Absolutely Wonderful Stay!
Five friends (all women) were there celebrating my best friends bachelorette party.
From the welcoming by the hotel staff all the way till our good-byes, and everything in between was great! The breakfast was excellent with a lot of variety. The room was left spotless every day after the chamber maid came by (her name was Rosa). The entire staff was very attentive. They place itself was very low key. Would recommend some mood music by the pool during the day. Would highlhy recommend this hotel. 5 stars in my book!
BTW- Make sure you don't leave without a visit to Senor Frogs (within walking...crawling distance from hotel).

We found La Tortuga after doing lots of research on this site, and stayed there last May when we got engaged. We loved it so much that we chose to stay there with our guests for our wedding. There were 9 couples total and we felt like we owned the place.

Both of us work for a major hotel chain, and this is our favorite hotel. It is charming and unique, and the service is unbelievable. Jessica helped us with our reservations for our guests and was very responsive. Pablo managed our welcome dinner at the solarium and it was amazing. Esteban served us at breakfast and got to know our whole group. Fidel and Daniel worked the bar and were really great. We still remember their names 3 months later. When we left we got hugs and kisses from all.

We stayed in room 117 right next to the pool, with a hammock and 2 chairs in front and a rooftop jacuzzi. The room was modern and comfortable, great a/c, double stone sinks, big glass shower.

Hot breakfast is included daily, our favorite is the montulenos. Happy hour is 5-6pm and is 2x1, try the frozen mojito and don't miss the Clase Azul tequila -- very smooth.

The location is great, steps from the center of town. The beach club is a good 10 minutes but a nice walk, or you can walk 2 blocks to the public beach.

We love Playa so much we often consider buying a condo, but would miss our friends at La Tortuga! We plan to return for our anniversary if not sooner. La Tortuga deserves to be #1!

This hotel was amazing! It was homey and relaxing. The staff were wonderful, and we loved the free breakfast every morning. Definitely recommend the fruit plate and whole wheat pancakes. Dinner was also excellent, especially with the hotel guest discount on top of the already reasonable prices. The bed was super comfortable. We had a junior suite on the 3rd floor. Our room could use some updating as we saw others that had been, but it was nice and clean. Perfect distance from 5th ave. Didn't really hear much noise at night, but had the luxury of a short walk to all of the action. The beach at Mamitas was beautiful. We had no problem getting lounges and umbrellas. The pool was just right and fun to swim around in.

Overall, we really enjoyed our stay, and would 100% stay here again, as well as recommend it to any of our friends & family.

Just got back yesterday from Playa. We have stayed at many large hotels that were beyond belief in services offered. The La Tortua is by far now our favorite, even given it's small size the staff can seem to never do enough for the guests. We never once encountered anyone without a smile on their face. This hotel is the cleanest place we have been to. We can't wait to return again and would go back tomorrow if we could. Located right off 5th avenue there are places to eat everywhere. With the beach located a short 2 blocks away. Slept like a baby every night and wondered about the posts about noise cause we never heard any. You can't go wrong with this Oasis in Playa Del Carmen.