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Be Playa Hotel vs Mahekal Beach Resort

Both Be Playa Hotel and Mahekal Beach Resort are recommended by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Mahekal Beach Resort scores significantly better than Be Playa Hotel. Mahekal Beach Resort scores 83 with endorsements from 5 publications like DK Eyewitness, Jetsetter and Fodor's.

Be Playa Hotel
Be Playa Hotel
7 / 10
Calle 26 entre avenida 5 y avenida 10, Playa del Carmen 77710
From $74 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Shuttle Bus
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Fodor's Fodor's
"This funky boutique hotel melds together retro vintage with a touch of modern...all the way up to the exceedingly cool rooftop pool bar." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"Situated in downtown Playa del Carmen amid the dining, nightlife, and shopping options of Fifth Avenue, the upper-middle-range Be Playa Hotel is a chic, adult-only boutique property." Full review
Mahekal Beach Resort
Mahekal Beach Resort
8 / 10
Calle 38, Entre Avenida 5a y Zona Federal Maritima, Playa del Carmen 77710
From $217 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
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Fodor's Fodor's
"With candy-colored palapa-roofed bungalows and a great location—on the sand but just two blocks from the town's upscale northern end—this may be the perfect beach resort." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"This massive Caribbean resort, which dates to 1982, may not be heaven on earth, but it does have white sand beach, a sea of shaded palapas, and an ocean of palm trees." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"This “hotel-village” offers the most seductively comfortable version of the palm-roofed beach hut: spacious, beautifully decorated and with all modern amenities."
Oyster Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"A boho-chic, beachfront property, the upper-middle-range Mahekal Beach Resort has 122 rooms with garden or ocean views, many of which have thatched roof bungalows." Full review
Jetsetter Jetsetter
"Boho-chic sleep in Playa del Carmen, with 800 feet of soft sand, hammock-strung beach bungalows, and two pools." Full review
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