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APRIL & MAY SPECIAL!! Casa Foto - Across the street from the Ocean

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A spacious living room with a high ceiling and skylight, furnished with wicker sofas and a large sectional sofa.
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A dark wooden console table with a large mirror above it, flanked by two wall-mounted lamps. A potted plant is placed on the table.
A hotel room with a bed, a sofa, a TV, a ceiling fan, and a balcony.
A hallway with a dark wooden cabinet, a large mirror, and two potted plants.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
Set against ocean views, this vacation home features 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, accommodating 12 guests. It includes 1 outdoor pool and a patio for relaxation. Enjoy nearby activities like fishing, parasailing, and snorkeling, while golf is also accessible. The property is pet-friendly and located near shopping areas and attractions like Plaza Paraiso and Playacar Beach.

Highlights

  • Room to spread out
    Enjoy spacious layout that give everyone more room to relax.
  • Beach equipment
    A rare find — beach equipment ready to go for your days by the sea.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Close to Quinta Avenida
4 bedrooms4+ bathroomsSleeps 12

Popular amenities

  • Private pool
  • Garage parking available
  • Gas barbecue
  • Patio
  • Air-conditioning
  • Washing machine

Explore the area

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Playa del Carmen, QROO
  • Place, Playacar Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Quinta Avenida
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Playa del Carmen Main Beach
    ‪8 min walk‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

bedroom 4

1 King Bed

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed

Bedroom 2

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

1 King Bed

4 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

B

Toilet

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 3

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 4

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Separate dining area
Garden

About this property

APRIL & MAY SPECIAL!! Casa Foto - Across the street from the Ocean

Featured on Season Premier of HGTV Caribbean Life, see link:

https://watch.hgtv.com/tv-shows/house-hunters-international/full-episodes/mexican-roots

Welcome to our Mayan paradise! This gorgeous and spacious 4 bedroom 4700 square foot villa is the perfect Caribbean getaway home. It is located one block inside Playacar Fase I gated community and literally less than a 5 minute walk to the famed Playa del Carmen 5th Avenue. This beautifully appointed home features 4 bedrooms each with its own private bathroom. While the home is across the street from the ocean, an ocean view can be seen from 2 of the 4 bedrooms. The home also features a large and inviting living room and two dining rooms that will comfortably seat 14 people. The kitchen is fully stocked for your entertainment needs. The beautiful private pool is just steps away. It features a deep end for taking a refreshing plunge as well as a 6" shallow end for staying cool while working on that ultimate tan! There are ample pool chairs and beach towels...and a gas grill to offer the ultimate entertaining experience.

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed
Upon request
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Outside smoking ONLY

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Turn off the lights and lock the doors
Turn off A/Cs
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.

Important information

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Property # 353839vb
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a deadlock
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

About the area

Playa del Carmen

Playacar, a neighbourhood in Playa del Carmen, is home to this holiday home. Playa del Carmen Maritime Terminal and Xplor Theme Park are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Playa del Carmen Main Beach and Mamitas Beach. Xcaret Eco Theme Park and Xaman Ha Aviary are also worth visiting. Looking to get your feet wet? Scuba diving, snorkelling and parasailing adventures can be found near the property.
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Playa del Carmen, QROO

What's nearby

  • Playacar Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Quinta Avenida - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Xaman Ha Aviary - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Playa del Carmen Main Beach - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Mayan Ruins of Playacar - 10 min walk - 0.9 km

Getting around

  • Cancun, Quintana Roo (CUN-Cancun Intl.) - 53 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Carl’s jr Playa - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Dick & Willy's - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Tacos Chac Pel - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪La Coronela - ‬5 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Does APRIL & MAY SPECIAL!! Casa Foto - Across the street from the Ocean have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is APRIL & MAY SPECIAL!! Casa Foto - Across the street from the Ocean pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at APRIL & MAY SPECIAL!! Casa Foto - Across the street from the Ocean?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at APRIL & MAY SPECIAL!! Casa Foto - Across the street from the Ocean?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at APRIL & MAY SPECIAL!! Casa Foto - Across the street from the Ocean?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is APRIL & MAY SPECIAL!! Casa Foto - Across the street from the Ocean located?

