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The Alhambra Hotel: Playa's best kept secret

by cwarner

My wife and I have been married for 6 years, and we have traveled to Playa Del Carmen every year of our marriage, twice a year. We love Playa, and think we have found the best boutique hotel experience in Playa in The Alhambra Hotel.

We like taking the Road Less Traveled, and choose boutique hotels over all inclusives, we eat where the locals eat whenever possible, and either rent a car or take public transportation rather than hotel arranged buses or vans. We like the freedom to come and go as we please that a small boutique hotel (non all inclusive) and having your own car gives you.

For the last three years we have been staying at the Alhambra which is located on the public beach in Playa Del Carmen at the end of Calle 8. The rooms are clean and simple with good air conditioners and utilitarian but adequate bed, the room rate is reasonable for an oceanfront property, and includes breakfast at their great little seaside palapa covered restaurant. Beach towels chairs and umbrellas are included, and we have found that if we tip one of the staff $5 or $10 dollars a day (we usually pay one person for every day we are going to stay in advance) that he will see to it that your favorite spot is set up on the beach every day. The staff has never failed to impress us.

We find it interesting that The Alhambra has dedicated one of its premeir oceanfront spaces for a yoga studio, which toatally impressed us. This hotel is not just about the money.

Once we are checked in, we feel we are in our own little secret oasis smack in the middle of all that Playa has to offer.

Making reservations is easy and we have never had any issues with any form of dishonesty, or shenanigans you read about. We love this hotel and recommend it for any travelers who like to take The Road Less Traveled.

The location on the beach is perfect, and the proximity to 5th is just right; far enough away to be quiet and close enough to be convenient. On weekend nights there is a little noise from the neighboring beach bar and hotel The Fusion, but we would recommend you go join the fun.The oceanfront and partial oceanfront rooms with balconies are as good as it gets. If you require a pool, do not choose The Alahmbra, the pool is out of the way, and small.

Pueblo Bonito: Great Place to Stay in Mazatlan

by laker2m

Mazatlan is one of our favorite places/cities to visit on the Pacific side of Mexico and the Pueblo Bonito Resort is our favorite place to stay there. It's located just maybe a mile north of what they call the Golden Zone. The Golden Zone is where many other hotels and resorts are located but I think they are rather cramped. It's a little more open and lovely at the Pueblo Bonito yet with many resturants nearby and local buses available to take you anywhere along with cabs and the ever famous pulmonias. We take our morning exercise by walking down to the Panama bakery cafe for breakfast and then it's it open road for some sightseeing or back to the gorgeous pools at the Pueblo Bonito.

Nice rooms, lovely pools

Blue Bay Grand Esmeralada ~ Playa Del Carmen: I would not recommend the Blue Bay Grand Esmeralda

by Talley03

I would not go back to the Blue Bay Grand Esmeralda in Playa Del Carmen. While the grounds were nice, the basic room category was terrible. It was outdated, smelled musty, and I would not stay in that room with my children. We had to upgrade to a suite which had the swim up pool which was definitely better. The mini-bar is not a mini-bar at all. It only consisted of a few sodas, water and only beer. And if you asked them to stock the mini-bar with more beer, they refused. When we checked in to our original room and requested an upgrade, it took the front desk almost 30 minutes to make the change. The service from then forward was quite slow and the many of the staff were not friendly or helpful. The concierge in our building did not seem very knowledgeable. We heard many guests complain. We always had a problem trying to make dinner reservations; there was never availability, even if we tried to make the reservations early in the morning. The room service was slow and they charge you extra for room service which is ridiculous since you pay an all inclusive rate. The buffet breakfast is supposed to be open at 7 a.m. daily. One morning we arrived at 7:15 a.m. and a waiter told us they were not ready; we have 2 young children who were ready to eat; all we did was ask for a fork and spoon so the kids could start eating and the waiter refused to give it to us! On another occassion, my daughter got sick (vomited) in our room and we used some towels to clean it up. Afterwards, we called housekeeping and explained what happened. When housekeeping arrived to our room, they refused to pick up the towels! We also had ants in our room. We called housekeeping 3 times and they never took care of it. We used some bug repellent which we had to buy to spray around the room. They advertise that the kids club opens daily at 9 a.m. which is false. We found out they only take "sign-ups" from 9 - 10 a.m. and even that is not true because even then there was no staff at the kids club when it supposedly opened at 9 a.m. The beach is extremely small and quite dirty. They advertise that a business center is available for internet access and printing documents, however we found that there is not a printer available. If you want to print something, you have to email it to the front desk. Another inconvenience. Honestly, I would not recommend this resort. Instead I would recommend Iberostar.

