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Best Family Hotels in Cancun, Checked Against the Flag on the Beach

We checked ten of the best family hotels in Cancun against their own websites and the city's own beach data in October 2026, from Punta Nizuc to downtown. The finding that reorders the list is the sea. On the morning of 3 October 2026 the municipality's public-beach dashboard showed red flags on seven of its twelve public beaches and green on none, including the beach next door to a hotel that promises calm waters and the two either side of a hotel that calls its beach a safe swimming area. So every pick below carries its kids club ages and hours, the room a family actually fits in, what a child costs and what the operator does not say about the water.

Best for a family of four: Club Med Cancun

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By Emma16 min readPublished Rooms checked October 2026
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Cancun's Hotel Zone from above, with the beach on one side and the Nichupte Lagoon behind
Photo: Alexey M. · CC BY-SA 4.0

In Brief

Which Cancun hotel is best for a family?

Club Med Cancun is the strongest family pick in the top band: clubs from babies to age 17, interconnecting rooms for four to six and a capacity on every room. The Grand Oasis Cancun is the value pick, the only hotel publishing a standing child price. Check the day's beach flag before anyone swims.

Key takeaways

  • On 3 October 2026 the city's dashboard had red flags on 7 of 12 public beaches and green on none
  • Only three of the ten publish kids club hours, and all three give 9am to 5pm
  • Five sell two joined rooms as one family product, and only two publish a capacity for every room
  • Sargassum is easing, with the September 2026 university bulletin expecting declines until possibly November

Which rooms actually fit your family

Find your party shape along the top, then read down. A tick means the hotel publishes a room that holds that group in one booking. A dash means the hotel does not publish the fact at all, which is not the same as a no, and is why the column exists.

Room configurations by family size for 10 hotels in Cancun
Hotel2+12+22+32 + babyConnectingCotRollaway
Club Med CancunYesYesYesYesYesBaby bed on demand and a Baby Welcome pack, included in the package with no separate priceNot published
The Grand Oasis CancunNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedYesNot publishedFree of charge, published in the FAQ alongside a high chairNot published
Hotel Riu CaribeNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedYesNot published on the hotel or rooms pageNot published
Grand Oasis PalmNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedYesNot published on the Grand Oasis Palm pageNot published
Grand Park Royal CancunYesYesNoNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Fiesta Americana Condesa Cancun All InclusiveNot publishedNot publishedYesYesNot publishedOn request through the Guest Services Manager, subject to availability, with no price publishedNot recommended in rooms with two beds for safety and space reasons, and available in King rooms subject to availability, with no price
Paradisus CancunNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedYesNot publishedNot published
Iberostar Selection CancunNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedYesNot publishedNot published
Royal Solaris CancunNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Smart Cancun by OasisNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published

Every tick and figure comes from the hotel's own site or its brand's, read on 3 October 2026. A dash means the operator publishes nothing, which is not a no. The connecting column is strict: a yes means the operator sells two joined rooms as one bookable product, which Club Med, Riu Caribe, Iberostar, Paradisus and Grand Oasis Palm do, while Fiesta Americana Condesa's on request and not guaranteed stays unverified. Occupancy is the weak spot in Cancun. Only Club Med and Grand Park Royal publish a capacity for every room, so most party-size ticks here are unverified rather than no.

These are family facts, and family facts go stale. This table is set for re-verification in April 2027.

Which one fits how your family travels

Find the row that sounds like your trip. Every pick below names the family it is wrong for, so you can book on fit rather than on rank.

If you areBookWhy
Bringing a baby under twoClub Med CancunBaby Club Med and a Baby Welcome pack with a crib, though the club costs extra and its age range is given as 4 to 23 months in one place and 0 to 2 years in another.
Two adults and two children wanting a door between bedroomsHotel Riu CaribeIt sells connecting doubles as their own category and a 67 m2 Family Suite with two bedrooms.
Five people wanting real beds in one suiteFiesta Americana Condesa Cancun All InclusiveThe 2 Bedroom Master Suite has a king, two double beds and a sofa bed. Avoid the Family Suite, which claims five on a king and a sofa bed.
Wanting the child price in writingThe Grand Oasis CancunUnder 4 free, 4 to 12 at 30 per cent of the adult price, 13 and over as adults, plus a free cot.
Travelling with a 13- to 15-year-oldIberostar Selection CancunStar Camp keeps one programme running from 4 to 15, where most clubs here stop at 12.
Children who will live in the water parkRoyal Solaris CancunWater park hours and slide ages are published: 4 to 12 on the waterslide and 8 to 17 on the large slide.
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What the bands mean

