Playa 88 — Attraction in Playa del Carmen

There are bathrooms & showers in the entrance. An employee stopped everyone coming in to let us know that glass is not allowed in. You'll likely want to bring some sort of sun shade because there aren't even any palm trees on the beach. There were just a handful of tables with umbrellas, but I'm not sure if you need to pay to use them at all.

In my opinion, this beach is very similar to Playa 72 with the exception that this has slightly fewer people, & it claims to have wheelchair access. The walk to the beach itself is definitely smoother & easier to access than Playa 72 since you walk down a wide, flat sidewalk here instead of a dirt path. The beach path for the wheelchairs doesn't go very far though, so I'm not sure how accessible a wheelchair user...

There are showers and bathrooms until 5 pm. U have to ask an attendant to open it for u. The attendants leave at 5 pm and shut off water. When the attendants are they, they will ask for 5 pesos a voluntary fee. As u wall out to beaches, u can turn

Left and walk to a beach in front of a private resort. U cannot use loungers, but u can use the sun, sea and sand for free. Ppl choose to go there cz of private security.

Right and walk a bit towards playa 72. That's where the locals go. Do not leave things unattended next to the fence.

Most of beaches in this town will have...

I'd highly recommend using the main entrance as a tourist. There's access to change rooms, outdoor showers and washrooms at 5 pesos a piece. They do have change but it's better to bring coins.

The main entrance also has less/no standing water behind it aka mosquitoes. Was able to sit out there and relax for hours with only a couple interruptions from vendors selling drinks/snacks.

Seaweed is there but you can find sections with a bit less and enjoy the water for a bit. People were generally nice and was able to walk away and go in the water without concern for my...