Villa Brisa Caribe
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  Most luxury villas on the Mayan Riviera that are available to the rental market serve strictly as weekly vacation villas.  While many of these villas are well equipped and appointed, they often lack the homey feeling you will find at Villa Brisa Caribe.  This is because Brisa Caribe is not just another luxury oceanfront villa used specifically for vacations.  It is the year round home of expatriated Canadian Doug Wasmuth.

  Doug's profession and love of travel has allowed him the rare opportunity to visit, work and live in a large number of countries stretching around the world.  The experiences gained and treasures gathered from this lifestyle have resulted in an eclectic taste, which is brought out in the architectural and interior design of the villa.  Doug considers the greatest asset from his travels to be the many and diverse friendships that he has developed along the way.  Having enough room for these friends and family to visit and the right surroundings to entertain them in, has resulted in the 6000 plus square foot, 9 bedroom, 10 bath villa with pool house, which is Brisa Caribe.  When family or friends are not visiting he is willing to make available this unique home for you and your family, friends or associates. 

  The area between the casita and villa is a small courtyard where you will find a wash tank and drying area for your scuba and snorkel equipment.  This is a good protected place to hang those wet towels and bathing suits too.

  Upon entering the villa, you likely won’t notice anything except the beautifully framed view of the ocean.  As you explore more you will see that the architectural design not only showcases the spectacular views, but also ensures that the refreshing Caribbean Breeze, that the villa was named for, passes freely through the home.  Most times you will prefer to keep cool naturally using the breeze assisted by the ceiling fans located in every room.  However, for those times when there is no breeze, you will remain comfortable because Brisa Caribe is fully air conditioned (not just the bedrooms as you may find in other villas).  This is an important point which you can only fully appreciate once you are here and experiencing our warm tropical evenings .

  The ground floor is centered around an entertainment room that flows right outside onto the terraces and pools, with ocean just beyond.  These outdoor areas are quite spacious and spectacular.  Two of the oceanfront lots are dedicated to guests.  The third  has pools and lounge areas for the owners' private use.  His separate little oasis is tastefully hidden behind a large rock waterfall and a scattering of vegetation which blends in well with the environment.  You will find that the development of the 3 lots has been well designed to provide privacy, great views, and plenty of room for your entire group to spread out over. 

A covered terrace off of the villa extends to a sunning area around the main pool with chaise lounges and umbrellas.  In front of this is a grassy area before dropping down to the sand where you will find a volleyball court and thatch palapa with hammocks.  100 yards  from here you will find the saltwater pool in a public area and a protected bay with sandy beach just around the corner.

Next to the villa on the second lot is a large patio area ringing a shallow wading pool with waterfall.  Off to the side is a covered poolside wet bar/bar-b-que area with full size refrigerator to keep your drinks cool and close at hand.  Seating for 20 is provided so you can enjoy a meal around the pool.  Here too you will find the detached pool house we call 'Brisa del Mar' 

Brisa del Mar has 2 wonderful oceanfront bedrooms with spectacular views.  The second floor bedroom is a Master suite complete with sitting area, TV/DVD, stereo, security safe and Jacuzzi tub with ocean view.  The large, partially covered  terrace offers all kinds of privacy for the lucky couple who share this room.  The bedroom below is slightly smaller but with attached bathroom, private walk out to the pool, covered terrace and that view, nobody will feel cheated to have to spend a week here.  Both of these bedrooms are accessed from the sliding glass patio doors.  A pool side bathroom, close to the  bar area will be found to be very convenient.

Back inside the villa, the entertainment room features a fully stocked wet bar with full size refrigerator loaded with ice cold drinks awaiting your arrival.  This room also has a surround sound TV system, Digital satellite receiver with American programming, DVD player with a selection of over 100 movies, stereo system with cassette and CD player, XBOX video game machine, as well as a good selection of games, puzzles and books to enjoy.  We even have a computer station set up with  internet connection for you to keep in touch with family, friends and heaven forbid... 'the office.'  Remember to bring your laptop, iPod, favorite XBOX video games and music.

  Off of the entertainment room you will find four bedrooms, all of which have been decorated from Doug’s collection of art and memorabilia to create a different theme.  You may have trouble deciding which exotic destination you want to stay in.  Perhaps you will simply need to exchange mid week to experience another.  The “Persia” room will take you back to the days of frankincense and myrrh.  It faces the garden and is furnished with a Queen bed.  Across the hall is the “Buenos Aires” room.  That enchanting city of Latin romance where the tango was born.  It is facing the small courtyard/casita and contains Twin beds.  The Twin beds can be put together with a special mattress pad and different linens to create a King.  One or both of these bedrooms can be locked off from the rest of the villa should you not require all 7 bedrooms and wish to reduce the rental price.  The other two bedrooms on this floor, “South America” and “Caribbean” face the pool/ocean and have King beds.  All beds have high quality mattresses and linens.  Each bedroom is equipped with a portable CD/cassette stereo, alarm clock and its own bathroom with shower, thick towels, bathrobes and hair dryers.  There is a self-programmable security safe in every bedroom closet for added peace of mind that your valuables are secure.

  Our favorite part of the house is the rooftop terrace, where you will find an additional 1400 sq. ft. of living space.  The views and layout make this the place to be for a party, bar-b-que, sunrises, sunsets and star gazing.  This large area has built in benches arranged to take full advantage of the sunrise and sunset, a covered wet bar with wrap around counter, stools and a gas bar-b-que waiting to grill up a steak or the catch of the day.  Tables and chairs are provided to give you yet another area for dining.  The usefulness of this area means that there are 6400 square feet, plus garden, pool and the beach for you and your group to spread out over.  We often receive comments from our guests about how many nice places there are in the villa and on the property for them to entertain in, or escape to.

  Brisa Caribe is situated within Puerto Aventuras on an exclusive piece of coastline referred to as 'Las Rocas' or 'the rocks.'  This short, flat, strip of rocky coast separates a white sand beach on one end and the entrance to the marina on the other.  Brisa Caribe is located at the end nearest the beach.  Here the sand spills out over the rocks and in front of the villa.  A palapa umbrella with hammocks and lounge chairs in the sand, make this a tranquil place to relax and watch the boats passing, as they head to the pristine reef located just off shore to dive, or out a little further to fish for Marlin, Sailfish, Mahi Mahi, and Wahoo.  Here you will also be able to watch the para-sailers drift by.  Or if your group has energy to burn, there is a volleyball court set up in the sand right in front of the villa.  If you still are not tired, how about a game of soccer?

   Nearly in front of the villa you will find a saltwater pool carved into the limestone rock. This is a lovely, protected place to swim.  Two channels flush the pool with the passing  waves to keep it clean and allowing small fish to pass through.  We have even spotted a baby turtle swimming here once.  100 yards from the saltwater pool, you will find the white sand beach, which continues down past 3 hotels.  This beach is situated in a cove that offers protection for swimmers and like all of the coastline in Mexico, open to the public.  If you get tired of lying in the sun or swimming, you may want to wander the beach or rocky shore combing for shells and other treasures.   During your stay you will likely meet 'Pepe', 'Chico' and 'Gordo' the 3 iguanas living in the waterfall rocks.  Gordo is the big one missing part of his tail, Chico is the little green iguana, and Pepe is the medium size one.  They like to sun themselves on the rocks while they wait for you to bring them a little snack.  They are vegetarian and especially fond of Hibiscus flowers and the tops of celery.