Modern 2 Bedroom Condo with Pool - Near to the Beach - Casa del Mar 113

The location is a block from the beach. The nearby beaches - Coco beach and Plays 88 - are not as crowded as the main Playa Del Carmen beaches, and have a very good family vibe with a mixture of locals and tourists. Even during the Christmas holidays, it never felt crowded or loud. Unlike the main beaches, these beaches also had enough area for public access so you could along the beach for miles! The apt. also had several beach chairs, an umbrella, and a boogie board. While there are a couple of night/beach clubs nearby, we didn't hear any loud music most nights except for one. The 5 Th. ave is a very short walk from the apt., and there is a 7-Eleven right across for potable water and other basic groceries. In our experience, it felt very safe for a family to be walking about, since we routinely saw police cars patrolling the neighborhood. The apartment itself is very large and spacious with two full bathrooms and one half bathroom. Hot water was never an issue, and the internet worked very well too. While small, the pool upstairs is nice to relax. The rooftop has great views of the ocean and the beaches.

While not a big deal, the furniture looks nice in the pictures, but is pretty flimsy in person. The door to the bathroom in the main bedroom is stuck and doesn't close. The day beds on the rooftop terrace don't look very clean and are ripped in many places. The toaster was broken as well. Despite trying with the controller, we could never get the mini-split in the secondary bedroom to turn on, so we had to use the ceiling fans which was OK in December, but might be an issue in the summer.