We just spent one week at the Riu Playacar which was a wonderful holiday! The service & staff were very friendly & always there to help if you needed them. The resort is small enough that you never have to walk far to get from one place to another. The rooms were always clean and large enough for two people... More

Just got home from 7 great days at Riu Playacar. Outline below: Rooms - small but very clean, plenty of hot water, lots of TV channels and the mini bar well stocked. Dinning - buffets were great, the fresh donnuts and breads were out of this world! The steak house was wonderful. Make sure to make your reservations by 7am... More

The Playacar was overall a good choice. I might have preferred something a little more extravagant, but it was a great value. I've never done an all-inclusive before, so that took a little getting used to. It took us a while to get the hang of reserving a spot for dinner ("signing up" would be a better term), but eventually... More

Just returned from the Playacar on January 28th. The Playacar is a wonderful, small, low key resort with wonderful helpful staff. The staff will do anything to make your holiday great! We had an issue with the shower and within 5 minutes there was someone there to fix it. The beds are hard but asked for a mattress pad and... More

Although the location and beach was great, the food was terrible. I guess that's what happens with any all inclusive resort. Our original hotel was overbooked, so they moved us here, although it was an upgrade, there were certain things that did fit the upgrade: food, alcohol, room service at any time of the day/night. Overall it was a great... More

We stayed at the Riu Playacar Jan 14-21 of 2012, and it was a great experience. It was our first trip to the Riviera Maya, and we were excited to go there, since we had been to Puerto Vallarta 3 times previously,and had heard so much about Playa Del Carmen, and the beautiful water, and sand on the beaches. We... More

We stayed at the Riu Playacar May 21-28, 2011 for a wedding. Our room was nice, with an amazing shower/bathroom/closet. The beds were large, but on the hard side. We weren't in our rooms much, because the weather was beautiful. The staff knew us by name by our third day there and were always getting us involved in pool volleyball,... More

I stayed at The Riu Playacar form 12-9-11 to 12-19-11 and had the time of my life. The resort is a smaller resort consisting of 6 three story buildings. The rooms are good sized, although a little dated. The beds are hard (the same as all other Riu's) but if you ask for a mattress topper it will help. The... More

Just returned from the Riu Playacar in January and loved it. Arrived at 2:00 in the morning and started our morning being greeted and given poppers at the 24 hour bar. Met a few people that first day and had a blast. Beautiful Beach, very small and charming resort. You can walk everywhere, no golf carts needed. I really appreciated... More