Playa del Carmen back in business
A welcome email today from Verena Gerber, a friend who owns Hotel Las Palapas in Playa del Carmen (as well as the Eco Paraíso Xixim at Celestún).
Verena filled me in on their ‘Wilma experience’.
Amazing to compare the photo (right), taken on October 22nd on day two of the hurricane, with the tranquil pre-nuptial scene on the same stretch of beach on December 17th.
Las Palapas re-opened on November 10th with 25 rooms – about a third of its capacity – but were operating normally by December 15th in time for a busy Christmas.
Playa del Carmen was also where Barcelona-based Oliver Hoffmann and his wife spent a week in December.
"Other than a few uprooted trees and some palms looking a bit bare, there was no visible sign of hurricane damage," Oliver told me.
They stayed at the Riu Yucatan at the Playacar resort complex, which is within walking distance of Playa del Carmen.
While less than half of hotel rooms in Cancún had re-opened, Playa del Carmen was positively crowded (pictured).
- Check the status of hotels in Playa del Carmen.
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January 20th, 2006 at 11:45 am
How is the Blue Parrot doing? Is Posada Freud still operating? Thanks
January 20th, 2006 at 9:58 pm
Greg – I heard from Jessica at the Hotel Posada Freud today. They re-opened a week after Wilma (on October 31st) after taking care of a few minor repairs and putting on a fresh layer of paint. "Nothing like a category four hurricane to clean up the place!"
The Blue Parrot is open and is listed here.
Steve