Name: El Faro Beach Front By Ool Hotels
Address: Muelle Del Tiburon Ballena, Isla Holbox, MX

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2026

Marcela

Everything excellent

Friends

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2026

MONICA

Great location, excellent and friendly staff, always ready to answer questions and help. Rooms are clean and well maintained. Great for enjoying the beach and watch the sunset.!! The bad side, the music from the clubs near by.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2026

Angeles

The hotel was in an excellent location. Few steps from the beach. My children loved the pool. Mateo from reception was very nice and accommodating. He provided suggestions and directions. If you’re looking for peace and quiet, this is not the place. If you want to be close to everything within walking distance, this hotel is great & comfortable.

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

24 Jun 2026

Perla

No tv, bed bugs, pool not that clean, too noisy at night

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2026

Jean-pierre

Emplacement parfaite

Self

8/10

Excellent

05 May 2026

Maria

Wifi never worked while in the room. It would only connect if I was closed to the reception area.

Friends

4/10

Poor

21 Apr 2026

Maria

The hotel is ok but the noise is to loud we can not have a pleasure night , for one night is just fine.

2/10

Poor

15 Apr 2026

Valerie

Loudest place ever. If you want zero frills and people partying right outside your door and leaving trash everywhere then this is the place for you

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Apr 2026

Marina

Had everything I needed for a night beachfront. I only booked one night because that’s all they had for ocean front. Nice towels, beds and sheets. VERY CLEAN.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2026

Jessica

Everything was perfect, our view, location, service, everything! Thank you so much ! We loved the atmosphere but it is noisy around the hotel

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Apr 2026

Elizabet

It's a very noisy hotel. Couldn't sleep the 3 nights spent there. No sound proofing installed.
There are no amenities, tables, nor appliances. If you don't mind that, its on a sweet beach spot.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

05 Apr 2026

FRANCESCA

Right in front of the beach as I like it

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2026

Donna

Wonderful location. Basic room, but directly across from the beach. Ocean was clean NO sarcasm. Staff was very accommodating. Will definitely stay there when we return.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2026

Noel

Had the best view of the sunset from the 3rd floor, staff was awesome, clean and upkept BUT the party doesn't stop after the bars close, the party goes on till the sun comes up! They do tell you its loud when you check in and give you earplugs.

6/10

Pleasant

12 Mar 2026

sergio

No

8/10

Excellent

09 Mar 2026

Juan Carlos

The pool doesn’t look desirable to jump in but who wants the pool when you have the beach right in front of you. The room had what we needed. If relaxing and quietness is what you want this is not the place, it’s a block away from main bar areas and there is another beachfront bar right next it music is very loud but it was convenient for us since that’s what we wanted.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Mar 2026

Michelle

⸻

We have visited Holbox many times and chose this hotel because the location is a nice balance—close enough to town for my friends while still feeling close to nature for me.

The property is beautiful. The rooms are clean, comfortable, and nicely cooled, with excellent hot water. The pool is gorgeous, the location is spectacular, and the staff are very kind and friendly. They even prepared a lovely birthday celebration for me, which was a very thoughtful touch.

Unfortunately, the noise at night was a major issue. There are nightclubs behind the property that play music until around 11:30 PM, and later—between about 2:00 AM and 4:30 AM—cars frequently stop outside playing very loud music. At times it felt like having a nightclub inside the room.

Our group had three rooms and unfortunately none of us slept well during our three-night stay. It’s truly a shame because otherwise the hotel is wonderful. If there were better soundproofing or some way to control the late-night noise outside, this place would be absolutely perfect.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

01 Mar 2026

Melanie

was a very simple hotel . Water poured in because it rained night before and I mentioned it during check out to the front desk and they said well yes that will happen when it rains as if that a normal thing. Shouldn’t be normalized. Overall noisy location but I was prepared with earplugs! Didn’t bother me.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

13 Feb 2026

Connie

We didn’t look into the reviews of this hotel before we planned our very last minute trip.

