Dos Playas by Faranda All Inclusive

This “resort”’should be demolished. It is year 2025 and the property is barely standing. Food is mediocre, the rooms are falling apart. I am on vacation and i had no peace at any point. House keeping is having full conversations with each other at 7 am. Screaming kids everywhere.. Check out is at noon and yet they knock on the door before 9. Barely anyone speaks English which isn’t a problem, but it’s hard to tell who works there and who doesn’t. 2 restaurants offering the same food most nights. There is no air conditioning anywhere. Only certain numbers work for the safe. The fridge has seen better days. They give you 2 bottles of water… that’s it. I have been coming to Mexico the last 10 years and this was the worst place i have ever stayed at. Do yourself a favor and pay a little more at Riu next door. The beach is beautiful and they try to keep up with the palm trees, but everything else is a disaster. I would never recommend this place to anyone and I wouldn’t stay here again if you paid me. If i could give it 0 stars, i would.

Nice little place

The suppers were decent. The breakfasts and lunches were mediocre. The resort definitely caters to Spanish speaking guests as the staff had fairly minimal English at best. The view was beautiful- however, there is no lounge area inside for guests when it is raining, as the main restaurant closes between meals and the bar is outside. All the facilities are outdated and should have an upgrade. We took the upgraded room for an added fee of about $100usd and the full mirror was chipped at the bottom, the bedside light had rust at the ceiling, and the wallpaper was starting to peel. The locking latch on our window broke on the second day and even though we were told someone would come fix it, no one ever did. The shower is small and as we are both around the 6 ft mark, were almost bumping the shower head with our head. The best part of the resort is that the view is amazing, you are next to the ferry to Isla Mujeres, and if you tip, the service staff will treat you well. It wasn’t terrible but I wouldn’t stay there again.

Only had 2 restaurants. Food gave me food poisoning. Staff was nice but absolutely will not be back…

The property is old but is super clean! The only draw back is that there is only 1 place to eat so the variety is lacking but overall the food is delicious. It is right next to the ferry to isla mujeres so that is def a plus. The island is a must see. Looks just like a post card!

La experiecia mas mala q he tenido en todas mis vacaciones

The lunch and dinner taste horrible!

The room was a little disappointing. For 3 it was too small. The food was very good and that made it worth it.

We’ve been here few years ago and the staff was always very nice and welcoming. Unfortunately the room we stayed in looked like didn’t have any improvements in the past few years.

Everyone was super nice !

Rooms definitely needs upgrades, the food at the buffet its not that good but brakefast was horrible definitely not staying again over there.

The resort was beautiful. Activities were amazing. Nice people. Great energy. Tasty food and beautiful parrots and peacocks.

Everyone was so friendly and offered insights to our trip checklist. Had a great experience. We'll be back!

The staff were wonderful

Friendly staff

very dirty beach, not private. not friendly waiters, not tasty food, very small choice of food, dirty and old apartments. I don't recommend it

This property is highly affordable for couples and family with small children. All inclusive so drinks were endless and the food was okay. The food and meals were nothing too fancy but every night there was a theme to the meal. Lots of activities to do around the resort and the beach is walking distance with private seating just for dos playas people. Please tip these people! They do their best to serve the customers including the drunk hungry ones who wonder in last minute. The hotel room on the other hand was not the best. Me and my fiancés hotel room toilet constantly leaked and we woke up with a puddle in the bathroom every morning of our stay. The room also smelt of mildew but nothing too gross. The shower water is also Luke warm takes a moment to warm up in general but doesn’t get hot. We didn’t mind that since we were sun burnt and wanted nothing to do with hot water. Can’t say that’s everyone’s preference so make sure if you’re looking for somewhere that will give you the basic Cancún experience nothing over the top fancy you stay at dos playas Farandas. There is also wild peacocks and iguanas that wonder around the property they are domesticated peacocks please don’t feed them as the employees take care of them. Also bring an extension cord the hotel rooms have 1-2 outlets in the room itself max.

I loved the quiet, family friendly atmosphere and the buffets were always amazing. The property is not huge but it is perfect for a relaxing getaway. The beach area was perfect for swimming.

Great experience!

Bring snacks with you. You’ll need them. Good budget property if you don’t expect any frills. Very small pools. Beach full of seaweed. EXTREMELY pushy salespeople. The bartender Appolini was the highlight of the trip. He’s wonderful. Trust me if you’re not in a rush, wait, save $200 more and stay somewhere else.