I stayed at Papaya Playa 24April-26April as a solo female traveller. I wanted to stay in a beachside eco cabana in Tulum before heading to Playa Del Carmen to do the 5 star all inclusive thing. My main concerns being on my own for the first time in Mexico was feeling safe, and cleanliness. I researched many of the cabana... More

after spending 3 days in Cancun in an all inclusive luxury resort, we were looking forward roughing it on the beach. We read the bad reviews, but my boyfriend had been there before, and thought that people had not understood what the place was like. When we first got there we loved it, we had a beach front cabana with... More

After reading some not great reviews of this place, we decided to come and check it out ourselves. We were impressed straight away! The staff are friendly and very helpful (even with our very limited Spanish). We stayed in a double beach front Cabana for two nights with it's own (very clean) bathroom including hot water in the shower. We... More

Papaya Playa is nothing but beautiful. Cabanas set directly at beach front, steps away from the whitest sand, or surrounded by the brightest greens in a jungle setting. Each of the beachfront cabanas have a hammock and a hammock chair to lounge in which I did every day. Swaying to the sounds of the surf. I will admit, if you... More

After two days in Playa Del Carmen, we ended up in Tulum, looking for a more authentic spot. We found Papaya Playa and that was actually the beginning of real relaxing vacation. More

Just back from Tulum where we had the most fantastic stay at the Papaya Playa Project. The rooms are admittedly simple and light on amenities but the overall experience surpassed our expectations and then some. The Design Hotels team knocked it out of the park in the design department. The hotel is perfectly quirky, tasteful and wildly creative. We found... More

We arrived to papaya playa by a friend's recommendation, wrong move! The place has lots of potential and at the first sight is really beautiful! The cabanas are very dark, the mosquito net fell over us while we were sleeping and had few holes on it! No power sockets so you have to charge you mobile in the front desk,... More

I stayed here unexpectedly when the tour group I was on was diverted to Papaya Playa on the fly, when our existing booking at another establishment fell through. We arrived in the dark and so we couldn't really see the cabanas, the location, or pretty much anything. We were told that the bathroom facilities were shared (not my style) and... More

Absolutely amazing place!! For fair price (we stayed in the cheapest "cabana") You can get a real paradise on earth. (Cabanas and shared bathroom very nice, nice designed, new and clean = everything You need). The beach is definitely best around Tulum, not crowdy, wide and clean. Great restaurants around & one awesome + bar at the place (not very... More