We wanted to be near the beach , which is where El Faro is located and is great , but we missed the fact that it is surrounded by LOUD music most of the night .

Ample restaurants and shops all around which is also a plus for the location, but the thumping from the beachfront bar was uncalled for, there was never anyone there during the evening.

We were a bit confused when the hotel employee asked us if we wanted ear plugs, but we weren’t prepared for the continuous noise. Both from the competing bars but also from the street traffic. The side by sides, motos and general people noise.

The rooms are ok. The pictures show “cabin type” rooms which are adorable, but that also means, no insulation and lots of noise.

Extremely Hot water is always a bonus

Unfortunately the weather leading up to our stay caused the beach to be covered with sea grass and the water wasn’t the beautiful colour it should be, but that’s not the hotel’s fault.

Beds and pillows were comfortable.

No bedside tables or plugs on one side of the bed. Glad I bring a power bar to plug into the bathroom and it reaches the bedside.

If you are young and into staying up all night having fun, this is an option for you. If you are more mature and like to get some sleep, I would find something off the main drag.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2026

CARLOS ALBERTO

Excelente

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2026

Nadia

Beautiful view of the ocean and excellent location to restaurants. Clean room.
Comfortable bed. Private outdoor balcony space. The music during the night until 2 am from the beach was loud as the hotel had noted. If loud music at night bothers you I would choose to stay in another location.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2026

Eloy

Everything about this hotel was great. The concierge was very helpful and efficient. The rooms were clean. The bed was very comfortable. We enjoyed our stay very much. The only major problem was the neighboring bar that began blasting loud dance music at 10:00-10:30 PM. It was tough to sleep there, sadly. We certainly slept well when we made it home.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2026

Husam

Great location and nice staff! To consider the music from the surrounding area

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2025

Jennifer

Beautiful location. Was quiet at night on Sunday so that was amazing. The area is very noisy overall. The room was about a 2 star, no amenities, no TV, no blanket, no coffee or glasses or mugs. It had a bed and that was it. Great place if you want to party and be out about the town.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Oct 2025

Ana

Me encanto la piscina, era muy central a todo y la playa esta en frente el hotel. El dueño que nos atendió era muy amigable y nos ayudo bastante. Lo único que cambiaria era que hacia mucho ruido el bar en frente y una noche habían muchos jovenes haciendo mucho ruido en frente del hotel.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2025

Kyra

The hotel is nice, VERY well located in the heart of Holbox, but with that comes the noise, and gets VERY noisy!! The hotel has a bar in front of it and the party goes on until 4/5am. The room is exactly as you see in the pictures but the hotel is made of wood so you can hear EVERYTHING from the other rooms. Said that, the bed and staff is great and the view is awesome.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Sep 2025

Adriana

The hotel was just what we needed for a short stay—basic, clean, and with a beautiful oceanfront view. The staff was wonderful and very helpful. We were even able to book a few excursions directly through them, and pickup from the hotel was easy and convenient.

On the downside, there’s a bar next door that stays open until 4 a.m. with very loud music, which made it difficult to sleep. We also didn’t have hot water for showering during our stay.

We originally tried to book directly with the hotel staff, but they quoted us 1,200 pesos per night. Through Expedia, we were able to book the same room for 800 pesos, which made it a much better value.

Overall, if you’re planning to stay out late or don’t mind a simple, conveniently located hotel, this is a solid choice. We’d recommend it for 1–2 nights max.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2025

DIANA

Un lugar mágico, con lo esencial y de ambiente playero. No recomendado si quieres dormir temprano pues hay dos bares con música alta hasta las 2 o 3 am. Excelente ubicación cerca de todo

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2025

Frank Gordon

The location of the property is excellent, right on the beach, and very close to the pier where the Whaleshark tours leave from.
There was an amazing view of the sunset from our balcony.
There are no food options at the property but a good range of restaurants in the vicinity.
Beds were comfortable.
Internet access was sometimes sketchy.
The area around the hotel is home to many bars which play loud music until 2 to 4am in the morning, and the hotels wooden walls are not at all sound proof. So the nights were noisy.
Bathrooms are a bit primitive and ours featured a dripping leak through the ceiling from the shower of the room above (found on our last night there and reported to the hotel on checkout).
The pool was small and often crowded.
Transport access to the hotel was good from the sand street in front.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2025

