Helpful thoughts mnwild! Thank you for taking the time to add your comments....very much appreciated! It's all helping to narrow down my decision! I'll deal with the distance I think from Playa because when we were at the Secrets in DR it was "way out" and isolated...and to be honest...that turned out to be a benefit at least for us! When you only have a week to rest up and re-energize...doing nothing at all is a "tonic" So maybe one trip to Playa is all we really need in one week! When it's romantic and beautiful sorroundings that is plenty for us!
So thank you again!!!
Sincerely,
nhplgrm