The Reef Playacar Beach Resort & Spa

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8.2
Very Good
From 1,015 reviews
Cleanliness

8.8

Room Comfort

8.6

Service and Facilites

8.4

Traveler Reviews The Reef Playacar Beach Resort & Spa

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Jessica
10.0
/10
Reviewed 14 week(s) ago

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Beautiful location, beautiful beach. Wonderful food. Staff was so helpful.
Asha victoria faith
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10.0
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Reviewed 14 week(s) ago

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Our stay was great!! 5 days, we enjoyed the food, the beach, the lounge chairs, the snack bar, the pool bar, the music, the à la carte menus, the drinks, the staff were friendly and helpful right from the start. Overall a great resort for what you’re paying
Udit
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6.0
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Reviewed 15 week(s) ago

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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.
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Sarah Pereira
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8.0
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Reviewed 15 week(s) ago

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Beautiful resort very different. The resort was charming and it felt like we were staying in a park - small resort but that’s what made it special Beach area was small but beautiful. Would recommend if you want something different.
Calli
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10.0
/10
Reviewed 16 week(s) ago

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The resort is so well kept & clean, the food is good with tons of variety, and filtered water stations throughout the resort that we drank from the entire time with no issues! The staff at the reef are incredibly kind and the entertainment staff were the best! 10/10
Major
10.0
/10
Reviewed 16 week(s) ago

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The resort met all my expectations. Lovely jungle atmosphere.
Timothy Allan
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10.0
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Reviewed 17 week(s) ago

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The pools were nice property was very clean and tropical, which I really liked
AHMAD
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8.0
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Reviewed 17 week(s) ago

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The main issue was with the room itself. There was a connecting door to the neighboring room, and because of that we could clearly hear our neighbors talking, which made it feel uncomfortable and not very private. Also, the bed and pillows were quite hard, which affected the overall comfort. Other than that, everything else was fine.
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Lauri
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10.0
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Reviewed 17 week(s) ago

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Issak
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10.0
/10
Reviewed 17 week(s) ago

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All the employees were so kind, and very helpful.
Diane
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10.0
/10
Reviewed 18 week(s) ago

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The location, activities, and property itself was wonderful. I really enjoyed doing yoga and aqua aerobics everyday. I wish the gym was bigger. It had decent equipment, but there was barely any room to move. Luckily I was in there by myself each day.
Rylan
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8.0
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Reviewed 19 week(s) ago

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We love staying at the reef! It is a small resort with everything you could ever need. The food is good and the staff are kind!
Iris Simpao
10.0
/10
Reviewed 19 week(s) ago

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Excellent staff; tidy rooms; great food
Suzanne
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6.0
/10
Reviewed 20 week(s) ago

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Room was nice, however it was next to the theater so it was loud at night. Food was limited and mediocre at the buffet. No poolside service. Seemed like they were short staffed everywhere. The snack bar food was awful and it took about 40 minutes to get a pulled pork supposedly ( the meat was cut into chunks) and cold French fries.
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Baljodh
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10.0
/10
Reviewed 20 week(s) ago

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It was a great experience
Lindsay Christine
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10.0
/10
Reviewed 21 week(s) ago

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Great resort. Will be back again
Brenda
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10.0
/10
Reviewed 21 week(s) ago

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The staff was exceptional, rooms were clean, so many activies you could participate in, food was good, lots of options. Lots of Beach Chairs. Just a beautiful resort.
Susana
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10.0
/10
Reviewed 22 week(s) ago

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Need to update the room s
Shana
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10.0
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Reviewed 22 week(s) ago

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We loved the pool and there was lots of room for everyone. We booked a couples massage and it was amazing!
Arlene
8.0
/10
Reviewed 22 week(s) ago

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