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Occidental at Xcaret Destination vs Mahekal Beach Resort
Both properties are endorsed by professional reviewers. Overall, Mahekal Beach Resort ranks slightly higher than Occidental at Xcaret Destination. Mahekal Beach Resort comes in at #14 in Playa del Carmen with approval from 5 reviews such as Jetsetter, Fodor's and Travel + Leisure.
Occidental at Xcaret Destination
Travel + Leisure
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Carretera Federal Chetumal-Puerto Juarez Km. 282, #307, Solidaridad, Playa del Carmen 77710
From $198 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
Travel + Leisure
"This Riviera Maya resort borders the eco-archaeological Xcaret Park and offers everything from snorkeling to spa treatments."
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Star Service
"Located next to the ecopark Xcaret, 5 kilometers south of Playa del Carmen, this low-profile, high-capacity property (it has close to 800 guest rooms) has an airy jungle atmosphere."
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Fodor's
"In such an enormous all-inclusive, it's surprising to find the excellent service that you get here."
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Request a top-floor room if you want to escape pool noise.
Oyster
Upscale
"Massive, 900-room Hotel Xcaret is an eco-minded, upscale all-inclusive resort that draws equal amounts of families and couples thanks to its plethora of on-site features and free access to area parks."
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Mahekal Beach Resort
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Oyster
Jetsetter
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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
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."
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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."
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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
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."
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Jetsetter
"Boho-chic sleep in Playa del Carmen, with 800 feet of soft sand, hammock-strung beach bungalows, and two pools."
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