The Best All-Inclusive Family Resorts in Cancun, Mexico

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A coastal city located on the Yucatan Peninsula, Cancun is one of the most popular tourist venues in the world. With the South Caribbean Sea on one side and the Nichupte Lagoon on the other, in addition to miles of sandy beaches, it's no wonder that this area is known as the Mexican Caribbean. Cancun has more than 150 hotels and resorts catering to a variety of travelers. Families traveling with children often are looking for resorts that are all-inclusive and offering a variety of events and activities for all ages.

Great Parnassus Resort & Spa

Located at the south end of Cancun's Hotel Zone and just 15 minutes from the beach, the Great Parnassus Resort is all-inclusive and designed with families in mind. Boasting 12 stories and 500 rooms, along with a variety of restaurants and bars, the resort offers five swimming pools, one of which is heated. There is also a water park, kids' clubs, discos for teens and even baby care. Other activities include mini-golf, a family movie theater and a wide variety of sporting and fitness events.

Great Parnassus Resort & Spa
Blvd. Kukulcan Km.
17 Hotel Zone
Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico 77500
(800) 233-5162
http://www.parnassusresorts.com/great/index.html

Blue Bay Club Cancun

On a white white-sand beach facing Isla Mujeres sits the Blue Bay Club Cancun, an all-inclusive resort featuring activities for the entire family. Children's activities include a Kids' Club where children get to participate in many things, including watching movies, crafts, sports, dances and karaoke. Adult entertainment includes various watersports, pool, dancing, trivia games, bingo and even cooking and cocktail classes. Night entertainment includes activities for the family interspersed with adult activities such as a casino and bar.

Km. 1.5 Carretera a Punta Juarez-Punta Sam
Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico 77500
011 (+52) 998 881-7900
http://www.all-inclusive-family-bbclub.com/

Club Med Cancun Yucatan

An environmentally friendly and all-inclusive resort, the Club Med Cancun Yucatan is located on the famous Mayan Riviera. There are activities for the entire family---a kids' club, a teens' club and even one for babies, with specific activities designed for each age group. A playground, a kids' talent show, a petit chef program and child gymnastics also are available. For adults there is circus training, water skiing and wakeboarding lessons, along with dancing, a variety of bars, restaurants and a nightclub.

150807 Punta Nizuc
Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico 77500
(888) 932-2582
http://www.clubmed.us/cm/resorts-north-america-mexico-cancun-yucatan-home_p-115-l-US-v-CANC-pe-10H-r-0-ac-vh.html

Crown Paradise Club

Nine miles from the airport on the quieter end of Cancun's Hotel Zone, the Crown Paradise Club and Resort has something to offer for the entire family. That includes a baby club featuring activities for toddlers to 3-year-olds and a kids' club offering a variety of supervised activities, such as a water park with slides and a pirate ship and mini golf. For adults there is unlimited drinks, both domestic and imported, daily aerobics and sports activities, non-motorized water sports and live entertainment offered on a nightly basis.

Boulevard Kukulcán Km 18.5
Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico 77500
(800) 882-8215
http://www.crownparadise.com/puerto-vallarta/crown/index.html

Article Written By Jennifer Cannon

.Jennifer Cannon is a native of Hampton, Virginia. She has a Bachelor's degree in Government Administration. She has been professionally writing since 2005, with articles published through Useless Knowledge Magazine and four short stories published through Triond. She writes primarily for eHow, though she has had two articles published on Trails Travel.

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