No operator here publishes a fixed family price, so the bands are relative tiers. Most quote in US dollars and some in Mexican pesos: Royal Solaris lists rooms from 5,729 Mexican pesos, while Hotel Riu Caribe quotes from 104 US dollars per person per night in a standard double. What a child costs is the bigger unknown. Only The Grand Oasis Cancun publishes a standing rule: children up to 3 stay free, 4 to 12 pay 30 per cent of the adult price, and 13 and over pay as adults. Grand Park Royal defines children as 0 to 12 inside its promotion terms, Club Med advertises kids under 4 free as a promotion, and Fiesta Americana's booking engine counts children from 5, a year after its own kids club starts. Riu's brand terms offer free kids at listed hotels when children share with two adults, with no age. The other five publish no child figure. Free airport transfers come with conditions: four nights or more booked direct at Royal Solaris and Fiesta Americana Condesa, five nights booked direct at Grand Park Royal, and direct bookings only at the Oasis hotels.

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A downtown city hotel, room only, with breakfast extra
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Hotel Zone all-inclusives at the value end, priced per person or from a peso room rate
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Hotel Zone all-inclusives with suites, family tiers and published occupancy
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Premium all-inclusive packages with their own family or concierge tier

The 10 hotels, and the room to ask for at each

Walking times are to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance. Nothing here is measured in walking minutes, because every hotel is reached by road and the Hotel Zone is one long boulevard numbered by the kilometre. Each card carries the operator's own airport time or distance, quoted as its claim, and where an operator publishes two times for the same trip both are given. Beach flags come from the Benito Juarez municipality's public-beach dashboard, which reports the twelve public beaches rather than hotel frontage and shows every flag as red outside lifeguard hours of 9am to 7pm.

  • Rocky shore and shallow turquoise water at Punta Nizuc, the southern tip of Cancun's Hotel Zone

    Punta Nizuc

    Club Med Cancun

    €€€€
    Rated 4.6 out of 5 on Google Maps from 5,522 reviews, as of October 2026
    Best for four

    An all-inclusive on its own peninsula at Punta Nizuc, and the only hotel here that publishes a children's programme for every age from babies to 17 alongside a capacity figure for every room.

    Room to book
    Family Oasis Deluxe Room Oceanfront, 678 sq ft with a separate children's room, capacity 3 to 5
    Children stay free
    Kids under 4 stay free, published as a promotion with conditions for travel until April 2027
    Breakfast for children
    Included in the all-inclusive, with no separate child price published
    Walk to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    15 minutes on the homepage and 20 minutes in the factsheet to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    Right for
    A family with a baby or a teenager who wants one programme to cover both.
    Wrong for
    Parents of a two- or three-year-old expecting childcare in the price, because Petit Club Med costs extra.
    The catch
    The two youngest clubs cost extra: Baby Club Med, which the brand page gives as 4 to 23 months and the factsheet as 0 to 2 years, and Petit Club Med for ages 2 to 3 are both on demand at extra cost, and no club publishes its hours. The Taco Arte beach lounge, a restaurant and bar, is closed from 7 September to 25 October 2026.
    Check family rooms and dates at Club Med CancunOpens the live rate for your dates
  • A golf course and the Nichupte Lagoon behind hotel buildings in the southern Hotel Zone

    Hotel Zone, km 16.5

    The Grand Oasis Cancun

    €€
    Rated 3.6 out of 5 on Google Maps from 23,991 reviews, as of October 2026
    Best value

    A beachfront all-inclusive at km 16.5 that publishes what the others leave out: children under 4 free, ages 4 to 12 at 30 per cent of the adult price, a free cot and a free kids club with hours.

