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Fairmont Mayakoba vs Playacar Palace

Playacar Palace and Fairmont Mayakoba are both recommended by expert writers. Overall, Fairmont Mayakoba scores significantly higher than Playacar Palace. Fairmont Mayakoba ranks #4 in Playa del Carmen with recommendations from 9 sources including Afar Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure.

Fairmont Mayakoba
Fairmont Mayakoba
8 / 10
Carretera Federal Cancun, Playa del Carmen 77710
From $222 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
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Oyster Oyster
Kid-Friendly
"Few properties in Riviera Maya offer the level of privacy the Fairmont Mayakoba does." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The Fairmont Mayakoba is an eco-friendly alternative to the monolithic resorts clustered along the Caribbean coast of the Yucatán Peninsula." Full review
Star Service Star Service
"This family-friendly resort—kids stay free—spans 45 acres of prime beachfront and is built around a series of canals blasted out of the limestone and fed with clear water from the underground rivers." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"The 45-acre property "sprawls so naturally from ocean to mangrove that you feel completely removed" from the surrounding development." Full review
Jetsetter Jetsetter
"Swank Riviera Maya sleep set in a private reserve of mangrove jungles and limestone canals along Mexico’s Caribbean coast." Full review
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Playacar Palace
Playacar Palace
7 / 10
Bahia del Espiritu Santo, Esq. Abraira de Arriva, Playa del Carmen 77710
From $400 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
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Jetsetter Jetsetter
"Elegant beachfront resort with three restaurants and a stylish spa, on a lounger-lined beach in Playa del Carmen." Full review
Oyster Oyster
Upscale
"The luxurious, all-inclusive Palace Resorts’ Playacar Palace by Wyndham is located directly on the beach in the Playacar resort community." Full review
Star Service Star Service
"The beach in front of the resort, even if it is next to the pier with its constant comings and goings, is the best stretch of sand of any other Palace hotels south of Cancun." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"In "a fantastic location" right on the Caribbean Sea, this "in-town resort" is steps from Playa del Carmen's Fifth Avenue and the Cozumel Ferry Dock." Full review