After about 10 trips to Cancun we decided to try something new and stayed in Playacar for a week at the Sandos Playacar Resort. We loved this area and the resort was great! We had a very nice room with a great view of the ocean and pool. We were a little hesitant to go back to an all-inclusive because the food can become monotonous, but we had no problems with that at all. We both enjoyed all meals and the drinks were good as well. The resort provided bikes, so we biked into Playa Del Carmen once to explore and also took a $5 cab ride a couple of times to go shopping and have lunch at Senor Frogs and Carlos & Charlies (yes very touristy, but also very fun at the unbusy lunch hour!) We had planned to go to Cozumel for a day but found enough to do around the resort and in PDC and just enjoyed relaxing and happy to not go to work for a week! Thanks you, Janie and Norb! Your reviews helped us decide on this new adventure to Playa! We loved it!
Aren't you SWEET?!?!?! I'm so glad you enjoyed yourselves ... as you know, we LOVE Playa. We're heading back in November if you'd like to come along!
We would love to tag along with you, Janie! Hope you have a fabulous time; looking forward to your review!!!
So, is the Sandos Playacar the old "Gala" If so, we stayed there about 6 years ago and loved it. The beach back then was expansive. We just booked....with many going back and forths...we decided on the RIU Yucatan, which I think is a few hotels north. We go in March and are hoping a good experience with the RIU chain. Being Palace members and mostly going to the Cancun Palace recently, it will be good to get back to Playa.
yes, the Sandos is the old Gala. Our first trip to Cancun we stayed at El Presidente too! '81 or '82, I don't remember, they overbooked and put us in the Kin-Ha villas which were a part of the Presidente back then.
Really? We booked the Presidente knowing absoultley nothing about Cancun other than a brochure. It was such a new adventure. We had a ground floor room that lead directly to an expansive beach area. That was our first trip...and have gone ever since. Changing resorts as Cancun developed to the carribean side of Cancun. That was 20 years ago. We wish we had enough funds to be there more often. However, a college kid takes up $$, but money well spent (we hope) I remember my first visit. It was truly magical.
Just returned from the Sandos last week. It was very good. The food was excellent for an AI. We stayed at the Riu Tequilla in October, and liked it, but the Sandos was better almost in all areas. For the price it was an absolute steal!!!
It's good to see more folks heading south to Playa...there really is ALOT more to do down that way & it's more laid back....I love the live music in many of the restaurants up & down 5th avenue. Excellent food options at good prices & happy hour drinks every evening.
We stayed at the Sandos last May. And we loved it so much that were going back again this May, and taking several friends with us.
