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Yucatan & Riviera Maya

Ancient Mayan wonders and Caribbean beaches

Yucatan & Riviera Maya travel destination

Awards in Yucatan & Riviera Maya

Top 25 accolades

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Yucatan & Riviera Maya

Restaurants

Selected entries from the current guide for Yucatan & Riviera Maya.

HA' restaurant in Playa del Carmen

Playa del Carmen, Mexico

HA'

HA' holds a Michelin star and a La Liste 2025 score of 94 points, placing it among the Riviera Maya's most credentialed dining addresses. The nine-course menu, shaped by Carlos Gaytán's approach to Mexican ingredients, pairs pre-Hispanic larder staples with a fully Mexican wine program spanning Valle de Guadalupe to emerging regions like Guanajuato. The setting, built into the grounds of Hotel Xcaret Mexico, frames dinner through floor-to-ceiling windows and a waterfall-draped entrance ramp.

Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Cocina de Autor Riviera Maya restaurant in Playa del Carmen

Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Cocina de Autor Riviera Maya

Inside the Grand Velas resort on the Riviera Maya, Cocina de Autor operates at the narrow intersection of Mexican culinary tradition and boundary-testing creativity. Chef Nahúm Velasco's tasting menu earns 92 points from La Liste (2026) and AAA 5 Diamond recognition, drawing on huitlacoche, scallop, and beef tenderloin in combinations that range from technically precise to playfully disarming. The wine pairing spotlights boutique Mexican growers rarely encountered elsewhere in the region.

Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Yucatan & Riviera Maya

Hotels

Selected entries from the current guide for Yucatan & Riviera Maya.

La Casa de la Playa hotel in Playa del Carmen

Playa del Carmen, Mexico

La Casa de la Playa

Rated the number-one resort in Mexico by Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2025 and awarded Forbes Travel Guide Five Stars, La Casa de la Playa is a 63-suite adults-only property on the Riviera Maya where Mexican culinary tradition and contemporary design share equal weight. Guests arrive to butler-serviced suites with heated private pools, access to the broader Grupo Xcaret park network, and a dining program assembled from some of Mexico's most recognizable culinary voices.

Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Palmaïa-The House of AïA: All Inclusive Wellness Resort hotel in Playa del Carmen

Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Palmaïa-The House of AïA: All Inclusive Wellness Resort

Positioned at the southern edge of Playa del Carmen's Playacar development, Palmaïa - The House of AïA is a 234-suite all-inclusive wellness resort recognized with Michelin 2 Keys (2024) and the 2025 World Travel Awards for Mexico's Leading Luxury Beach Resort and Mexico & Central America's Leading Luxury Wellness Resort. The program runs across four pillars — nutrition, wellness programming, music, and personal growth — with plant-forward dining, Atlantis Spa treatments, and programming that includes Temazcal ceremonies, yoga, and shamanic rituals.

Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Nizuc Resort & Spa hotel in Cancún

Cancún, Mexico

Nizuc Resort & Spa

At the southern tip of Cancun's Hotel Zone, where the Caribbean meets the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Nizuc Resort & Spa occupies 29 acres of protected mangrove terrain with 274 suites and villas, six restaurants, 109 pools, and a 30,000-square-foot spa. Recognized by La Liste Top Hotels with 96.5 points in 2026, it positions itself at the quieter, more secluded end of the Cancun luxury spectrum — closer in character to Riviera Maya boutique properties than to the strip's high-volume all-inclusives.

Cancún, Mexico
The St. Regis Kanai Resort, Riviera Maya hotel in Riviera Maya

Riviera Maya, Mexico

The St. Regis Kanai Resort, Riviera Maya

Opened in March 2023 above a protected red mangrove on a 620-acre private reserve, The St. Regis Kanai Resort brings its signature butler service to one of the Riviera Maya's most architecturally deliberate properties. With 124 rooms and suites, eight restaurants and bars, and a 20,000 sq. ft. spa, it occupies a distinct tier among the coast's luxury hotels — closer in spirit to an ecological sanctuary than a beach resort.

Riviera Maya, Mexico
Hotel Sevilla hotel in Mérida

Mérida, Mexico

Hotel Sevilla

Hotel Sevilla occupies a restored 19th-century colonial building on 62nd Street in central Mérida, where the Yucatán's hacienda-era architecture has been reinterpreted around generous proportions, natural light, and intimate garden courtyards. For travellers seeking a base that reads as a historical document rather than a lifestyle product, it sits within a small category of Mérida properties that use original structure as the primary design statement.

Mérida, Mexico
Kempinski Hotel Cancún hotel in Cancún

Cancún, Mexico

Kempinski Hotel Cancún

On a 400-metre Caribbean beach in Cancún's Zona Hotelera, Kempinski Hotel Cancún pairs European luxury-hotel precision with a Yucatán Peninsula address that earned Mexico's Leading Luxury Hotel at the 2025 World Travel Awards and a 93.5-point score from La Liste Top Hotels 2026. The 363-room property runs six dining and bar outlets, an award-winning Maya-inspired spa, and an oceanfront exhibition kitchen that sets it apart from the all-inclusive bloc.

Cancún, Mexico
Hotel CIGNO hotel in Mérida

Mérida, Mexico

Hotel CIGNO

A ten-room mansion hotel in Mérida's Barrio de la Ermita district, Hotel CIGNO occupies a 19th-century property whose French-style façade gives way to a classic Spanish courtyard interior. Rooms from around $416 per night come with timbered ceilings, tile floors, and select suites with plunge pools or direct rooftop access. A restaurant focused on modern Yucatecan cooking and a program of cenote dives, kayak tours, and cooking classes complete the offer.

Mérida, Mexico

Yucatan & Riviera Maya

Bars

Selected entries from the current guide for Yucatan & Riviera Maya.

Yucatan & Riviera Maya

Wineries

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