Colonia Independencia Holidays

This is our favorite property in Cozumel. Love it here. Great rooms, great view wonderful snorkeling.

Great variety in food and excellent

My new wife and I went to Cozumel Palace for our honeymoon in June of 2026, and overall we had a good experience. The reason why I can't give the resort 5 stars is because of the aggressive timeshare pitch ("vacation club" seems to be the latest euphemism for this) in the lobby that you're required to aggressively rebut right after checking in when you're exhausted from traveling, and there's a more gentle timeshare pitch at the very end that left us with a bad taste in our mouths. The aggressive timeshare salespeople are by far the worst thing about traveling to Mexico and we may not go back because of it; most American travelers HATE aggressive timeshare pitches! However, the pros far outweigh the cons at Cozumel Palace. We wanted a small, relaxing resort with good food and a great view and that's what we got, so we're happy we went there for our honeymoon. They gave us lots of honeymoon perks and we used the resort credits on a romantic beach surf & turf dinner with an excellent violin player. Be warned that this is not a party place and it does not have a beach, so if you're looking for those things then Cozumel Palace isn't for you. It was just what we were looking for though.

We had a wonderful stay at Iberostar Cozumel. It was our first time at the resort and all the amenities, staff, shows, food were wonderful. Our king size room was beautiful and just a couple steps to the pier and pool. The food was delicious, I did recall someone mentioning it was blah and no flavor and I couldn't disagree more. The spices were flavorful from the breakfast buffet to all the specialty restaurants. It was wonderful having everything there including their help with excursions. The staff were amazing. The shows were wonderful, our favorite was the fire show. I was at first apprehensive on their filter water, but they prove me wrong. I love how sustainable everything is. It's definitely a peaceful location and having nature all around was amazing. I highly suggest this resort!