Overall Ratings & Reviews Playacar Palace All Inclusive

The Playacar Palace has a great location near Playa del Carmen with easy access to shopping and the ferry to Cozumel. The food, drinks and staff are top notch. Rooms are comfortable. All common areas except restaurants are open air so it's warm and humid most of the time - could be a plus or minus depending on who you are. The worst thing about our stay in late June was the Sargassum algae/seaweed. We know it's always bad in this area in the summer, but the stink creates an ever present odor and of course the beach is impossible to swim at. Because this hotel sits so close to the water, you get a lot more effect from the sargassum than at other properties, like when we stayed at the Moon Palace properties. We took a day trip to Cozumel and there was no sargassum issue - if you want to get on a beach, that's the only way. We felt bad for a wedding party taking photos on the bit of sand not covered with a large pile of unsightly yuck right behind them. While we really enjoyed out stay, I'd try the Cozumel Palace in the summer instead - there's no beach, but no sargassum issue. Effectively the Playacar Palace has no beach in the summer and suffers from bad smells and unsightly red brown nastiness covering the water and sand. Put this property on a clean beach, effectively Cozumel Palace, and it would be amazing!

We didn’t like our room and the refrigerator didn’t work.

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The dining options were amazing at Playacar, from the Buffet to the restaurants. The standout for us was the Madremia restaurant. The servers were so knowledgeable and provided amazing options. The mixologists at the restaurant were next level!

I like that recruiting for time share don’t bother you like an another resorts. And the facilities were very nice.

We had such a great time, the food was delicious, our room was super clean, all the staff were super nice and welcoming. Eric, ingrid and Perla at the pool, Ivan at Madre Mia restaurant, and of course the people who had our room nice and clean every day. Location was super convenient since we were just close to the ferry tp go to Cozumel and 10 minutes away from Xcaret.

Excellent service

Our family vacation to Playacar Palace was incredible! We had such an amazing time and the staff went above and beyond! The facility was amazing, the staff were wonderful, the food and drinks were extremely high quality, we were super impressed! This was our first time at a Palace Resort and we are now looking into booking at another Palace Resort because of our experience. We LOVED this resort so much!! Can't wait to go back!!

This resort is located in a great spot. Walk into town and do some shopping or grab something at the Farmacia. Catch the ferry to Cozumel, or take a tour to Tulum which is less than an hour away.

The service was exceptional, the entire property was impeccably clean, and the staff were friendly and attentive throughout our stay. We had a wonderful experience overall. The only downside was the presence of a large amount of sargassum on the beach, but of course, that’s a natural occurrence and beyond the hotel’s control.

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Lovely staff. Beautiful property.

I love the location but most important it is the staff is so polite and welcoming all the time. I hope that in the description of the oceanview rooms, they would mention if balcony is part of the room. The beach is getting eroded but it is not hotel problem but climate result. Love the staff, the quiet ambience, shows at night time and walk around hotel. The food in the restaurants was fantastic

The service in the restaurants was very poor and unfriendly. They also had many rules regarding reservations and opening hours. The pool closed early, and at 10 a.m. on Saturday, the pool bar was still closed. The only VIP benefit we received was a room upgrade. Otherwise, the service at the facilities was average.

Service was outstanding

All Staff was super friendly and helpful. Treated us like kings. Service was excellent

Had a great time at Playacar Palace. Would go again. Staff was great and the property was well maintained. Very happy with the experience.

Sotero el del buffet went above and beyond and served us traditional Mexican food and gave us a very well experience

Excellent property the only issue was the beach which is small , very close to playa del Carmen pier and full of algae,also we couldn’t enjoy at one of the top restaurants since was booked and we couldn’t go with kids . Other than that everything was amazing , personnel very helpful, the coffee in the small cafe at the entrance was amazing as well as the crepes, in the main dinning we were well care by the restaurant manager , he prepared a taco night and parrillada night for my group , hotel is less than a block away from 5th Ave in Playa del Carmen shopping street. In summary , strongly recommend

Generally very well kept and staffed. Pool and beach access needs a little bit of upkeep, as it's hard run in places, but is otherwise immaculate.