Sandos Cancun Resort

Small for Cancun resort, with contemporary but cut-price rooms (there are 3-night minimum stay deals through their website only), the Sandos nonetheless sits on the best stretch of beach in Cancún’s coveted hotel zone.

Rooms are plain – with white walls and polished stone floor tiles, but they have spacious marble bathrooms with huge vanity mirrors. All have ocean or lagoon views. Some have both. Consider and upgrade to a balcony room for a balcony with space to sit and sip a cocktail, with the ocean at your feet.

Facilities are five-star, with three swimming pools – linked with cascades – a Nausicaa spa and a rooftop tennis court.