2 Luxury Villas in Playa del Carmen

Playa del Carmen sits on Mexico's Riviera Maya coast in Quintana Roo, about 45 minutes south of Cancun. The town grew up around Quinta Avenida (Fifth Avenue), a pedestrian-only strip lined with restaurants, boutiques, and bars running parallel to the beach for over a mile. Mamitas Beach and Playa Publica are the main beach clubs in town, and the Cozumel passenger ferry departs from the downtown pier every hour, making a day trip to Cozumel's reefs an easy add-on. Just outside town, the Riviera Maya's cenote network -- freshwater sinkholes like Cenote Azul and Kantun-Chi -- draws divers and snorkelers, and Xcaret and Xel-Ha eco-parks are a short drive south. Playacar, the gated residential and golf community just south of downtown, and Tulum, about 45 minutes further south, are both common day trips for guests staying in Playa del Carmen. The Maruca Group's Playa del Carmen villas range from compact private-pool homes to larger group villas, most within a short walk or rideshare of Fifth Avenue and the beach.