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Hotel Básico: Women Topless, Vibe Relaxed

Where: 5 Avenida y Calle 10 Norte, Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Suncrawler, over at the always entertaining W4 blog, was in Mexico this month, lucky bastard.

Upon arrival at Cancun airport all of our worst fears were realized -- drunken midwesterns doing tequila shots in the departure lounge, overweight mammas in far too revealing shirts which read Spring Break 2007, and more than a few passed out high school kids who looked like they needed medical attention after doing too many Jello shots at Wet Willies.

Luckily, Suncrawler escaped Cancun and made it to Playa Del Carmen.  When it came time to sleep, Hotel Básico got the call:

The hotel Basico, we were greeted with a chilled out - dare we say - even Mediterranean vibe? The hotel is the sister hotel to Mexico City's uber trendy Habita Hotel and features an elaborate rooftop pool / lounge area. Playa itself: tacky - kinda; Americans - not too many; cocktails - strong; women - topless; vibe - relaxed.

Remember, Bonnie Tsui told us this place was not right on the beach, however it still sounds well worth a look.

[Photo: Orrin]

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