My husband and I stayed in Judy’s condo for 12 nights, to escape the cold Canadian winter. The condo is lovely and well cared for by local manager, Nadia, by the maid (whose name we never heard), maintenance man, Isaias, and the nighttime security guard, Manuel.
We had a few bumps at the beginning but the owner, Judy and her staff tried quickly to fix the issues. Unbeknownst to the owner, the clothes washer wasn’t working, which was an inconvenience. We had packed lightly, thinking that we’d be able to do our laundry as needed. Realizing that it couldn’t be repaired while we were there, Nadia and Judy were creative with looking after the problem. Not an ideal solution, but it worked.
Having 1 1/2 bathrooms was what we were looking for; not easy to find in a one-bedroom unit.
Judy was usually quite responsive and passed along messages to Nadia, when necessary. Unfortunately, we didn’t have the opportunity to actually meet Judy when she was there.
The condo is on a busy street, with several bars and restaurants nearby, but we never found it too noisy and never felt unsafe while we were there. Mid-stay cleaning was nicely done, and appreciated.
If you plan to do any amount of meal prep, you might want to take measuring spoons/cups, vegetable peeler, and grater for cheese or vegetables, folding bowl for salad or mixing ingredients, dishcloth . . .
Our biggest problem while we were there, was the unreliability of the internet. We weren’t given the password until our 2nd day. We were relying on that to communicate with our family back home.
Unfortunately, my 88 year old mother (in Canada) was taken to hospital by ambulance, 2 days after we arrived in Playa. I was trying to assess the situation, and determine if we needed to return home.
Another Canadian guest contacted Nadia on a Mexican holiday, to get the password for us. We eventually connected, but it only worked if you were in front of the balcony door, or actually on the balcony. The owner, Judy, said that it was because we were in a concrete building however, if there was a router or booster in the unit, the problem would be solved. We went to another family member’s condo, about a 3 minute walk away, to use their wi-fi. They were on the 3rd floor of a concrete building, with great wi-fi, so we were able to monitor the situation at home. That was our biggest disappointment while there.
All in all, it was a relaxing vacation. We would consider staying here again.