We do get a zillion customer request from our hotel guests and most of them we can share. We thought that if we shared these requests with you, you could find out what people are requesting, what they find the need or want while on vacation and get some ideas for your next vacation to Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya.
Customer requests at Hotel Cielo
Beach towels - Many people do request beach towels, and we do have them! Take them on your tours, save the suitcase space and know that there are beach towels waiting for you at Hotel Cielo
Can we drink the water? Tap water drinking is not recommended...
Chez Celine is where we love to eat pastries, Carboncitosis where we love to hang for drinks and Mexican food. Ah Cacao is where we love, love, love to have coffee and chocolate. Yes, we admit it, coffee and chocolate all in one sitting. It is a midday treat as it seems wrong (?) to have chocolate for breakfast, and coffee can keep us up at night. So our midday treat is more regularly than we care to admit, a fair trade cafe late and some chocolate mouse at Ah Cacao!
Fair trade coffee makes our coffee break justified at Ah Cacao
Coffee plantations are known for not treating or paying their coffee...
Playa del Carmen is a great place to hang out, chill and relax. There is more than enough to keep you busy between the beach, 5th Ave, Restaurants and events. Part of the charm of the Riviera Maya is the proximity to the beach AND the jungle, proximity to cenotes AND Mayan ruins, proximity to Sian Kaan Biosphere AND Tulum.
We do have some favorite 'outside of Playa del Carmen' guided tours or self-guided adventures that we always recommend. Any of these activities can be done by a tour company and tour guide or ventured to on your own. If you venture on your own, public transportation is a great...
We must be asked this a few times a day. As a resident of Playa del Carmen, commonly known as a local, what do we like to do in Playa del Carmen other than work and make sure you have great time while you are here! Days off are few and far between, it is true and we have little opportunity to really hang and do the fun things that guests do while on vacation, but we do have a few things that we love to do when there is a minute to chill.
What a local likes to do in Playa del Carmen
1. Try new Mexican foods and experiment with local ingredients. This is fun for us and we love to try new products...
The Mayan Riviera and Playa del Carmen are the center of our universe so we forget that not everyone knows where Playa del Carmen is and what actually makes up the Mayan Riviera, or in spanish, the Riviera Maya. Read this post cautiously. Once you find out where the Riviera Maya is located, what it has to offer, learn about Playa del Carmen and the beauty of this city, you may just travel here, travel again, and find that you too have the Riviera Maya and Playa del Carmen as the center of your universe. It happens, and it happens more than you think. The area is a magical and really is more than...