“Maybe not the best, but OK”

The Nina Hotel in Playa del Carmen is an inexpensive (though not least expensive) place to stay near the busy beach zone. Parking, an OK pool and beach towels are provided at the associated Toucan Hotel about 6 blocks away. 2 adjacent restaurants had OK Mexican food, and others were within 5 to 10 minutes walk. Air conditioning (noisy), hotel towels and plumbing might be considered lower quality. Wireless internet and TV were good.

“Basic but well cared for hotel next to EkBalam”

Beds and linen very comfortable. No hanging space for clothes. Shower difficult to control temperature. Italian restaurant where we ate good pasta with fresh tomato sauce. House wine just OK. Home made bread. Breakfast with fresh orange juice from their own trees and local honey (if requested) Good Italian coffee.

“The only bulding with walls in town (Realy)”

We had a hard time finding the hotel, it’s in a very small Mexican town. All the houses are stick and plum tree branches roof. The hotel is very nice but doesn’t have AC in the rooms. The stone back wall did keep the room from being to hot but at 90 outside it’s not too comfortable for us that are use to 50 for high temps. The rooms were clean and showers were hot with good water presser. The person running the hotel didn’t speak English and the restaurant menu was ALL in Spanish with no pictures. The restaurant looked great and the food was good. There were 3 single ladies staying there at the time