Captain Dulche's Museum
Captain Dulche's Museum
4.5
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Isla Mujeres Museum Capitan Dulche.This Museum is dedicated in loving memory of Captain Ernesto Dulche Escalante, founder or the 5th Naval Region (Isla Mujeres). Captain Dulche´s Maritime Museum treasures a big part of Isla Mujeres history, this is documented in a great photo collection of over 150 that have never been seen before. The Museum also contains an excellent collection of anchors, buoys, chains and lanterns, maritime tools and two projection rooms, showing one video of the famous mexican diver Ramon Bravo and the even more famous Jacques Cousteau. It also has the largest collection of model ships and metates in the whole mexican caribbean.
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Denise F
Milwaukee, WI15 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
The museum was not open. The area is beautiful and quiet away from the hustle and bustle of the rest of the island. We sat at the bar which had swings for seats. It was soothing for me. The sculptures by the pier were fascinating to look at and I almost wish I could have gotten closer to them. We had already eaten otherwise we would have ordered food and eaten at a table looking out on the water.
Written 27 January 2020
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Autumn R
Ocean City, MD320 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
We travel to Isla often. I had never been to Captain Dulche’s until this current trip. I will definitely be back again, and again. It’s so peaceful, clean, and the view isn’t to shabby either. There is no price to enter for the day, you do need to purchase a drink or food to just be decent. Once you see the options for lounging, the pool, the waterfront, and interesting ocean statues you’ll agree. Soft music playing in the background, palm trees swaying in the breeze. It’s a little slice of quiet from the normal hustle and bustle of town. Bathrooms were spotless, food was delicious, so many options to snorkel, kayak, swim, lounge, wade in the ocean or cool of under the pool canopy. You won’t be disappointed. We paid in American dollars. We were never hassled and the female bartender is probably the fastest in Isla! See you on our next trip Captain Dulche’s!
Written 23 February 2020
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Tami M
IA17 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
This gem of a place has it all, great food, tasty drinks and very good wine. You can lounge in the pool, swim some laps to work off the calories, then use the swim up bar to start your second ‘round’. If you want a covered bed then you can pay a fee but we never saw the need. Plenty of places to be in or out of the sun as you desire with tables and chairs on the beach, around the pool. We usually stop twice during our week stays.
Written 19 January 2020
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jeffpags
Taunton, MA1,724 contributions
Oct 2021
We always check in to Dulche's as they have a great spot on the island to get away from people and the hustle bustle. Some people have commented they charge but they have never charged us as we normally order some drinks and/or food every time we got there. Nice pier to walk out on--free snorkeling gear...nice pool and bar service/bathrooms too.
Written 14 November 2021
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jeffpags
Taunton, MA1,724 contributions
Dec 2020
Love the improvements at CD--we've been going here over the past 5 years or so. Pool and Palapas are great. Nice drinks by the pool or private cabanas...no minimums to spend. Even provided free masks and snorkels for me and my kids...
if you have a gold cart definitely worth stopping in for a few hours for some food and drinks
if you have a gold cart definitely worth stopping in for a few hours for some food and drinks
Written 23 January 2021
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Paulo R
Armacao dos Buzios, RJ496 contributions
Oct 2021 • Solo
this in my opinion is the best beach club to stay , excellent space and structure , good drink , excellent food , it is not crowded , it has a deck that takes you to the corals with the turquoise blue sea , I just loved it , I stayed for 10 days in isla and I went there almost every day.
thank you to the bartender Jorge a very kind Peruvian who served me very well.
This is the best club guys , don’t miss !
thank you to the bartender Jorge a very kind Peruvian who served me very well.
This is the best club guys , don’t miss !
Written 24 November 2021
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kbreed
RALEIGH, United States3 contributions
Oct 2021
This was our all time fave beach club for our family of 5 (2 adults, 1 teen, 2 tweens). It has such a fun atmosphere! My tween daughter really wanted to order a smoothie from a swim up bar, so we went to Kin Ha first then discovered there swim up bar is for adults only. She was able to use the swim up bar at Captain Dulche's and the bartender was so kind and engaging! He really made it a fun experience for her to remember. The sunset here was GORGEOUS! When I called they said they weren't open for dinner but you can go and get an early dinner here as they close at 7PM. Best decision ever. I hope more people figure out this hidden gem for sunset dinners! The food prices were fabulous too and the fajitas were great. We went to this beach club on our last night and were so disappointed that we saved it until the end of our trip. We absolutely would have come more often! Also, we went at night so it wasn't needed but they do have a shade area over the pool if you need a shaded pool too.
Written 8 November 2021
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Melismass1
Akron, OH293 contributions
July 2021
Wow! This is one beautiful beach club! The pool is absolutely gorgeous. The swim- up bar is so cool! You can literally eat your lunch while sitting on bar stools in the pool! We had the hamburgers and fries and we all thought it was excellent food. Nice big portions, reasonably priced! The beach is not the most beautiful on the island but its fine. There is a very nice dock here. The snorkeling under the dock is pretty darn good! We had a nice time snorkeling here. Nice variety of fish and small rays. I found a lion fish, a starfish and a huge conch! The beach chairs and palapas are nice and plentiful. Overall, we had a great day at Captain Dulches. I highly recommend it!
Written 12 August 2021
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PiscesGirl37
Oak Grove, MN17 contributions
Nov 2021
This place is so beautiful and a hidden gem! Great beach, pool and swim up bar. Bring or wear your swimsuits. We stop here on our golf carts each year. They even have a playground area in case you have younger children. It is definitely worth the visit.
Written 6 December 2021
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shannonlutz
Cypress, TX65 contributions
Jan 2021
We just returned from Isla and tried this place for a late lunch as a recommendation from a friend. We sat at a table with an umbrella on the beach and were practically the only ones there. Very quiet and great service. Beach isn’t that big and water isn’t great for swimming, but we were there for the food anyway. We had the coconut shrimp, French fries, and beef quesadilla which were great. We also had shrimp and fish tacos. They were good, but prepared differently than what we traditionally know (marinated in some sort of chipotle “like” sauce. We actually made two trips to this Captain Dulches and will be back!
Written 26 January 2021
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My question is why do employees at this beach club steal credit card information? Myself& my 2 friends all had their credit cards used after we used them at Captain Dulces. I have tried to contact them several times& they have not responded.
Written 14 December 2017
How much does a beer cost here?
cuánto cuesta la cerveza?
Written 11 December 2017
Not a lot. Pay cash as they steal credit card information.
Written 12 December 2017
Can i bring my 11 year old here?
Written 23 September 2017
Is there a charge for Captain Dulche's, or can you simply go to the beach or eat at the restaurant?
Written 22 May 2016
Use of pool and beach is included when you buy food and drink
Written 14 October 2017
If you get something from the bar, either food or drink, there is no charge for the beach or museum. Food was good. We also took a snorkel tour out of there that we highly enjoyed!
Written 8 June 2016
Been to Isla several times....not sure how to find Captain Dulches..and what days it is open.....we have golf carted around the island and spent time at a beach next to Dolphin discovery...never found your place...directions please
Written 24 April 2015
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