Playa del Carmen Resorts

Hard-working, friendly staff make you feel right at home in this beautiful, newly renovated (Dec 2012) all-inclusive property. The first night we stayed, the toilet wouldn't flush properly and the staff immediately came and addressed the problem. The landscaping was mature and gorgeous, and the beach front location and new pools were a great spot to relax during the day. Buffet as always offers something for everyone. Would highly recommend this to anyone.

I would go back, this is very nice location, clean beach

I would go there again. But I'll be prepared to sleep in an uncomfortable bed.

I went with my parents and husband for 7 nights. This Riu is somewhat quieter than the other nearby Rius...but you have a gold bracelet, which means you can go to any of the Rius if you want more party than relaxation. Good food, good nightly entertainment. Excellent drinks one day in a coconut on the way to the beach. Beach is fantastic. Water beautiful. If you enjoy relaxing on the beach or playing in the ocean (snorkeling, body board, catamaran.... )this is the place to go! Bring an insulated mug to take your drinks to the beach. The gift shop in the lobby is a bit pricey -much better deals on 5th St in downtown Playa. We were married in Mexico 5 years ago and this is our third trip back to the area. Have stayed at the Riu Tequila before, but rooms at the Palace Mexico are nicer and you're just 2 minutes to the beach instead of 15. First time at this resort and would return again -especially if the parent's are buying!

This resort is excellent. Although the bed was uncomfortable for my husband's bad back but when we told the front desk, within 5 minutes we had a mattress pillow top cover on the beds in our room. The staff was very, very welcoming and accommodating. Anytime we asked for anything they took care of it immediately. They all went above and beyond. We will go back to this resort and keep the Riu resorts in mind whenever we travel.

When we arrived to the hotel we were welcomed by professional staff, had a nice/tasty glas of papaya juice and then our luggage was taken to our room by a porter. At first it was a WOW, such a nice place, the food, service, beach, etc was great. Overall the place is awesome, but one thing I have noticed being such a big company and have no security camera is a big NO NO. This place is not even close to be secure, we had to hide everything we could to a very small safe provided by hotel, but you phisically can't put there everything possible. So we heard that someone was robbed during their stay. We've traveled to other places in Mexico and never experienced anything like that. My advise to you guys, put some cameras at least outside your building, you will have less stress on having to walk around when it's raining, humid etc. Other than that, the place is great, service is as well. My favorite drink was cappuccino w/out sugar, very tasty, well other drinks were great as well, but i am a coffee drinker. Hope my comments are not going to scrare people away from this place but only add a bit of awareness. Good luck to everyone.

We stayed at Riu Palace the first week of January 2012. We had a wonderful time, stayed 5 nights. I would called a family type resort. Lots of couples of all ages, as well as families with kids. The beach area is great, white sand, enjoyed the walks on the beach. We walked to Playa a couple times (about a 30 minute walk). We loved the food. We ate a 3 of the 4 reservable restaurants, liked Krystal the best. We thought the buffet selection for all meals was very good, plenty of fresh fruit and vegtables available at all times, if your not into the meats and fried stuff. The buffet restaurant also had a themed 'Mexican' night. Definately recommend this. Just a note for the men for the dinner meals. Long pants are required, jeans are OK, lots of men wore jeans. The wait staff at this resort was second to none, very friendly, and always right there if you need something. The room fridge restocked everyday. 24/7 room service included. We will for sure be coming back to Riu Palace again, and bringing our kids wih us. The only tricky thing we came across was the inital transportation from the airport to the resort. There is an option of taking a bus, that leaves every 45 minutes ($11 a person), but it only takes you to the bus station in Playa, you then need to take a cab to the resort. We elected not to wait around, and just took the cab from the airport, which you should be able to get for $35-45, for 2 people.

We enjoyed our stay very much! The beach was great and lots of activities were offered throughout the resort. The nightly entertainment was a treat! The staff was very friendly and the service was excellent. We were pleased with the variety of food choices at the buffet and the dinners at the restaurants were excellent. Can't wait to come back!