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About Loco Gringo · Since 1996

Started in Akumal
still run from Akumal

30
Years in Akumal · 1996 – 2026

The Riviera Maya is our home

Loco Gringo started in 1996, on a stretch of coast most people had never heard of. We live here. We raise our families here. And after thirty years of walking the bays with prospective owners and answering the phone at odd hours, we know these homes the way you know your friends’, which one has the good coffee maker, which one loses shade at 3pm, which owner will send extra towels without being asked.

Today Loco Gringo is one of two Riviera Maya rental brands run by Coravia Mexico, along with Akumal Direct. About 170 homes between them, spread from Puerto Aventuras down through Akumal and the bays to Tulum. This site is Loco Gringo only, the legacy brand, the one that’s been in Akumal the longest.

Mission & vision
Days like this, it’s easy to remember why
Looking out over the bay, we are watching a father snorkel with his children. It’s a peaceful day on Half Moon Bay and the sounds of their laughter and excitement carry over the water. It’s easy on days like this to remember what is important about our work.

Our mission

Loco Gringo’s family of associates act as ambassadors of Mexican hospitality every day. We offer vacation rental services with the intention of providing professionally managed and well-vetted accommodations for visitors to Mexico and the Riviera Maya. We place the comfort and safety of our guests at the forefront of everything we do.

Our vision

To proudly open the door to the true spirit, natural beauty, and enchanting history of our home: Mexico’s Riviera Maya.
Why book here

Three things you get from us that a listing site can’t sell you

We keep this list short on purpose. If a promise doesn’t survive the phone call at 11pm on your third night, it doesn’t go here.

We’ve walked every home

Owners will tell you their property is the best. Fair enough. Theirs is the only one they’ve stood in. We’ve stood in all of them. We turn away homes that don’t hold up, and we say plainly which ones lose shade at 3pm, which have AC only in the bedrooms, and which face east if you’re chasing sunsets.

Somebody answers the phone

When the water heater quits at 11pm, you call one number and reach a person who lives in Akumal. Our concierge team is on call every day of the year – 24 hours, 7 days, 365. We work directly with the plumber, the driver, and the chef; we’re not routing your problem through a call center in another time zone.

Direct rate, not the listing site’s markup

Booking with us skips the third-party booking fees that can add up to 15% on top of a nightly rate elsewhere. Same home, same owner, cleaner price. Payment goes straight to a company that’s been operating in Akumal since 1996, on the same platform your neighbors use to reach us.