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Even hotel junkies have a hard time keeping up with the Riviera Maya's lodging scene. Rosewood opened in 2007; Mandarin Oriental will soon follow; and Capella and Banyan Tree are in the works. The amenities arms race has the region poised to become the most opulent destination in the country with ultra-exclusive hideaways and semi-rustic cabanas abutting all-inclusives and timeshares. So how do you decide where to stay? Well, the private and pricey properties dot the coastline, while scenester-chic boutique hotels cluster around Playa del Carmen. Tulum is barely hanging on to its hippie vibe, but is still the best place for laid-back lodging.
A barefoot resort if ever there was one, this little complex on a spectacular beach south of Tulum's ruins combines creature comforts—a small freshwater...more
After pulling through the unobtrusive gates just north of Tulum town, you are greeted by a butler who whisks you to your room and will even unpack your bags....more
A drug lord's former villa may not seem like the ideal place to bliss out. But transplanted New Yorker Melissa Perlman managed to reinvent Pablo Escobar's old...more
In need of some peaceful pampering? Travel 20 minutes south of the Cancún airport to this serene hideaway where masseurs work magic on knotted muscles,...more
Children are neither seen nor heard at Deseo, Básico's chic older sister. The 15 rooms here are superhip white on white, where the only adornments...more
An unprecedented consortium of trusted top-end hospitality brands are installing themselves amid mangrove swamp, jungle, and beach at Mayakoba, just north of...more
In the mood for rubber and latex amusements? You'll love the latest high-concept, adults-only creation from Carlos Couturier and the Micha family, owners of...more
The entrance to this peaceful, high-tech hideaway lies off an unmarked sandy road. Guests are led down a jungle path to a white villa straight out of Sicily;...more
Front desk clerks greet new guests as if they'd just arrived home at this 51-room charmer just a block from Playa's busy Fifth Avenue. Affable porters,...more
Sprawled across 36 acres of tropical forest, this hyper-luxe property with ecolodge sensibilities is a showcase for nature and for the works of 23 Mexican...more
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