Las Palapas is a charming hotel set on the white sandy beach of playa del Carmen, 35 miles south of Cancún. The hotel accommodation is in small thatched bungalows with ground and first floors and surrounded by lush vegetation and tropical plants. There is a nature trail on the hotel grounds where you will even find a cenote, a natural well typical of the Yucatan Peninsula and also an observation tower.

48 standard hotel rooms in one or two story bungalows, all with views of the garden and equipped with 2 queen size beds, ceiling fan, bathroom with shower and private veranda or balcony with hammocks and armchairs. (There are no telephones or TV's in the rooms).

The hotel also features a swimming pool, two restaurants and a beach bar, a library/reading room, ceramic painting and also a dive shop which offers scuba, diving, snorkelling, Windsurfing, Kayaking, Sailing and Fishing.