Fifth Avenue, or because the locals realize it, Quinta Avenida: It’s the primary thoroughfare in certainly one of our favourite seashore cities within the Caribbean: the endlessly enjoyable, always-energetic Playa del Carmen on the coast of Mexico. It’s walkable, full of nice procuring and the sorts of nice little out-of-the-way eating places that vacationers love discovering for themselves.
Lately, Playa has undergone a brand new period of improvement, one which has seen a increase of recent condo-style resorts, including to town’ already-strong group of principally boutique-style resorts.
For years, because it first opened in 2015, the Thompson Playa del Carmen has been, in our view, the perfect place to remain on the town, with a dual-wing idea that features an in-town choice and rooms on the seashore, all linked below one model and one identification.
However within the largest information of the month in Playa journey, the Thompson is about to be rebranded, Caribbean Journal has realized.
Starting later this 12 months, the resort can be reopening as a rebranded Hyatt Centric resort, the second Hyatt Centric within the Caribbean together with the just-opened Hyatt Centric Santo Domingo (extra on that in our report right here).
So what’s altering, and what do you’ll want to know?
The brand new-look Hyatt Centric Playa del Carmen could have 119 rooms; that may embody the Downtown Home, which can be adults-only and have 92 rooms; and the “Seashore Home,” which can be geared for households.
It is sensible for the in-town wing of the resort to be adults-only — it’s a hip, always-pulsing property with a rooftop bar and an infinity pool, with DJ units and a day membership. (The “Downtown Home” may also have a grab-and-go outpost and a restaurant known as UMI).
The seashore home, which is able to embody a particular shuttle that ferries company in an previous VW, will embody 27 suites, all with ocean views, and a fusion restaurant known as C Grill.
The bigger Downtown Home will stay essentially the most genuine approach to expertise Playa — a city that’s all about strolling round fifth, exploring its cool little alleyways and discovering the artwork scene, the cafes and the quirky, eclectic retailers.
However if you happen to’re after the sand, the Seashore Home trip remains to be a great choice, and, in spite of everything, only a Beetle experience away from the motion.
What about pricing? After the rebrand, Hyatt is now taking bookings for stays starting Dec. 1, in accordance with our analysis on Hyatt’s web site. The value? About $223 per night time if you happen to make and pay to your reserving prematurely.
So how do you get to Playa? Simple. Simply fly to Cancun (you may seek for fares on Google Flights) and take a taxi or lease a automotive and make the hour-long drive to Playa. Or, due to the brand new airport in Tulum, you too can fly direct to that airport after which take a automotive. Playa is nearly equidistant between the 2 cities, so we’d recommend searching for whichever airfare is cheaper.
For extra, go to the Hyatt Centric Playa del Carmen.