Located in Playacar, this holiday home is within a 5-minute walk of Paseo del Carmen and Quinta Avenida. Playa del Carmen Main Beach and Playa del Carmen Maritime Terminal are also within 10 minutes.

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 22 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 0 out of 22 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 22 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 22 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 22 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful stay

The house was just amazing and Eli was also amazing!
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was wonderful. The location is perfect. The house is large and comfortable. Ellie the house keeper is so helpful and friendly. I would recommend this house to everyone.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely property with very attentive host

We had a wonderful stay. The setting was gorgeous and very convenient to walking around PDC. Rooms were spacious and well-equipped.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Great place! Great location!

Everything was great! No complains at all! The beach is just a few steps of the house ! Great experience!
Response from VrboOwner on 29 March 2020
Thank you very much for staying at Casa Foto! We are very glad you had a great time and hope we can have you again as guests in a future!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

You will love it!

It was 10 of us and it was such a good choice vs. a hotel or resort, which we usually do. Super spacious, we all had our own space and bathroom. Would gather downstairs when we wanted to and if not would go to our own space. Walking distance to anything you need about 5 minutes, including the ferry. You will not regret the place and location!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cyndi H

The house is beautiful and fully furnished to be able to relax and cook if you want to. The housekeeper Eli was amazing and was kind enough to cut out fruit up and made sure we had what we needed. Enjoyed our family vacation very much at casa foto! 10/10!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely house in a great location.

Sam, the owner, was at the property when we arrived - overseeing some last minute works on the house. He was most pleasant and helpful and showed us around the property and gave us tips on local services and restaurants. The dishwasher was out of order and waiting for a replacement part but Elli, the housekeeper. came in every day and washed up and cleaned. House was in great condition and I would not hesitate to go back again if the opportunity arose. Sam was also flexible with check-in/check-out arrangements to accommodate our flights times.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful & confortable house

The house is amazing, spotless, spacious and well located. We were a family of 7 and the house was very comfortable for everyone. The host arranged for a housekeeper that came to clean the house everyday (at the time that was agreed with the us the guests). Definitely a plus. The walk to the beach was 5 minutes and also 5 minutes to a reliable and safe taxi stand. We took taxis to the supermarket which was also 5 minutes by car. Also 5 minutes away were shops, restaurants and the famous 5th ave. The pick up point for all the tours that we did was also 5 minutes away. I highly recommend this house!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Experience

Casa Foto, was everything our family needed this weekend. There were 11 of us from grandchildren to grandparents with enough room for all of us. Location: In gated area, waking distance to 5th ave and beach. Amenities: Loved coming back to the pool where the family could cool down from all the walking and heat. It was nice that everyone had their own space but can come together in the living room area. Loved having a washer and dryer available. The housekeeper came daily and ensure we had everything we needed. Sol was able to accommodate us with groceries for our arrival which was appreciated. All and all we had a great experience and thank you for hosting us Sol. Our family made some wonderful memories.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Playa del Carmen party of 11 stay

First, the location is perfection! Close to 5th, shopping and beach. Taxi service is readily available from the security gate. We had a party of 11 and had easy access to a taxi van that took all of us on some excursions. We did walk to the ferry and spent a day in Cozumel (scuba diving). The property manager answered all my questions quickly. We did use the chef service and food was excellent authentic Mexican. Loved Chef Eli (she shared her delicious chimichurri sauce recipe). We also had groceries delivered prior to our stay - so we arrived with COLD BEERS in our fridge! House had very spacious rooms! Plenty of towels and toiletries were made available. Pool was refreshing and cleaned daily. Closest beach did have some sea grass.....but we used the pool most days. Definitely a great find in Playa del Carmen! Thank you Sol for everything!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

