Hi all
Looking for Mayan Resort suggestions for a 40ish yr old plus environment, Adults only All Inclusive resort. Good food and nice rooms. Don’t need crazy nightlife but some entertainment is great. 4 star plus. Don’t want to be set far back in the jungle.
I’ve done some research but with the number of resorts it’s a tad overwhelming.
Thank in advance all

Bahia Principe Akumul has an adult only area. And it is on the beach. And you get to use all the resorts if you get the adult only.

Judy it's a great spot, wonderful hotel!

Judy also second this hotel! We went in January and it was fabulous

Judy yes this is a great Adult Resort

Judy can you please tell me which airline you booked his hotel through? Thank you

Su I am actually going to Bahia Principe Luxury Sia Kaan (which is all adult only with access to all the resorts and restaurants) which is also a part of this huge resort but not on the beach but is adult only and flying with westjet. I think air canada does Akumul. Check out both.

Judy what was the food like there

Bev it has been awhile will find out in awhile

Judy Totally agree!!!

Judy Luxury Bahia Principe Sian Ka'an

Palace resorts, excellent everything and 10 min from airport!

Cathi and amazing service

Cathi Totally agree!!! Riu Palaces

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The Excellence resorts are adult only, unbelievable food, a little entertainment but no nightlife so the resort is nice and quiet. 10/10 honestly.

Amanda 100% agree! Excellence Playa Mujeres was amazing. Food was the best we have ever had at an all inclusive.

I have a girlfriend who also went to the excellence in Jamaica and said it was unmatched! They’re the best.

We went to Excellence Playa Mujeres. It was the best experience ever!!!! Worth every penny

Amanda 100% agree. I did excellence riviera Maya. Was amazing!!

Amanda Yes the Excellence is an awesome resort! I concur.

El dorado royale by Karisma!

Mitch totally agree. I have stayed there in the Casitas twice and it’s amazing. They also have so many amazing restaurants, a Starbucks, Cat hotels on the grounds, golf carts to courier you around the resort, a tour of their own personal veggie gardens, etc. This place is the best.

Mitch
agree. Best food I have had at an All-inclusive, and bonus, no children!!

Bahia Principe Sian ka'an is quite nice. Right across the highway from their other 3 resorts in the Mayan Riviera

Priscill also great markets etc

Dreams Tulum Resort & Spa, wonderful food, quite and relaxing.

PapaBear my x- husband and I went to this amazing place and it’s all worth the$$& amenities

Susanne i never take my x anywhere, i take my current wife.

I’m looking too- just looking

Highly recommend TRS Yucatán. It’s the adult only part of the Grand Palladium and you can access the other 3 resorts by golf cart or by walking. Rooms are huge!

I stayed at a Blue Bay adult resort in Cancun. I had a great experience there…

Grand Riviera Princess has a adults only area of the resort. I believe they shared everything with Riviera and Sunset. Great time, good food and entertainment. I stayed at the Riviera platinum and many our age and not many kids. Found most of the kids were at the family club part of the resort.

We have done akumal beach health and welwellness a couple times and it was great!! Not many kids we have seen in the past. When we went our resort was fully booked and you would have never known! So spacious. They some with an ourdoor tub on your patio. The food was fabulous good beverages. Staff are amazing! The best of the best snorkeling. Lots to do there! Mintues from Talum

We did a lot of research before going this year and went with Iberostar as their reviews stood out the most to us and it didn’t disappoint

We LOVED Secrets Maroma.

Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya
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Valentin Imperial Riviera Maya · Carretera Federal 307 Puerto Juarez KM 311, 77710 Playa del Carmen, Q.R., Mexico

Barcelo Maya Riviera has a new adults only resort. It’s beautiful and you have access to the other 5 resorts as well.

We looooved our stay at the Platinum Yucatan Princess. You can find the party each night but it isn’t wild out in the open. The rooms were beautiful and we got a swim out suite. The food was top notch. Highly recommend

Aleisha came here to recommend pyp also! Highly recommended. It is sister resort to grand Rivera princess so you get access to both also. Nice, intimate, and quiet and if you want to switch it up you can go to the sister resort

So good to know!!!

Gene Lung check the comments

Ocean coral and turquesa
-not huge resort
-great food
-fun but not total party
-close to the airport ( 30 min)

Keri Loved this place! (It wasn't Adults Only, though as is requested by poster). Beautiful resort and perfect size.

Pam Lenihan
Margaritaville island reserve

We are there right now, we walked by Hilton Zilara opening in 2 days looks amazing and it will be adults only. Located just north of Playa del Carmen.

Temptations mexico

Any of the Excellence resorts are amazing

TRS Yucatan
Beautiful rooms, great food many pools to choose from plus it’s attached to 3 other family resorts so your options are endless

Jolane Kennedy

Barcelo Mayan

Sun Palace for 41/2 star or LeBlanc 5+ star. Both adults only. Both in Cancun

Any of the Secrets in the Mayan area are great.

Andrea I second Secrets! Adult only, food was amazing!

Shannon Majewski isn’t it swinging resort

Fidélio Borges not that I know of and not that I ever saw but I’m sure there are some ppl who indulge. Not a reason to not go though, no one is going to bother you if you’re not interested.

Shannon Majewski Agreed. We have been to 4 Secrets and we are going Feb. 2023 to Secrets Akumal Riviera Maya. We love the entertainment and the food...and the beaches on the eastern side of Mexico!

Fidélio Borges nooo. That’s more like Temptations. LOL. Secrets is chill.

Fidélio Borges not that I’ve ever seen. It’s not like a Desires or Hedonism resort. We’ve been to Secrets resorts 8 times.

