{"id":9369,"date":"2016-10-13T10:42:32","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T14:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.playadelcarmen.com\/blog\/?p=9369"},"modified":"2018-06-09T15:07:28","modified_gmt":"2018-06-09T19:07:28","slug":"5-stunning-luxury-hotels-in-playa-del-carmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playadelcarmen.com\/blog\/5-stunning-luxury-hotels-in-playa-del-carmen\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Stunning Luxury Hotels in Playa del Carmen"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you appreciate indulging in a luxurious hotel from time-to-time as much as I do, you’ll like this post.<\/p>\n

As you could expect, there are quite a few luxury hotels in Playa del Carmen<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Elegant, discreet, and impeccable, these hotels stand out for their stunning installations and superior service.<\/p>\n

But what makes a luxury hotel a luxury hotel?<\/p>\n

What amenities and services have to be included for a resort or hotel to receive such a lofty title?<\/p>\n

Rating\u00a0Luxury Hotels Using 7 Criteria<\/h2>\n

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A stay at a luxury hotel is not cheap.<\/p>\n

Similar to purchasing expensive jewelry or a luxury car, you pay more money and do so with the full expectation of getting an elite product.<\/p>\n

The bar is set high.<\/p>\n

7 Criteria We Consider When Rating\u00a0Luxury Hotels.<\/h4>\n
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  1. The awe factor<\/strong> – What makes the hotel special? Its location? Certain amenities or characteristics? Every luxury hotel should come with a special awe factor.<\/li>\n
  2. Restaurants\/Food<\/strong> – A luxury hotel with premier installations and a stellar location without 5-star cuisine cannot be considered a luxury hotel. It’s quality over quantity.<\/li>\n
  3. Wellness & Spa<\/strong> – You stay at a luxury hotel and you want to be pampered. It’s like being royalty for a week and you expect to be treated as such. Any luxury hotel worth its grain in gold has top-notch spa and wellness options.<\/li>\n
  4. Room size<\/strong> – You’re not shelling out all that money to be put in some cramped room. Your vacation crib better be big and beautiful.<\/li>\n
  5. Room amenities<\/strong> – From the bedding and the furniture to the views and mattress quality, every single detail and amenity of your room should represent utmost quality.<\/li>\n
  6. Bathroom amenities<\/strong> – There’s a reason why the throne is located in the bathroom. As such, a luxury hotel better have amenities fit for a king or queen. Toiletries, water pressure, and aesthetic all should feel like heaven.<\/li>\n
  7. Customer service<\/strong> – A luxury hotel will not only have the highest possible level of customer service, said service will be discreet, personalized, and immediately available whenever required.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    5 Luxury Hotels in Playa del Carmen<\/h2>\n

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    All that glitters isn’t gold.<\/p>\n

    While there are actually a large number of hotels that are considered (or consider themselves) to be five-star, the truth is only a handful can honestly be described as luxury hotels.<\/p>\n

    So where do the other hotels go wrong?<\/p>\n

    It’s easy.<\/p>\n

    They either fail in one or more of the categories mentioned above or simply don’t meet the same level of standards and qualities as their competition.<\/p>\n

    Here are the Playa del Carmen luxury hotels that we consider to be worthy of their title.<\/p>\n

    To make it more digestible, we are dividing the hotels into luxury resorts and all-inclusive luxury resorts.<\/p>\n

    We will talk about the latter in a follow-up post.<\/p>\n

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    #1 Fairmont Mayakoba<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    The Mayakoba eco-complex is home to some of the most outstanding, high-end hotels in Playa del Carmen.<\/p>\n

    Fairmont Mayakoba stands out among them.\u00a0This award-winning resort takes the concept of luxury to an elite level.<\/p>\n

    Set in a gated community amid a set of gorgeous man-made channels, Fairmont Mayakoba is the epitome of understated excellence.<\/p>\n

    With 401 rooms<\/strong>, this is no small resort.<\/p>\n

    However, Fairmont’s layout and service quality allow for an unrivaled level of intimacy and privacy.<\/p>\n

    As an added amenity, Fairmont is home the only Latin American golf course on the PGA circuit: El Camaleon.<\/p>\n