The Reef Playacar Beach Resort & Spa

A smaller resort with a more intimate feel. And a bathtub on the balcony!

We stayed at the Reef Playacar for 10 days in March. We have stayed at all-inclusive resorts in the area four times now. When choosing a resort value plays a major role. There are much nicer resorts in the area but you will pay more. So you have to find the sweet spot. The stretch of the Playacar beach is one of the best beaches in Mexico, Pros: Hotel and restaurant workers were very nice. Everything was in good condition. Usually plenty of beach chairs if you got there early. The resort is smaller than the other resorts in the area which is nice. The central area where the units are located has a nice jungle feel. If you stay at the Reef Playacar you will have a good experience and will enjoy your stay. But it could be better, see below. Cons: The entertainment is poor to nonexistent. Whereas other resorts in the area have lots of singing and dancing, they have little. Two nights are discotheque only, one night is karaoke, one night had one singer and another night they had a mariachi band that was good. Very few attend. All the other resorts have much better entertainment. The food is good/OK. They had a pasta bar but the white sauce and tomato sauces lacked flavor. They had fish but it was always a soggy white fish which was just ok. We tried the Italian restaurant and the food was horrible (we came from London and spend time in Italy). The pasta was thick and overdone. My wife would not eat it. The mozzarella cheese was hard and tasteless....

It was very quiet and peaceful not a lot of children running around, service was excellent and helpful!! Food was wonderful!! Would definitely come back to this resort!!

Some of the best service I have ever received. Beautiful and clean resort. Would highly recommend to anyone!

Excellent experience. I will recommend them without any doubt.

Most of the staff was super friendly and easy to coordinate with. They were helpful with booking excursions and airport transportation. Being onsite was absolutely beautiful with tons of amenities all around. I would definitely stay here again.

We had the best time at the reef! The staff was lovely, the beach was beautiful, everything was easy and convenient. Our kids loved the pools, swim up bar, and the gulf water. We definitely will be back!

The food options were awesome! We had actual Mexican dishes available to us, and a good variety of others. But we don’t go to Mexico to eat burgers and hotdogs or Italian food, (which they DO have available!) but obviously their native dishes are better. The staff is very kind and attentive always! Very helpful, we felt safe and we absolutely loved our time there!

Love the small nature of this resort. Being able to sit at the pool and see the beach was amazing!!

Wonderfull