The Playa Del Carmen Social Club
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Laura Carmine
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I'm going in 4 weeks (and counting the minutes as it's raining and 40 in Chicago) and again in June. I can't wait to get back to paradise.
Where do you stay?
I'm so sorry this happened and I know it's upsetting. I hope everything else goes well for all of you. Best of everything
I completely agree with the main thrust of your post. I absolutely loved walking 5th Av. and never associated physical harm with any part Playa. I, ironically enough, recommended that my mother and sister (who had never previously been out of the ...
Melody,
Sorry to hear this and I agree, no place is perfectly safe. I've had someone steal things from me in Puerto Vallarta and once in Barcelona. Where were your mom and sister staying?
I guess I'd still like to say that the shootings that hav...
Perfectly safe to an extent. I love Playa, and never myself felt threatened there, however, I have always traveled with my husband. My mother and sister, who are in Playa now, are renting a penthouse on 1st Avenue. Last evening, they had their Mac...
Take a look at the front page of the Weekend Journal in Fridays, April 10, 2009 issue of the Wall St. Journal.
It is safe in the Mayan Riviera.
The US State Department is "not advising people not to go".
Security expers say tourists can safely ...
I was there a few weeks ago and felt safe as always. I am going back in 2 weeks with girlfriends and am not concerned.
Rick,
There's always a chance something can happen, but I guess that's true anywhere. We have both American and Mexican friends in Playa and they all seem to really like the current President and are very optimistic that he will keep making impro...
Rick,
Porto Playa is on 1st Ave and Calle 16, so it's a block off the beach. The web site is http://www.condohotelsplayadelcarmen.com. Our unit is 216.
We have a new place opening on the beach in December at El Taj Ocean - you might have seen tha...
Where is Porta Playa located on the beach. We stayed at Mim which was near 4 calle and the beach but while walking the beach, I don't recall passing Porta Playa. It is probably out of my price range but it does look very nice.
Hi Laura, do you have any more photos of the hotel? What were the prices like if you dont' mind me asking
Sonia
Cyndi,
I've heard similar stories, not often, but I've heard them. My husband and I got shaken down in Cabo San Lucas, same thing you described. It's still a far cry from the drug stuff we've been reading about. I spoke with Russ the other day an...
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- At 3:39pm on March 16, 2009,
Russ Kelly said…
- Hi Laura,
We work with Jack and Mark for booking the complex, however we do not sell position on any of our sites at this time. I recently spent 3 weeks in Playa (saw Mark and Jack a number of times) and during that trip we explored ways we could better serve our properties.
You and Terry became part of the discussion because you joined the social club while I was there. You (among others) have asked for access to our traffic to book your condo directly without paying commission to a middle man. We also have small hotels that are a bit to far off the beach that we will not take them as clients but would also like access to traffic.
To address these requests we are in the process of adding a "For Rent by Owner" section to PlayaDelCarmen.com and our other Riviera Maya web sites. This collective group of sites sees about 8000 visitors a day during the season and about 5000 a day off season. You will be able to purchase position in this area of the sites (free basic listing) as soon as it is live.
This kind of directory service has long been requested and we just had not gotten there. My last trip, repeated requests by owners in complexes we don't serve and other requests have caused us to 'get the job done'.
As soon as we go live, we will let you know. Price for condos will be about $200 annually for a preferred position with video content. We are working with Eclipise Publicadad in Playa who will shoot a 2 minute video of the unit for $150 should you want one, or you can use your own content, we don't care either way.
Hope that answers your questions for now. Feel free to give me a call driectly if you would to discuss this (-:
Thanks in advance for your consideration
Russ (-:
- At 12:43pm on February 23, 2009,
Kris Cheney said… - Hi Laura;
Welcome to the Social Club! We started this site to get people who have never been there before excited about Playa and people who have been there and LOVED it as you have to post stories, comments, suggestions, pictures and videos to share.
I had the pleasure of staying at Porto Playa last September and WOW!
We had a great 2 bedroom / the roof top, perfect location , great restaurant....Whata wonderful place for a home away from home.
WELCOME ABOARD!
Kris
- At 2:17pm on February 22, 2009,
Russ Kelly said…
- Hi Laura
Welcome to the social club. I actually was at Porto Playa Condos last week with my family, it is a beautiful place (-: Last year this time we stayed at El Taj Condos Condos, they are also beautiful.
We look forward to your involvement here in the social clubs... I will be with Jack and Mark tomorrow morning and mention I saw you here (-:
Again Welcome
Russ PlayaDelcarmen.com
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- My husband, Terry, and I have been going to Playa since 1993. We have condos at Porto Playa and El Taj that we rent out, and we go there as often as we can. Terry's an optometrist, I'm a university professor. We have 5 sons and Playa is our favorite place in the world.
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Hi, we've just joined the social club and wanted to say hi to everyone.
We're from Chicago - Terry's an optometrist, I'm a university professor. We have a place in Porto Playa and have been going to Playa since 1983. We love it there, of course.
Would love to hear from you - we'll be there at the end of this week if anyone else is going to be around.
Laura
lauraleli@hotmail.com
We're from Chicago - Terry's an optometrist, I'm a university professor. We have a place in Porto Playa and have been going to Playa since 1983. We love it there, of course.
Would love to hear from you - we'll be there at the end of this week if anyone else is going to be around.
Laura
lauraleli@hotmail.com
Posted on February 23, 2009 at 12:49pm —
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Becky,
Sned me a private message with your email. The Director General at Winpot in Playa is a friend. He is from San Diego, about 35.... nice guy. Will be glad to send an intro email for you.
Thanks Russ, This helps but I heard the Mexican gov't would be allowing card games in 2010 and casinos were being built now in Playa del Carmen which would have card games. I deal cards so if you do here anymore about this I would REALLY appreciat...
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