Hotel Playa Fiesta

My husband and I got married at Hotel Playa Fiesta last Friday and had the most magical experience with our closest family and friends that I don't think I'll ever be able to adequately capture in words. Anyone reading this who is considering a destination wedding - DO IT! And do it at HOTEL PLAYA FIESTA! You will not regret the decision to have your loved ones come together here for 4 - 6 days sharing in this special experience together and becoming one family when they leave. It is something you cannot do in a few hours at a traditional wedding and quite frankly, I don't know that it's something that can happen at another venue beside Hotel Playa Fiesta. You walk in the door here, look out on that third floor balcony and you just FEEL the magic right away and you know you are embarking on the most beautiful experience of your life.

I plan events for a living so there are several things I know are important to executing a top tier event and Hotel Playa Fiesta knocks it out of the park on all fronts.

1. Venue - Hotel Playa Fiesta is big enough to accommodate 65 guests onsite in the guest rooms and up to 150 for a wedding and reception with partnerships at neighboring hotels for overflow guests. They also offer options to do a partial or full buyout depending on your anticipated group size. This provides so much flexibility and the ability to tailor the wedding and surrounding events to what works best for any group.

Every single one of the 28 rooms on the property are beautiful from the standard rooms to the suites with panoramic ocean views. No matter where you assign your guests, they are in for a treat during their stay.

The pool/bar area is beautiful and offers the perfect amount of seating, socializing and lounging space for your guests to spend their days as they like whether that means working on their tan, swimming, playing pool volleyball or hanging out with Charly at the bar (10/10 highly recommend spending as much time with Charly as possible, but I'll get to that in my next point!)

2. Staff - This is by far the BEST part of Hotel Playa Fiesta (and that is saying A LOT!). Every single member of the Playa Fiesta staff makes you feel like family from the time you arrive on the property. This begins with the first email/phone interactions with Lindsay and Adam as you discuss reservations and kick off the planning process. They love what they do and they are professionals at making dreams come true! Then Gabi comes into the fold as you begin planning out every last detail of your stay and your wedding day. Gabi is so amazing in her attention to detail, thoughtfulness, and willingness to make everything about your time there perfect. When we arrived on property, we were greeted by the kindest staff and we met Tammy who was Gabi's right hand and always available to us throughout our stay to help with anything and everything and always with a smile. Once you get ready to start the party and head down to the bar you meet the man, the myth, the LEGEND - CHARLY!!!! In all my life I don't think I've ever met a person who was not just great at what they do but exuded a genuine LOVE for what they do the way Charly did! He was the primary bartender for our entire stay and by day two he had everyone's name and favorite drinks memorized and had them ready for us before we even sat down at the bar! It's been a week and all of us can't stop talking about how much we love and miss Charly!

It doesn't stop there, though. Alejandro, Santana, Manuel, Pancho, Rico and Alexis were waiting on us hand and foot the entire trip and made us feel like royalty. Our guests kept saying they felt like they were at a celebrity wedding LOL.

Last but not least, the housekeeping staff was so kind, thorough and left our rooms and all the common areas immaculate every day! Our room was serviced daily by Erik who took the time to ask us about our family, our lives back home and how we were enjoying our stay.

3. FOOD - Every single thing we had from the a la carte breakfast and lunches, the breakfast buffets and all the dinners were delicious! Every guest that arrives is welcomed with a platter of guacamole, pico de gallo and fresh tortilla chips and we lived off that all week. Chilaquiles, beans, rice, carne asada, taco platters, lobster, shrimp, burgers, sandwiches, we loved it ALL! I am still dreaming about the ceviche appetizer from our wedding night!

I could write a book about how incredible Hotel Playa Fiesta is, so I think I'll stop here and end by just saying that this was the best week of our lives. My husband and I invited our loved ones from around the world to join us in celebrating our wedding. Each day we watched as they all mixed and mingled, added each other on social media, compared notes on how they were connected to us, and then formed their own bonds. My cousin summed it up best by saying, "If we didn't know each other before, we're family now." That applies not only to our guests, but to the Hotel Playa Fiesta family as well.

We can't wait to come back for a wedding, our anniversary, a milestone birthday or any reason we can possibly find.

I had my wedding at Hotel Playa Fiesta last week and to say it was magical is an understatement! First off, the entire wedding planning process before I got there was a breeze. Lindsay and Gabi walk you through every single step and they don't miss anything! Once I arrived on Monday, the views of the resort were absolutely breathe taking and the service was amazing. When you arrive they have every person with you personally escorted to their room and then greet you with chips and guac by the pool. Throughout the week, the staff gave us the best service we have ever received, they remember everyone's drink orders and names. No one could believe it! They also encourage everyone to have a good time and are super friendly. The actual wedding day was completely stress free thanks to Gabi! She took all the burden off of me and just made sure that the wedding party was having fun. Lindsay (the owner) was not able to make it to the wedding, but texted me everyday to make sure that me, my husband and my son were having fun! When we left it felt like we were leaving family! I actually cried when saying goodbye to Gabi, she is such a wonderful human being! This was truly a one-of-a-kind experience and everything that I wanted my wedding to be. I know that every review says this, but if you are thinking about having your wedding here, DO IT!!! You will have no regrets!

This was a 4 night love fest with 48 of our closest friends and family. From start to finish, every detail was perfectly executed! I can't believe they do this EVERY week during the season. My sister and mom are definitely type A and Lindsay was so patient and worked on flowers/center pieces for HOURS with them 2 days before our guests arrived!! Then, fire dancers the first night, karaoke on the rehearsal dinner night and fireworks for my wedding! WHAT?!?! And I love that the 4th night is so chill and everyone is just reminiscing about the week instead of rushing off to a flight home. Lindsay, Gabi, Charly!!! and the ENTIRE HPF team were on point the whole time. They even learn your name and your favorite drink!! and the FOOD!!! I never remember the food at weddings but I will always remember the lobster tail and lamp chops at mine. everyone couldn't t believe how good each meal was. Even the breakfast buffet every morning was delicious with a ton of options. I am still having friends and family text and call me saying they cant stop thinking about the trip and it was such a gift I gave them having my wedding there!!! Good luck finding that anywhere else. What plenty of people spend on one wedding night where im from, we spent on 4 nights! Planning a destination wedding in another country will always feel overwhelming but just trust Lindsay and Adam, trust the process. It WILL be worth it! Thank you all at HPF for making my wedding 5 days I will never forget!!