If you have been working your way north along Mexico’s eastern coastline, ‘Playa’ may well be your last point of call before a flight home from Cancun. Most travelers therefore come here to throw away their remaining pesos in a hedonistic blur. And it shows.
Nightlife is exactly that, so evenings are for catching up on much needed sleep. Come midnight, head to the Blue Parrot bar to get a taste of how wild this town can get. A large covered dance area has DJs playing clubby beats, while the outdoors version has a more commercial music policy and can look like a scene from MTV’s Beach Party when it really gets going!
Cocktails are strong, the crowd super-friendly and the doors stay open until sunrise. They even put on a free fire-dancing show on the beach every Friday and Saturday night. Beat that.