Trinidad

Staff was friendly and helpful.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2025

Arturo Daniel

Increíble hotel frente a la playa

Para nosotros la experiencia fue increíble, el trato por parte del staff fue excelente. Mis felicitaciones a Jonathan se convirtió en amigo.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Jul 2025

FRANCISCO

El hotel frente a la playa esta muy bien , lo malo

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2025

Bryan

Ta con madre!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 May 2025

Ulises

Nice beachfront hotel right in the heart of town, if you like to go out and party this is your place since you are next to all the party locations, if you want to relax then choose another property because the bars nearby are very noisy up untill the morning. The rooms are nice and it’s very walkable around

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2025

Eugeniu-Marian

The view of the beach is amazing. For the price, the conditions are very good - rustic, but that's the charm of Holbox. Amazing sunset, especially if your room is on the second door. At night it is very noisy because of the bars, but again, that's the charm of Holbox! We really loved our stay! Thank you!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2025

Ricky

Wonderful location, clean and the staff was great!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2025

Gustavo

I loved the location, everything was nearby. The view of the ocean and the sunset is amazing. The staff were alway

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2025

Cynthia

Perfect place
But bring earplug , there is a bar in front of it .
Still had the best time there
It’s feel like having a private beach

Self

2/10

Poor

29 Mar 2025

ryan

night club blasting music till 530 am every morning wholw buildings kshaking didnt aleep
for 4 days lwft 4 days erly took thw loos

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2025

Paddy

Exactly as pictured. Easily walk from the pool to the sea. Lots of bars around so there is loud music always, but they let us know at check in and gave us earplugs.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2025

Luis E

Location is awesome but you will need earbuds to sleep well. Staff provides world wide service, extremely friendly and accommodating. The pool was really cold so it was nice during the day but not in the evening. This property just needs a bit more of furniture to put your belongings a tv and it will be perfect. Over all highly recommended to experience walking from your bed to the sea, thank you guys for such a great experience.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2025

JoseLuis

Especial Thanks to Mr. Jonathan (front desk) always ready to help !!

8/10

Excellent

19 Feb 2025

Rhiannon

Great experience. Lovely staff, incredible beachfront location. Front desk was so helpful booking tours and taxis for us. I loved the old school tropical vibe of the rooms, they feel living in a James Bond novel (though the excellent aircon made me grateful to live in modern times).

The (unaffiliated) beach bar out front is really loud, very late, every night, but the hotel can't control them. Overall I really would recommend the hotel, just bring quality earplugs! If I were Oól, I'd look at buying that bar and improving it (the bar is always empty despite having a perfect location.)

Great breakfasts at Limulus, a few doors down to the east.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2025

Susane

Good placement right on the beach but there is a bar very close that play techno music until 4 am.. the hotel staff did offer us earplugs. Lot of ants in the room, asked if the could spray not sure they did it. I used my mosquito spray it help a bit. Rest of hotel was good, Staff very friendly.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2025

Brandi

Beautiful view and kind staff

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2025

Jennifer

Loved this place. Can’t beat the location and the staff is wonderful. It is right on the beach by some bars and it can be a loud at night. If you want fun, clean, safe, in town, close to everything, and right on the beach this is a fabulous option. If you are looking for fancy and quiet this is not what you are looking for. But we LOVED it and will be back.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2025

Tami

Property is great location and staff so kind but there are noisy bars close. On a sunday night it wasn’t bad but weekend nights can get loud. Also, expedia map has wrong location. It shows the property 2 blocks east of the square …, but it’s not. It’s right off the main pier. My one night stay was lovely though I booked based on an incorrect location which is not the hotel fault but hopefully Expedia cam correct.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2025

