Playa Maguey — Attraction in Oaxaca

The place is great location with a beautiful beach. However, be prepared to buy cell service, because there is no other signal available. Also, service is SUPER slow. The food was good. We were seated quickly, but went downhill after being seated. After we finished eating, we waited for the server and the bill. We asked 3x for an umbrella and chairs on the beach. We were told people are seated on the beach only by their server. Since our server clearly was in training, there were no more umbrellas available. When I pointed out there were now empty umbrellas, we were told only the server that placed them can seat us. Apparently, changing servers wasn't possible. After about 4 hours, we moved ourselves into an umbrella. Finally, when we were ready to leave, we had to track down our server to pay our bill. Then we had to wait 35 minutes for a taxi since this beach is in a remote area. It's beautiful, but not worth the...

I gave this bad boy five stars about 5 years ago. It seemed untouched and special. As with a lot of things, development isn’t always good. I spent an hour waiting for a cab. There’s no one place to wait. All of the restaurants have their own pick up spots and while it seems nice having it this way it leaves a lot of people including locals just waiting. The prices have increased as well. So much so we decided not to get a meal. This taxi situation has left me a bitter Betty though. I won’t spend another dollar at Maguey because of it. Lots of other beaches to...

Once you arrive, you will be approached immediately by restaurant staff trying to convince you to go into their restaurants. Facing the beach, walk to the right look for the bathrooms & showers & take the public path to the beach. The water was calm, lovely & incredibly clear. Be aware that in the afternoon numerous boat tours show up quickly and their customers are herded into the restaurants to be fleeced. I simply walked to a quiet area of the beach & set up my space and had an...