Illustration of the Isla Blanca coastline — a narrow white-sand spit between lagoon and sea, with beach houses and sailboats
Wed Feb 24 — Sun Feb 28, 2027 · Isla Blanca, Mexico

Forty, on a spit of sand.

Three houses, seventeen friends and four babies — gathered for one birthday, on Thursday Feb 25.

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days until you leave for Cancún
Planning as:

Host view — includes payments, outreach and open decisions. Don't share this console with guests — send them the separate Guest Guide instead.

Feb 24–284 nights · checkout Sun 11 AM
19 + 4adults + babies
3 houses10 bedrooms · every couple on a real bed
Thu Feb 25the 40th itself

What’s new

Where you’ll stay

Three houses, one beach

Casa Pelícano is the hub — dinners and the included cook live there. The other two are a short walk along the sand.

Casa Pelícano — pool terrace, palms and day beds above the beach on the Isla Blanca strip
Main house · Booked

Casa Pelícano

5 bedrooms · sleeps ~12 · 4 baths. Hosts Carla y Sebastián. Private cook included.

Check in after 3 PM Wed (lockbox) · out before 11 AM Sun. Master king, Bedroom 2 king, Bedroom 3 king, Bedroom 4 two queens, Bedroom 5 king sofa bed — the spare.

Master · KingMatt, Gabby + baby
Draft
Room 2 · KingRob, Jennifer + baby
Draft
Room 3 · KingJenna, Carl
Draft
Room 4 · Two queensSidney, Shirley + baby
Draft
Room 5 · King sofa bedSpare room
Draft
Payments41% paid

$3,898.20 paid of $9,511.12 total · remaining $5,612.92 due Feb 9, 2027

Blanca Beach House — aerial view of the white house on the Isla Blanca strip, sea in front and lagoon behind
Booked · Solmar

Blanca Beach House

3 bedrooms · sleeps 6 · 5 baths. Booked by Gabrielle via Solmar.

Two king rooms, and a two-queen room shared by Jorge, Lyndsay DeVore & Frank Schwarzenau. Reservation GY-D8HuTZxr.

Room 1 · KingEsha, Josh + baby
Draft
Room 2 · KingCarlos, Tiffany
Draft
Room 3 · Two queensJorge, Lyndsay, Frank
Confirmed
Payments · installmentsMXN $81,900 total
  • 30% · MXN $24,570 — paid Aug 2026
  • 40% · MXN $32,760 — due Oct 13, 2026 · status to confirm
  • 30% · MXN $24,570 — due Dec 24, 2026
Casa Zama — pool and palms looking out to the sea on the Isla Blanca strip
Direct with owner

Casa Zama

2 bedrooms · 2 private baths. Two kings, with a double futon in the south bedroom, made up on request.

Owner Carl Sonntag can meet guests at the car rental and escort them in. Kite instructors available through him for anyone keen.

Room 1 · KingChris, Juliana
Draft
Room 2 (south) · King + double futonPhil, Milan
Draft

Layout per the owner.

Payments: $1,200 total · arranged directly with the owner.

Shared notes

    Host only · Planning

    House plan

    Who sleeps where, on the floor plans. Drag any name into any room, in any house — rooms take as many as you give them.

    Shared plan — changes save for both of you; the spreadsheet stays the record.

    Casa Pelícano

    Schematic plan — representative, not the real floor plan.

    Master King · ensuite bath BATH Kitchen Dining Room 2 King · ensuite bath BATH Living Room 3 King · shared bath Bath shared Room 5 King sofa bed Room 4 Two queens Terrace Pool
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    Blanca Beach House

    Schematic plan — representative, not the real floor plan.

    Room 1 King Living · Kitchen Room 2 King BATH Bath Room 3 Two queens Terrace Pool
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    Casa Zama

    Schematic plan — representative, not the real floor plan.

    Room 1 King BATH Kitchen · Living Room 2 · South King + double futon BATH FUTON Terrace Owners live upstairs
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    The shape of it

    Five days

    Deliberately light. One big night, one boat, and a lot of beach in between.

    Wed 24Arrive

    Settle in

    Hosts land in Cancún at 12:45 PM, houses open from 3 PM. First group dinner at Casa Pelícano once everyone’s in.

    Thu 25The 40th

    The birthday

    The celebration centers here — DJ, décor and cake at the main house, with sitters arranged for the evening so parents can stay late.

    Fri 26On the water

    Boat day

    A long day out toward Contoy and Isla Mujeres — the plan is all day, at minimum four hours.

    Sat 27Slow

    Beach day

    Lagoon side in the morning, sea side after lunch. Massages at the houses, kites for anyone who wants a lesson.

    Sun 28Leave

    Goodbyes

    Checkout before 11 AM. Matt & Gabrielle stay on one more night — just the two of them.

    Hosts’ flights — Delta

    Out, Wed Feb 24: DL 621 · JFK 8:15 AM → Cancún 12:45 PM · Seats 13E / 13F. Home Mon Mar 1 after the anniversary night.