Eduardo

Location

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2024

Isabelle

The hotel El Faro was absolutely amazing. The location was perfect, right on the side of the ocean. The room was clean, as described, towels exchange upon request, and staff offered to clear the room on a regular basis. Loved our stay. Staff was amazingly helpful and friendly!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2024

Alfredo

Un hotel rústico con un toque propio de la isla; enfrente del mar qué cuenta con agua caliente, A/C y con una atención del staff qué andan siempre pendiente de uno. Agradezco mucho al bellboy jhonny que si tienen dudas de lugares donde comer o tours el puede faciliterles la información y la compra.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Dec 2024

JoseLuis

Excelente trato por parte de Jhonatan y Erica
Muy atentos y serviciales. Estuve 3 días

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2024

Manon

Très bien situé!

Très belle expérience ! L’endroit vient d’ouvrir, tout est neuf, la piscine est géniale, le directeur et les employés sont vraiment sympathiques et aidants. ❤️
Quelques améliorations sont à apporter (crochets, anti-dérapant sur les marches de la piscine, plus de chaises/tables extérieures, 1-2 chaises sur chacun des balcons): le directeur est tout ouïe aux commentaires des clients.
Si vous désirez le calme pour dormir, soyez avertis: il y a de la musique forte autour jusqu’à tard dans la nuit.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Nov 2024

Rosalia

The hotel is pretty new
Very pretty, beautiful pool area, beach front
The rooms have no tables or nightstands no place to put your water bottle, or sit your purse lol…
Music will be playing very loud from 3 pm to 4 am.
Very very loud Be aware of that !!!!
Besides the music and the no tables situation is pretty good…
Also no blankets on the bed Only sheets…
Jonathan the front desk guy was very nice and helpful.

2/10

Poor

11 Nov 2024

Cedric

J’ai séjourné dans cet hôtel récemment et l’expérience a été très décevante. Dès la première nuit, j’ai été confronté à un bruit incessant qui a perturbé mon sommeil jusqu’à 7h du matin. Que ce soit des bruits provenant de la ville ou des rues voisines, impossible de trouver le calme nécessaire pour se reposer.

De plus, j’ai contacté le personnel pour discuter d’une possible annulation ou compensation pour les nuits précédentes, mais malheureusement, leur réponse a été totalement insatisfaisante. Aucun effort n’a été fait pour résoudre la situation ou pour proposer un geste commercial.

Je ne recommande pas cet hôtel à ceux qui recherchent un séjour reposant ou un service client réactif. À éviter si vous êtes sensible au bruit ou si vous attendez un minimum de prise en charge en cas de problème.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2026

Poni

La vista era muy linda, el chico que nos recibió fue muy atento y amable, el personal de recepción que estaba al día siguiente no tanto. Se fue la luz pero lo resolvieron rápido, me volvería a hospedar ahí.

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

18 Jul 2026

Sandra

El hotel se quedó sin agua y sin luz, y no te resuelve el personal, no tiene restaurante el piso de la habitación es súper resbaloso, había en las habitaciones unas tipo lagartijas, todo mal, pésima experiencia

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jul 2026

Margaux

Hôtel (sans isolation) avec une vue somptueuse sur la mer mais localisé entre 2 boîtes de nuits. C'est beau mais nous n'avons pas dormi...

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2026

Noor

Súper bonito, todos súper amables
Solamente en las noches hay mucho ruido por el bar de abajo

Friends

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2026

Jesús

El hotel se encuentra en una excelente ubicación frente al mar. La propiedad es de un estilo rustico, por lo que no hay que esperar lujos o demasiadas comodidades; cuenta con las necesarias. La cama es comoda, el aire acondicionado funciona bien, la ducha no fue buena. Si eres delicado con los sonidos del exterior no es tu sitio. El personal amable y la ubicación excelente si tu plan es mochilero o de aventura. Ideal para personas jovenes o adultos con alma joven.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

12 Jun 2026

Sidney Karen Montiel

Me encantó el hospedaje todo muy limpio excelente servicio excelente ubicación enfrente de la playa

Family

8/10

Excellent

31 May 2026

Luvia

Gracias:)

