Big Black Sand Bags

[Beach Dreamer]

Do the resorts from the Playa Del Carmen ferry pier towards the Sandos still have the big ugly sandbags in the water?

Thanks

[Uno]

Originally Posted by Beach Dreamer

Do the resorts from the Playa Del Carmen ferry pier towards the Sandos still have the big ugly sandbags in the water?

Thanks

No. They removed and re-sanded from Playa down through Playacar.

[Shammy]

What sandbags?

[T&L]

What hotel/resort was this picture taken in front of...thats beautiful!!!!!...how recent is that picture?

[Peach]

Originally Posted by T&L

What hotel/resort was this picture taken in front of...thats beautiful!!!!!...how recent is that picture?

I think it MIGHT be Playacar Palace. Very 1st resort (next to Senor Frogs) in Playacar.

[rickfly]

if it is where i think it is, the stretch north of playacar hotels where it is private villas for rent, east of xaman ha, maybe?

[Peach]

Originally Posted by rickfly

if it is where i think it is, the stretch north of playacar hotels where it is private villas for rent, east of xaman ha, maybe?

Agree! The circular part with the palapa roof is Xaman Ha's Bar area.

[Uno]

Originally Posted by ga_pechs

Agree! The circular part with the palapa roof is Xaman Ha's Bar area.

I remember doing a time share presentation our first trip. (Yes I know.)

Does this place offer times shares? I looks familiar. Anyway, at the time, the water was washing against the sea wall. No beach whatsoever.

[Peach]

Originally Posted by Uno

I remember doing a time share presentation our first trip. (Yes I know.)

Does this place offer times shares? I looks familiar. Anyway, at the time, the water was washing against the sea wall. No beach whatsoever.

Psst....we did a timeshare tour our 1st time also

I've stayed at Xaman Ha twice and have NEVER been approached by timeshare people. I believe all units are individually owned.

Our 1st visit was in 2009, at the height of the Swine Flu and YES, the water was up to the concrete walls. We would pull the lounge chairs up to the wall and be splashed with the overspray from the waves

[T&L]

[T&L]

Just crossed my fingers and my toes... while im hoping its still there in November.

[Peach]

Originally Posted by T&L

Just crossed my fingers and my toes... while im hoping its still there in November.

The Playacar beaches have withstood most of the erosion that's taking place in some sections of the Playa beaches.......they'll be fine, I'm sure! Unless........

[Uno]

Originally Posted by T&L

I remember when that was. The building next to the pier is senor frogs. The water was right up to the steps. Now it looks more like the other side of the pier. Lots of beach.

[Babaloo]

May 2004


January 2007


November 2009


The above were natural progressions.
Then the beach reclamation.

March 2010

[Shammy]

Originally Posted by T&L

What hotel/resort was this picture taken in front of...thats beautiful!!!!!...how recent is that picture?

Yes, I took it on Jan 28th from the Playacar Palace. It doesn't show the beach in front of the other Playacar hotels further down but...it's pretty so I posted it.