    Room to book
    Grand Ocean View, 48 m2 with one king or two double beds
    Children stay free
    Children up to 3 stay free, 4 to 12 pay 30 per cent of the adult price, and 13 and over pay the adult rate
    Breakfast for children
    Included in the all-inclusive at the child rate above
    Walk to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    No published time from km 16.5 of Boulevard Kukulcan to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    Right for
    A family who wants to know what each child costs before booking.
    Wrong for
    A family of five, because no room publishes an occupancy beyond its bed list.
    The catch
    Its FAQ calls the beach a safe swimming area, yet on the morning of 3 October 2026 the municipality had red flags on Ballenas and Delfines, the public beaches either side of km 16.5. Its pool listing says no life jackets for children, no inflatables and a depth of 135 cm with no shallow end listed, and the kids club is advertised from age 2 while the child price band starts at 4.
    Check family rooms and dates at The Grand Oasis CancunOpens the live rate for your dates
  • Playa Tortugas, a public beach at km 6.4 of Cancun's Hotel Zone, with hotels along the sand

    Hotel Zone, km 5.5

    Hotel Riu Caribe

    €€
    Rated 4.4 out of 5 on Google Maps from 9,771 reviews, as of October 2026

    A 500-plus room all-inclusive at km 5.5 that sells genuine connecting rooms as their own category and a 67 m2 two-bedroom Family Suite, with RIU Land for ages 4 to 12.

    Room to book
    Family Suite (2 Bedrooms), 67 m2, with two 125 cm beds in one bedroom and a super king in the other
    Children stay free
    A brand campaign term says free kids apply only at listed hotels when children share with two adults, with no age given
    Breakfast for children
    Included in the 24-hour all-inclusive, served 07:00 to 11:30 in the Coral restaurant
    Walk to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    21 km and 30 to 45 minutes depending on traffic to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    Right for
    Two adults and two children who want a door between the bedrooms.
    Wrong for
    A family after quiet evenings, because the hotel hosts four RIU Party themed nights with a dedicated party pool.
    The catch
    Its FAQ promises calm waters, and on the morning of 3 October 2026 the municipality's dashboard had a red flag on Playa Pez Volador, the public beach at km 5.4 next door. No room publishes a maximum occupancy, and the twin beds in every room are 125 cm wide, which the operator calls twin extra-long.
    Check family rooms and dates at Hotel Riu CaribeOpens the live rate for your dates
  • Weathered wooden posts in the water at Playa Langosta, a public beach at km 5 of the Hotel Zone

    Hotel Zone, km 4.5

    Grand Oasis Palm

    €€
    Rated 4.0 out of 5 on Google Maps from 14,283 reviews, as of October 2026

    The Oasis family resort at km 4.5, with a pirate ship show, an arcade, the Yucatan Jurassic River and a 71 m2 Family Suite made of two connected rooms.

    Room to book
    Family Suite, 71 m2, two connected rooms
    Children stay free
    Not published. The Oasis Palm FAQ in the same complex says child rates are discounted by room type and season, with no figure
    Breakfast for children
    Included in the all-inclusive, with no child price published
    Walk to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    No published time from km 4.5 to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    Right for
    A family who wants two connected rooms and a pirate show in the price.
    Wrong for
    Parents of a three-year-old, who falls between the under-3 rule and the supervised 4 to 12 group.
    The catch
    The Family Suite page gives the size and two connected rooms and never says what beds are in them or how many people may sleep there. The included pirate ship show carries a dock fee published as 11 US dollars for adults and 5 for children in one place and 11 US dollars per person in another.
    Check family rooms and dates at Grand Oasis PalmOpens the live rate for your dates
  • The beach and breakwater around Playa Gaviota Azul at Punta Cancun seen from the air

    Hotel Zone, km 10.5

    Grand Park Royal Cancun

    €€€
    Rated 4.7 out of 5 on Google Maps from 23,479 reviews, as of October 2026

    A 345-room all-inclusive at km 10.5 that publishes a capacity for every room: four in its two-double rooms and three, as two adults and one child, in its standard king rooms.

