Jeannie,
This is what a friend of mine sent me when I asked how she liked getting married at the Riu in Playa Del Carmen
"I loved it there, not my hotel though...lol..but it was so tropical and full of beach and palm trees. I stayed at the Royal in Cancun for my honeymoon and loved it, check out the Royal in Playa del Carmen, they treat you like kings and Queens. the one in Cancun was brand new, built after the hurricane. I dont know how the one in Playa looks. My wedding was at the RIU, I would not recommend the ones in playa."