Playa Del Carmen | Imamother

amother

OP ↓

Fri, Nov 24 2023, 10:00 am

Hi,
Were looking into traveling to Mexico, what can you tell me about Playa? Restaurants? Hotels? Beaches? How does it compare to Miami? Please share if you’ve been there and how your experience was.

Thanks!

amother

Yellow ↓

Fri, Nov 24 2023, 10:26 am

Ooohh, nothing like banyon tree. Can’t say anything about other hotels as I wasn’t there. The banyon tree kosher restaurant is delicious but obviously in Miami there is lots more.
The beach imo is much nicer and quieter in playa

Highstrung

Fri, Nov 24 2023, 10:27 am

Shloimy Zionce did a YouTube video on it:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=.....2U%3D

amother

↑ OP ↓

Fri, Nov 24 2023, 10:28 am

amother Yellow wrote:

Thanks, how many restaurants are there in the area?

amother

↑ OP ↓

Fri, Nov 24 2023, 10:28 am

Highstrung wrote:

Shloimy Zionce did a YouTube video on it:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=.....2U%3D

Thank you! This is really helpful!

amother

↑ Yellow

Fri, Nov 24 2023, 10:32 am

amother OP wrote:

Thanks, how many restaurants are there in the area?

I’m not so sure, I pretty much stayed in mayakoba the entire time

amother

Begonia ↓

Fri, Nov 24 2023, 10:55 am

Playa can't be compared to Miami. There's nothing to do there & it stinks....
Anything beyond the hotel/beach are is real low life city life. There's lot's of noise from the street till 3-4 AM, so if you go, don't take a room with windows facing the city.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Fri, Nov 24 2023, 11:20 am

amother Begonia wrote:

Hmmm, I love love Miami, but I’ve been there so many times. Really in the mood to try something new. But I love that Miami is something I can always fall back on.

amother

↑ Begonia

Fri, Nov 24 2023, 11:22 am

You may love Playa, you can't know if you don't try it...

amother

Lightgray

Fri, Nov 24 2023, 11:33 am

amother Begonia wrote:

This is what I’m wondering about. The idea of a private pool sounds amazing but that’s only going to take up a few hours a day. We’re not the type that can just spend all day there. What else is there to do in the area that’s not just sitting at a pool or beach.

pinkflowergirl ↓

Fri, Dec 01 2023, 1:37 am

There are about 6 kosher places in playa,
Plus 2 steakhouses
1 in banyan tree, it's called the Amber,
The other in the Hyatt, it's called the Grill.

The grill can compete with most Miami steakhouses,

There are a lot of water sports to rent on the Hour,
Plus scuba diving- snorkeling

amother

Dustypink

Fri, Dec 01 2023, 3:55 am

amother Lightgray wrote:

I know nothing about traveling.

Tell me about the private pool.

amother

↑ OP

Fri, Dec 01 2023, 9:08 am

pinkflowergirl wrote:

Thanks, but we don’t like water sports, just sitting on the beach and relaxing plus a variety of restaurants.
Still worth a trip to playa?

Ihatepotatoes

Fri, Dec 01 2023, 9:29 am

Also interested in this. Any minyanim for my husband in the area?

amother

Natural

Fri, Dec 01 2023, 10:17 am

amother OP wrote:

Thanks, but we don’t like water sports, just sitting on the beach and relaxing plus a variety of restaurants.
Still worth a trip to playa?

YES!!
I’ve been to Miami countless times, Cannot compare!!! Playa was paradise!!!

amother

Leaf

Fri, Dec 01 2023, 10:19 am

Not into playa
Not much to do there and wasn’t anything major in my opinion

↑ chayayehudis

Fri, Dec 01 2023, 10:40 am

there are minyanim in banyan tree and nizuc though the winter.
shabbos it depends on the week but weekday there is

↑ pinkflowergirl

Fri, Dec 01 2023, 11:33 am

amother OP wrote:

Thanks, but we don’t like water sports, just sitting on the beach and relaxing plus a variety of restaurants.
Still worth a trip to playa?

Definitely