Cancun

Where to stay in Cancun

Read all about where to stay in Cancun, to find out which are the best areas and beaches in the city. Stay on top of this subject and ensure the perfect location for your stay. Throughout this text, we will talk about the best regions and the pros and cons of staying in each one. Pay attention to that!

Hotels on the beach in Cancun

After reading this article, check out our tips about how to save a lot of money on your trip to Cancun. It is the most accessed article on our blog and will help you a lot with all the trip planning. There are several unmissable tips that will save you A LOT of cash and set up your entire trip to Cancun.

Understand which are the regions of Cancun

The city of Cancun is basically divided into two parts: the Center and the Hotel Zone. These are the two options for where to stay in Cancun and we will talk more about each one. See the map below:

Map of the best regions to stay in Cancun: Hotel Zone and City Center

1) Cancun Hotel Zone: our favorite

Most tourists stay in the Hotel Zone because of the luxurious infrastructure and facilities that we find in this region, such as exclusive beaches, great stores, shopping malls, nightclubs and trendy restaurants. This is definitely where the famous Cancun excitement is. And, in our opinion, it is the best option of where to stay in Cancun. It is our favorite!!!

Luxury hotel in Cancun Hotel Zone

If you want to see better where this region is and which hotels are there, click here to open a map that we have set up showing all the hotels within that region that are excellent. We have already put it as a filter to only show hotels with a score of 8 upwards, which will guarantee an excellent accommodation. Then just put the date of the trip to see the prices and choose your own. Staying inside that orange line that shows on the map, there is no error.

Map of best hotels in the Hotel Zone in Cancun

A tip for those who want to stay on a quiet beach in the Hotel Zone: this area is shaped like the number “7”. The top part of the seven, however, is where the calm and peaceful beaches are, while the east side, the “leg” of the seven, faces the open sea, that is, the waves are much stronger and more intense.

Cancun Hotel Zone map

It is not only the sea at the top of the “7” that is calmer, so are the hotels in this region. In a nutshell, understand that the upper part of the “7” is the least developed, the old Cancun. The bottom of the “7”, on the other hand, is where you can find the best hotels and all the excitement there. The latter, therefore, is the most sought after by visitors.

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2) Cancun Center

If you like freedom and culture, then you should definitely stay at the Cancun Center! There, it is where you can have direct contact with the routine of Mexicans, feel the rhythm of the city and discover the oldest parks, squares and markets in the area. In addition to having the opportunity to visit incredible public beaches, which have a completely different footprint than the beaches of hotels.

Cancun Center

Some of the main sights of the Cancun Center are: Mercado 28, Las Palapas Park, Plaza Bonita and Cancun Planetarium. But, it is clear that the structure of the Center and the hotels that are there is much inferior to the luxurious structure of the Hotel Zone. Look at the map below for some options for your accommodation:

Map of Downtown Cancun Hotels

As they are far from the tourist center, these beaches are frequented by the Mexicans themselves and are generally more empty and quiet than those of large hotels. Some that we can recommend are: Playa Tortugas, Playa Langosta and Playa Delfines. In all of them you can enjoy some moments of tranquility and even come across dolphins!

Don’t worry, if you stay in downtown Cancun, nothing will stop you from enjoying the amenities and nightlife of the Hotel Zone. However, in this case we recommend that you rent a car to facilitate your mobility, especially to public beaches, in a journey of only 20 minutes. If you want to take this bus tour, know that it is also possible, but it takes twice as long.

Cancun Beach

Hotels we’ve stayed in over the past few trips:

  • Hotel Solymar in Cancun: The cheapest hotel in the hotel zone. We stayed a few days to focus on the tours and not spend too much on the hotel. We love it. Great cost benefit and well located!
  • Hotel The Royal Sands in Cancun: The cheapest and all-inclusive 5-star hotel. It is not the same as the other 5-star hotels, but it is the cheapest and very worth it!
  • Hotel Live Aqua Beach in Cancun: The all-inclusive 5-star hotel we stayed in and found it SENSATIONAL.

Hotel Live Aqua Beach in Cancun

How to find great hotels and resorts at unbeatable prices in Cancun

A great tip for finding great hotels and resorts all-inclusive with incredible prices, in the region you want and save a lot on lodging in Cancun is to use this Hotel Search Engine in Cancun. We always use it as it is the largest hotel booking site in the world and therefore it is the best place to book with confidence and security.

Not to mention that it has all the hotels and resorts in Cancun and the world in his research and unbeatable prices due to the strong negotiation they do with the hotels. We always make our reservations there so we don’t have any problems and we always save a lot, especially in the Caribbean.

Luxury hotel in Cancun

Another very good tip is that this search engine has a very strong partnership with the establishments and they offer free cancellation with almost all hotels. This is great, because the factor that will save you the most in hosting is the advance. This is the most important tip.

The sooner you make the reservation, you can be sure that the cheaper you will pay. So, you can book your hotel now, to guarantee the lowest price, and if you find a better one afterwards or don’t want to stay in it, just cancel for free.

How to use your cell phone in Cancun

Being able to use the Internet from your cell phone in Cancun is very worthwhile. The tourist attractions, restaurants, shopping malls and beaches have great applications. In addition, you save by not having to rent a GPS for the car with the rental company, you can search the addresses and times of the places, see the weather forecast to plan for the tours and beaches, stay connected with everyone through applications and post your photos of Cancun on social networks.

Woman using cell phone on the beach

If you want, see all our tips to use your cell phone in Cancun. It’s super cheap and you’ll be able to use your cell phone all day and anywhere. And, you can also search all about where to stay in Cancun for when you’re there.

Important tips to enjoy much more your trip to Cancun

Another good tip is that many people think it is not worthwhile to rent a car in Cancun, but it all depends on how your trip will be. If you are staying at the hotel every day, it really is not worth it. But, if you are going on tours, want to go to shopping malls and tourist spots, they are all a little bit apart and the car is great for getting around.

Even in the hotel zone that has everything there, the distance between the points is great, and without the car you need to take a taxi or public bus. With the car, you have more comfort and freedom, not to mention the economy, because with the value of the transport that you will spend from the airport to the hotel and vice versa, you have already paid the rent of a car for almost 5 days. If you want to know all the tips on the subject and how to get incredible prices, see our full article about how to rent a car in Cancun.

Travel car rental service

Where to buy the cheapest tickets for tours and tourist attractions in Cancun

A good suggestion to save money is to buy tickets, tours and excursions in advance online. It costs a lot less and you don’t waste time in lines there in Cancun. We have done a lot of research and the site that always has the best prices is this Cancun tickets website. They are the biggest tours tickets website in the world.

Xcaret Park in Cancun

The unmissable tours that cannot be left out of your trip in any way are: the excursion to Isla Mujeres, excursion to X-Caret or Xel-Hå (two incredible natural parks), the Coco Bongo party and the excursion to Chichén Itzå, which is one of the seven wonders of the world. It also has the swim with dolphins which is incredible. Virtually all tours pick you up at your hotel and drop you back there.

Don’t forget about travel insurance to Cancun

Another tip is to not forget to take international travel insurance to Cancun, as it is very important and no one should leave the country without one. If you want, read our article about travel insurance for Cancun and see tips on how to get good insurance at an incredible price. It is super cheap and very worth it.

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