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Riviera Maya hotels
New hotels in the Riviera Maya open so frequently, even hotel junkies have a hard time keeping up. Rosewood opened in 2007; Mandarin Oriental and Banyan Tree followed shortly thereafter. Resorts from luxury brands Capella and Viceroy are in the works. While many hotels on the Yucatán Peninsula are all-inclusives and timeshares, an amenities arms race among luxury properties has made the Riviera Maya the most opulent region in the country. So, how do you decide where to stay? Private and pricey Riviera Maya hotels such as Maroma and Esencia dot the coastline, with the most luxurious huddled in and around the Mayakoba area. The small city of Playa del Carmen has begun to go the way of downtown Cancún, with T-shirt shops and a Girls Gone Wild nightlife scene, but hotels like the Básico and Deseo have maintained their hipster cred. For more laid-back lodging, head to Tulum. Though it's matured from its hippie roots, there's still a sense of barefoot luxury in Tulum hotels like Ana y José and Maya Tulum.
The enormous, adults-only Paraíso has become a Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resort, the first in a new brand from the company that owns the region's many...more
Thirty deceptively earthy villas dot deep jungle trails along the beach at the Tides. The Viceroy Hotel Group (of the Avalon Beverly Hills, and Viceroy Palm...more
Rooms at this hacienda-style hotel have four-poster beds, marble bathrooms, and "a large terrace overlooking the ocean." The Caribbean steak house Seaside Grill...more
This pricey all-inclusive brings Maui to Mexico—minus the leis and mai tais. It was the first adults-only resort in Playacar and benefits from a generous...more
The staff at the Rosewood Mayakoba achieves the perfect service-to-friendliness ratio. Cart drivers meet guests at their doors with open umbrellas during...more
Halfway between Cancún and Playa del Carmen, this resort modeled on a Mayan village has "a serene and soothing spa with a nice Asian flair." Some rooms...more
Yoga bunnies, look no farther: This place inspires near-cultish devotion among its fans, and word of it has spread through the yoga community like wildfire...more
José Luis Moreno created this beloved barefoot-luxury resort long before the Riviera Maya became the hot destination it is today. After being acquired by...more
Art and architecture enhance the natural expanse of this tranquil 36-acre enclave, where emerald grass pyramids echo the local Mayan culture, and the 128...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
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