There are just not enough words to describe how fantastic this house is! There were 6 adults and our 2 teenage grandsons. All of the bedrooms, with private bathrooms, were so wonderful for everyone. The swimming pool was our family meeting place, morning, noon and night. The kitchen was well stocked and the washer and dryer were well used. But the most wonderful thing about this house is the location in Playa Del Carmen. It is literally just a block from the beach, a block from the Cozumel ferry, a block from the mall, and all of the shopping you could hope for. Any restaurant is within walking distance or a short taxi ride. And the Playa Fase 1 taxi stand is just around the corner. If you need a taxi, to go anywhere, you just walk down there and make the reservation. Every time we needed a taxi, we just told them we were staying at Casa Foto, and they were there exactly at the time planned.Our first day, all of the ladies went to WalMart and stocked up on food for the week. For a wonderful beach, turn to the right, after you leave the house. We used the Playa taxi to get us back to the airport, that way we were assured that the taxi would be there to pick us up on time. This house is a definite must if you are staying in Playa Del Carmen.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful big house

We spent a week at Casa Foto celebrating my 70th Bday with my big family. There were nine of us We more than enough room. Everything was fantastic. The pool, giant bedrooms, full kitchen, palm trees, perfect location to beach and town. The house is huge, the A.C. works great. A house like this in the U.S. would be twice as much, so i believe you get mucho for your money.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Location !!

This was an amazing experience with the best location. The host was helpful with any questions I had. We had a blast staying here and would recommend to anyone traveling to playa del Carmen !
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Summer Vacation!

We really enjoyed the house the location was perfect! The house was very clean and big enough for our group of 11. The pool was amazing the kids enjoyed every bit of it. We will definitely be back to this beautiful home!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay

We really enjoyed our stay! The location was perfect and the pool was great for children of all ages. They were quick to respond to anything that we need. We look forward to booking our stay again!!
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Casa Foto Stay

Casa Foto is a beautiful home in an amazing location! You can easily access the beach and restaurants/ nightlife all by foot. Sol is incredibly helpful, responsive and accommodating. 100% would recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Family Vacation Getaway

We just returned from our amazing family vacation as Casa Foto. This is the perfect location with only a couple minutes walk to 5th avenue and the beach. The house was very large and roomy and fit our group of 11 easily. The pool area was beautiful and perfect size the little ones. Our host, Sol, was very attentive to our needs and responded to any requests immediately. We would highly recommend this vacation property and we will be sure to return ourselves one day soon!.
Stayed 10 nights in Mar 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great house!

Great house in a safe neighborhood a short walk to the beach & downtown. Host was on call for anything we needed, and the house was well taken care of, clean, great pool, and plenty of space for our group.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

We had a great stay at Casa Foto!

The house is very spacious and the rooms are so big with lots of closet space. The location is awesome, under a 5 minute walk to the shopping mall and beach!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

AMAZING HOLIDAY

thx you so much Jon ! The villa was perfect ! If we come back one day... it s place to be !
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2021
Archival

10/10 Excellent

A great place to stay near downtwon Playa Del Carmen

We have stayed at Casa Foto for 3 night in March. It is a very nice house in a great location. You are just a minute away from the beach and a few minutes walk from the start of the Playa del Carmen strip full of shops and restaurants. The house is pretty big with all the essentials. Towels and sheets were all clean, but a bit old. We had a plumbing issue in the downstairs' bathroom the morning after we arrived and they came and fixed it right away. I would say that the house might need some touchups to make it even better. But if you are mostly outside (like in our case) and care about being close to the downtown and in a nice neighborhood, I would totally recommend this place. The owner (John) is pretty nice and around if you have any concerns/ questions.
Response from VrboOwner on 29 March 2020
Dear sara . Thanks for your review , we are pleased to know that you enjoyed staying at casa. Again we are sorry for the inconvenience . We appreciate your observations and for sure we would take it in consideration. Hope to see you again soon, remember we have other properties for you to try out on your next visit. Kind Regards, Adriana
Archival

10/10 Excellent

1 Bedroom Penthouse @ Xaman Ha

This is very nice ocean front property just south of the original ferry pier. Excellent beach with good access and nice pool area. Well groomed and maintained grounds, quiet, guest friendly with what appears to be many regulars. Convenient to walk to stores and restaurants. Has all you need for a nice stay. Also famiiar with 2 Bedroom loft penthouse and 4 bedroom Casa Foto. All nice properties in same area.
Response from VrboOwner on 29 March 2020
Thanks for your comment guys . Hope to see you soon sometime! Regards

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