We woke up the next day in Cozumel. We have been to Cozumel many times before on previous cruises, and we typically go to the same beach, but wanted to try somewhere different this time. I had heard great things about Mr. Sanchos through various message boards, so we decided to give it a try. Mr. Sanchos is an all inclusive beach club that has pools, drinks, tons of food, the beach, free wi-fi, and many other amenities. It is kid friendly, and open every day except Sunday.
We were so stoked to go bask in the sun and drink fruity drinks all day…until we woke up to a storm. When I say it was raining…it was raining, yall.
In true Disney fashion, we were handed awesome ponchos as we exited the ship. We trudged up the pier in the driving rain, getting soaked along the way. We made it to a taxi, and were headed to the beach. As soon as we got to our destination, it stopped raining! This was a miracle because it was supposed to rain all day.
Excited to get going, we headed to the entrance and were greeted by our server for the day. We were told what was included for us, and what was extra (the inflatable water toys are extra but because of the weather, they didn’t even have them out, also things like massages, hair braiding, wave runners, snorkeling, and horseback riding were extra.) If you don’t want to go the all inclusive route, there are al la carte options as well.
You get a LOT of stuff for the price! I am married to a garbage disposal, so I knew he would eat over $55.00 in food alone, and well, I like my fruity drinks. We were shown around, and explained that there was a buffet but we could also order from the menu. Because of the weather, there were not many people there, which was fine with us! There were plenty of lounge chairs and tables with adorable straw umbrellas.
We set up our little spot at a table, and ordered our first round of drinks as well as some chips and guacamole.
The drinks are good, yall. I didn’t taste a ton of alcohol, but they were delicious. My favorite was the Blue Sea. The chips and guac were amazing as well. II t was so nice to know we didn’t have to look at food prices all day!
I decided to take a walk around to get some photos while Bobby read a book. Also, the free wi-fi is up by the buffet under a giant pavilion, so I brought my ipad up there to check my email and text my mom to check on the wee one.
I also checked out the bathroom which were very clean, for those wanting to know (this is always important to me!) In fact, everything was very clean on the whole property.
The pool looked really awesome with the bar at it and there were tables and chairs IN the pool which I thought was neat.
Anyone care to swing?
Hammock for a nap maybe?
Our server was very attentive and balanced that very hard line between coming to check on us too much and not enough, he really did a great job.
After a little reading we ordered some more food. I got the quesadillas, Bobby got the shrimp tacos as well as coconut shrimp, and I got more of the delicious guacamole and a bottle of water.
We also ended up ordering a couple other things but I can’t remember now, however everything was tasty!
We left around 3:30 as all aboard for the boat was 4:45 and we still wanted to shop for some tequila. One thing to note is as you walk in and out you have to pass by a bunch of people trying to sell you things and some were kind of…persistent, and I just told them no thank you, but just a heads up for those who get anxious by those types of things. Some ladies came around a couple of times asking if we wanted a massage or hair braiding and we politely declined. They weren’t annoying or pushy though which was nice.
Would I go back here? Absolutely! Hopefully on a sunny day, and I would ask for double shots in my drinks. When I weighed out the price of the food and drinks alone, we would have spent more than $55 a person, not to mention the use of the facilities and what was super important to me, the free wi-fi. It’s great to be able to check in on work or family without paying the ridiculously high prices for data on board the ship!
All in all we had a great day at Mr. Sanchos despite the weather. If anyone has any questions about it I would be happy to answer! (Be sure to follow them on Facebook for updates and great beach pictures!)
QOTD: Have you ever been to a beach all inclusive? What do you do on a rainy port day on a cruise?
Disclosure: I was provided with two complimentary day passes from Mr. Sanchos, however all opinions are my own.
Mindy (Road Runner Girl) says
Sounds like a great place! Wish you had had some sun!
Alyssa says
This sounds so fun! My fiancé and I are going on a cruise for our honeymoon in a month and one of the ports is Cozmel. What are some other places that you would recommend there?
Heather says
I have been to Paradise beach about 4 or 5 times, but it’s not an all inclusive.
Sarah says
Looks nice and relaxing. Do you recall how much the taxi for transport to and from cost?
Heather says
I want to say it was nine dollars per person each way
Meranda@Fairytalesandfitness says
We visited Cozumel while on a cruise too and it rained most of the day on us as well but like you, we had fun anyway. That looks like a lovely place!
Kim Henrichs says
Same thing happened to me when I was in Cozumel in December – it was set to rain and it cleared up just in time for a gorgeous beach day! I would like to check this place out next time…
Heather says
I wish the sun would have come out, but at least the rain stopped!