Hi there,
we will be staying in Cancun and Playa del Carmen in January.
We will be staying for a week and want to split the time between both places. This will be our first time to Mexico.
We would like modern, clean accommodation preferably with a balcony and view. It does not have to be inclusive.
We would like to be near the beach, shops and restaurants. We can pay approx $200 - 250 per night.
We are from Australia and want to relax, enjoy the sights, go to the beach and shop.
What hotels would your recommend to fit the biil.
Thanks in advance
Donna
Australia

If you want a great adults only all inclusive right in Playa del Carmen, look into the Royal Playa del Carmen.
There are also some nice non all inclusive places in Playa. Look into Playa Maya and La Tortuga.

Check the tripadvisor on these hotels.




Beach Hotels in PDC




Cabanas La Ruina A Hostel? Very rustic and cheap


Fusion www.fusionhotelmexico.com Inexpensive, good value


Lab Nah www.labnah.com less expensive, good value for the money


Las Palapas www.laspalapas.com


Mosquito Beach Hotel www.mosquitoblue.com poor reviews, but this may be new hotel


Playa Maya www.playa-maya.com almost perfect marks from TA


Playa Palms http://playapalms.com/en/ used to be Blue Parrot, inexpensive, good value


Posada Sian Ka'an www.labnah.com Not much to look at, but folks seem to like it, value


Shangri-la Caribe www.shangrilacaribe.net


Villa Amanecer www.villa-amanecer.com


Mimi del Mar www.mimidelmar.com/ pretty good ratings

The Marriott Casa Magna in Cancun is a beautiful hotel that should be in your price range...
Lots of great and beautiful hotels in Cancun.

Hi again.
Thanks for your suggestion Frankie.
A big thank you to schmerl!
I will check out all of the web sites and trip advisor for the hotels you suggested.
I do appreciate your effort into this post.
Thanks again
Donna
Australia

Message to everyone interested in this area - avoid Grant Sunset Princess. No ocean view w/o lots of $$$$, no outside dining. Pretty isn't everything.

Thanks for the warning.
Donna

In PdC, we LOVED Hotel Mimi del Mar. Right on the sand. Request the OceanFRONT room - huge balcony - gorgeous view. If you book directly with the hotel breakfast is included. Small kitchenette in the room - 2 Queen beds. It is a small hotel (18 rooms), very clean, great water pressure and good service. It is a SIMPLE hotel - very small pool - with an excellent location. It is next to Bad Boys Beach Club which has live music Thurs - Sun, but that stopped at about 8 pm and then things were quiet. Some of the other places on the beach are next to very loud bars / clubs that go way into the night /early morning.

We are leaving in 4 days for PDC -- taking kids, so we are staying in an AI - Sandos Playacar. If we did NOT have the kids with us it would have to be either Royal Playa del Carmen, or La Tortuga (with a swim up room)!! Check out www.playa.info and you can compare all of the hotels, AIs and condos there. Great site with a LOT of pictures. Check out the trip reports in the Forum - they all post pictures.

Thanks everyone for your ideas.
I will check out the sites.
Thanks again
Donna

If you do decide to go all-inclusive, there's a new site called ResortCompete.com.

You pick your resort, then let agents compete to offer you the best deal. It's by the same people who do CruiseCompete.com, which has been around for a while...