    Room to book
    The 785 sq ft ocean-view suite, with a king, a folding Murphy bed and two full bathrooms, for up to four
    Children stay free
    Not published as free. Promotion terms define guests 0 to 12 as children and 13 and over as paying adults
    Breakfast for children
    Included in the all-inclusive, with no child price published
    Walk to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    No published time from km 10.5 to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    Right for
    A family of four who want the occupancy rule in writing before booking.
    Wrong for
    A family of five, because nothing here publishes a capacity above four.
    The catch
    A 13-year-old pays as an adult under the published promotion terms, and the Deluxe King Swim Up is limited to adults and young people aged 13 and over. The Royal Tower is adults only, including a two-double suite the operator itself calls ideal for four people, and no kids club ages or hours are published.
    Check family rooms and dates at Grand Park Royal CancunOpens the live rate for your dates
  • Thatched palapas on the path down to Playa Marlin on the Caribbean side of Cancun's Hotel Zone

    Hotel Zone, km 16.5

    Fiesta Americana Condesa Cancun All Inclusive

    €€€
    Rated 4.5 out of 5 on Google Maps from 8,079 reviews, as of October 2026

    An all-inclusive at km 16.5 with a free kids club for ages 4 to 12 that includes lunch, and the most candid FAQ in Cancun on extra beds and connecting rooms.

    Room to book
    2 Bedroom Master Suite, 1,657.6 sq ft, with a king, two double beds and a sofa bed
    Children stay free
    Not published. The booking engine defines children as 5 to 12 while the kids club takes 4 to 12
    Breakfast for children
    Included in the all-inclusive, with no child price published
    Walk to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    No published time from km 16.5 to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    Right for
    A family who wants lunch inside the kids club and a two-bedroom suite with real beds.
    Wrong for
    A family planning a rollaway in a two-double room, which the operator advises against.
    The catch
    The Family Suite is described as ideal for five people, but its published beds are one king and a sofa bed. Connecting rooms are on request and not guaranteed until arrival, the booking engine counts children from 5 while the kids club starts at 4, and restaurants take no reservations.
    Check family rooms and dates at Fiesta Americana Condesa Cancun All InclusiveOpens the live rate for your dates
  • The flat water of the Nichupte Lagoon, which runs behind Cancun's Hotel Zone

    Hotel Zone, km 16.5

    Paradisus Cancun

    €€€€
    Rated 4.6 out of 5 on Google Maps from 16,924 reviews, as of October 2026

    The pyramid-shaped resort at km 16.5, split three ways: standard rooms, a Family Concierge tier with an exclusive beach area, and The Reserve for adults only.

    Room to book
    Family Concierge Two Bedroom Ocean View, 1,098 sq ft, two interconnected rooms with a king and two double beds
    Children stay free
    Not published
    Breakfast for children
    Included, with Family Concierge breakfast at the exclusive Vibra restaurant and no child price published
    Walk to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    17 km to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    Right for
    A family who wants a separate family tier and two interconnected rooms.
    Wrong for
    Parents expecting the Family Concierge extras to include the children.
    The catch
    The Family Concierge package lists one included dinner at Sal and a YHI Spa water ritual, and both are marked 18 and over, so the family upgrade's headline extras leave the children out. No room on the site publishes a maximum occupancy, and the Kidsdom programme for ages 4 to 12 has no published hours.
    Check family rooms and dates at Paradisus CancunOpens the live rate for your dates
  • Sargassum on the sand and a red flag on the beach at Playa Delfines in Cancun

    Playa Delfines, km 17

    Iberostar Selection Cancun

    €€€
    Rated 4.7 out of 5 on Google Maps from 30,619 reviews, as of October 2026

    On Playa Delfines at km 17, with Star Camp running one programme from 4 to 15 where most clubs here stop at 12, an Aqua Fun pirate ship with slides and a family room built from two interconnecting rooms.

    Room to book
    Two Bedroom Family Ocean View, 796 sq ft, two interconnecting rooms with a king and two doubles or four doubles
    Children stay free
    Not published
    Breakfast for children
    Included in the all-inclusive, with a kids menu and no child price published
    Walk to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    14 km to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    Right for
    A family with a 13- to 15-year-old who still wants a kids programme.
    Wrong for
    A family that needs gentle water in front of the room every day.
    The catch
    The operator places itself on Playa Delfines, and on the morning of 3 October 2026 the municipality's dashboard showed Delfines under a red flag, with four lifeguards on duty and the largest crowd of any public beach. No room publishes a maximum occupancy, and babysitting is charged with no price given.
    Check family rooms and dates at Iberostar Selection CancunOpens the live rate for your dates
  • Sunset over the Nichupte Lagoon from a boat dock in Cancun's Hotel Zone

    Hotel Zone, km 20.5

    Royal Solaris Cancun

    €€
    Rated 4.3 out of 5 on Google Maps from 5,511 reviews, as of October 2026

    A pyramid-shaped all-inclusive at km 20.5 that publishes the most detailed kids timetable in Cancun: a Baby Park, a Noah's Ark water park with its hours and a minimum age for each slide.

