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Sandos Playacar All Inclusive

4.0 star property

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Family dining
Jr. Suite Riviera with Jacuzzi
Reception
Exterior

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • All-inclusive
  • Bar
  • Room service

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Paseo Xaman-Ha, Mza. 1, Lote 1 Fracc. Playacar, Playa del Carmen, QROO, 77710
  • Playacar Golf Club
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Quinta Avenida
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Playa del Carmen Maritime Terminal
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Cozumel, Quintana Roo (CZM-Cozumel Intl.)
    ‪255 min drive‬

Room options

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Jr Suite Hacienda | Living room

Jr Suite Hacienda

  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed OR 2 Double Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Free minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Hacienda One Bedroom Suite

  • 73 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Free minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Select Superior Adults Only

  • 31 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Queen Beds OR 1 King Bed

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Select Ocean Front Adults only

Select Ocean Front Adults only

  • 30 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Double Beds OR 1 King Bed

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Riviera Family King Junior Suite

Riviera Family King Junior Suite

  • 52 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Bunk Bed

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Free minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Riviera Family Queen Junior

  • 52 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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About the area

Playa del Carmen

With a stay at Sandos Playacar All Inclusive in Playa del Carmen (Playacar), you'll be a 5-minute drive from Playacar Golf Club and 6 minutes from Xaman Ha Aviary. .This all-inclusive property is 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from Quinta Avenida and 2.2 mi (3.6 km) from Playa del Carmen Maritime Terminal.

What's nearby

  • Playacar Beach - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Playacar Golf Club - 5 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Quinta Avenida - 7 min drive - 3.5 km
  • Playa del Carmen Maritime Terminal - 7 min drive - 3.6 km
  • Xcaret Eco Theme Park - 12 min drive - 7.2 km

Getting around

  • Cancun Intl. Airport (CUN) - 57 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Festival Grand Buffet - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Rosa Roja - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪El Gaucho Steakhouse - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Cupcake Cafe - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪RIU Yucatan - ‬12 min walk

About this property

Sandos Playacar All Inclusive

Family fun on the beach, with 8 outdoor pools, near Playacar Golf Club
Sandos Playacar All Inclusive offers 819 accommodations with free minibar items and laptop-compatible safes. Rooms open to balconies or patios. 32-inch plasma televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Complimentary bicycles and a complimentary water park with waterslides are featured at the property. 8 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include a hot tub, a sauna, and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Spa Sandos has 22 treatment rooms including rooms for couples and outdoor treatment areas. Massages are available on the beach and in the spa; other services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, and sports massages. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, hydrotherapy, and reflexology. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a hot tub, a steam room, and Turkish bath/hammam.

The spa is open daily. Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa.

Make yourself at home in one of the 819 guestrooms featuring free minibar items and plasma televisions. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, which include 8 outdoor swimming pools, a complimentary water park, and a sauna. Additional amenities at this property include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting (surcharge).
This property is all inclusive. Rates include meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities.

Grab a bite to eat at one of the property's 9 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Wind down with a drink at one of the 6 bars/lounges or 3 poolside bars.

Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Sandos Playacar All Inclusive has 9 restaurants on site.
24-hour room service is available.

All-inclusive details

This property is all-inclusive. Onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).

Gratuities and taxes

Gratuities are included and additional gratuities at guests' discretion are accepted.

Food and beverages

All buffet and à la carte meals, snacks, and beverages included
24-hour room service
In-room minibar (all beverages included)

Activities and facilities/equipment

All non-motorized water sports, land activities, and use of recreational facilities and equipment are included.

