In Playa, there are hundreds of different accommodations running the gamut from 2-dollar hang-your- hammock to 200 dollar super resort.  We were a step up from the bottom, and four steps down from the top.

This was the first place we stayed called Pelicano Inn - one of the many hotels under the Colorado booking agent Turquoise Reef Travel.  This was the balcony of our room - a huge, air-conditioned unit with private bath, fridge, kitchen table, hammock, lounge chairs,  and right on the beach.  Since it was low-season (before December 15th) they gave us the room for 50 bucks, although I think it was advertised at 75.

The next night we stayed at the Blue Parrot (not a Turquoise Reef hotel), which was just down the beach on the north side of town.  This place was much nicer, more happening, and the same price.  This is a picture of the view from our balcony down the middle of the hotel looking at the turquoise waters of the Caribbean.  These rooms had great recessed halogen lighting, full kitchenettes with stove, microwave, fridge, dishes, minibar, etc., ceiling fans, a/c, great balconies, and were beautifully designed.  A nice spot.  The rooms ran from $35/night to $65/night in this low season.  They have a full swinging bar with loud music and a restaurant serving 3 meals a day.

While the prices advertised on the hotel websites may seem high, it's because they are.  If you just show up in the low season you can always negotiate.  We never payed over $50 a night for a beachfront place with a/c, and if you move a couple of blocks off the beach it drops to $25.

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