Playacar Palace Resort in Mexico

Playacar Palace is a small to medium sized ALL INCLUSIVE resort right on the water. I planned to make a pros and cons list but it is difficult to do because things some would rate a pro others would clearly see as a con. So, instead I will list details and you decide where they fit for your style of vacationing.

Pros for all:

• Clean, all common areas, the room and bathroom. I am picky (some call me crazy) and I had no concerns.
• Service is excellent from checking in to housekeeping, servers, bartenders and pool staff.

Like it or not...you may love these, you may not

• small-medium sized: There is one pool, one buffet and 4 restaurants, a pool bar and lounge bar, one snack and coffee stand. The amount of guests at peak season is appropriate for the amenities. There are no areas that seem overwhelmed. Plenty of space has been available at the pool, restaurants, bars, and entertainment.
• A ferry to Cozumel is THE next structure, like it is right here. My husband chose to do a dive at Cozumel so we set it up in the lobby of our hotel and purchased a roundtrip ticket for $20 each. This allowed us to and from Cozumel during any of their boardings. The trip is about 45 minutes and the ferry runs on the hour, every other hour.
• In the same area of this ferry are shops. There are local shops with typical calls for you to come shop ¨pretty lady¨ and since Palace resorts have you wear a permanent bracelet that allows access to facilities and your room, salespeople like to suggest they work at Palace and saw you there...nope!
• The first shopping area you come to when walking to the shopping district are major brands you find in the United States, like Old Navy, Starbucks, Haagen-Dazs, Zara and Tumi
• If you get sick at all, there are pharmacies throughout this district. Prices were reasonable and a lot of options were available for various common needs and some interesting ones as well...no prescription needed but goodluck with reentering the US through customs with some items :-) These places seemed safe and reasonable. This would work for any normal needs that might come up.
• Unlike the MEGA sized Moon Palace resort this resort has far less children and very few baby-toddlers, mainly teens and tweens so it is pretty calm for a family resort. 
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  Beach volleyball and pool volleyball are happening daily.
• The beach is a public beach beside a public area. On the weekends there are a few local families enjoying the beach but there were not many during the week.
• Throughout one 5 day period this area of the ocean has been both murky and filled with seaweed then crystal clear and competing with Emerald Bay, Bahamas. It is hit or miss but it is gorgeous when it is clear.
• Meals have been incredible and it does require a reservation. All restaurants are open to all adult guests, and the food has been fresh and hot. One restaurant Lahne is adult only and will take a few hours, it was too much for me after a day in the sun, I nearly napped on the table. All the food was excellent and Prix Fix. 
• I love me some Palace dessert! 
• You can go to excursions from here with transfers included. We did both Chichen Itza and Xel Ha (all inclusive water park) Both were great and affordable but LONG days with shared transfers. You need to know that it will be an exhausting day and you will be at the will of the tour group. You don´t leave because you have seen it all or a storm is brewing. Bring lots of water, sunscreen and bug spray.

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