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Magic Express

2.5 of 5
Carretera Cancun _ Chetumal Km 291, Playa del Carmen 77710, Mexico
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Magic Express
Ranked #125 of 184 hotels in Playa del Carmen
3.5 of 5 stars 50 Reviews
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Cancun, Mexico
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 February 2011
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We live in Cancun and travel quite often to Playa del Carmen. On a Saturday morning we decided to book a hotel room in Playa del Carmen. Made a reservation through MagicExpress website, entered Credit Card info and dates. Next morning arrived and was told by the front desk that we didn't have a reservation. I showed her my laptop... More

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Kansas City, Missouri
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 November 2010

This hotel was clean and quiet for our week long stay. While making our trip arrangements, I chose this hotel because in the pictures the hotel looks very new and clean and looking at the map it didn't seem that far from the beach and fifth avenue. The Positives: Hotel staff were friendly. Rooms were clean and quiet. Breakfast wasn't... More

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Houston
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2010

I wen to the riviera maya with my family for vacations, our schedule included visiting tulum, chichen itza, cancun, coba, cenotes, etc, so basically we only wanted the hotel to come back at nigh and sleep. And for the price I would say we were really happy with Magic Express, Room was very comfotable and clean. We rented a car... More

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New York City, New York
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 March 2010

the beds were hard like concrete slabs, the beach shuttle was "not working", the floors of the hotel were all large ceramic tiles and the noise in the hallways reverberated throughout, the pillows were hard and full of clumped stuffing, after being washed I guess, the front desk did not speak English after 8 PM and the breakfast was toast... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2010
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This is just like a Holiday Inn Express and sometimes that is just what is needed to fill in a night or two between great airline price days and the availability of your expensive beach hotel. You can purchase cervesa, other drinks, and snacks. The gratis breakfast is skimpy but the coffee is fine and the price is very fair... More

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New York
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 February 2009

We flew into Cancun, rented a car and stayed at this hotel in Playa Del Carmen on our way south. The staff was friendly, the rooms clean and we received a free continental breakfast with fresh fruit (papaya, mango, watermelon), pastries, coffee, tea and juice. We rented two rooms, one for two people and one for three (our daughters). We... More

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USA
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Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2009
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person found this review helpful

We were looking for a cheap place to stay in Playa del Carmen so we booked 4 nights at the Magic Express. We were very impressed by the cleanliness of the place. The bedrooms have a decent size, there is TV with cable for foreign programs, it is a very quiet hotel, matresses are very good, breakfast is included and... More

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Copenhagen
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 December 2008
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We just needed a cheap hotel in Playa del carmen, and we booked this one. Bad location, but they have a free shutlle to town from 7 - 6 pm. Room are clean and brand new, but everything was (moist) inside the room and nothing could dry. Strange! No carpets in this hotel so you wake up everytime a door... More

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Address: Carretera Cancun _ Chetumal Km 291, Playa del Carmen 77710, Mexico
Price range (per night):* RM232 - 540

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