If you are a traveller on a budget seeking safe, warm and eye-pleasing paradise-looking resort - search no further! We have left Playabachata just today but I already miss this place and wish our vacation here was longer. I was pleasantly surprised at the value this resort has provided us for a very appealing price. Playabachata itself has a beautiful territory, connecting two hotels, seeded with lots of palm trees and green bushes, surrounded by lush scenery. Surrounding hills and panaramic viewpoint were simply stunning. The water in the ocean was warm - the pool was on the cooler side but still swimmable. The resort is connected to a sister resort « The Senator »- the one that has renovated pools, nice buildings and serves as a natural extension of Playabacahata territory and beach. The beach is a long strip stretching from Playabachata and ending right after Senator - there are no other hotels in sight which creates protected environment. Since you can easily walk from one hotel to another along the beach, you can choose to spend as much time at the Senator (the beach, pool area and territory) as much as you like for « elevated » experience but you cannot use their facilities. Because location here is stunning, it never gets boring. During the day, you can easily rent kayaking, paddle boarding and snorkeling gear for as long as you like, which was a great plus. There are entertainment activities going all day long - the evening dances are especially worthy of your time - they are well choreographed and highly enjoyable. The territory is safe and guarded. As for the little drawbacks, we saw up to 5 ants wandering around the room in the evening and one roach in the morning on the day we were leaving. But they didn’t seem too menacing :) Other than that, we were never bothered by other insects - even during the evening. One odd thing - hotel provides exclusively liquid soap but not the shampoo so don’t forget to pack it if you’re coming here. The wifi connection could be ceased only in specific places and I couldn’t load a single website but the social media apps worked fine in the lobby and snack bar area. If you are not a picky eater, you’ll find dining hall La Roca pretty decent, especially during dinner time. We found Italian restaurant less appealing. Overall, we had amazing time here for a very affordable price and if you value balance between the two - this place is just for you! Easily a 4.5 star vacation.