Mexico beaches/resorts? Which one??

[dealmaker]

So heading down to Mexico City next spring and after that want to do a week's R&R in one of the better resorts (i.e not Acapulco etc) with entire family.

So any recommendations for any nice resorts on a beach ?? Seems all the bright young things from the US head to Cabo San Lucas - what about that or Puerto Vallarta or even Cancun??

Not done any beaches there so need some suggestions - is East/Caribbean coast better - or West coast??

Thanks!

[sussexjob]

Just avoid cancun, think orlando with a narrow beach, absolutely no character the nearest your come to mexico there is taco bell.

[Granville]

Stayed at Secrets Silversands on the Riviera Maya (about 15 miles out of Cancun).

Beautiful hotel and couldn't fault it.

If you go to the Mayan Ruins then go via small plane rather than coach as it is quite a treck and you get to see some amazing coast line and scenery.

[bazking69]

Avoid Cancun at the mo. Not because it is full of Brits, but because it is in the middle of drug warfare between armed cartels at the moment.

[anonymous-user]

bazking69 said:

Avoid Cancun at the mo. Not because it is full of Brits, but because it is in the middle of drug warfare between armed cartels at the moment.

That's completely over the top.

There was one small explosion in a small strip bar in Cancun old town a few weeks ago. Have many tourists been hurt or injured during this "drug warfare"?

[westtra]

can recomend iberostar lindo or maya on the riviera maya.

[Bonefish Blues]

westtra said:

can recomend iberostar lindo or maya on the riviera maya.

Pretty good - was there last Dec, nice atmosphere, good food. Aventura Palace shades it if you want to go a little further upmarket.

Do get out and about whilst you're there, lots of stuff to see.

[FraserLFA]

Playa Car / Playa Del Carmen. Amazing place, not crowded, but has enough to keep you busy.

[chrisdk]

Spent five days here this summer, about 30 mins from Cancun airport and 10 miles north of Cancun itself (but a world away):

http://www.laamadahotel.com/en/playa-mujeres-cancu...

Admittedly not a great deal here other than a hotel / spa / beach, but we thought it was amazing value (five star service at three star prices) as we found a great rate on hotels.com.

If you want a week just to relax on a beach and eat great food, drink reasonably-priced beach front drinks, take a trip to an amazing spa, snorkel and use the hotel jet skis and just spend time in a fantastic hotel (our room, the cheapest they offer was 90 m2 !) then this is the place.

I'd recommend a trip to Isla Mujeres for the day as well (hire a golf buggy and drove round), 10 mins in a cab to the port then 25 mins on the catamaran.

[Muncher]

westtra said:

can recomend iberostar lindo or maya on the riviera maya.

We're off to the Riviera Maya in November, anything to recommend? What is there by way of excursions?

[taffyracer]

chrisdk said:

Spent five days here this summer, about 30 mins from Cancun airport and 10 miles north of Cancun itself (but a world away):

http://www.laamadahotel.com/en/playa-mujeres-cancu...

Admittedly not a great deal here other than a hotel / spa / beach, but we thought it was amazing value (five star service at three star prices) as we found a great rate on hotels.com.

If you want a week just to relax on a beach and eat great food, drink reasonably-priced beach front drinks, take a trip to an amazing spa, snorkel and use the hotel jet skis and just spend time in a fantastic hotel (our room, the cheapest they offer was 90 m2 !) then this is the place.

I'd recommend a trip to Isla Mujeres for the day as well (hire a golf buggy and drove round), 10 mins in a cab to the port then 25 mins on the catamaran.

Actually that looks great value

[westtra]

Muncher said:

westtra said:

can recomend iberostar lindo or maya on the riviera maya.

We're off to the Riviera Maya in November, anything to recommend? What is there by way of excursions?

We did a full day at xcaret which was good. Including stayin for the show on the mayan/mexican culture at night. You have plenty of mayan ruins/piramids to have a look at. We went to the ones at tulum(has a nice beach which is reason we chose them). The pirate ship night was good if a little cheesy as well up in cancun.

The rest of the time was spent chilling out.

[CerbitonFlyer]

Muncher said:

westtra said:

can recomend iberostar lindo or maya on the riviera maya.

We're off to the Riviera Maya in November, anything to recommend? What is there by way of excursions?

I'm also off to Riveria Maya in Nov with the soon to be Mrs CF (it'll be our honeymoon). We booked with Thomson and are staying at the Sensatori. I've been looking at the excursions on the Thomson website as they seem reasonably well priced.

http://excursions.thomson.co.uk/search-excursions/...

[KarlS]

We stayed at the Moon Palace in Cancun a few years ago. It is slightly out of town and has it's own private location (which sounds ideal if any of the above comments are true), and its big enough, with plenty of buffet and ala carte restaurants that you wouldn't need to venture far for anything apart from daytrips which pick up at the resort anyway.

Might be worth a look..