Water activities

Kayaking
Sailing
Scuba-diving lessons
Snorkeling
Surfing/body boarding

Land activities

Bicycling
Fitness facilities
Miniature golf
Soccer
Volleyball

Lessons/classes/games

Aerobics
Cooking
Dancing
Language
Water fitness
Yoga

Entertainment

Onsite entertainment and activities
Access to onsite nightclubs
Onsite live performances
Theme parties

Languages

English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • 2 swim-up bars
  • 3 poolside bars
  • 6 bars/lounges
  • 9 restaurants
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Couples/private dining
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • 8 outdoor pools
  • Arcade/game room
  • Beach volleyball
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Children's pool
  • Fitness classes
  • Free bicycle rentals
  • Free children's club
  • Free water park
  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Hot tub
  • Kayaking
  • Mini golf
  • Personal motorised watercraft
  • Playground
  • Sailing
  • Sauna
  • Shopping
  • Snorkelling
  • Steam room
  • Surfing/bodyboarding
  • Waterslide

Family friendly

  • 8 outdoor pools
  • Arcade/game room
  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Free children's club
  • Free supervised activities for children
  • Free water park access
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini golf
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Waterslide

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach towels
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • 22 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Facials
  • Hot stone massages
  • Hot tub
  • Hydrotherapy
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Outdoor treatment areas
  • Prenatal massages
  • Reflexology
  • Sauna
  • Spa open daily
  • Sports massages
  • Steam room
  • Thai massages
  • Turkish bath

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch plasma TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Free stocked minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Sanitation services: MXN 32.57 per night
  • A damage deposit of MXN 5000 will be collected before check-in.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: MXN 2100 per person (one way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: MXN 880.00 (one-way), (from 1 to 17 years old)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a smoke detector, and window guards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 31
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

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Sandos Playacar All Inclusive Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 499 out of 1349 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 355 out of 1349 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 222 out of 1349 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 150 out of 1349 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 123 out of 1349 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Marilyn

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Resort was clean and main buffet had alot of variety.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The kids had a great time at the waterpark which made me put everything else aside. The rooms were large but dated - it did not appear to be a 5 star resort which is what is advertised. The customer service was lacking. Front desk personnel were awful to deal with. Both elevators in our building were out of service and we were located on the 3rd floor. Though our room was ready upon check in, they wanted to charge us $20 per person to check in 52 mins early (prior to there 3pm check in). Lastly, the food was fabulous! I would not recommend staying at this resort without kids. You could get better service about anywhere else!
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Hector Rogelio

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
I do not recommend this property
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

keighla

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The resort was very nice and clean. Rooms were big and well equipped. However the family area is a very long walk from the beach and main buffet. I also noticed that most of the beach chairs are blocked off for the executive level people as well as a few of the more convenient pools. Furthermore if you would like to book a dinner at one of the a la cart good luck unless you are executive level.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Travelled with family
Beach is unreal.. kids loved the water slides. Only brutal thing is the trolley to get to the buffet and beach from the rooms. It’s about a 15 minute walk… gets annoying with the kids and all of their stuff.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Lizeth

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed for 1 week for a wedding, room was ok, had good AC and spacious. Property requires ALOT of walking to access restaurants beach and bars. Restaurants required reservations which were very limited during the week only ate at 2 due to availability. They provide towel keys & charge $50 per key if not returned at check out. Staff and housekeeping staff not the best at providing keys back. Food was terrible, cold, no flavor, not good at all!!!!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jared Francis Leonard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Found 2 cockroaches in the room. Food got repetitive at buffet A la cartes are very good Beach is pristine Staff are amazing
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ninfa

