Cancún Hotel Zone

Last updated: June 13th

indicates beach has been widened. See beach update page
indicates hotel open or partially open

According to the Cancún Hotel Association, 20,233 (74%) of Cancún’s 27,000+ hotel rooms are ‘open for business’, but this figure includes all hotels in Downtown Cancún.

Bear in mind that hotels that have re-opened, may not yet be fully operational.

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Zona Hotelera – Hotel Zone

Listed in order as if travelling from downtown Cancún, around the island in the direction of the airport

Aquamarina Beach Resort Hotel
Located on the north facing Playa Las Perlas. Open since November 15th, 2005
Hotel website

Gran Costa Real Cancún
Open, overlooking Playa Linda.
Hotel website

Oasis Palm Beach
Re-opening delayed again; now March 8th
Hotel website

Riu Caribe
Re-opened on December 20th, 2005. Jeff Schultz took this photo from one of the hotel’s presidential suites on January 8th… and this photo was taken on Feb.21st showing the great beach.
Hotel website

Presidente Intercontinental
Was scheduled to re-open on March 10th, but no confirmation yet…
Hotel website

Ambiance Villas at Kin-Ha
Was scheduled to re-open on January 20th
Hotel website

Oasis Viva Beach
Open. See photos taken on February 6th and March 13th
Hotel website

Riu Palace Las Americas
All-inclusive resort hotel which opened in February 2004. Open since November 5th, 2005. View photos taken on January 5th.
Hotel website

Riu Cancún
Open since November 11th, 2005. View photos of the beach taken on January 8th and February 13th.
Hotel website

Fiesta Americana Grand Coral Beach
Re-opened on February 1st. You can clearly see finishing touches being made to poolside palapas on Jan. 19th
Hotel website

Dreams Cancún Resort and Spa
Situated at Punta Cancún. Re-opened on December 24th, 2005
Hotel website

Punta Cancún

Hyatt Regency Cancún estimate for beach
Closed until further notice. I’m hearing "Autumn 2006"
website

NH Krystal Cancún estimate for beach
Re-opened on April 1st… but on that date still had to finish the health club, Bogart’s restaurant and tennis courts.
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Royal Sunset
Re-opened on November 5th, 2005. The beaches were almost wiped out along this stretch. View photo taken on January 8th.
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Le Blanc Spa Resort
The luxury brand of Palace Resorts. Hotel opened just two months prior to Wilma. After being patched up, re-opened on January 9th
website

Hyatt Cancún Caribe Villas & Resort
Sceduled to re-open on July 15th
website

Gran Caribe Real Cancún
Was due to re-open on December 24th, 2005. In March 2006, some of the ‘villas’ were  being demolished. View photo taken from balcony on March 11th, looking south along the ‘wave’ side  of the hotel strip.
website

Flamingo Cancún Resort & Plaza
Was scheduled to open on November 30th, 2005
website

Avalon Baccara
???
website

Avalon Grand Cancún
Scheduled to re-open sometime in the autumn
website

Beach Palace
Under demolition. A 15-floor hotel will rise in its place.
website

Meliá Turquesa
Another opening postponed until the autumn
website

Park Royal Piramides
Re-opened to members on March 1st; Non-members from July 1st. View photo taken mid-March, before the beach recovery.
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Sheraton Cancún Towers
Not scheduled to reopen until December 31st 2006.
website
The Sheraton Resort building is being demolished and the Westin Lagunamar Ocean Resort will rise in its place… the first phase of which is still on schedule to open in 2007.

Fiesta Americana Grand Aqua
Not scheduled to open until November 2006. View photo taken on October 30th, 2005
website

Villas Marlin
???
website

Barceló Tucancun Beach
Open since April 22nd after remodelling.
website

Casa Turquesa
Should re-open sometime in June 2006. You can see how urgent the beach recovery is needed in this photo taken on March 11th
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Royal Sands
Re-opened on November 5th, 2005. See photo of beach prior to beach recovery, and happier times (March 15th). Check out the Royal Resorts galleries for more recent photos. Read more at: More sand at the Sands
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Ritz Carlton Cancún
Scheduled to re-open on June 15th
website

Golden Crown Paradise
Open. View photos taken on February 4th
website

Le Meridien
Some rooms and restaurants opened on November 16th. All 213 rooms and the spa opened on December 1st, 2005. Operating normally. View photos taken at the beach in front of the hotel on January 5th and again on January 16th
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Cancún Palace
The remodelled hotel is scheduled to re-open in December 2006
website 

J W Marriot Cancún Resort & Spa
Open, but with very limited services. Check their website

CasaMagna Marriott Cancún Resort
Scheduled to re-open on July 1st
website

Gran Meliá Cancún
The hotel will be 100% operational by March 27th, with rooms having been remodelled (new furniture, beds, plasma TVs, etc.). Scheduled to open to individuals on March 31st. View photo taken on March 5th
website

Fiesta Americana Condesa Cancún
Was scheduled to open at the end of January, now revised to February 16th. View photos taken on Jan. 9th and on March 5th (after the beach recovery)
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Grand Oasis Cancún
Re-opened on February 9th
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Oasis Cancún
Re-opened on February 16th. View photos of beach taken on Jan. 9th and a week before the beach recovery on Feb. 20th.
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Omni Cancún Hotel & Villas
Re-opened on March 1st. The beach front restaurant – Piña Colada – will re-open on March 15th. View photo of beach taken on Jan. 9th, and Jan. 29th (good view of the Oasis hotels north towards Punta Cancún). Another shot of the beach recovery operation taken on Feb. 22nd.
website

Royal Mayan
Re-opened on November 5th, 2005
website

See the Royal Resorts’ webcams and galleries for more recent photos.

Royal Caribbean
Re-opened on November 5th, 2005
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Royal Islander
Re-opened on November 5th, 2005. See: Beach recovery moves up a gear
website

There’s something going up in between the Islander and the Hilton. This photo courtesy Lee Taylor, Feb. 2006. Jim Wehrle took this on March 5th

Hilton Cancun Golf & Spa Resort
Re-opened on May 1st. View photos taken on Jan. 8th, and on Feb. 22nd during the beach recovery.
website

El Pueblito
Hoped to be fully operational by May 2006, but this didn’t happen. The hotel do not respond to emails, so I cannot confirm status. View photo taken on Feb. 22nd
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Crown Paradise Club
Open. View photos taken on February 11th, after beach recovery, and on Feb. 22nd
website

Oasis Playa
Re-opened on March 4th
website

Solymar Beach Resort
???
website

Gran Royal Solaris
???
website

Royal Solaris Caribe
Due to re-open on May 1st
website

Hotetur Beach Paradise
Re-opening on May 1st
website

Sun Palace Resort
Will re-open in December 2006 as a "couples only" resort
website

Westin Resort & Spa Cancún
Club Regina (timeshare) section re-opened in December. Closed to non-timeshare guests until June 1st
website

Club Med Cancún
Last I heard, will not re-open until November 11th, 2006
website

Disclaimer: I’m offering this information as a service. While I am continually updating this page, I reserve the right to make the occasional mistake (especially when hotels and / or PRO’s do not return my emails). Thanks.