We just returned from 9 days at the RIU Playacar. Absolutely wonderful in every aspect. Food and drinks were beyond compare. This was my 18th trip to the wonderful country of Mexico. I hae stayed at many different hotels as well as many of the RIU properties. I can honestly say the Playacar is by far my favorite! Food and... More

The resort was, as always, immaculate. They keep the lobby, resturants and rooms so clean. The staff are so friendly and nice. Haven't met a single one that wasn't super nice. The only negative I can give on the cleanliness is the pool area (water and restrooms nearby) need to be cleaned mid day. So many people in the pool... More

We spent 10 days at the Rui Playacar and returned on May 2nd and we had a fantastic time.This was our first trip to Mexico and it wont be our last!!The hotel is clean and comfortable and the staff were faultless and really friendly.It was great to beable to use the other rui hotels,we went to the rui tequila on... More

This was my first trip to Mexico and I am so happy we did our research and chose this resort!! We got use of all other Riu hotels on the resort (except for the Palace) and Riu Playacar is the best! Nice and smaller, very cozy and not too crazy..if you want to party hard - go to Riu Tequila.... More

my daughter,25 and myself, took a vacation to this resort recently and had a great time. this was my daughters first time out of the country and she really enjoyed herself, so much that we are thinking of making it an annual girl thing! the bartenders daniel, jorge, nancy were some of the best and always had a smile. the... More

I went here with my husband and we are both in our early 50's. Check in was very quick, our room was very comfortable. People complain that it is outdated but I like to call it chi chi esque. Entire resort was spotlessly clean, always plenty of hot water, air conditioning worked great. People complain that the AC doesn't work... More

When we arrived from the 11 hour flight was a bit tired and the check in was very fast and efficient and informative. The rooms are large and we had a ground floor room in block 5 which was perfect. I had my birthday while away and they left loads of balloons and a present in the room for me... More

the Riu Playacar is a small quaint resort with a wonderful staff the Riu animation staff Barbie, Maria, Oscar, Karla to name a few were the best and treated us like family for 2 weeks. if you can walk to Playa Del Carmen take a left on the beach and walk about 20 mins. nice little walk. and we took... More

Having travelled to various resorts over the last 11 years, I would rate this resort to be average. Bearing in mind that we all vary in our comfort level while travelling I would rate myself as not very picky. There were positives for the resort like it was clean, buffets were ok, easy to find a lounge chair, location was... More