Dreams Playa Mujeres Golf & Spa Resort

The short version

Families who want plenty to do without leaving the gates should look at Dreams Playa Mujeres. It has 502 suites, some of them connecting, about 65,000 square feet of pools and its own water park, all inside a gated community roughly 10 miles north of downtown Cancun. Teens and tweens get alcohol-free bars of their own, and the adults in your group can walk three minutes to Secrets Playa Mujeres for a change of scene.

Best for Families with young kids Families with teens Multi-generation groups Big-resort variety

Good to know

• 502 suites, with connecting rooms available for families who want to stay side by side.
• About 65,000 square feet of pools, plus a water park on the property.
• The resort counts 22 restaurants and bars. Thirteen of them are bars and lounges, and some are alcohol-free spots for teens and tweens.
• Guests 18 and older can use the restaurants, bars and facilities at adults-only Secrets Playa Mujeres, a three-minute walk away.
• The spa covers nearly 16,000 square feet, and the resort sits in a gated community about 10 miles north of downtown Cancun.

Before you book

• Airport transfers are not part of the stay. You pay for the ride to and from the airport yourself.
• Access to Secrets Playa Mujeres is for guests 18 and older only, and its Preferred Club areas are excluded.