As my friend put it and I agree, "I don't need to look cool while I sleep!" Hotel Basico is just that. The music from the roof top bar seemed to go on all night and if it didn't, the noise from the street kept us up. The complimentary ear plugs were a kind gesture but didn't seem to help.... more

I booked the "Sea View" suite hoping that the 300 USD a night I spent would be worth it. Bottom line is this hotel is 100% about style and design and 0% about being a real hotel. Example, our room did NOT have a sea view and were told that upon arrival. In fact, there are no longer Sea View... more

My wife and I went for a romantic getaway back to what had been one of our favortie places to visit, Playa. It had been 5 yrs since we had been to Playa and we are very disappointed that the commercialism of Cancun is quickly leaking into what used to be a chic setting with alot of charisma. We were... more

I had previously stayed at the Deseo (their other property in Playa) and loved it. After reading lots of great reviews for Basico, my fiance and I chose to stay there. The design is really interesting...although sometimes the form overtakes function (even though the opposite seems to be the intent). The staff are great. They are helpful, intelligent, and not... more

PIcture a hotel room in the middle of a throbbing night club and you've got Basico. This "hotel" is really a hipster night club with rooms just steps away from the dance floor. After we complained the first night, we were told the staff was surprised because we had the "quiet" room. It was indeed the farthest form the rooftop... more

After coming to Playa for almost ten years, I've stayed in many places and since Basico opened wanted to stay here, but they were always booked. I always travel last minute. This time they had a room for 3 nights so I was thrilled to book it. When I arrived the service was mexcellent as expected. The room how ever... more

The only redeeming quality of this hotel was the huge comfortable king size bed...unfortunately the music coming from the rooftop bar and club was so deafeningly loud that it made it impossible to sleep even with earplugs and a pillow over your head. It sounded like the party was in our room from about 6pm to 4am. The worst part... more

We stayed here for our honeymoon and researched it before going. It was exactly how it was described. You do hear some techno music coming from the bar on the top level, but nothing you can't sleep through- unless you need complete silence. The place is basic (as the name implies) and we loved it for that. You have a... more

This hotel is very creative, a pleasure to experience - ONLY if you're eating a meal on the roof deck and if you don't mind the hordes of people walking the street. Felt a bit Disneylandish outside the hotel. Overall, very artsy but extremely uncomfortable. The rooms smelled to rubber (because of the curtains made out of rubber??). The faucet... more