Sandos Playacar Beach Resort, Playa del Carmen

The resort is in the Playacar section of Mexico´s famous Playa del Carmen. It sits on a beautiful white, sandy beach facing the turquoise Caribbean just a short distance from one of the region´s most exclusive golf courses.

Downtown Playa del Carmen with its exotic nightlife and shopping is close by while the Cancun international airport is less than 45 minutes away.

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With its 456 luxury rooms and colonial decoration the hotel exudes the splendor of an 18th-century Mexican hacienda. Each room has a balcony, and comes equipped with a king-size bed or two doubles, A/C, satellite TV, marble bathrooms, telephone, minibar, safe, and hairdryer. The hotel also provides interconnecting and non-smoking rooms, cribs, and special facilities for the handicapped.

The Sandos Playacar Beach Resort offers five restaurants, three bars, and a disco. Golfers will especially enjoy the neighboring 18-hole Playacar Golf Club. On the hotel grounds, facilities include four tennis courts, volleyball and basketball courts. Introductory snorkeling and scuba diving classes are available at the pool, and hotel guests have access to wind surfboards, sailboats, and kayaks. Open sea scuba diving expeditions and deep sea fishing are available at extra cost. Spend your days tanning and relaxing in any of the 4 swimming pools, one of them exclusively for adults, or enjoy the sand between your toes and surf on the broad sandy beach. The Galaxy Kids Club waits for children ages 2 to 15 with a host of programmed activities that include camping trips and supervised games. Teenagers might just find something interesting at the Teens Clubs open from 5 to 11 PM, with ping-pong tables, billiards, and specially organized activities. The hotel also offers a spa, gym and beauty salon.

For added convenience there is also a fashion boutique, camera shop, car rental and travel agency plus a currency exchange desk. Special meeting and event packages, babysitting and laundry service are also available.

The hotel´s restaurants include "El Festival" offering tempting buffets between 7 AM and 10 PM; the Ola-la, with light meals and refreshments all day long; La Fonda serves delicious cuisine from all regions of Mexico; the Mediterranean offers seafood specialties, fine cuts of meat and fowl, while the gourmet Broccolino is great for Italian dinner a la carte. Reservations may be required.

An excellent all-inclusive package provides guests with a la carte or buffet style breakfast, lunch dinner and snacks; it includes a special selection of alcoholic beverages, and wine until 2 AM; 24-hour room service, minibar in the rooms with free mineral water, soft drinks and beer refills. Sports and recreational activities are included as well as non motorized aquatic equipment; access to the Galaxy Kids Club, nightly cabaret entertainment, theme shows, musicals, admission to the disco, plus all hotel taxes and tips.

The Sandos Playacar Beach Resort has earned several awards including the "Gran Turismo" designation, granted to only a few hotels worldwide; The "Year-round Gold Choice 2000" award given by First Choice; Mexicana Airlines´ "Best All-inclusive Hotel Chain in Mexico"; and the prestigious "Five Golden Apple Awards 2003" from Apple Vacations.