Casa Ocea’s Guidebook

For convenience, our suggestion is to rent a car prior to arrival. You can purchase the mandatory Mexican insurance ahead of time if you book with Enterprise. This save a lot of hassles. Here is a local car rental with rates more competitive than the large car rentals and has bilingual staff. You can contact them prior to your arrival to book a vehicle. All vehicles are insured and they deliver to the airport. Xootrip Rent A Car Local car rental company Contact- Laura Tel. +52 1 999 950 2290 +52 1 999 335 7648 https://web.facebook.com/Xootrip- 891857244244

Prior to your arrival at the house we recommend you do your groceries and supplies shopping. You will find a wide variety of foods from the basics to the most gourmet in supermarkets in Merida. • Chedraui • Soriana • Walmart • Superama • Costco You can also visit the groceries stores in Progreso, although these have a smaller variety. • Bodega Aurrera • Soriana • Super Aki • City Market At the main square in Chelem (3 miles from the house), you can you can find small convenience stores. • Dunosusa • Oxxo • Super Willys • YZA Pharmacy

Most of the local restaurants and shops in Chelem and Chuburná area will only take cash. We recommend to get pesos in any of the ATMs in Mérida or Progreso. Some of the main banks in Progreso are shown on the following list. We recommend searching for them on Google Maps, followed by the city name (Progreso). For example, to search Citibanamex you can enter it in GPS as "Citibanamex Progreso" and follow the instructions of the GPS. • Citibanamex • Banorte • BBVA • Banjérito • Santander

Mexico has different bacteria in the water that may be upsetting if you are visiting from a different country and are not used to drinking it. Don't drink the tap water unless from the filtered faucet. There is purified water provided at the kitchen sink out of the silver faucet. This is the only water that should be used for drinking, cooking and brushing your teeth. Please use the purified water provided in the water pitchers in the bathrooms for brushing teeth. Fill ice trays with purified water only.

To make a local phone call from an international phone while in México: - Dial + Symbol (press and hold zero), the Country code (52), the area code (999), and then the local phone number. To make a phone call from an international phone to another Country: - Dial + symbol (press and hold zero), the Country code (USA & Canada is 1), the area code, and then the 7 digit phone number.

For those loving water sports, have a SeaDoo (JetSki) delivered to the house for a day. It's a great way to see the coast. Drop off in the ocean at the house for 7 hours. Cost: 5000 pesos ($250 USD). WhatsApp: +52 1 999 152 7390 to schedule.