We invite you to rent our vacation home on the Costa Maya while we are away (which is most of the year). The house is located in a tranquil tropical paradise with the blue and turquoise Caribbean Sea in front and the lush green Yucatan jungle in the back. While there, you can enjoy activities like swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, scuba diving, fishing, bird watching or you can just relax…

Our two level 1000 sq. feet beachfront home features upstairs two bedrooms with double- sized beds and downstairs a large kitchen, dining and living area. A rustic spiral stair, crafted around a tree trunk from tropical hardwood by a local artist-carpenter, connects the two levels. This house is designed to accommodate 5-6 adults, additional bedding can be set up and we allow camping in our beach area.

On the seaside, a 150 sq. feet balcony shaded by a palm-thatched roof is attached to the house. In the morning, the sunrise over the Caribbean Sea can be enjoyed from this balcony. This is our favored place for hanging out and catching a fresh sea breeze during the hot noon hours. Stairs from the balcony access a terrace on the roof. This is an ideal place for private tanning during the day and for watching the amazingly bright stars during the night (hence the name of the house). All windows and doors are screened to keep bugs out. The beds are additionally set up with very fine mosquito nets (pavilions).

The house has two bathrooms, each with shower (downstairs bathroom with warm water), sink and toilet. Outside of the house is a third shower for washing off salt water and sand. In the kitchen area you will find a propane cooktop with two burners, a large sink and cabinets with the essential kitchen and dining ware including a mechanical fruit press for preparing fresh orange juice and 5-gallon jugs with purified drinking water. For refrigeration a large ice cooler is on hand. A solar-electric system provides electricity (12V direct current) to operate the water pump and lamps. All essential groceries and ice are readily available in Mahahual. There are several restaurants in Mahahual. We recommend Casa del Mar at km 2 for breakfast and Travel In’ at km 6 for dinner.

Our house is on a 50,000 sq. feet lot with about 200 feet private sand beach. The beach area has a grill site with tables, which is shaded by Uva de Mar (Beach Grape). This has become our favored spot for breakfast and for candlelight dinners.

The Mesoamerican barrier coral reef in front of our beach is in swimming distance (1000-2000 feet). The reef breaks the waves and this makes swimming and snorkeling very enjoyable, even for a beginner. A rich variety of colorful coral fish, lobsters, and large conches inhabit the corals in the reef and the see weeds between beach and reef. We have two kayaks and some snorkeling gear in the house, which can be used by guests with no charge (we recommend however to bring your own high-quality snorkeling gear).

While constructing the house we took great care to leave the surrounding area as much as possible untouched and to fit the house naturally into it. The beach area in front of the house has many palm trees. The back of the property is mainly a lush jungle, mostly palms and beach grape but also with flowers including orchids and tropical hardwood trees.

There are therefore many interesting animals to watch. Among birds there are Blackbirds, Hummingbirds, Woodpeckers, Flycatchers, Orioles, Chachalacas, Amazon parrots, Yucatan Jays, Pelicans, Frigatebirds, Herons and Ospreys. Recently a nesting pair of Collared Aracaris, a small Toucan species, has been occupying a Woodpecker hole in one of the Coconut palms. In addition, Iguanas and other large lizards have made their home around the house and many species of crabs including very large hermit crabs can be found everywhere. Sometimes Agutis (large guinea pig relatives) and Coatis (related to Raccoons) pay also a visit.

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