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The beach was in sort of in a bay and the water was very calm. At the north end of the beach there was a dock, where you could go snorkelling from and a very small island just a bit out where you could swim or snorkel to. Also at the north end of the beach it was quite rocky and lots of little interesting sea creatures scampering around the rocks. During the day when the tide was out this rocky area was smelly from the stagnent sea water pooling in the rocks. So if that bothers you you may not want to park you beach lounger to close. But trust me this is just such a small part of such a large beach area. Much further south past the sports hut is where those who wanted to be either topless or completely nude, parked their chairs. Very secluded at that end and less activity as well.
In terms of room location, the building sections were the names of the various ruins such as Coba, Tulum and there were about four three-storey buildings on each the Beach and Garden side, which housed many rooms in each (this resort accomodates over 2000 guests). I think we were in Tulum (on the Beach side) which was a perfect location. (First block of rooms from main hotel building) There are no rooms directly on the beach.
One addemdum to my previous note; there are two a la carte resturants, El Agave(Mexican) and Don Quijote (Spanish). They both required reservations be made in advance. And you can only visit each one once during your stay as you are handed tickets for these at check-in and must present when reserving.
I only go to AI resorts and have been to all of the Riu resorts in Playa except the Riu Playacar, but booked to go there in April. As well, have also stayed at the Iberostar and Rius in Punta Cana. - Hope this info helps.
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