You will be treated very well there. Like Steve said though, the beach isn't as nice a beach and there is one area where there are no rocks/coral that you can swim in the ocean. Basically it's right where the trampoline is at. I'm not a huge water type guy so it didn't bother me sitting under an umbrella drinking all day long.

Warning- Do not buy any cigars from the shop there. They are all fake.
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What if I want to buy some fake cigars? I should be able to get the really cheap.
Can I bring my own good cigars?
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Best vacation my wife and I ever had, we also rented a car and drove to Playa a couple times....outstanding place..you'll have a great time!
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IF you want fakes then by all means yes you can buy them. Cheap no. They sell them as real and pay a "real" price. Yes you can take your own cigars. I did.
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I'm going to call BS on some fakes and try to knock the price down. If for nothing more than the challenge.
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Another quick tip. Try all the bars because you won't get the same drink made the same way all the time unless you find a bar and bartender that you like :-)
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It's hard to mess up a straight shot of whiskey with a beer chaser.
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You have to ask for the good stuff or they give you the chitty stuff. :-)
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Oh, I thought this was about Mariano Rivera. Neeever miiind......:-)
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I just found out there is a LCDH at Playa del Carmen! I wonder how much it will cost me to be left alone there.:-)
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Very expensive and not a huge selection. Was there in march and wouldn't pay their tourist prices and walked out. Ask e-man, he went to a different store with better luck.
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Only 2 legit places to buy from:

LCDH IN Playa and Casa Partagas in Playa...all others are fakes and uber expensive.
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I don't want boxes. I just want to sample and hang out.
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Came back to the resort Tue afternoon and they were trimming all the coconut trees. Turns out there is a hurricane on the way. Yesterday they boarded everything up that was facing the open sea, removed anything not bolted down, even cut all the coconuts out of the trees. There is a government order not to serve alcohol but we have some in the room.
The first day here I smoked a H. Upman Mag 50 while lazing on the beach.
The second day it was a "Farm Rolled" (thanks, Huy) after visiting the Mayan ruins.
Yesterday it was an ī06 RyJ Cazadores while watching some of the outer bands of the storm.
Today I will smoke a Cohiba Lancero while my wife gets a spa treatment.

I tried to talk a guy who is selling glass top Cohibas into a lower price because they are fakes but he was adamant that they were real. I told him thatīs what everybody always says but there are no real glass top Cohibas. He got offended at that so I just walked away.

It looks like the storm is moving in right now, Iīm going to go watch.
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Stay safe Lance.
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:-) Just checked the Weather Channel and it looks like a soaker!
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Hope it blows over without issue. Heading to the Beach Palace in the Spring. Right across the street from the Cancun LCdH....

Pics!!!!
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Storm was downgraded today, so hopefully you don't get blown out. If it's raining then you will have to smoke from a covered porch.

Enjoy! It's been too long since I have been there and would like to get back. I do recall purchasing a face Cohiba when I was there. Of course I was told it was real and paid $10 for it. I enjoyed sitting on the beach at night smoking it.
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The storm fizzled out. Not even much rain.
I had a Trini Fundy on Saturday to finish off the week and spent all day yesterday coming home. Back to work today. It went too fast. Pics are on my wife's camera.
I didn't buy any cigars there. There may have been some real ones or the fakes may have even been good but I had brought my own good smokes and didn't even get to smoke all of them.
I only gained 4 pounds. Pretty good for being at an all inclusive, I think.
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Sounds like you enjoyed your vacation. I never told that guy he had fakes I just walked out.
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