    GAIP8Econfirmation

    Getting to the houses: vans from the airport run about 45 minutes north to Isla Blanca / Punta Sam. If you’re booking your own flight, send it to Matt and he’ll line up transfers — car seats confirmed in writing for the babies.

    Shared notes

      Who’s coming

      The party

      Nine couples, one single, four babies. Cribs, high chairs and evening sitters are being arranged centrally — no one needs to pack a crib.

      23 people

      How the houses split Draft

      Casa Pelícano — 118 adults + 3 babies
      Blanca Beach House — 87 adults + 1 baby
      Casa Zama — 44 adults

      19 adults + 4 babies in total. Assignments are draft — room by room under each house above.

      Matt & GabrielleHosts · Casa Pelícano
      Carl Bossholt & Jenna WallaceCasa Pelícano · Bedroom 3
      Carlos Antonorsi & Tiffany AzmouzCouple
      Chris & Juliana BeatyCasa Zama · Bedroom 1
      Esha Mufti & Josh VolkeningCouple
      Jennifer & Rob JacksonCouple
      Jorge & Lyndsay DeVoreBlanca Beach House
      Milan & Phil ChmaltsCouple
      Shirley Du & SidneyCouple
      Frank SchwarzenauBlanca Beach House
      + 4 babiesCribs & high chairs provided
      Getting around

      The lay of the land

      Flights land at Cancún (CUN), about 45 minutes south of the houses. The houses sit along the Isla Blanca strip — Casa Pelícano’s address is on file; the other two show as approximate areas until their exact addresses land.

      Cancún International Airport (CUN)Flights land here · vans run ~45 min north to the houses
      Directions ↗
      Casa PelícanoCarretera a Punta Sam, Cancún, Quintana Roo 77400 · the main house
      Directions ↗
      Isla BlancaThe island at the top of the strip · yacht day, Fri Feb 26
      Directions ↗
      Blanca Beach HouseOn the Isla Blanca stripApproximate area · exact address pending
      Directions ↗
      Casa ZamaOn the Isla Blanca stripApproximate area · exact address pending
      Directions ↗
      Host only

      What needs a decision

      Only the things where your call changes what happens next. Everything else is in motion.

      Dec 24, 2026payment due

      Blanca Beach House — final balance

      MXN $24,570 remaining of MXN $81,900, via Solmar (Marysol Silva).

      On the calendar
      Feb 9, 2027payment due

      Casa Pelícano — remaining balance

      $5,612.92 remaining, due Feb 9, 2027.

      On the calendar
      In motion21 vendors contacted

      Vendor replies — review as they land

      First-wave outreach: 20 emails sent to 21 vendors, with 43 WhatsApp/form drafts awaiting your send. Each vendor was asked the same four things: do you serve Isla Blanca and what’s the travel fee, price for Feb 24–28, availability, and deposit terms. Replies are logged in the sheet and followed up at 5, 10 and 15 days, then closed. Babysitting was asked as a general availability-and-pricing question — hours to be decided once quotes come back.

      Worth watching: boats & transfers — fewest Isla Blanca options
      Casa Zamawith Carl Sonntag

      Handled by Matt personally

      Payment, the breakfast-and-lunch chef quote and house stocking are all in your direct thread with Carl. No deadline is tracked here and no automated follow-ups will go to him.

      No follow-ups — by design
      One detailmissing

      Return flight — Mon Mar 1

      The outbound is confirmed (DL 621), but the return flight number and times were never captured from the Delta app. Worth grabbing next time you’re in the app, so the anniversary-night choice can be made against the departure time.

      Feb 28 → Mar 1one night

      Pick the anniversary hotel

      Three finalists below, all in the $500–$1,200 brief. The choice turns on one trade-off: stay 15 minutes away, or drive south for the quietest room. See the shortlist ↓

      Shared notes

        Host only · Flights

        Arrivals & transfers

        Guest flights as they come in from the collector, grouped by who’s traveling together and sorted into van runs — a new run starts when a party lands more than 90 minutes after the one before. Departures are grouped the same way below.

        Host only · Money

        Shared costs

        Group expenses split evenly across the adults sharing them. Per-expense shares only — no netting between people.

        Host only · Sun Feb 28 → Mon Mar 1

        One night, just the two of you

        High-end, romantic, not touristy. Prices are February high-season signals from research, not live quotes — the pick gets a live check before booking.

        Beloved Playa Mujeres

        Couples-only, 109 suites, big spa and plunge-pool casitas — and only 10–15 minutes from the houses, so checkout day stays easy.

        ~$750–$1,100 · the low-friction pick

        Viceroy Riviera Maya

        41 villas, every one with a private plunge pool. The most romantic room in budget — paid for with a ~2-hour drive south and ~50 minutes back to the airport.

        $550–$880 · the romantic pick

        NIZUC Resort & Spa

        Not all-inclusive, which is why it feels different from everything around it. Fifteen minutes from the airport for the Mar 1 flight.

        ~$901 · the calm pick

        Shared notes