Rental Cars
Although it is possible to get to Xcalak via bus, the preferred method to get to Acocote Eco Inn from the airport is renting a car and driving down. This has a number of advantages. You can get to our restaurants
2017 at Acocote Eco Inn
Here are some of the improvements we did in year 3. Hope you can some see them. Here is a list in no particular order. 1. DIY Solar Battery Room Fan 2. Two new beach loungers 3. Two new exterior doors 4. New furniture
Recycling comes to the Costa Maya
One of the challenges of running an off-grid Inn is what to do with your garbage, especially your recyclables. There really are no government services here. Our garbage is collected once a week by one of our neighbors dragging a
2016 Updates and upgrades at Acocote Eco Inn
So in year two we did a lot more improvements to the place. Hope you can come see them. Here is a list that is in no particular order. 1. New Entry doors. 2. Added 1500 watts of solar panel capacity 3. Doubled
New Doors at the Inn
One of the updates we have been waiting to do is upgrade the exterior doors of the Inn. The old doors were hollow and used the weird Mexican locks that are really hard to use. There were also the aluminum
Frequently Asked Questions Coming to Xcalak, Mexico
When is your check-in/checkout time? Check-in time is anytime after 2:00 pm. Although we do request that you don’t arrive too late. And if you are planning to, please let us know in advance. Checkout time is 11:00 am. This gives
Where to stay on the way to Xcalak
SONY DSC If your flight into Cancun arrives much after 12:00 pm, you may be better off spending the night in either Cancun or Tulum. So assume you have an hour to hour and a half to get through immigration and
What groceries to buy when coming to Xcalak
Because our Xcalak hotel has full kitchens in each suite, many of our guests like to cook their own meals for at least some of their stay. One issue we have is that there are no grocery stores here in
How to pronounce Xcalak
So this is always a difficulty for people new to the Yucatan. Driving down from Cancun to Xcalak and our hotel, one sees numerous places with names that include multiple X’s. Places like Xel-ha, Xcaret, and Xahuayxol are hard to
Baby Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
Baby anything is cute. A baby Ferruginous Pygmy Owl is really, really, cute. Six hardworking adults on a Monday morning were briefly overcome by the cuteness of this little bird. I was inspecting the flower garden when I saw Blanca