Royal Hideaway Playacar reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating

4.5 Excellent

  • Cleanliness 4.7
  • Location 4.7
  • Rooms 4.4
  • Service 4.6
  • Value 4.3

10122 TripAdvisor reviews

TripAdvisor users rated this property 5 out of 5

Loyal to the Royal (Hideaway)

W4249YOkimk on Dec 20, 2025

This was our 5th visit to Royal Hideaway, and it just gets better every time. I love that it's a smaller resort and has beautiful grounds. The beach is close to the villas, so it's a quick walk no matter what building your room is in. The staff is the best part of the RH experience. Sucel was our concierge in building 24, and she went above and beyond to make our stay special. She even made reservations for my daughter and I to have dinner in town. Her smile and cheerful greeting every morning was a great way to start the day! All of the wait staff and hosts in the restaurants are wonderful. My favorite server from the first time I visited is Oscar (who has moved from The Deck to Azia). I can't say enough good things about his professional and personal attitude. His attention to the little things makes each meal something to look forward to. And he is warm and personable and always greets us with genuine pleasure. Yuliana was the hostess at The Deck for breakfast, and she was accommodating and so sweet. Best bartender of the year is Jose at The Deck bar. His smile was as great as his drinks! Eduardo that does beach service was always very attentive, worked so hard all day,and was a joy to talk to. Luis also delivered our drinks to us with a smile, including extra water bottles when it was so hot. Bar Allegria has Lorenzo (the shorter man of that name there) who makes a great margarita and even better conversation! Beach security were very attentive to all guest concerns and needs. I especially appreciated David, who always checked that everything was ok with us and was really interested in all the guests. I can't praise the entertainment team enough. The resort has added so much more to do, and the staff kills it!! I especially enjoyed water aerobics with Roberto. The shows are fun and the painting activities were a nice way to get creative. The food in all the restaurants is good, fresh and plentiful. Our favorites are Azia (try the Mayan sushi) and Spices for dinner. There are so many wonderful things about Royal Hideaway, which is why we keep going back. I don't foresee a Mexico vacation that doesn't mean a stay at this calming resort with it's welcoming and gracious staff. Thank you Royal Hideaway for another terrific vacation!!

TripAdvisor users rated this property 5 out of 5

We had a wonderful time

P7763NYheathers on Dec 20, 2025

Great resort, great facilities, beach, restaurants. Nice size - small so you didn’t get lost in a crowd. Everything was high quality. We look forward to going back.

TripAdvisor users rated this property 5 out of 5

Amazing

sandracR7972QA (Brampton, Canada) on Dec 19, 2025

This is one of the best resorts I have stayed at in Mexico. Already planning a return! From the staff, the location, food and the resort itself, could not ask for anything more. There are many choices for dinner, the nightly entertainment was great.....All the staff were very friendly, and the food was top notch. The location is perfect, they ferry to Cozumel was a 1/2 hour walk, and 5th Ave was not too far away (we walked to it) The market across the road from the resort had everything you needed, and there was a Starbucks there too! The beach was one of the best beaches we have seen. I would 100% recommend going there, as we're gonna be repeat customers.

TripAdvisor users rated this property 4 out of 5

Comfortable stay

OzH_13 (London, United Kingdom) on Dec 19, 2025

Needs a few improvements but on the whole a relaxing comfortable stay in beautiful surroundings and gorgeous beach.

TripAdvisor users rated this property 5 out of 5

Great time !

CANADIAN S (Toronto, Canada) on Dec 19, 2025

Just returned from our first time there. Would definitely go back for the beach and food. We are not pool people so the chair situation wasn't an issue for us. Small resort, easy to get around. Make reservations first thing , and take a pic so you have it with you. We had an issue our last night with timing - we had an 8pm reso at Palazzo and the host was quite adamant that it was for 7:30...and no tables were available. He was kind of rude , saying that we were late and gave the table to walk-ins after the 15 min grace period. I didnt have a copy of the reservation, had left the physical copy in the room and didn't feel like going back to check - because at that point what was he going to do ? Anyway - we figured we messed up the timing and went to the Grill where we had a great dinner. Sure enough, when we go back to the room we looked at the reso time and it was for 8pm. Service was great all around - but David in security at the beach made sure all was well and was great to talk with. Angel and Oscar at the Grill kept the savignon blanc chilled and topped up - great servers. Kathya the host was amazing - calmly moving guests to the tables and keeping track of timing. Manual and Jose at the pool bar were great , quick service and always smiling. We will be back !

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