This one-bedroom condominium is located in a building associated with the Playacar Phase 1 development but lies outside of the security gates and patrols of the Playacar development. The building is best characterized as multi-use with commercial on the ground floor and condominiums on the 2nd floor. The condo is very near to Quinta Avenue with shopping, restaurants, and a modern shopping mall. The taxi stand is a few blocks away which offered easy access transportation.
The condo is accessible through two means: 1) Through an open-air commercial courtyard with unoccupied commercial store fronts, or 2) by passing through the Senior Frog bar, and then entering a covered breezeway (i.e., open-ended hallway). Although there were generally other people around in the breezeway during daylight hours, night entry was isolated. The entrance to the 2nd floor is via a key-card secured door. Access to the unit is via a numeric key pad lock. Once inside, a steel bar gate with dead bolt can be closed, however, access to the deadbolt can be easily gained by cutting/tearing the plastic bug screen on the door, so don't count on too much added security from the steel bar gate (a key to lock the deadbolt was not provided to us).
The interior of the condo was clean, nicely decorated, and comfortable. We were grateful for the bottled water dispenser and the clean/comfortable setting. The large deck afforded panoramic views of the Caribbean Sea, the beach, and the ferry terminal with Cozumel Island visible in the distance. The water temperature in the shower seemed to randomly vary between warm and cold. The manager responded promptly to our concerns about the water temperature but attempts to resolve the issue were unsuccessful. The hot water heater has a capacity of a few gallons of water. The last instruction was to turn on the hot water in the kitchen before turning on the shower water, but that did not solve the problem.
The Senior Frog bar, located immediately below the condo, appeared to us to be one of the biggest party bars in town and was characterized by loud music and free balloon hats. The music lasted past midnight every night and the sub woofer (bass) vibrated the building. Most of the sound of the music was blocked by closing the bedroom door some nights but other nights nothing worked.
