just joined this message board and i'm starting to pick up some good information by reading posts.

we are a 50 something couple looking for inexpensive accomodations...no more than $150/night...for one week to 10 days.

snorkeling is our focus...

looking for a quiet place with some privacy...balcony, beach setting, or some kind of accomodation that isn't too much like a hotel room....don't need kitchen...just coffee maker!

easy walks to restaurants and shopping...good places to sunbath, or lie in hammock in the shade...

swimming pool would be nice...

so far, we've looked at places like

tropica beach resort
xanadu
blue tang inn
mata rocks
caribbean villas
sunbreeze
corona del mar
ramons

and some others...

anyone have any advice about these or something else?

i'm sure i'll have lots of other questions for the experienced members of this board...but thought i'd start with this...hope to find the right place and go from there...

smile mikell