Villa Alborada 4BD Spacious Beach Front Villa Playacar Fase 1 Gated Community

Excelente ubicación, muy cómoda y amplia la casa,

Acondicionada perfectamente.

Claudia muy atenta y amable .

Si regresaríamos 👍🏼

La propiedad con muy buena ubicación a las tienda y restaurantes de la Quinta Avenida, las habitaciones muy cómodas y limpias y lo mejor de todo es que incluía la limpieza todos los dias,

We loved our stay! Close to everything without feeling like you are in the middle of everything. White sand beach and turquoise waters are just steps away. Only complaints are the house smells of mold but once you open up the windows and doors, you can air it out in about 10 min. Also the bedding has seen better days. Old and rough. Overall, solid place to get away from it all and have some fun.

Claudia was so wonderful and helpful and the House was very spacious and clean. Absolutely walk right onto the beach into the wonderful warm ocean. We were thrilled with this stay and highly recommend it.

Our family of 6 stayed at this villa for a week Oct 22-29, 2017.

Our group includes 3 seniors in their late 70's and early 80's, two adults in their mid 40's and a pre-schooler.

Here are the things we liked and disliked:

* It took a long time to establish regular e mail communication with the property manager Claudia Macin. Claudia manages a dozen PDC properties: rentasplayadelcarmen dot com.

* Payment of the villa is requested in 3 instalments. 1st by PayPal, 2nd by wire transfer to the owner which is very inconvenient for us, and last payment is in cash upon our arrival at the villa which we don't like as we prefer not to carry a large amount of cash.

* Airport transfer is arranged by Claudia. You can shop around for a better price.

* The villa is not on the beach, it is a small street away from the beach. The location is great as it provides easy access to the beach yet offers some privacy.

* The villa has a small kitchen with basic cookware and utensils. I can't figure out how the oven racks work, and the Webber charcoal BBQ on the terrace doesn't work.

* The villa is a 2 story structure, yet the guests only have access to ground level.

* Ground floor is a big open space once you get into the villa. A sitting area by the TV, then a dining area close to the kitchen. Patio furniture is provided on the terrace and we often had our meals outside to enjoy the ocean view.

* The villa is located further inside from Playacar Fase I security gate. It took us about 20 minutes to walk from the villa to the gate. There is a large shopping mall and some dining/shopping options just outside the Playacar Fase I security gate.

* As we have a member with mobility issue we used taxi a lot. A van is 240 Peso from the villa to PDC downtown. It is a challenge calling a taxi with the security gate as none of them speaks English, and I found the security staff are often rude.

* All 3 bedrooms are with big open space, however the ensuite bathroom is very small and it didn't work for us with a small child. The bedroom doors are glass patterned, so it is difficult to have someone sleep in the bedroom while others stay in the communal area just outside the bedrooms.

* It is unsafe to drink / use tap water for cooking, and water dispenser is provided in the villa. I feel this is very inconvenient.

* Telephone in the villa only works calling local landline.

* We'd stay at a PDC downtown property or rent a car next time so we can truly enjoy all the dining options.