Insights & Guides
Local insights, owner guides, market perspectives, and practical articles about property management, vacation rentals, and owning in Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya.
FeaturedTwo hours inland from your Riviera Maya beach base sits Valladolid — a pastel colonial Pueblo Mágico of cenotes, Maya ruins, and world-class Yucatecan food. Here’s the day trip I push on every guest.
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Registering a short-term rental in Quintana Roo means two separate tracks — SATQ (REC, COFE, ISH) and SEDETUR’s RETUR-Q. The 2026 playbook, in the order that works, with the COFE rule that just changed.
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Do you owe Mexican tax on your vacation-rental income? A plain-English 2026 breakdown of ISR, IVA and Quintana Roo’s lodging tax — the rates, who collects them, and the one move that cuts your withholding.
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Forget what the forums told you. You don’t need to be a citizen — or a resident — to get a Mexican RFC. Here’s exactly what the law says, with primary sources, a checklist, and the current 2026 ficha number.
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Pricing isn’t a software problem — it’s a strategy problem disguised as one. Here’s how to think through seasonal pricing for Playa del Carmen and Tulum vacation rentals in a way that protects both occupancy and margin in 2026.
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A vacation rental in Playa del Carmen is a hospitality product, not a personal home — and the difference shows up in reviews, repeat bookings, and the nightly rate the unit can hold.
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What homeowners, renters, and property investors should know before installing a water filtration system in Playa del Carmen — drinking water, hard water, whole-home, and tinaco realities.
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An honest, operator-minded guide to neighborhoods, schools, costs, healthcare, long-term rentals, and remote-work reality for families considering Puerto Morelos.
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An honest, operator-minded guide to neighborhoods, schools, costs, healthcare, long-term rentals, and remote-work reality for families considering Playa del Carmen.
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I built PlayaStays after years of seeing the same problem repeat across the Riviera Maya — owners trusting their properties to managers who under-communicate and under-deliver. We're a founder-led operating company based in Quintana Roo with local teams running every one of the eight markets we cover — built to handle a single unit or a portfolio with the same standards. If you own a property here, I'd like to help you think it through.