Sandos Playacar Beach Resort - rates & reviews for Playacar hotels

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Sandos Playacar, formerly Gala Resort Playacar, is a brilliant example of the New Mexican Caribbean style. Space and human spirit come together in harmony at this resort, surrounded by the many natural beauties of the Caribbean.

Located adjacent to the picturesque village of Playa del Carmen, on the corridor between Cancun & the archeological sites at Tulum, the resort is near to the ecological theme parks of "X-Caret" & "Xel-Ha", a 45 minute drive from Cancun airport. The resort is in a exclusive & protected area, that was once home of the Mayan civilization. Many remembrances of the past still remain & are available for guests to browse & enjoy.

Facilities at Gala Resort:

*300 deluxe air conditioned guest rooms & 160 Jr. Suites (6 suites equipped with DVD players & home-theater audio systems), color TV, safe deposit box, hair dryer, complimentary mini bar stocked with soft drinks, beer & mineral water. All have private balconies
* 4 Restaurants, 2 serve a la carte specialties
* 4 Bars
* 4 swimming pools (one an "Adults Only" pool)
* 2 Children's pools (one in Galaxy Kids Club)
* 4 Tennis Courts with night lights
* Gymnasium with exercise equipment
* Spa (massage at extra charge)
* Water Sports: Windsurfing, Kayaking, Sailing
* Teen's Arcade & Soda Bar
* Discotheque
* Covered Theater
* "Galaxy Kids Club" with trained supervision, children's pool, cafeteria, puppet theater, play ground with slides, etc. TV, Nintendo games.
* Meeting & Banquet facilities for groups 12 to 750
* Boutique
* Travel & Car Rental Agency
* Photo & Sundries shop
* Medical services available at extra charge

All inclusive services: All meals a la carte or buffet style, all snacks, unlimited domestic beer and soft drinks, domestic and international wine & cocktails from 11:00 am to 2:00 am, including Discotheque during operation hours. Waiter service for beverages at pool & beach areas.
Facilities & Activities: Tennis courts (unlimited use day and night within schedule of operation), includes equipment (balls & rackets), proper attire and court shoes required.
Water sports: Windsurfing, Sailing & Kayaking (may be canceled depending on ocean conditions).
Snorkeling and Scuba Diving lessons in pool.
Gym: free use of exercise equipment and sauna.
Game Room: billiard, ping pong, backgammon, chess, dominoes and cards.
Daily social activities program. Aerobics Classes, Calisthenics, Beach Activities.
Pool games and water aerobics, water polo, beach volleyball and water volleyball, water basket ball.
Bicycle Tours and unlimited service during the day (for adults only).
Entertainment: Nightly entertainment, daily activities program with our entertainment team. Galaxie Kids Club and Teen's Club with a wide range of activities.
Services: 24 hour Room Service. Minibar in the room (with water, soft drinks and beer).
Limitations & Extra Charges: Arts & Crafts, baby sitter service, massages, temazcal& Beauty Parlor.
Golf, boutique, car rental, business center, travel agency.

Room amenities:

*General: Air conditioner, Balcony, Terrace.
*Vanity: Hair Dryer, Shower.
*Dining: Minibar, Room Service.
*Entertainment: Cable/Satellite TV.
*Communication: Telephone.
*Security: Safety Box.

Hotel facilities:

*Beauty: Beauty Parlor, Massages, Sauna, Temascal.
*Business: Business Center, Conference Room.
*Entertainment: Disco, Games Room, Theater.
*Food/Beverage: Bar, Ice Machine, Restaurant.
*Handicap: Elevators, Handicap Facilities.
*Kids: Baby Sitter, Kids Club.
*Money: Money Exchange.
*Outdoor: Beach, Pool.
*Shopping: Gift Shop.
*Sports: Fitness Center, Tennis Court.
*Travel: Car Rental, Concierge, Transportation, Travel Agency.
*Other: Doctor, Laundry, Wedding Facilities.

Note: Hotel amenities and facilities may change over time and without notice. Please confirm with the hotel before your arrival.

Rates

Hotel Plan: All Inclusive
Rates per season. Quoted in US dollars, based on double occupancy, standard room, taxes not included.

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Reserve
$264	$258	$258	$174	$206	$206	$242	$242	$192	$206	$222	$222	Reserve

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Guest Reviews: 1 comments found for this hotel :: 0 :: 1

Our family traveled with a couple of objectives: Beach/Price/All inclusive/Staff ----- Beach: Highlight of the resort. It is a wide sandy beach with no rocks or coral. With it being the last hotel in the Playacar community, you have several hundred yards of jungle to the left with no hotels and it is basically empty. Lots of palapas towards the back of the beach (closer to hotel), but chairs near water do not have palapas! ----- Price: Slightly more than where we stayed last year (Catalonia Marival in Puerto Adventuras). Not sure if extra $ is worth it now? ----- All inclusive: Yes...But food not that great (we are not very picky). It is tough to get soft drinks here. They have them, but you have to ask for them at buffets. They are not readily available and they are watered down. ----- Water sailing: they charge you $25 to teach you before you can use them yourself. You have a mini bar, but they restock with room temperature drinks/beer. You have to wait until evening before they are cold. ----- Staff: Average...they claim to have room service, but it is not as you might expect. They only provide you with a limited menu. Don't expect to get hamburgers/steaks/eggs & bacon with this service. One of the two at the concierge desk was not a people person (should be for this position). ----- OVERALL: Most good or bad reviews are based on what you had expected. We decided to pay more to stay at this hotel because we wanted an upgrade from the resort we stayed at last year. But, only the beach was better; this resort had fewer restaurants with less open times. No swim-up bar, less pools, and less access to formal restaurants. You can only reserve dinner times for the same day (last resort we booked entire week on the day we got there). By mid morning it is slim picking on where to eat, so you have to get up early to make reservations. Rooms were comparable to last year’s hotel. There are lots of kids and they can go running into the beach without water shoes which is something we wanted, so we got one of the objectives we were looking for. I probably would stay at a less expensive one next year and sacrifice putting water shoes on our son.
Ed Martinez, agassi@iwon.com, 2005-06-11

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Name: Sandos Playacar Beach Resort
Destination: Playacar
Location: beach
Category: grand tourism hotel

Rooms: 460
Floors: ??

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Address: Paseo Xaman-Ha Mz. 1, Lote 1, Playacar, Quintana Roo, Mexico, 77710
Phone: (984) 877-4040
Fax: (984) 873-1169
E-mail: info@sandos.org
Url: www.sandoshotels.com/english/hotel_playacar/hotel_playacar.php

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