The Reef Club Playacar: Rock On!
My very first vacation I took by myself was to Playa Del Carmen. I have to say I was a litter nervous, thinking something bad would happen to me like: Rape, murder, jail, white slavery, dismemberment and so on. So I booked myself into an all-inclusive resort. I chose the cheapest, The Reef Club: round trip air & transfers with 7 nights of all meals and drinks. Total $800.
My transfer van dropped me off last, so I got to see all the other MEGA resorts. Some had a capacity of around 5000 people for god’s sake. I was totally happy to find mine small, very tropical and had this very weird lay out.
When I checked in the front desk asked if I was traveling alone. “Sure?” I said.
To that he said, “Are you getting a divorce? Because the only single women guests we get are getting a divorce.”
In my head I was thinking: not a divorce, but I had just been dumped by a boyfriend, just started a high-powered job, and was finally settling a huge lawsuit. No, just your average run-of-the-mill nervous breakdown.
They gave me the best room with a ocean view. As my bags were being taken to my room, we walked through dense jungle set around hotel buildings. Each had only 4 rooms. Then like magic, it clears to and all you see is blue-sky, blue ocean, white sand. Then my eye lead me to something I never could image: The swim up bar!
Unique Quality: The room was ***en! Kings size bed, huge bathroom, TV, balcony with a ocean view. The resort had two pools, a little kid’s area, a disco (lame-boring) and one huge buffet dinning area. They do have a restaurant you have to make reservations at, but I just went into town a few nights anyhow.
The resort arranged for me a trip to Chichen Itza, Coba, and the Bio Sphere 4x4 adventure. I also did a cave adventure that was not your average tour. All were in English.
The cab to town was about $5.
It’s very quite there, not a big party place. Hardly any kids. Lot’s of European travelers.
The Reef Club Playacar
