Hostel Rio is the perfect spot for backpackers. Some people told me to skip Playa because it was supposed to be too touristic. That, luckily enough, did not stop me. I fell in love with Playa del Carmen! What a great spot to chill out as a backpacker. The beaches are beautiful, the restaurants serve amazingly good food, the bars... More

Perfectly located on Calle Ocho in the centre of everything. The staff were friendly, young, but didnt offer any information unless sort after, and even then, not so useful. The roof top bar, pool and bbq are a great feature and comes in very handy. The wifi was good and the rooms were cheap. The biggest downfall...BED BUGS! Nasty little... More

Partyhostel that has a good bar and BBQ-area. Pool is to shallow to swim in but good for keeping feet cool. BUT - We stayed in a private room with shared aircon together with another room. We woke up in the middle of the night and the aircon was off. We couln't find the remote and thought we misplaced it.... More

Really nice place specially the location, Terrance, pool and daily club visits with discounts. Also perfect to meet people, don't worry if you are alone, definitely you are gonna meet a lo of people, they need to clean more often the baths, also choose the down beds because is hard to up.

Hostel Rio Playa is perfectly located in Playa, a couple of minutes walking distance from grocerie stores (Wal Mart, Oxxo, etc.), restaurants, bars, beach ... all you want. The rooms are spacious and fairly clean. However, the matresses definitely need to be changed. Breakfast is included. (very simple; toasts and coffee) Wifi is available, and computers aswell. Staff is very... More

We were really happy with this hostel. The staff were great, the bar was awesome (SUCH good drink specials), and I'm sure the pool would be much appreciated on hot days. Our room was clean and the shower was good; however, the sheets they gave us weren't great, the curtains were completely useless and the outdoor noise was a bit... More

No professionalism here. Met lots of great people but as I lay here in bed a couple girls asked twice for the air condition to be turned on as it was supposed to be, so while the staff comes into the dorm at 1243 at night talking loudly on his phone turns the ac on walks out and slams the... More

The location is excellent and the staff were very friendly. There was only one shower on our floor which also had the toilet in the same room so it was a little inconvenient at times. Although there are two more toilets in the pool area outside. It's obviously loud at night with the surrounding clubs and the roof top bar... More

Can be noisy if you are a light sleeper. Very good location. Front desk can book tours for you. Tours are good value. You get discount at scuba 10 as well. It's close to restaurants and Night clubs . It's also walking distance to Walmart.