    Room to book
    Deluxe Ocean View Room, 38 m2 with two double beds
    Children stay free
    Not published for this hotel. The only two-for-one child offer in the site terms applies to GR Solaris Lighthouse in Los Cabos
    Breakfast for children
    Included in the all-inclusive, with no child price published
    Walk to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    25 minutes to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    Right for
    Families with children aged 4 to 12 who will spend their days in the water park.
    Wrong for
    A family of five, because every room is 38 m2 with two doubles or one king.
    The catch
    Every room type is the same 38 m2 with two doubles or a king, with no suite and no occupancy published, and the site gives the room count as 302 and then 300 in consecutive sentences. Kids club ages and hours appear three ways, 4 to 12 from 9:00, 4 to 11 from 9:30 and 4 to 11 in the FAQ, and the free airport transfer needs a direct booking of four nights or more.
    Check family rooms and dates at Royal Solaris CancunOpens the live rate for your dates
  • Avenida Tulum, the main avenue of downtown Cancun, with a shared minibus at the kerb

    Downtown, Avenida Tulum

    Smart Cancun by Oasis

    €
    Rated 4.2 out of 5 on Google Maps from 4,641 reviews, as of October 2026

    Here as the downtown option, and an honest one: a business hotel on Avenida Tulum beside the bus stop for the Hotel Zone, with one room type and no children's policy at all.

    Room to book
    The Smart room, with one king or two double beds
    Children stay free
    Not published
    Breakfast for children
    Breakfast is 130 Mexican pesos per person when not included, with no child price
    Walk to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    No published time from Avenida Tulum downtown to Cancun International Airport, on the operator's own published transfer time or distance
    Right for
    Parents with one child who want a downtown base and will take the bus to the beach.
    Wrong for
    Anyone who wants a beach or a kids club on site.
    The catch
    The operator says it is geared toward business travellers, and it publishes no family room, no occupancy, no cot and no kids club. Its own FAQ sells the way out: an upgrade to Grand Oasis Palm at 65 US dollars per person per night.
    Check family rooms and dates at Smart Cancun by OasisOpens the live rate for your dates

Where not to book in Cancun

The mistake in Cancun is reading a hotel's description of its sea as the day's swimming conditions. The municipality runs lifeguards and a green, yellow and red flag on its public beaches, where red means swimming is restricted or prohibited, and on the morning of 3 October 2026 seven of the twelve were red and none was green. The red flags fell along the whole Hotel Zone: Pez Volador and Tortugas between km 5 and km 7, and Chac Mool, Ballenas, Delfines and Coral from km 9.5 south. That reading covers public beaches, not hotel frontage, and hotels post their own lifeguards, but not one operator here publishes its own flag record, and two describe their water as calm or safe. The second trap is age. A three-year-old sits in a gap at several resorts: Grand Oasis Palm supervises 4 to 12 and requires a parent for under-3s, Club Med charges extra for 2 to 3, and Grand Park Royal charges a 13-year-old as an adult. The third is the adults-only layer inside family resorts, from Paradisus's The Reserve to Grand Park Royal's Royal Tower and the 18-and-over extras in a Family Concierge package.

When to book

Ask three questions in writing before paying, because most answers are not on these websites. Ask the maximum occupancy of the exact room, since only Club Med and Grand Park Royal publish one for every room. Ask what each child costs at their age, since only The Grand Oasis Cancun publishes a standing rule. And ask the kids club hours, which seven of the ten leave out. On timing, sargassum is the seasonal variable. The University of South Florida's bulletin of 30 September 2026 says amounts in all regions will keep decreasing until possibly November, after a 2026 season it ranks second only to 2025, and that beaching around the Caribbean will continue but less severely than in summer. Quintana Roo publishes a daily sargassum semaphore for 47 beaches with an 08:00 cut-off, which is the check to make the week you fly. Finally, book direct and long enough if the free transfer matters: four nights at Royal Solaris and Fiesta Americana Condesa, five at Grand Park Royal.

