Playa del Carmen hotels near Parque 28 de julio

Cons: Restaurants and bars were large in number but hit or miss in quality - xingao which requires a reservation was a total let down. Las playas wasn’t very good and ants will eat you alive. The drinks were watered down or just a bunch of sugar except for the lobby bar or dan’s bar in fuego. The water temperature for the shower was scalding hot or freezing, which was annoying. The toilet flushes so hard that the water hits you so you have to be careful. The butler included with fuego was nice but useless. While cleaned everyday, we found a few roaches in the $700/night room. Also, they didn’t refill our fridge or restock our things everyday. Annoying when we wanted more water.

Cons: Staff still learning and a bit slow . Somethings not finished yet but overall magnificent

Cons: Quality of food. Staff, room doors are tin and rooms are very noisy so don’t expect to have a quite room where you can get sleep.

Cons: Nothing

Cons: No idea, they have all.

Cons: The beach was horrible - rocky and full of seaweed. However, as I personally hate sand and salt water, this did not bother me in the slightest. This actually made my stay better, as we stuck to the pool, bars and 5th avenue.

Cons: Food was just ok Bedding sheets should be improved Improve lounge facilities

Cons: Thin walls

Cons: Lots of stairs and small steps between ledges. Be prepared for some walking since things are spread out. Walking paths are very slippery when wet.

Cons: Wish it was less expensive.

Cons: Pool was freezing I felt like they were always trying to sell something to us Small pool Crowded beach Beach chairs were old- they need some serious updating!

Cons: Horrible Horrible Smell from ocean like sewage. It was extremely hard to enjoy the beach. No eating at the pools

Cons: Nothing

Cons: Parts of the grounds were very stinky

Cons: The hotel should do a better job of explaining all there is to offer and an initial tour...it really has excellent offerings, but we had to navigate/learn a lot on our own. It would have been helpful to have more information upfront.

Cons: You have to accept the fact you will be unable to sleep before 2 am. There is so much noise going on, both outside as well as reverberating inside from the rooftop. Basically, in your room, you can listen to 3 parties at once. Why 2 am? Then it probably legally has to stop everywhere. Little selection of whisky, only the typical bland ones. It takes a long time to get food, but that seems to be in most of Playa del Carmen.

Cons: The rooms were musty smelling. By the end of the trip, everyone had runny noses from what was most likey mold causing the musty smell. Service was terrible, I understand nothing happens quickly in foreign countries, but they were not helpful and didn't care, unlike other all inclusive I've been to in Mexico. The AC in one room did not work, they didn't not want to move the people in that room to a new room with working AC and instead said "Oh, it's working, you have to wait until the sun goes down for it to cool off." Really? No beach side drink orders, you have to go to the bar yourself. Food left a lot to be desired. The Mexican restaurant did not have AC and when we requested to be moved closer to the patio to feel the breeze, we were told no. There were only three other parties in the entire restaurant! I would not recommend this resort.

Cons: No beach, poor service, resort smells bad and the food is not very good

Cons: Steps in the pool

Cons: access to the beach you could improve

Cons: Standard rooms are closets food was not impressive and repetitive low shelf alcohol for the price we had a lot better

Cons: Nada. Sólo q algunas habitaciones no incluían Heladera.

Cons: Cheap 2 star food service. If you don't ask for it you won't get it. This was my fifth visit to the Reef. Every year the overall food service has gotten progressively worse especially in the Italian Restaurant. Four years ago that restaurant had an excellent antipasto salad bar now it has the same salad bar as the main restaurant. The entrees youst to be very good to excellent and the house wine and champagne were surprisingly good, no more. We never went back to that restaurant after the first try, nothing special. The hamburgers at the snack bar are mixed with a filler that does not taste good. I couldn't eat it. The food in the main restaurant varies little from day to day. They use the cheapest meat available but prepare them well and in a tasty manner. Beef is rare but if you ask for it they will get you a steak. Years ago the Italian restaurant was NYC quality, the main restaurant had fresh squeezed orange juice for breakfast, champagne flowed all day, now you have to pay for it after 11 AM and the overall food service was much better. I have to admit I found something I like to eat at every meal and they served steaks after I asked for them. Our bathtub needed replacement, it was cracked on the bottom. Our TV was broken as well.

Cons: The check in procedure was a nightmare. I flew in from spain and had done the reservation the night before. Upon arrival, they tell me that the reservation is not in the system because the person who takes care of reservations is on a holiday until tuesday! The man tells me that he'll put me in a provisional room. We walk there ( mind you Im carrying my whole kitesurfing equipment with me ) and as the bellman opens the door, we notice the room is occupied. So then we had to go back and I was put in another room for the night and then had to transfer the following day. My check out date was on Friday and I needed an extension until Sunday - I contact the lobby and they tell me they have no availability. While I was booking my room elsewhere I decided to look at their webpage and they did in fact have rooms available. Completely unprofessional people. Yes this is an all inclusive too, but the food is terrible. Breakfast and dinner tastes exactly the same.

Cons: The beach is always dirty with sea weeds, the food is horrible the staff are not attentive not greetifull. Bartenders are horrible and drinks suck! If you want to go and have diarrhea and vomiting for two days with you and your children all together go to this place! We were 9 In our party and 8 of us got sick!! And I heard from other quests that people in There party got sick also!! The restaurant is outdoor it's hot and humid and food is not kept at a good temperature so any dairy product or meat will be prone to bacteria very quickly. They do not have enough ice and do not keep food fresh! If they use beans tonight for dinner the left over is served for breakfast! It's so disgusting!! Would never stay at the reef playacar again! So many Mosquitos!!! Be prepared to get bitten and get food poising beach is terrible!!

Cons: It would of been better if they had an all inclusive plan

Cons: Our check in had some confusion based in the american websites that we had read and what actually was the case regarding her son and kid staying free. However they were pretty sympathetic and work out a very reasonable deal with her. They have some guys not he beach that r selling excursions and asking for money to hold your place that don't work for the resort and if you didn't know better then you think it's ok. They are a scam and they will take your money and refund you if you decide not to go. Beware or them!!

Cons: Menu variety very generic, bad attempt at American dishes. We didn't even understand why. Food quality subpar - fruits weren't sweet, ceviche poorly done. Dinner was OK. Hotel would not allow me (parents staying at hotel) to access property without a playacar membership card (hotel is located on golf course/ in gated community) had the card thanks to my Airbnb host but was not allowed after 6pm to watch sunset with parents to celebrate their anniversary.

Cons: Water was shutting off for 30 min-1h several times each evening. Our fridge was not working and I had to beg to exchange it since we needed to store baby's milk. AC was broken as well but someone came to fix it fast enough. Similarly, I had to ask several times to have 3rd towel delivered to both rooms thou we paid a 3-person rate for each. Overall, customer service is lacking.