We were so excited to come to this ocean front property, only to learn that the beach/ocean was filled with large amounts of "sargassum" which is brown algae. Apparently this has been an increasing problem in Puerto Morelos for many years from what I read, and has been active for many months. There was a machine in the ocean every morning trying to remove it to no avail. We were disappointed this was not disclosed, as the ocean was undesirable and not swimmable. It smelled bad and was full of bugs, and the water was literally brown, nothing like the picture, or description of a "crystal blue Caribbean Sea". I also read that it can cause a rash if you do swim in it, which was not even an option for us. We left and went to Cozumel because there is no algae on the west side of the island, and were able to swim and snorkel in the crystal clean ocean while we were there at least, although we had to spend money paying for 2 places at once. Had I known these well known facts (google), I would not have booked this property. It's somewhat false advertising. That being said, the property was very nice, and the location was great for us as far as walking into town. The sheets were luxurious and it was nice having an extra bathroom, although there was very little water pressure in one of them. Do your homework on the Sargassum problem before considering a trip to this region. Catching the ferry from Playa del Carmen, we noticed the beaches in Playa had very little algae in comparison. Cozumel did not have any.