First Mexico Trip Ever! The Good, the Bad & the Not-So-Ugly

[queencityfan]

Great report! I love Playa Palms too. Thanks for the review on BRO chetas, they have been getting a good buzz so I'm putting them on the list for next trip.

[FaRuba]

Thanks for posting your trip report. It was great!

[BillyBuff]

Originally Posted by janied

First I'd like to say THANK YOU for your service to our country!

Your pictures are awesome!

I've stayed at the Playa Palms and it's very nice, however our room was a lot smaller than yours. Do you remember what room number you had?

I'm glad you enjoyed your vacation!

Thanks!

We stayed in Room 208 which was right above the reception office so it's closer to Coco Maya and the other clubs. I think it's because I am sensitive to noise so anything such as a "thump" would wake me up and it was definitely thumping all night long. We switched rooms the next day and gotten a smaller room which was a studio with a kitchenette. That was room 208 and much closer to the beach/ocean view. After that I slept like a log!

Originally Posted by queencityfan

Great report! I love Playa Palms too. Thanks for the review on BRO chetas, they have been getting a good buzz so I'm putting them on the list for next trip.

They were out of the pulpo that day. Would have loved to try that out. The fish & salmon were by far the best! One would think if fish were grilled it would be dried but no, this was very fresh & moist! I would highly recommend this place to anyone visiting Playa del Carmen!

[SandyToesMN]

Thanks for the great pics!!! And regarding getting the pat down...happens to me too (I'm 5 ft, 100 pounds, and look far from dangerous) but know they have a job to do. I tease them every time, asking if I can pick who does the pat down

Thanks for your service to our country - Your sacrifice is appreciated beyond what words can express. You are the hero my kids look up to!

[lookin4sun]

Nice work on the TR! Thanks for serving our country too! Did you use your iphone to upload photos also? If so how? Thats my plan if it will work. Cheers!!

[LucyE]

Originally Posted by BillyBuff

Thanks!

We stayed in Room 208 which was right above the reception office so it's closer to Coco Maya and the other clubs. I think it's because I am sensitive to noise so anything such as a "thump" would wake me up and it was definitely thumping all night long. We switched rooms the next day and gotten a smaller room which was a studio with a kitchenette. That was room 208 and much closer to the beach/ocean view. After that I slept like a log!



They were out of the pulpo that day. Would have loved to try that out. The fish & salmon were by far the best! One would think if fish were grilled it would be dried but no, this was very fresh & moist! I would highly recommend this place to anyone visiting Playa del Carmen!

First of all, Thank you very much for your service to our country.

So, I'm a little confused on the room numbers. And no worries, I never remember what room number I had, especially if I had to change rooms, I would never remember.

So was this your first time in Playa? How did you find out about Playa? What did you think of Playa? I've been trying to get our friends to travel with us, and cannot get them to come down with us and experience Playa.

[BillyBuff]

Originally Posted by SandyToesMN

Thanks for the great pics!!! And regarding getting the pat down...happens to me too (I'm 5 ft, 100 pounds, and look far from dangerous) but know they have a job to do. I tease them every time, asking if I can pick who does the pat down

Thanks for your service to our country - Your sacrifice is appreciated beyond what words can express. You are the hero my kids look up to!

Yeah, I just went with the flow and let them pat me down. I have nothing to hide.

Originally Posted by lookin4sun

Nice work on the TR! Thanks for serving our country too! Did you use your iphone to upload photos also? If so how? Thats my plan if it will work. Cheers!!

Lots of places have free wifi. The hotel I stayed at..Playa Palms offers free wifi for their guests.

Originally Posted by LucyE

First of all, Thank you very much for your service to our country.

So, I'm a little confused on the room numbers. And no worries, I never remember what room number I had, especially if I had to change rooms, I would never remember.

So was this your first time in Playa? How did you find out about Playa? What did you think of Playa? I've been trying to get our friends to travel with us, and cannot get them to come down with us and experience Playa.

I think a lot of people did a lot of room switching while I was there. I saw one guest moved further back away from the beach

This was definitely my first time in any part of Mexico. Being in the Army didn't really help with traveling to "tropical" places. I found out about Playa from my wife. She saw on a top 10 list on tripadvisor and liked the "traditional" feel of the place. I would definitely recommend friends to head down with us on our next trip!

[mocha2]

Great report! Thanks for taking the time to share!

[DavidB]

Nice trip report. Great pictures. I stopped at Bro Chetas for a quick lunch one day and ended up going back 2 more times for lunch.

[actran]

Love a concise, to the point, trip report. Thanks.

[BillyBuff]

I'll try to add some videos once I finish unpacking from my move.

[lovetheroo]

Great report and pictures! Can't wait to try to BROchetas place - looks fabulous! It's always especially nice to hear from someone new who experiences Playa for the first time- really fun to see it all again from your eyes.

And thank you for your service. Seems too little to say - but I hope you hear it alot.

[lindalou61]

Nice trip report. Thanks!

[shivors]

Thanks for the report. Great read.

[BillyBuff]

I've more added photos and videos of my trip: Travel the world through Webshots photos!