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Real Playa del CarmenTransportation from airport to Real Playa del Carmen: Rent a car at Real Playa del Carmen rental location  Comments & Reviews about Real Playa del Carmen: The Real Playa Del Carmen is right at the top of 5th avenue, right in the heart of the shops, bars and restaurants (but at the quiet end!). Ok so first impressions I wasn't sure because the man on reception wasn't over friendly, the porter takes you to your room and waits at the door for a tip, then within minutes you get a phonecall from someone in reception who wants to welcome you and sort out any issues. Actually she doesn't care about your queries and just tries to promote the sister hotel to you and ask you to go for breakfast there so that you might consider that hotel next time. So then after unpacking, I go down to a bar to get a drink and can't see any other guests let alone a barman! Right so its quiet. But wow... After the first night you realise just how lucky you are to be staying in this quiet hotel with at least one member of staff to every guest whilst others are staying at the busy sister hotel. The staff are willing to bend over backwards to help you. We had the whole pool to ourselves every single day with a waiter constantly topping up our drinks whilst we swam. There are hammocks and sunloungers, cats and lizards, even a raccoon! And hundreds of gorgeous trees. The food was brilliant. Breakfast buffett with things like pancakes, fruit, pastries, toast, sausages and a chef in the middle waiting to cook you eggs just how you like them! Lunch was different every day, always a good choice of meat, fish and vegetables often with rice or pasta or salad. And dinner was similar then every other night we had Maria's which is the A La Carte Menu. Great choice of lobster, fish, chicken, veal, tacos (wow the tacos are great!). The main bar is open til 11 then you can drink in the lobby til 1am and then after that the 24hr snack bar has beer, juice and soft drinks on tap aswell as a bottle of red wine and tea/coffee. There is food (a small selection of whatever was for lunch and dinner) and this is constantly checked on, replenished and ice changed throughout the night. The hotel is clean throughout. The only difference I imagine is that the sister hotel is newer so modernised. Ok this hotel may need a lick of paint here and there but is definitely clean and well run. We may have been lucky by going in September. Would definitely recommend this month if you want to be treated like royalty and have the whole place to yourself. To sum up: Great food, great cocktails, great 24hr drinking, great service and great location (oh yeah they even drive you to the private part of the beach where your drinks are all included there too!) The only down side is that the air con in your room is a bit noisy, they'd be better off installing ceiling fans. And if your snobby and expect things to be perfect and home from home, then maybe don't go.... and just stay at home! Reserve Real Playa del Carmen
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