Re: ? Occidental Caribbean Village Playacar, Playa del Carmen, Mexico

I was there two years ago and enjoyed it very much.  Our room was on
the 3rd floor and even with the tree tops.  Most of the units are
actually  in among the trees.  Its is almost a jungle setting.  From
our balcony we could see a variety of multicoloured birds.   At that
time the shuttle ran to the beach every 20 minutes.  The resort has a
restaurant and bar at the beach.   During the day it served a light
lunch plus drinks and in the evening it was a specialty restaurant.
There was no decent snorkleing in the immediate area.  However, we
were told that there was a small Coral Reef in the vicinity of PLaya
del Carmen.  We didn,t see it.   They also had exchange privaleges
with the sister resort in Cancun.   We took the local transportation
and had lunch, used ther pool and also could have drinks.  Of Course
that was two years.  It is built on the edge of a golf course.
Certain tour packages included green fees although our package did
not.  I  seldom golf  anyway.

Happy traveling

bernie


On 28 Aug 2003 17:10:01 GMT, Rita Daggett
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>Anyone know anything about the
>Occidental Caribbean Village Playacar ?
>Its not on the beach (says its in a forest, with a shuttle bus to the
>beach).
>And its 2.5 km from the town of Playa del Carmen
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>What is the snorkelling like at Playacar?
>Are there any smaller all-inclusive hotels in that area?
>
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>Rita Daggett
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