Kerrie how was desires, or hedonism?

Fidélio Borges no idea, why don’t you go and get back to me?

Catalonia Royale I believe...small adult only resort. Amazing beach, no big resorts around it.

Sunset princess

https://www.eldoradosparesorts.com/seaside-suites
We stayed here for a wedding. It was amazing. Food was delish lots to choose from. Huge resort. I was sure it was 25 and up but we did meet a few who were early 20’s so I think it’s 18 and up for a few of the buildings. We also had a pool on our deck. Kind of like a trough lol.
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Munni Chahal
Royalton CHIC Cancun is adults only and central!!

Would 100% recommend the Riviera Maya Imperial Valentine,
The best food and they have an incredible live band that plays every night.

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The Secrets resorts in that area are amazing!!

Hyatt zilara maya riviera adult only opens dec 1st. chk for grand opening specials

Hotel Xcaret Arte, But it's a bit pricey.
Top-notch food and stay.
The Arte is an adults-only hotel and comes with all sorts of other all-inclusive activities in these eco-parks that the hotel owns.

Lance
Haven’t been to Arte as it was being built when we were at Hotel Xcaret.
Xcaret was amazing!!

Unico

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Royal hideaway Mayan riveria

Ocean Maya Royale.. food is incredible.. rooms are lovely, pool entertainment is great! And the beach walk is awesome too.

Haven Cancun, 15 mins drive from airport, towards riviera, not on the strip. Newish, super modern and beautiful, drinks are top notch, food and service incredible. Pools are beautiful, adults only. Get a swim out suite .

Barcelo Maya Riviera has a new adults only resort. It’s beautiful and you have access to the other 5 resorts as well. Plus you get hot tub at terrace, Cancun

Barcelo Maya Riviera, we spent last Christmas there and it was beautiful. The bed is amazing and bigger than a king size. Also Excellence Playa Mujeres as well. Number 1 choice is Excellence Playa Mujeres(but it was very pricy last Christmas) and number 2 choice is Barcelo Maya Riviera.

Miria the Barcelos are wonderful but so so large.

Iberostars are great. Recommend them. & Ocean Riviera paradise. Good luck

El Dorado Seaside Suites its a smaller resort adult only but has a beautiful beach, entertainment and activities

Imperial valentin

Azul by Karisma. Any Karisma is amazing actually

Thank you so much for posting this!!! That’s the best summary, its a tad overwhelming! Ive never done Mexico and love the look of the beaches in Maya…however I’ve looked for months and gone back and forth and many have so many pros and cons!

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There are several resorts by Karisma in the Mayan. Secrets is also a good adult only AI resort

Secrets akumal!!

Valentine imperial Maya.

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We just stayed at the Valentin Imperial in March ! Wonderful !! Best yet in that area !

Travel Only With Tracy

Secrets Akumal. 10/10.

Betty Bulman

Secrets The Vine in Cancun is beautiful

Barcelo Maya Adult Only... 2 km of beach and all your asking for, highly recomend

Haven Rivera Resort was amazing

Secrets resorts, I would recommend Secrets Akumal if you like snorkelling, Secrets Maroma if you prefer a quieter beach. There is a new resort that just opened Secrets Moxche that is apparently great if you like pools.
My favourite is absolutely Secrets Akumal.

Akumal was nice and it was through sunwing I believe

I always went to Club Med. Before Cancun had a big hurricane it was an Adults Only. It includes sports as well as entertainment.

Any of you guys know if I have to apply for a new passport if my child’s passport is expiring in July 2023? We plan to travel in February 2023 to Mexico or Cuba.

Jeanette for travel to Mexico or Cuba, as well as any international travel. The validity of your passport must be minimum of six months from the day that you land.

Glynis thank u!

Technically, countries vary from...
1. "Passport just needs to be valid for the duration of your stay" to
2. "Passport must be valid for at least three months after the day you plan to go home" to
3. "Passport must be valid for at least six months after the day you arrive"
(and other variations in between).
Canada, The United States, and Mexico all actually fall under #1. For Cuba, the passport must be valid for at least two months after the day you plan to go home.
*However* it's also true that one could potentially run into an airline or perhaps misinformed employee that chooses not to enforce the country regulations shown in Timatic (the database that airlines around the world use to verify travel documents). So to be 100% safe from having issues you probably want to have it valid for 6 months after the day you arrive which covers the vast majority of countries.
The Bahamas, Panama, and Bhutan are three countries where technically it's supposed to be valid for at least six months after the day you *plan to go home*

Chris thank u so much. I’m just dreading in applying for a new passport for my son because of all the delays happening lately.

Many of the comments I've seen lately from Canadians suggest that *new* applicants are receiving their passports in as little as 2-3 weeks. To the anger of those who applied in say, June, and haven't received one. There's kind of two systems processing applications right now: recent applications (going quickly) and the system still dealing with the backlog from spring/summer/early fall (taking forever).

Chris that’s good to know. Thank you for the updated information.

How would Fairmont Mayakoba compare to all these?

Luxury Bahia Principe Sian Ka'an

Hotel Catalonia was great for us a few years ago. Clean, small, easy to manoeuvre. Great food, adult pool and kid pool - snorkeling, if you want more “town” scene”, it’s a short walk to Adventoras (sp)

Barcelo Maya Grand resorts by Akumal are a great chain
2x5* adults only and 4x4.5* resorts
Beautiful water at the Caribe Little Rock in the first bit of the water so just take water shoes and a pool floaty and your set

Iberostar Grand. Adults only.