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We went down for a friends wedding & I will never return to a Sandos again. The place looks exactly like the pictures, except everything's literally falling apart. It was raining a couple days & my mom who stayed in a separate room was literally leaking water and drywall chunks were coming off the ceiling. There were literal puddles in her room. Our shower head just started spraying water after being there for 2days & we had to call them 3 times to get it fixed & even then it wasn't fixed properly. Out of all the staff the maids were the nicest. We had like 2 nice waiters who actually paid you attention. Most of the staff was kind of rude. Then again it might just not be the brightest place to work either. 2 days into our vacation BOTH elevators just didn't work & we were on the 3rd floor & had to take the stairs with a newborn & 2 toddlers. Not to mention the poor workers had to take the stairs for room service, stocking up everyone's fridges, THE BELL BOYS TAKING UP LUGGAGE. The resort is beautiful on the outside but I would not stay here again. It's HUGE & they have a trolly that's supposed to pass by every 5min but totally doesn't. Then you waste so much time just waiting. The food is not good, they have so many options but it's not to die for. Breakfast for instance ends at 10:30am & I was getting food & staff would just rudely take the tings from under my arms without even stay excuse me. For the same amount of money I could've stayed at the Riu & that place is NICE.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We loved the beach! So beautiful ! Food was great and great shows. . However - Too many restrictions. No bar after dinner. Not allowed in certain areas due to lack of stay status. Music was terrible and so loud in adult area. Not relaxing at all. We had to move rooms due to lack of cleanliness (stained towels, broken door handle, broken bathroom dispensers) and not having king bed as booked. It took 2 days to move room. But new room had beautiful view .
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Uros

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Sidney

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marko

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Best beach so far on Mexico east coast. Beautiful nature surrounding cozy haciendas. Friendly animals could be seen on different sites. Lots of family activities.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The beach at Sandos Playacar is probably its best quality - it is unmatched! The front family pool area is superb! The food here is also top-notch. Service is terrific. We enjoyed the cupcake cafe and taco buffet also. The entertainment was pretty good. Being there with kids, there is a large area of the resort they are not allowed. For us that was a bummer. We didn’t use the upper pools much, they were cold. Possibility due to being shaded much of the afternoon.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paula sol

Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Had a great time. Our trip was made even more enjoyable with the great service from staff especially a girl named Kena who took care of all our needs whether it was excursions, information, bookings for meals or transportation. She definitely made our trip much better.
Stayed 10 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Christine Willia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It was the worst trip of our lives.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Evgueni

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
The beach and staff was frendly ,i deffinetly recommend .
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

McKayla

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Huge property with lots of pool options, restaurants, and gorgeous beach
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shaun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexandre Cidro

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome pools and beach, and the property had a plenty of space and list of activeties The night shows are really Nice. The rooms are a little outdated, but still enjoyable.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Timothy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Good property, exclusive club was in middle of family area a little too much, wish room was stocked with liquor like most other all inclusives, sewage got backed up by front but they cleaned that quickly, towels were not there when we checked in but they fixed that as well
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Robert

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
After a 14 hour experience to get there we were put in a room with no water and no phone working and I and my wife are in the late 70 and this was at the furthers end of the property (1 kilometre) from the beach and changed me 6160.00 pesos to upgrade to an elite room close to the beach as we have trouble walking long distances. After getting up at 4:00am to leave for Mexico it’s now 9:00 pm we finally get to the elite suite the air conditioning is so noisy we have to shut it off to sleep and on the second last the fan assembly of the air conditioning unit fell off with a loud bang and after waiting 2 hours a repair man fixed. Also the bathroom had lots of mould on the ceiling and they totally refused to compensate the 6160 pesos for the week. The building wire elite suite had 2 of 3 elevato permanently out order so made very hard for us at our age to do the stairs. So yes never Sandos for us ever again
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay! Great food! Great staff!

Sandos Playacar is absolutely amazing! Their costumer service goes above and beyond! SO MANY employees that made our experience amazing! Very clean! Great variety of restaurants and food, and the buffet is SO good! A lot of activities from music, to water sports, to shows! In the Spa, Thank you Araceli for your kindness and extra TLC. At our new years celebration, thank you Rodolfo for answering all my questions and making sure we had exactly what we wanted; thank you also Teodoro for helping us in wine selections; and thank you Juan for going the extra mile at the New Year celebration and also at the delicious Gourmex restaurant. Thank you Isabel at the buffet, and Alex and all the boys from the pool bar.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Bradford Johnathon Lorne

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Food made our entire group plus many other groups that arrived around the same time as us very sick. Spent most of our vacation in our room to sick to enjoy anything.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024