Hotels in Playacar, Playa del Carmen

"The Expedia Guest Team, Lyanya, Melisa, Maria and Mar were so helpful. The app wasn't working for us so we asked them to make dinner reservations at the on site restaurants. Thank you, ladies. Eat at the restaurants and avoid the buffet! The resort itself is dated but comfortable. Walking around and learning where everything is easy. Our room was near the ocean, pools, buffet, sports bar and tram, everything needed was accessible. Beach bar closes at 6pm. Don't understand the negative reviews about having to walk as things are a little spaced out. Unless there is a medical reason or age, just take a leisurely walk and burn some calories. STAFF: check in/out, bellboys, maids & drivers were friendly and ready to help. The only real negative was the shower: no hot water and low water pressure. We adjusted and took quick, lukewarm showers. We let staff know but it didn't bother us. INCEDENTALS: bring small bills, $1's ,$5's, 10's for tipping as it's is customary. Use the resort transport company Seek and Go for airport transfers. Just email the resort a few days ahead with air info and they arrange it for you. The reps wear green polo shirts and speak English. Don't use airport taxis. A half mile walk from the resort there is a group of shops/pharmacy for snacks, water, medicine, souvenirs and currency exchange. If needed get a taxi to/from Walmart, the drivers will wait for you. Pina Coladas & Margaritas on the beach? Yes please!! It's a slow pace, laid back vibe so enjoy it."

"The staff were generally friendly, but there weren’t enough of them. Many times, stations were understaffed or not staffed at all. The pools were not very clean and were too warm for my taste, although my son didn’t mind. The beach is beautiful and spacious. We visited during seaweed season, which was disappointing. They do try to clean it, but it’s a Sisyphean task—it’s very hard to keep up. The food was very mediocre, including at the Italian restaurant. The Mexican restaurant was better, but unfortunately two of us ate something there that caused severe food poisoning and cost us an entire day of our vacation to recover. We reported it, but the response felt like a dismissal of responsibility. Overall, you get reasonable value for the price. We did appreciate that it’s a smaller resort rather than one of the huge complexes, and it was nice that it’s built within a jungle setting rather than as one large building."

"We loved our stay here. Had never been to an all inclusive and we were really impressed. Everything everywhere so clean. Special touches everyday to our room which was kept up daily. Loved how spacious our room was with well stocked bar and fridge, amazing tub and shower and a beautiful balcony that overlooked the ocean. split time between amazing pools and the beautiful white sand beach laden with ample beach chairs. Also so impressed with how kind and hard working the staff was. Literally everyone from entertainment to desk to dining to cleaning staff always said hello and answered our questions and were genuinely kind and were joking around with us by the end of the trip. Although there are a few restaurant options on site as part of the all inclusive. We thoroughly enjoyed the buffet as everyday there were so many rotating options for breakfast lunch and dinner. Freshly prepared so much variety and a little something for literally everyone. we also enjoyed the 24 hr lounge for late nite snacks and early morning coffee as well as the coffee/dessert bar when we would play games in the evening. The resort is also large enough that you can spread out and either join in all the fun activities or find a quiet nook. we partook in several of the activities and exercise Classes and had so much fun as the staff is engaging and full of energy. Finally, loved how multigenerational this location was with older couples down to young families with children. would go again."

"This is a great resort! The restaurants are amazing. You can walk right off property to the beach and downtown. Take the ferry to Cozumel and use the resort there. The snorkeling at the Cozumel Palace is great. We brought our kids and they loved it."

"Atmosphere is quaint, clean and good value"

"Great breakfast and rooms are very nice and clean. The rooftop pool was amazing. However, staff were inconsistent. Sometimes they were helpful while other times they could not be bothered and were rude. Also, I stayed 9 nights and my room was only cleaned twice. I don't expect it to be cleaned daily but atleast every 2nd or 3rd day would have been nice. The worst part was that they advertise free shuttle to the airport and I did what I was suppose to do and the day I was leaving my shuttle never showed. I therefore had to pay over a $100 to get to the airport by taxi. Was not impressed. I expected more from the Marriott. I was very disappointed 😞"

"Food was very good. Good service. The Staff was very nice."

"The property was well maintained and clean. My only issue was with the quality and diversity of the food at the buffets."

"Good"