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Written by: Rashid Wagstaff I Published on : Feburary 14, 2025

 

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The Mexican Caribbean—the geographic region from Isla Holbox in the north to the southern end of Quintana Roo—boasts white-sand beaches, tropical reefs, and lush mangrove forests with wildlife you’ll only find here. There are Mayan ruins to explore. Temescals to sweat in. Crystal-clear cenotes deep underground, amazing for a twilight swim. Or maybe you park yourself in a pool cabana and swear you’ll never leave. It’s where we want to escape to…all the time.

The fact that it’s so easy to get there only sweetens the deal: It’s four and a half hours from either New York or LA to Cancún. (An international airport opened in Tulum a year ago, too, with direct nonstop service from New York and LA.) I From there, it’s a relatively short trip whatever your destination—lively cities, nature reserves, fishing villages with vast coral atolls. And if luxury resorts are your speed, dozens of hotels with treasures completely their own. On that subject: These are our top five picks.

Rosewood Mayakoba

Mayakoba

Never mind the plush beds, garden showers, patios, plunge pools, and wide, shallow bathtubs. After catching one sunrise over the lagoon from your private dock—along with the dawn songs of a billion birds—you’ll be tempted to never leave your suite.

 

But leave you must. For so many reasons, starting with the food. They have a restaurant for white-tablecloth dinners and a low-key taco truck situation at the adults-only beach club. If you’re the type to make friends on vacation, you’ll love the twice-weekly communal dinner under a huge Ceiba tree in the garden, where guests and staff members mingle over the night’s tasting menu.Never mind the plush beds, garden showers, patios, plunge pools, and wide, shallow bathtubs. After catching one sunrise over the lagoon from your private dock—along with the dawn songs of a billion birds—you’ll be tempted to never leave your suite.

 

But leave you must. For so many reasons, starting with the food. They have a restaurant for white-tablecloth dinners and a low-key taco truck situation at the adults-only beach club. If you’re the type to make friends on vacation, you’ll love the twice-weekly communal dinner under a huge Ceiba tree in the garden, where guests and staff members mingle over the night’s tasting menu.