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Riu YucatanPlayacar pools with in-pool loungers and swim-up bars, steps from the beach
Riu Yucatan is a family hotel in the Playacar development of Playa del Carmen, with direct access to the sea and free sun loungers on the beach.
Photos: RIU Hotels & Resorts
- 8.1
- Very good, 704 reviews
- 5★
- hotel class
- 5
- restaurants
- 5
- bars
Guest rating from Booking.com, updated 2026-11-05.
Riu Yucatan is a family hotel in the Playacar development of Playa del Carmen, with direct access to the sea and free sun loungers on the beach. The all-inclusive service runs 24 hours a day.
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The pools have in-pool loungers and swim-up bars. The RIU Land programme looks after the children, RIU Fit offers classes, and the Renova Spa has beauty treatments and massages, plus a free gym and sauna. Entertainment runs for all ages with daytime activities for children and adults, and live shows and music every night.
There are three room types. The Double Standard is 27 square metres with a balcony or terrace, and connecting doubles let a family share. The Suite is 68 square metres, with two 125 by 200 beds or one king, a sofa in the lounge area, two TVs, a minibar and a balcony or terrace.
Five restaurants cover the range. La Hacienda is the main buffet, with live cooking and three themed nights a week. Shanghai is the Asian buffet, Sicilia is the Italian buffet with pizza and pasta, and La Margarita serves a lunch buffet that becomes a steakhouse or a Mexican corner at dinner. Pepe's Food is the buffet and grill with a terrace. Five bars cover the rest.
It suits families who want Playacar, a beach with free sun loungers and swim-up pools, with RIU Party shared across the RIU hotels in town.
What's included
- 24-hour all-inclusive service
- Five restaurants, buffet and a la carte
- Five bars
- Free gym and sauna
- RIU Land kids' program
- Free sun loungers on the beach
- Daytime activities and live shows and music every night
- RIU Party themed parties for guests of all RIU hotels in Playa del Carmen
At the resort
- Beachfront
- Spa
- Kids club
- Swim-up suites
- Diving
- Weddings
Who it suits
- Families, with a kids club on site
- Anyone who wants to step from the room into a pool
- A trip built around the spa
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The details
- All-inclusive (operator's wording)
- 24-hour all-inclusive Source
- Address
- Xaman-ha, Manzana 3, Lote 1, Condominio Playacar, 77717, Playa del Carmen Source
- Programmes
- RIU Party, Fun4All Source
- RIU groupings
- Listed among RIU's hotels with diving, hotels for weddings, hotels with spas Source
- Rooms
- 3 room types: Double Standard (27 sq m, balcony or terrace), connecting Standard Doubles (27 sq m) and Suite (68 sq m, two 125x200 cm beds or one king, sofa, two TVs, balcony or terrace). Source
- Restaurants
- 5 restaurants: La Hacienda (main buffet, live cooking, three themed nights a week), Shanghai (Asian buffet), Sicilia (Italian buffet), La Margarita (lunch buffet; steakhouse or Mexican corner at dinner) and Pepe's Food (grill buffet with a terrace). Source
- Bars
- 5 bars. Source
- Pools
- Pools with in-pool loungers and swim-up bars. Source
- Kids
- RIU Land entertainment programme for kids; Fun4All family hotel. Source
- Spa and fitness
- Renova Spa with beauty treatments and massages; free gym and sauna; RIU Fit fitness classes. Source
- Beach
- Direct access to the sea with free sun loungers. Source
- RIU Party
- Themed parties exclusive to guests of all RIU hotels in Playa del Carmen. Source
- Entertainment
- Daytime activities for children and adults, live shows and music every night. Source
- Check-in and check-out
- Check-in 15:00, check-out 12:00. Source
- Website
- riu.com
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