PlayaStays Journal
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.
Apps, Delivery Services & Tools That Make Life Easier in Playa del Carmen
From InDrive to garrafón water delivery and WhatsApp to Mercado Libre — the apps and services locals, expats, and remote workers actually use for daily life in Playa del Carmen.
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How to Set Up Utilities in Playa del Carmen
Internet, CFE, Aguakan, gas, Starlink — a step-by-step guide to setting up utilities in Playa del Carmen. For owners, renters, hosts, and digital nomads.
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What a Property Manager Really Does
Behind the scenes of vacation rental and Airbnb management in Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and the Riviera Maya — what owners don’t see, and why it changes the math.
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Hi, I'm Chris — founder of PlayaStays.
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.