CozumelFamily friendly
Close to the airport, on the sand within thirty minutes
Land, check in and be by the pool within the hour. 23 resorts.
Photo: Barceló Hotel Group, Allegro Cozumel
Playa del Carmen, Riviera MayaFamily friendly
Catalonia Playa MaromaAll-inclusive on Punta Maroma beach, 30 minutes from Cancún airport, with over 400 rooms
7.7 Good CancúnFamily friendly
Club Med CancunA private peninsula with three beaches, a flying trapeze and kids' clubs from age zero
8.4 Very good CozumelFamily friendly
Fiesta Americana Cozumel All InclusiveBeds over the water on Cozumel's south side, minutes from the reef
Los CabosEveryone
Garza Blanca Resort & Spa Los CabosOcean-view suites and eight heated pools in the Los Cabos tourist corridor
Bucerías, Riviera NayaritFamily friendly
Grand Decameron ComplexThree hotel units and 620 rooms on the long beach at Bucerías.
7.7 Good San José del Cabo, Los CabosFamily friendly
Grand Decameron Los CabosPool bars, a nightclub and live shows, five minutes from San José del Cabo.
8.6 Fabulous CancúnEveryone
Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancun All Inclusive Spa ResortCancún's north-end beach, a Forbes four-star spa and a French dining room
6.8 Pleasant CancúnEveryone
Grand Oasis PalmA pirate-ship kids' zone and adults-only Sian Ka'an suites on the Nichupté lagoon
Puerto Morelos, Riviera MayaEveryone
Hotel Marina El Cid Spa & Beach ResortFamily all-inclusive on the Puerto Morelos reef with five restaurants and its own marina
IxtapaFamily friendly
Krystal IxtapaA beachfront resort on Bahía el Palmar with a Moroccan-style dinner room.
Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera NayaritEveryone
Marival Distinct All-Suites & World Spa, Handwritten CollectionSuites-only Italo-Mexican resort with a beach club and a rooftop infinity pool
6.8 Pleasant CancúnFamily friendly
Oasis PalmFamily resort on Cancun's beach with a pirate ship, a river and 13 restaurants
8.0 Very good Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera NayaritFamily friendly
Occidental Nuevo VallartaFive-star all-inclusive in Nuevo Vallarta, 25 minutes from Puerto Vallarta airport
San José del Cabo, Los CabosFamily friendly
Royal Solaris Los Cabos390 hacienda-style rooms on the beach, with a water park and nightly shows.
Riviera NayaritFamily friendly
Samba Vallarta All InclusiveA beachfront all-inclusive on Banderas Bay with Italian and Mexican dinners.
Adults only 8.3 Very good Cancún20 min from CUN
Sandos CancunAdults-only all-inclusive on the Cancún hotel zone with 3 infinity pools and 5 restaurants
6.5 Pleasant CancúnEveryone
The Grand Oasis Cancun1,378 rooms on a Cancún beach, with 22 restaurants and a 1,320-foot pool
7.6 Good CancúnEveryone
The Pyramid at Grand Oasis243 rooms and an adults-only wing, with 23 restaurants across the complex
7.5 Good CancúnEveryone
The Sens CancunCalm-water beach, fourteen restaurants and ocean or lagoon views in the Hotel Zone
Adults only 9.3 Superb Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya25 min from CUN
Valentin Imperial Riviera MayaAdults-only hacienda on Playa del Secreto, with a lazy-river pool and seven restaurants
8.0 Very good Marina Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta, Puerto VallartaFamily friendly
Vamar Vallarta All Inclusive Marina & Beach ResortA family resort in Marina Vallarta, five minutes from the airport.
Nuevo Vallarta, Riviera NayaritEveryone