Zih (LONG) Trip Report Nov 9- 23 2024 Part 2

The Catalina has been our home away from home for many years, since the Dorado Pacifico in Ixtapa went All- inclusive. The Catalina with its nearly 300 steps from beach to Street, is rustic & needs work, but it still meets our needs. The staff has changed, but the new staff is very helpful and works hard. Yes management has some issues, but when we are out on the balcony in the morning or evening with the beach a stone throw away it is hard to top. I look at the Sotovento and the mess they have created from the original, all the trees and birds are gone unlike the greenery and nature surrounding the Catalina. We discussed other locations and have stayed on Playa Principle and Aura del Mar but we come back and always say what if it wasn’t here next year.