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 May 2026

MERACK SCHEDIRK NIETO

El hotel está en una zona donde todo está cerca, cruzando la calle está la playa, limpio, es verdad que hay mucho ruido de música en las noches, no es un hotel para quien busca relajación total pero sí para quien quiera pasarla bien con una vista increíble

Self

2/10

Poor

05 May 2026

Melina

Do not go to this hotel, I repeat do not go to this hotel. There is a party that starts at 1 am and continues until sunrise EVERY NIGHT and you hear the music so loud to your room it is like being inside the club. It is quaranteed you will NOT sleep at night neither during the day since they did work at the hotel with loud noise at day time. None of the workers speak any english, impossible to communicate, had to use translator and they still didnt understand. Unblievable. Neither the hotel nor Hotels.com was willing to cancel our second night so we just had to book another hotel and lost our money on this one. Worst hotel experience ever. Do not go there.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

05 May 2026

Edgar

Vista para praia.
Tinha umas manchas na parede que pareciam de sangue.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 May 2026

ricardo

Está padre y barato el hotel. Pero hay mucho ruido

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Apr 2026

María de la Paz Durán

Lo bueno: Hotel en el centro de todo. Fácil acceso a tiendas y restaurantes. La playa justamente está a unos pasos. El personal muy amable. Hay aire acondicionado . Hay jabón y shampoo. Buenas camas, sábanas limpias. Dan toallas para la
Habitación y toallas para la alberca. Hay sillas, hamacas y camastros. Limpian diariamente. Hay una espléndida vista desde el balcón, mesita de exterior y dos sillas exteriores. Si asean el exterior, rastrillan y tiene un mural later muy bonito. Bien pintado.
Lo malo: Muy ruidoso tanto por los huéspedes como por los alrededores. Es de madera, muy bonito y muy muy básico. Solo Camas y no hay buroes, lámpara de noche. Ni alguna silla o donde poner algo mojado. El baño también es de madera y seguramente en la madera hay hongos porque huele mal.
Deben prohibir que los huéspedes usen bocinas a todo sonido.
No cambian diariamente las toallas
En general bien calidad-precio

Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2026

jorge

Excelente ubicación buena relación calidad precio

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2026

Cornelia

Top Lage, jedoch sehr laut am Abend, da man die Musik von rundherum hört, bis nach Mitternacht.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Mar 2026

TERESA DE JESUS

Está muy bien ubicado, tiene una de las mejores vistas a la playa… habitaciones cómodas y limpias. El único detalle es que no se me respetó el desayuno, a pesar de que si lo agregué y pagué en la reservación.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2026

Isela

Todo muy bien

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2026

Nestor

La vista es realmente buena, la Pool yo no la utilice

Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Feb 2026

karoline

Joli et rustique, chambre propre, lits et oreillers très confortables. Toutefois, impossible de dormir, la musique des bars environnants faire rage jusqu’à 3h du matin tous les soir
Nous avons malheureusement dû quitter l’hôtel en plein séjour après 2 nuits de misère.
Si vous faite la fête jusqu’à plus soif c’est un hôtel pour vous, si non, réservez ailleurs!

8/10

Excellent

19 Feb 2026

CRISTINA G

El hotel es práctico, solo es para dormir. No hicieron aseo los dias que me quede. No tiene tv y tampoco mi i bar para guardar aguas. Todo lo demas esta bien dentro del costo del hotel, Jhonatan nos atendio muy biendesde la llegada hasta la salida, nos ofrecio un buen tour y servicio de taxi asi como recomendación de que hacer.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

05 Feb 2026

Yvonne

Hyllplan och mera krokar. Kallt det skulle behövas isoleras och då även mot hög musik från närliggande barer.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

26 Jan 2026

Juan antonio

Muy mal, el hotel esta en la orilla de la playa, los locales que estan alrededor al hotel hacian mucho ruido y no dejaban dormir, un dia completo sin luz y no hicieron nada para compensar el problema, MUY MAL TODO

Friends_and_family Family