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Illusion Boutique Hotel by Xperience Hotels

3.0 of 5
Calle 8 Nte. | Entre 5a Ave y ZFM Lote 10, Playa del Carmen 77710, Mexico
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Ranked #35 of 186 hotels in Playa del Carmen
4.5 of 5 stars 353 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Continental breakfast(14)
  • Very friendly(9)
  • Very clean(7)
  • Great location(6)
  • Beach Club(6)
  • Friendly and helpful(4)
  • Desk staff(4)
  • Credit card(3)
  • Few steps(3)
  • Air conditioning(3)
Traveller rating
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A R
Brooklyn, New York
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews
1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012 NEW
1
person found this review helpful

What a great place and value. Awesome young and warm staff, they can't do enough for you. Spacious rooms, extensive continental breakfast with fresh fruit included. (Try the huevos rancheros/salsa verde at least once-about $4 ala carte). The hotel attracts an eclectic clientele from the U.S., Europe, South and Central America, inland Mexico, making for interesting conversation and acquaintance. The... More

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Ewelinka87
Warsaw, Poland
Top Contributor
118 reviews
58 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012 NEW

Location. Breakfast included. Friendly staff. We were leaving very early and were told (the night before) that since we would be leaving before breakfast started that they could arrange to have some fruit for us to take. That morning there was no fruit and we had a very long bus ride ahead of us and no breakfast. I would have... More

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goodtimes2419
Mazatlan, Mexico
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7 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 February 2012 NEW
1
person found this review helpful

From the first moment checking in to checking out the staff was outstanding.They go the extra step to make sure you have the best and most relaxed stay. Karina and Mahatma made sure that out trips site seeing were fitted to us perfect. The Hotel is very clean and has a breath taking veiw of the ocean and Cozmel. We... More

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nsbirdie
Halifax, NS
Senior Reviewer
10 reviews
14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2012 NEW
1
person found this review helpful

We have stayed at two of the Xperience Properties (Aqua Luna in Playa and La Palapa in Holbox) and always found service was top notch in all their properties. Their staff are truly THE BEST and aim to make your stay the most enjoyable it can be. The property is conveniently located near the beach and 5th Avenue. There are... More

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Luzani
Queretaro, Mexico
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3 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Very good hotel, quiet, in the heart of Playa, nice staff More

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tuncee
Zurich, Switzerland
Senior Contributor
26 reviews
2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2012
1
person found this review helpful

The hotel is somewhat different, more worn down than the pictures suggest. It was also not clear whether the hotel has beach - it has, but some 150 m walk from the entrance. We continously had problems with the air conditioning, and even when it functioned, it was too loud and had to be switched off for the night. We... More

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SEMkap
Appleton, Wisconsin
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7 reviews
6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 January 2012

I stayed in a base room at the illusion for 5 nights in January. The room was very small, window with view to no where, beds and linens are of extremely low quality and very uncomfortable. Walls are thin and you can hear everything. Room comes with a safe, iron, hair dryer, free water and ac. The shower was pretty... More

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Giuseppe Crapanzano, Director de Relaciones con Clientes at Illusion Boutique Hotel by Xperience Hotels, responded to this review
29 January 2012

Dear Ambassador, We appreciate very much your feed back, as your comments can bring even more value to our service efforts. We would like to apologise for the series of issues that you have highlighted. it truly seems that almost everything went wrong with the room assignment. we are investigating the issue since such a considerable amount of tham and... More

Pscotter
River Falls, Wisconsin
Reviewer
4 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 January 2012

We stayed one night in between diving in Cozumel and the airport in Cancun. It is in a great location five minutes from the ADO bus station/ferry dock and right off 5th ave north which is the main pedestrian mall with restaurants etc, also a short half block from the beach. It is also near the nightclubs on Calle 12... More

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helvig o
Oslo, Norway
1 review
1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Illusion Boutique was an hotel that gave great service and were very friendly. The rooms are quite big, and clean. We were on Isla Holbow the first week. Wheen we came to Illusion and told it was our honeymoon, the nice concierge tried to upgrade us to the nice 4.floor. Unfortunately it was full, bur he gave us a decent... More

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Hankstefan
1 review
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 December 2011
1
person found this review helpful

This hotel is in a great location between 5th and the beach. The staff and management were very helpful. We had an issue with our air conditioning our first night, the GM had us move into the room directly next door and was super helpful. We stayed a week and could not have been happier. We do not look for... More

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Address: Calle 8 Nte. | Entre 5a Ave y ZFM Lote 10, Playa del Carmen 77710, Mexico

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