Hey my names Spencer and just moved down to playa was wondering if anyone can help me out to find a "Lease" to send pokerstars to get my accounts reactivated, im living with some friends but might not be able to get a lease from their landlord. Appreciate any help or advice. Thanks

Explain your situation, buy a cheap cellphone and see if they'll take that as a utility bill. Think they have accepted that for some people before.

Thanks for the advice I think I found a poker friendly leasing agent that is going to help me out today hopefully

if anyone from playa is planning on going to WSOPC in Hammond (400$ fly away for the best circuit event) and is interested in making this trip together, PM me

Hey PDC ! Im looking to come visit in the near future so I did some research on Numbeo.com but was looking for some personal opinions on the avg cost of living in PDC, restaurants, night life etc. Thanks guys

Hi.
Very hard to say and I`m def not the best one to answer, but you can live really cheap and pretty expensive.
To take the most popular ares (5.ave) prices for normal resturants are around 100-350 for the main dish. Pizza is like 100-150 for example. Cheaper in other areas.
Nightlife, I have only been out in 5ave and prices go from 20 pesos for a beer to 150 for a drink.

Friendly tip: The music is super loud in some of the clubs, try avoiding standing to near the speakers if you do not want ear damage.

if you're american the prices for eating out will be about the same

you can get as cheap or expensive an apartment as you want

thanks tom and khan for your replies.

after much comparison between Rosa/PDC, i'll be moving to playa for several different reasons stated itt.

im shooting for november to move down until the WSOP. I'm looking for some contact info regarding realtors. is it possible to get into the skype chat while not currently living down there? or is anyone courteous enough to shoot me an email?

looking to maybe put together a poker house once myself and possibly a friend move down there. looking forward to meeting a bunch of ya and having some fun

I've heard its mainly mtt guys there, i'm a msnl/mid stakes mtt'r myself, but i've been wondering why its so mtt heavy down in mexico??

Have had several discussions on this, still have no clue why.

i also read itt playa passed a law basically preventing condo's from being > 4 stories, i'm assuming this the main reason for scarce beachfront properties?

cost isn't an issue, and beach front is a must, is anyone familiar with any available places like this?

ive been doing some searching on playa-rentals.com and exploring through google earth(lol) but cant find much.

thanks everyone!

If you want Beachfront, probably the best location is a place called Aldea Thai. Great location and middle of town. You could also check out Magia, Elements, and Casa del Mar. The last 2 are on the newer north side of town, but very nice. While the buildings are basically beach front, not all of the units are, so your mileage may vary. Also, those places aren't particularly cheap, but if cost is not an issue, definitely look into the penthouses at those places. Probably looking at $3k - $4k USD or the peso equivalent.

if you want a house, you are going to have to live in playacar which is undesirable for a few different reasons talked about somewhere itt. the closest you are going to find in PDC proper is a 3br condo, if that is what you meant by "poker house" then carry on

Condo plaza san pedro at 5th n 38 is pretty legit, not beachfront, but a cpl block walk to the beach and right near it all, very convenient and many restaurants on bottom floor for quick pickups during breaks.

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Arrived yest after 30 hours travelling! Living down near the reef club with some poker friends. I can be spotted by my perpetual bulls jersey. Looks awesome so far let the grind begin!

lived there for four months, had some negative experiences like the microwave never working at any point, the AC running made the ceiling in the bathroom flood (lol). And the internet in our apartment (303b) was terrible. While we were there there wasn't a single person who spoke english on the staff, but I think there's one girl who's fluent in english/spanish at reception now. Just make sure you haggle for the rent price, whatever they quote you will be ridic high.

But we got out entire 33k peso deposit back, minus like 150 pesos for a broken glass or something. Imo that said a decent amount about their trustworthyness.


Some other guys lived in 203a and had ****ty internet, and some other guys lived in 201b and had perfect internet... pretty random

alright great I'll keep that in mind.

Really appreciate the help too , that ks everyone. I should be coming down around Dec/Jan but my roomate just bailed. I'm looking for a NICE house/location with an open room or if people want to split a place let me know.

I'm 24 , grind msnl and mid stakes mtts. I love going out, partying and meeting new people, but also very responsible and driven to accomplish whatever I set my mind to.

Not sure if I'm eligible for pm's yet but if you want to shoot me an email or Skype let me know. Tiltprone@gmail.com

is alla griglia still there?

Nah FOR RENT but el merkadito fish tacos are the bomb n theres a smoothie place too....very convenient n def haggel on price...we also got them to get cablemas high speed, our internets running pure even when everyones went out a cpl days ago

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hello there!
it's Guillermo from Spain.. my friend Bryan Oliver recommended me this forum.. I am in PDC and I am trying to get a room or studio here. Wanna live here for a while (2 or 3 month) and need a good internet conexion for poker! Someone here could help me! Muchas graciaS cheers!

did they make you pay for the upgrade?
There is no upgrade, they just have the cablemas guys come and jiggle the wires and tell you it's upgraded when you're on the same plan as before. I argued with them for a while and they finally said they don't actually offer a higher plan than san pedro already has, but they still wanted us to pay for it.

It looks like I'll definitely be moving here in 1 to 2 weeks for at least 5 months. Can someone PM me a recommended (list) of realtor agents?

And out of curiosity, why can't we just list out the agents as one post?

Cheers.

Fun afternoon in Tulum today, check it out if you haven't, find the bar with the mexican flag a little south of the ruins

I am thinking about staying in Mexico for at least a couple of months sometime. I am currently living in Malta but I am from the Netherlands. I have been on vacation to Playa Del Carmen twice and I had maybe the best times of my life during those vacations.

My question is Playa Del Carmen or Rosarito? (or another place?)

The general consensus from people who have been to Playa and Rosarito is that Playa>>>Rosarito in almost every respect. Although, in Rosarito, you can actually get beachfront condos for very good prices. In Playa, there isn't much beachfront condos available (a few though). Warmer water here in Playa, good nightlife (you can party every night if you want), international women (Argentina, Irael, Scandinavian countries, England, Australia, USA, etc). If you had the best times of your life here, then why would you go anywhere else right?

Yeah Spence, I would do a speed test if i were you. I would be willing to bet that you're getting the same 10Mb download 1Mb upload as almost everyone else on Cablemas. (505 pesos per month planw/ basic cable tv fwiw)