Where to stay in the Yucatán?

On avenida Rueda Medina, in Isla Mujeres, 9 km from the hotel zone by ferry. You sleep on the island rather than in Cancún: a slow pace, beaches on foot, and the mainland just a crossing away.

In the hotel zone, all-inclusive and adults only. For a stay where you only leave the resort for the reef or the Isla Mujeres ferry.

On Retorno del Rey, on the hotel zone beach. You move away from Punta Cancún and its buzz, for a calmer stay by the water.

This is the former Ritz-Carlton Cancún, which became a Kempinski in 2022: same building, same beach.

On boulevard Kukulcán, at Punta Cancún, all-inclusive. For families who want the beach, the reef and the ferry departures with no logistics.

On avenida Cobá, 1.7 km from the centre of Tulum. A hostel on the town side, at the start of the road to Cobá and the cenotes: the right base for getting around by colectivo or bike.

On the beach road towards Punta Allen, 4.2 km from the centre of Tulum. A one-of-a-kind address for a timeless stay, provided you accept its rules.

Adults-only wooden villas, with no electricity in the rooms and no wifi, lit by candlelight: that is the point.

Design cabanas on the beach road, 3.9 km from the centre of Tulum. For those who want the beach by day and a lively spot at night, without going back to town.

The venue hosts well-known full moon parties: check the calendar depending on whether you are after a party or a good night's sleep.

An all-inclusive beach resort, along the federal highway that follows the coast to Cancún. You settle in facing the sea and head out for the day to the ruins, the cenotes and Playa del Carmen.

Bungalows along the Mérida to Puerto Juárez road, near Pisté, the village next to Chichén Itzá. You sleep on a small budget close to the site, so you can be through the gates as soon as it opens.