INTRO: My wife and I, and another couple, stayed at the Encanto El Faro (Playa Del Carmen) for two weeks in March, 2012. Before I get into the details, let me say that we had a fantastic time and would return in a heartbeat. We are frequent visitors to the Playa Del Carman area, to Punta Cana, to Los Cabos,... More

We stayed 3 nights here -Room 203 "Surf". The resort looked good but our experience was a disaster!!-our room overlooked the street and was noisy from the bars at night and noisy in the mornings when the dive shops loaded their tanks. The TV did not work the whole stay, despite reception staff promising it would and coming to our... More

This was my 2nd time to Playa Del Carmen and I was travelling with a group for a wedding. We booked a 3 bedroom condo for 4 girls. The condo we were originally booked in had a master bedroom, a room with two twin beds, and another with bunk beds and no closet. Not what we had expected. We asked... More

I love the Encanto El Faro in Playa del Carmen so much that I visited it twice this year so far. First time in Jan for a quiet relaxing vaca with my sisters. Then again in Aprli with a girlfriend and we partied the whole time. This resort is beautiful, very clean and well maintained. Close to everything and I... More

We booked reef 202 on vrbo.com directly through the owner. Shawn was great to work with. He answered any questions I had very promptly and put any fears I had to ease. The condo has everything you need for a comfortable stay. Since we had a full kitchen, we stopped at the MEGA store to load up on groceries and... More

A couple of buddies and I stayed at the Encanto El Faro during Cinco de Mayo. The hotel/condo is great. Although, I’ve been to PDC many times, this was my first time staying right in Playa. We stayed at Surf 302 (booked through Expedia) which had 2 bedrooms (1queen, 2 double), 2.5 bathrooms, pullout sofabed, full kitchen, etc. Some units... More

We had a wonderful vacation recently at El Faro in Playa Del Carmen. We stayed in Reef 202 (found on VRBO-name is Shawn) and had a great experience. Going through Shawn we got a great deal and he was great to deal with. The condo was wonderful and we had fresh drinking water delivered whenever we needed it (bring a... More

We stayed here in reef 202 (found it on VRBO- the owner's name is Shawn) with another couple this last week and it was a dream vacation! It was really affordable for what we got!! The condo has very nice decor, is extremely clean, provides all the necessities and much more. We especially enjoyed the filtered water tank (I would... More

I found this resort to be exquisite. I could not have carved out a better vacation for myself. It is extremely clean. I can't say enough great things about the staff (who can't do enough for you) but to name a few memorable people... Sylvia at the front desk was always very helpful, Pasquale at Wicky's treated me like a... More