Top Cancun Hotels

Cancun, one of Mexico's premier resort destinations, is known for its water sports and archaeological ruins. The second largest reef in the world, the Great Mesoamerican Reef, is off the coast and offers some of the best scuba diving, snorkeling and fishing in the world. You can spend time hiking Mayan ruins such as Chichen Itza, Tulum and Coba or enjoy championship golf courses. Cancun has an abundance of luxury resorts catering to the outdoor traveler. Most are located on the Caribbean.

Hilton Cancun Golf and Spa Resort

Hilton Cancun Golf and Spa Resort is the largest beach resort in Cancun. It is also the only hotel with a championship golf course, the 18-hole, par-72 Hilton Cancun Golf Club. The Hilton also has seven pools and various outdoor activities, including bicycle rentals, a soccer field, tennis courts, and jogging and walking tracks.

Hilton Cancun Golf and Spa Resort
Blvd Kukulkan, Km. 17
Cancun 77500
Mexico
(52) (998) 881-8000
http://Hilton.com/Cancun

Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach

Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach is an all-suite beachfront resort located in Cancun's Hotel Zone. The resort has a multi-level pool complex with cascading waterfalls and offers complimentary water sports, including waterskiing, wave running, wind surfing, snorkeling and scuba diving. It is only a 15-minute ferry ride to Isla Mujeres, a charming fishing village located on a small island.

Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach
Blvd. Kukulkan Km. 9.5 Lote 6
Zona Hotelera, Cancun 77500
Mexico
(866) 385-0256
http://fiestamericana.com

Paraiso de la Bonita

Paraiso de la Bonita is a boutique hotel on 14 acres along Cancun's Mayan Riveria. The resort is known for its focus on wellness. It provides fresh and salt water swimming pools, snorkeling, windsurfing, kayaking and sailing aboard "La Bonita," the hotel's private four-cabin catamaran. The resort also has beachside yoga classes and an aqua gym. There are "creative come-alongs," where guests take part in nature hikes, bike tours and jungle zipline adventures. Ecology experts lead explorations of the coral reefs or take you swimming with dolphins.

Paraiso de la Bonita
Carretera 307 Km 328
Punta Tanchacte, Quintana Roo 77580
Mexico
(52) (998) 872-3300
http://zoetryparaisodelabonita.com

The Royal Mayan

The Royal Mayan is an oceanfront hotel with numerous outdoor activities and water sports. Complimentary sailing lessons and use of sailboats is available at the resort's Royal Yacht Club Marina. A poolside water sports center provides scuba diving trips, PADI certification and other excursions. The resort also offers surfing and boogie boarding, tennis clinics, volleyball, jogging paths, and onsite hiking and biking trails.

The Royal Mayan
Blvd. Kukulcan
Zona Hotelera, Cancun
Quintana Roo 77500
Mexico
(888) 838-7842
http://royalresorts.com

Article Written By Kristi Gray

Based in Little Rock, Arkansas, Kristi Gray has been writing for over fourteen years with extensive experience in legal and business writing. Her articles have appeared in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and trade newsletters. She has won several awards at the annual Arkansas Writers' Conference. Gray holds a Bachelor's Degree in English from the University of Arkansas.

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