Andy and Ruth welcome you to Sandwood Villas condo style living in Xcalak

Travel to Xcalak and the Costa Maya

Sandwood Villas an Adventure in Xcalak, Mexico

Your own private 2 bedroom, 2 bath with Kitchenette Villa overlooking the second largest barrier reef in the world. Ocean Front Real Estate for Sale

We have 4 villas and the grass Palapa is our restaurant. View from your villa (click on photo)

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Andy and Ruth welcome you to Sandwood Villas - an information center for the Xcalak and the Southern Yucatan area.

Xcalak is great place to scuba dive, snorkel, fish, swim, kayak, and just relax and unwind.

Each villa has 900 square feet with a 23 foot by 14 foot living room, dining area, kitchen with stove, refrigerator and dishes. There are 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms in each villa with hot water showers.

Our villas bedrooms are as follows: Villa 1 has one queen, double and single bed. Villa # 2 on our second floor has double bed and two twins. Villa # 3 on our second floor has a: one queen, two twin or one king size bed.

Ceiling fans and regular fans are located in each room. Maid service is provided daily. You may cook your own meals, eat in our new Palapa restaurant or eat in one of the fine restaurants in Xcalak which is only 15 minutes away.

If you plan to cook your meals, bring groceries, snacks, etc. We have 5 small grocery stores in Xcalak and we have a grocery truck at our door 4 times a week. Purified water is provided in each villa. Staple groceries, pop, and beer are provided at low prices.

Meals at Sandwood in consist of delicious local and American fare. Breakfast features fresh tropical fruits and juices with homemade breads and tortillas in the Palapa. The dinner menu offers fresh seafood, chicken, pork, fish, conch, and lobster (our specialty). Lunch and snacks are available. All meals are served in the Palapa or your villa. Our Palapa restaurant bar offers an assortment of local beers, sodas, wines and spirits at low prices.

Our 24 hour electricity is provided by solar energy backed up by a generator. We are an eco-tourist resort - no hair dryers or high wattage appliances please.

Limited free internet mail access thru our satellite communication system for our guests.

Diving, snorkeling, swimming and fishing are only minutes from our sandy beach with numerous coral heads and beautiful tropical fish in no more than 8 feet of water out in front of the villas.

Sting rays, lobsters, eels, turtles, octopus, groupers and barracuda are abundant. Night snorkeling is spectacular. There is excellent fishing in the lagoon behind us, and inside and outside the barrier reef in front of Sand-Wood.

We have a canoe, and 4 single and 1 double kayaks and 5 bikes for your use at no extra charge. Snorkel equipment is available for rent.

For spectacular diving the Chincorro Banks is only 2 hours off the coast of Xcalak. The Chincorro banks are one of the four true coral atolls in the world. If you're interested we can arrange a day trip to the Chinchorro reefs which includes a 3 tank dives lunch and beverages.

Nature walks can be spectacular large flocks of green parrots can sometimes be seen. Bird watching for parrots, egrets, reseated spoonbills, pelicans, white ibis, jabirus storks and many more.

***View of our beach (click on photo)***

Looking for peace and tranquility in a coastal village You have found it: we are located 10 miles north of Belize.

Hasta Luego

Andy and Ruth Sanders

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For reservations or information see the Rates and Reservations section above then email us in Xcalak Mexico at scubadad12007@yahoo.com or call us in Xcalak at 011-52-983-839-5428

In the U.S. email at at asanders@atnmail.com or call Al Sanders at or 952-898-1667.

last modified Jan 22, 2006