get a chance to visit again in the future and check it out the final for yourself. I'm glad that Adrian set you up with a golf cart. They are ideal to cruise around town and up and down our cobblestone road. Once we secure more parking we will buy our own and keep it for our guests. Thank you once again and I hope you have a great summer!

Thank you so much for your kind words! I’m so happy to hear you had such an enjoyable stay and that our condo felt spotless, well prepared, and comfortable for your visit. It’s wonderful that you were able to relax by the pool and enjoy the beautiful surroundings, and I’m glad the area felt peaceful and welcoming throughout your time here. Thank you as well for mentioning Alberto...he and all our onsite staff are so wonderful and I’ll be sure to pass along your kind words 🥰🙏. It was a pleasure to host you and we hope to see you again soon for your next tropical adventure!

Thank you for the kind words and for visiting our home Jennifer. I'm so glad that you enjoyed it as much as we do. I also wanted to let you know that we replaced the access door to the upstairs deck with a private locking door and key so that only our guests can have access to it. Thank you once again and I hope to see you again in the future!

Thank you Lauren for the kind words. It's nice to hear someone appreciate that view as much as we do! We've lived on Half Moon Bay for over nine years now and we still find ourselves just daydreaming while we stare at it. I oftentimes take a book out on the terrace or roof to read and end up not finishing a single page. I hope you had a chance to try the Habanero Chocolate ice cream at Turtle Bay Bakery and Restaurant. I'm still not sure if I even like it or not, but it's the most unique thing I've ever had! You guys rock for being so adventurous with the baby... well done!

I'm so sorry Carina about your short stay in Akumal. I wish you had called, texted, or emailed me so that I could have addressed your problems. We take enormous pride in our home and have meticulously thought and perfected every detail and it therefore hurts me so much to hear your list of complaints. I think other guests can decipher some of the more trivial complaints (our $3,775 custom bed is 6 inches over average height, sliding glass doors and windows in an oceanfront room is standard). I would like to defend what I believe are inaccurate complaints: 1. We do indeed definitely have a beautiful and 100% sandy beach. The "sand" that you are referring to is the landscaping around the pool. The guests arrived late and left early in the am and did not even walk past the pool to the beach. 2. We have 3 zoned central AC and you are welcome to use it 24/7 (we actually encourage you to use it to make you as comfortable as possible)! We do not discourage this nor have any postings about limiting its use. The filter in the guest room AC did in fact need to be replaced, which we did the very next morning (our on-site management company has a full time electrician, plumber, gardners, maids, etc). 3. I have offered a full refund to offset the unpleasant experience you had, even though I feel that we provided a gorgeous home, in a spectacular location, with every possible amenitiy. 4. The guest unfortunately logged onto the community internet. We have our own private dedicated high speed internet for your exclusive use. For other possible guests, please note that this guest has only left negative reviews in the past (please click on her avatar). Here is a list of her verbatim complaints about **OTHER HOMES**: A. There is no TV in the house, just downstairs in the basement. My daughter has autism and does not eat without the TV, it softens her sensory problems and allows her to eat. Luckily we had her iPad B. The home was stifling and we had to be outside as much as possible. My daughter naps during the day and this was a serious problem C. Could not stay in the master with our daughter since it was too bright for her nap D. Front door has glass instead of screen so we could not leave front door open for air flow. Without a screen all the bees would have flown in E. The mattress in the upstairs guest bedroom needs to be replaced. It is un-usable, so bad. I had to sleep on couch F. The appliances are not full size and hardly useable