For long-term & caretaking owners · Playa del Carmen

Property Management in Playa del Carmen
your home, well looked after.

For owners renting long-term, and for owners who simply want their place cared for while they're away. Bill pay, maintenance, inspections, and tenants — handled by a local team based in Zazil-ha.

Request a management quote

Local Playa del Carmen team · Response within 24 hours.

Response within 24 hours. No commitment required.
01Who It's For

Two reasons owners hand us the keys.

Property management in Playa del Carmen at PlayaStays isn't about nightly bookings. It's for owners renting long-term — the residency pockets in Zazil-Ha, Ejidal, and the new towers above Centro — and for owners who just want their place properly looked after while they're abroad.

Residential pocket favored by long-stay renters near Zazil-Ha, Playa del Carmen
Rent it long-term

Long-term rental management

Tenant screening, lease drafting, rent collection, and residential operations for owners renting on 6+ month terms — including hybrid portfolios where some units run long and some run short.

10% of monthly rent · plus Property Care
Coco Beach condo under property care in Playa del Carmen
Just keep it cared for

Property care & caretaking

Away most of the year? We pay the bills, run regular maintenance checks, manage vendors, and send condition reports — so an empty property never becomes a quiet problem.

$125 / month Property Care

Renting nightly instead? You probably want vacation rental management or Airbnb management — same local team, different playbook.

02Property Care

What's covered in every tier.

The $125/month Property Care base sits under both long-term management and caretaking. It's the foundation that keeps your asset healthy in Playa del Carmen's coastal climate — salt air on Coco Beach, CFE electricity volatility, and the HOA rhythm of Playacar.

Bill pay & accounts

HOA dues, utilities, and recurring accounts paid on time so nothing lapses while you're away.

Preventive maintenance

Scheduled upkeep tuned for salt air and humidity — AC servicing, filters, and small fixes before they compound.

Routine inspections

Regular walk-throughs with photos, so you always know the real condition of your property.

Vendor coordination

Vetted local technicians scheduled, supervised, and documented — every decision logged.

Consumables & filters

Basic consumables kept stocked and AC filters replaced on cadence as part of the base fee.

Condition reports

Documented monthly summaries with photos and costs — radical transparency, by default.

10% long-term management + $125/mo Property Care. See the full pricing breakdown →

What You Actually Need to Know

Straight answers, before you ask.

Gated Playacar residence under property care01

What if I just want it looked after?

That's Property Care on its own — no rentals involved. We pay your bills, inspect the property on a set cadence, handle maintenance and vendors, and send you photo condition reports. You get peace of mind without ever listing the place — common for owners in Playacar and Mayakoba who only visit a few weeks a year.

Modern residential tower in Ejidal, Playa del Carmen02

How does long-term renting work in Playa del Carmen?

We screen tenants, draft the lease, collect rent, and run the residential side end to end — repairs, renewals, move-outs. Long-stay demand in Zazil-Ha, Ejidal, and the new towers above Centro is steady; you collect monthly income with minimal turnover, and Property Care keeps the asset in good shape between tenants.

How It Works

From first call to fully handled.

A simple onboarding — most owners are set up within two weeks.

1

Free consultation

We learn your goals — rent it, keep it cared for, or both.

2

Property assessment

An on-site walk-through and condition baseline with photos.

3

Care plan or tenant placement

We set the maintenance cadence, or screen and place a long-term tenant.

4

Monthly reporting

Documented updates, bills handled, income or condition reported every month.

Our Promise

The PlayaStays Property Promise.

Property Care is the Promise in practice — the four operating standards behind every property we manage in Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya.

Managed residence interior in Playa del Carmen

Property operations

The day-to-day that keeps your asset functioning in a coastal climate — preventive maintenance, vetted vendors, and decisions documented with photos and cost.

Coastal-maintained exterior under inspection cadence

Maintenance & inspections

Regular inspections and a preventive cadence built for salt, humidity, and storm season — catching small issues before they become expensive ones.

Bedroom prepared for a long-term tenant in Playa del Carmen

Tenant & lease lifecycle

For owners renting long-term: screening, lease drafting, rent collection, and renewals — the people side, handled accountably.

Kitchen documented in a monthly owner report

Compliance & reporting

Full Quintana Roo compliance plus transparent monthly reporting you can actually understand — never a property you’re guessing about.

Choose the Right Service

Three rental models.
One management standard.

Owners come to us with different goals. Pick the model that matches yours — or talk to us if you're not sure.

Chris, PlayaStays founder

Hi, I'm Chris — founder of PlayaStays.

I've owned and operated rental property across multiple markets — long-term leases, short-term guests, hybrid use. I've run all three models personally and learned what actually protects an asset versus what just looks good on a contract. PlayaStays is built on the operating standards I'd want for my own property in Quintana Roo. If you own here, I'd like to talk.

FAQ

Common questions people ask about property management in Playa del Carmen.

Long-term rental management in Playa del Carmen is 10% of monthly rent, plus the $125/month Property Care base that covers bill pay, preventive maintenance, inspections, and consumables. Caretaking-only owners (no rentals) pay just the $125 Property Care fee. No setup costs, no long-term contracts. Full tier comparison on our property management pricing page.
Yes — most absentee owners in Playacar, Coco Beach, and Mayakoba use Property Care without renting. We pay your CFE electricity, water, internet, and HOA dues on time, run scheduled walk-throughs with photos, manage cleaners and AC/handyman vendors, and send a monthly condition report so an empty condo never becomes a quiet maintenance problem.
Zazil-Ha, Ejidal, and the residential pockets above Centro have the steadiest long-term demand — remote workers, families, and expats signing 6–12 month leases. Playacar, Coco Beach, and Mayakoba can support long-term too, but their economics usually favor vacation rentals. We will be direct about which fits your specific unit.
HOA compliance is part of Property Care. We register tenants with the building, coordinate move-ins around posted hours, follow short-term rental restrictions where they exist, and keep your dues current. For Playacar specifically we work within the community’s rental policies and Playacar Phase 1/Phase 2 standards — never around them.
No — we handle it. For short-term rentals the 5% Quintana Roo hospedaje tax (RETUR-Q) is filed monthly and any platform pass-through (Airbnb’s direct remittance) is reconciled against your statement. Long-term leases are drafted under Mexican civil-law standards. Foreign-owned properties under fideicomiso are handled accordingly — no surprises at year-end.
CFE electricity bills sliding into DAC tariff territory (and tripling overnight), AC compressor failures hidden by a single broken thermostat, HOA fines that snowball when admin emails go unread, salt-air corrosion on Coco Beach exterior fixtures, and water heater rusting from chlorinated municipal water. Each one is cheap when caught in week one and expensive when caught in month six.

Hand off your Playa del Carmen property
with confidence.

Whether you're renting it long-term or just want it cared for — free consultation, no commitment, response within 24 hours.

Or contact us directly →