Dreams Cancun: Best deal ever!

by carriecar

Traveled in June 2009. Originally booked a five night trip to Oasis Viva Beach for $450.00 per person (flight, hotel, transfer, tax included) through Apple Vacations. Hotel closed due to low occupancy (this was during the "Swine Flu" scare of 2009). Apple upgraded us to the DREAMS!!!!!

Traveled with 4 other female co-workers. We had a fabulous time and were treated like queens. Everyone at the hotel was jealous of our great deal through Apple Vacations! We absolutely loved the swing bar, and really enjoyed the fantastic poolside service.

Don't forget to stop by to get the Coco Loco's at 4pm!

At THE point of the Cancun Peninsula, which provided two beach accesses: one with calm water and one with lots of waves. The views from the restaurants were fantastic. Within walking distance of Carols and Charlies, Hard Rock Cafe, Coco Bongo.

Hotel Bocadito, Coba, Mexico: The best local Mayan food around.

by NormRoy

Great food!. The rooms are about $10.00 a night. Nothing special about the rooms. Twin beds, ceiling fan, cold showers.

The owner is really nice and interestign to talk to. The food is great. Real close (a 10 minute walk) to the entrance to the Coba Ruins. The local people, mostly native maya, a realy interesting to talk to. Particularly the children.

Hotel Marina El Cid: Puerto Morelos All Inclusive

by sen5

I stayed for a week in February, 2010, in this all-inclusive.

I liked the atmosphere in general. It is a beachfront hotel, and i had never got room so close to the sea. The staff were friendly enough to change our rooms as we found the ground floor one too noisy.
The food was excellent, and ranged from hot-dogs to Mexican very spicy pickles.

The hotel was very clean and staff friendly.

My best dining experience was at Hacienda Arrecife restaurant which specialises on Mexican food. The first time I had cazuela de Mariscos (seafood soup). I also had Mayan coffee both times.

The beauty of the Mayan coffee is not in the coffee itself, but more so in the making of it. It is an art form and the second time around, I was ready with my cellphone's video camera. I have posted a link in YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsb8sSOrYZ4.

I have also posted a number of photos and a general travelogue at my website: http://senthil.ca/category/travel/

All-inclussive: Moon Palace Resorts

by ilovenewjersey

You'll be pampered by their services. The have 5 different choices of restaurants to choose from within the Hotel, you can go for Mexican tonight, and do Japanese tomorrow and so on. Food is 24/7, and there's always shows at night which are usually family oriented, or go to the Disco. Enjoy the beach, get your unlimited tequila and beer..... Life is good!!!

Posada de los Angeles: Posada de los Angeles

by colleenboozer

Very clean facility; have yet to see any bugs. Rooms are cleaned everyday. Clean towels are given 2-3 times a week, but there are no washclothes. Very convenient spot, especially if you are attending el Instituto Cultural Oaxaca. There is a gym next to the Posada, so sometimes you can hear music, but if you close the window it is fine. This posada is slightly more expensive than most posadas in el centro, but definately worth it and is still cheaper than hotels in the area. Located only two short blocks from a supermarket, so you don't have to carry very far. US$22 per night if staying more than a week.

Wireless internet access
Luandry room
Mini-refrigerator
Individual bathrooms
In-room safe
Kitchen sink
Alarm clock
Dresser, closet, desk, night stand
Fan
Community Kitchen with: sink, microwave, toaster, stove, pots, pans, utensils
t.v (not in room) with satelite

Golden Parnassus: Day visit, we stayed at the sister hotel

by carriecar

Took a day visit to our hotel's sister, the Golden Parnassus.

Adults only resort, very nice! Pleanty of room to swim in the pool. :)

The putt putt course also had very fun character statues!

Great Parnassus: Great Experience at the Great Parnassus

by carriecar

Great experience. The service was fantastic and the hotel was lovely. Highly recommended.

you did not have to make dinner reservations! :)

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The Alhambra Hotel: Playa's best kept secret

Pueblo Bonito: Great Place to Stay in Mazatlan

Blue Bay Grand Esmeralada ~ Playa Del Carmen: I would not recommend the Blue Bay Grand Esmeralda

Dreams Cancun: Best deal ever!

Hotel Bocadito, Coba, Mexico: The best local Mayan food around.

Hotel Marina El Cid: Puerto Morelos All Inclusive

All-inclussive: Moon Palace Resorts

Posada de los Angeles: Posada de los Angeles

Golden Parnassus: Day visit, we stayed at the sister hotel

Great Parnassus: Great Experience at the Great Parnassus

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