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Reviews of Palafitos Overwater Bungalows Catamarán, Cenote & More Inclusive 5 stars

Carretera Cancun Tulum, Km 55.3, 77710 Playa del Carmen, Mexico

#13 of 240 hotels in Playa del Carmen

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 33 hotel reviews

9.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.7

  • Comfort

    9.7

  • Location

    9.3

  • Facilities

    9.3

  • Staff

    9.4

  • Value for money

    8.6

  • Free WiFi

    10.0

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  • Reviewed: 20 April 2024

    10
    Fantastic experience
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Breakfast served to our room in the deck was amazing. Fernando and William excellent Butlers, they were very knowledgeable. They both had a great since of humor and made us feel welcomed.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 February 2024

    10
    Exceptional and relaxing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Great service , great food great location and accommodations

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 August 2023

    10
    Perfect for a honeymoon
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The calmness of the resort and the professionalism of the staff with the attention to every detail

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 July 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing.

    I loved because it was adults only.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 8 September 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff was very attentive and friendly. The food was delicious and you can have all the food and drink that you would like 24 hours a day. The grounds were beautiful and well maintained. We were pampered and relaxed.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 16 June 2022

    10
    This was the relaxing and enjoyable vacation that we were looking for!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The room service for food and drink often took longer than we would've hoped. Plan to allow 45 minutes to an hour for food and drink room service.

    We loved our stay at Palafitos! The bungalows are so amazing that we spent most of our time on the deck overlooking the water or laying out on our own private deck with steps down to the ocean to cool off. The water is shallow and easy to walk around. We would often walk through the ocean to get to the beach instead of using the boardwalk. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The thing that surprised us the most was the restaurant at Palafitos. I can't emphasize how amazing the food was there! A few nights a week there are planned 5-6 course meals, and the everyday menu is really impressive. It was a fun culinary adventure (but they have plenty of comfort food options, if that's what you're looking for)! We highly recommend this experience and plan to return as soon as we can!

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 27 May 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Amazing food and views!

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 8 May 2022

    10
    if you want to experience the best, this is the place.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    the only thing I didn’t like was having to leave.

    everything, the staff is amazing.

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 28 March 2022

    10
    Romance, tranquility and beauty in abundance
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    We loved everything about the property. From the moment we arrived, the bellman was welcoming, check-in was smooth and quick. Our room was not quite ready so William, our butler escorted us to the restaurant where we dined on the water. There was a technical difficulty with our room so Alex moved our room to one of the best locations of the bungalows. We were celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary and birthdays so this was awesome. We were spoiled from beginning to end. William and Alex were the most gracious gentlemen going above and beyond. Our tequila and wine tasting experiences were so much fun and informative with the specialist. The restaurant staff was excellent as was every single meal we had. The beach bartenders and Peruvian restaurant staff were all amazing as well. I can’t say enough good things about our stay and we will definitely be back!

    Stayed in February 2022

  • Reviewed: 6 March 2022

    10
    exceptional all round staff wonderful and food outstanding
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    room service could be a little slow and no designated bar for Palafitos

    exclusivity

    Stayed in March 2022

  • Reviewed: 19 February 2022

    10
    Heaven on Earth
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I didn’t like that I had to go home : (

    Our bungalow was spacious and had an amazing deck, plunge pool, outside shower, lower deck and stairs to the water. The views from every angle were amazing. The staff was courteous and attentive.

    Stayed in February 2022

  • Reviewed: 10 December 2021

    10
    Everything was great, food was awesome and the staff was friendly and very helpful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beautiful and peaceful

    Stayed in December 2021

  • Reviewed: 8 October 2021

    10
    Awesome Vacation!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything! Such a great vacation and all the staff were amazing! Especially the butlers at palafitos Karen and Fernanda making sure we were well taken care of!

    There was nothing not to like.

    Stayed in October 2021

  • Reviewed: 24 September 2021

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I was a little annoyed by the constant knocks from different people.. but once I used the DND that was better! I really have no real complaints

    Everyone is very friendly. The resort is clean! The staff is very attentive!

    Stayed in September 2021

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2021

    10
    Wish I could stay longer
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Location, Staff, and Food

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: 21 August 2021

    10
    Rodrigo and Fernando our butlers at the Palifitos over the water bungalow were absolutely amazing! You needed anything a
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    NA- everything was great!

    Everything

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: 17 June 2021

    10
    Dreamy
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was amazing, the whole trip was amazing!!!

    Stayed in May 2021

  • Reviewed: 23 May 2021

    8.0
    Stay at palafitos
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    At the end they try to make you join their rewards program

    Excellent location; excellent service

    Stayed in May 2021

  • Reviewed: 8 September 2022

    7.0
    If you’re going to stay in the bungalows I would definitely not go during rainy season and pre-register for activities n
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We were told 36 hours before our arrival that our price would be double for our overwater bungalow -since it was booked under one person even though we communicated very often with the hotel that it was for a anniversary. After many phone calls w/ booking and hotel for several days-we were able to get the manager who was able to cut the extra thousands of dollars in half ,so that we could check in. The odd thing is is that I formally worked for hotels and was very proactive in contacting the hotel for activities etc. etc. as this was a 10 year wedding anniversary ,but was told that we would have a Butler contact us 3 days prior to arrival and no worries needed. (which never did). Of course when we got to the property all of the activities we wanted to do were fully booked for our duration.. doh! additionally another disappointment is there were activities each day outside of the paid for activities and one was to meet the camels because the rides were all booked and we checked all the way to the end of the beach with the group to meet the camels and they weren’t there the heat… Im not gonna harp on the fact that when we arrived there was lots of alagea and seaweed in the view from the bungalows was murky because that is mother nature. however they did have a valiant effort on the beach of trying to clean it up and our second day in the state was clear enough for us to see some fishes under our bungalow which was really exciting. Paola at check in was what saved us from arriving unhappy. Her passion for the company and upbeat personality are unmatched in right really hope she goes far with kharisma hotels!! and the second day she randomly saw us walking and immediately decided to take us on a tour of the property and we were floored by how much she cared about our individual stay. We mostly dined at the restaurant for the bungalows and in room service. The restaurant was impeccable.. food was delicious and they were very aware of my gluten allergy..

    obviously it’s a one-of-a-kind property in Mexico with the overwater bungalow, high end quality rooms and butler service. Very exclusive and safe feeling on property.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 26 December 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 December 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 October 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 June 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 November 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Palafitos – Overwater Bungalows
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in October 2022

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