Family hotels in Cancun: FAQ

The questions parents ask most when booking a room here.

The Hotel Zone, because every resort with a kids club on this page is there and downtown has no beach. Which stretch matters less than the flag on the day. On 3 October 2026 the public beaches from km 2.3 to km 9 showed four yellow flags and two red, and four of the five from km 9.5 south were red. Downtown suits a budget base, and Smart Cancun sits beside the bus stop for the Hotel Zone.

Yes, if you choose the resort for its programme and check the sea each day. Eight of the ten hotels here publish a kids club age range, most starting at 4, Club Med covers babies to 17, and the municipality posts lifeguards on its public beaches, from 9am to 7pm on its own dashboard. The catches are red-flag days, a summer sargassum season and child prices that most operators do not publish.

In Cancun, on what the operators publish, it is Club Med Cancun. It has clubs for every age from babies to 17, interconnecting rooms for four to six and a capacity on every room, though the two youngest clubs cost extra. For a clear child price, The Grand Oasis Cancun is the value alternative, with under-4s free and ages 4 to 12 at 30 per cent of the adult rate.

This guide compares Cancun only, and here the best documented family hotel is Club Med Cancun, which publishes a children's programme from babies to 17 and a capacity for every room. For Los Cabos, our Cabo guide checked thirteen hotels on their own sites in the same way, so you can compare the two coasts on the same evidence before choosing.

It depends on the day, and the hotel's description is not the day's reading. The municipality flies green, yellow and red flags on its public beaches, with red meaning swimming is restricted or prohibited. On the morning of 3 October 2026 seven of twelve were red and none was green, including the beaches beside Hotel Riu Caribe and Iberostar Selection Cancun.

Mainly the summer. The University of South Florida ranks 2026 as the second biggest sargassum year after 2025, with the peak over by July, and its 30 September 2026 bulletin expects amounts to keep falling until possibly November. The city clears its public beaches from early morning, and of the ten hotels here only The Grand Oasis Cancun warns about sargassum on its own site.

Most operators here do not say. The Grand Oasis Cancun is the clear exception: children up to 3 free, 4 to 12 at 30 per cent of the adult price, 13 and over as adults. Grand Park Royal treats 0 to 12 as children in its promotion terms, Club Med advertises under-4s free as a promotion, and Fiesta Americana's booking engine counts children only from 5.

Usually 4. RIU Land, Kidsdom at Paradisus, the Fiesta Kids Club and the Grand Oasis Palm club all take 4 to 12, and Iberostar's Star Camp runs 4 to 15. Club Med starts younger with Baby Club Med and Petit Club Med, both at extra cost. The Grand Oasis Cancun advertises its club from 2 to 12, and Royal Solaris runs a parent-supervised Baby Park for 0 to 4.

Mostly 15 to 45 minutes by road on the operators' own figures. Club Med at Punta Nizuc gives 15 minutes in one place and 20 in another, Royal Solaris says 25 minutes, Iberostar 14 km, Paradisus 17 km, and Hotel Riu Caribe 21 km and 30 to 45 minutes depending on traffic. Free transfers need a direct booking of four or five nights at several resorts.

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  • Rocky shore and shallow turquoise water at Punta Nizuc, the southern tip of Cancun's Hotel Zone: Ontheway Advice - CC0 · source
  • Playa Tortugas, a public beach at km 6.4 of Cancun's Hotel Zone, with hotels along the sand: Jacquidiaz - CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Weathered wooden posts in the water at Playa Langosta, a public beach at km 5 of the Hotel Zone: ERVIN ESCOBAR - CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • The beach and breakwater around Playa Gaviota Azul at Punta Cancun seen from the air: ProtoplasmaKid - CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Thatched palapas on the path down to Playa Marlin on the Caribbean side of Cancun's Hotel Zone: Dnnna-10 - CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • A golf course and the Nichupte Lagoon behind hotel buildings in the southern Hotel Zone: Андрей Бобровский - CC BY 3.0 · source
  • The flat water of the Nichupte Lagoon, which runs behind Cancun's Hotel Zone: PriceTravel pictures - CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Sargassum on the sand and a red flag on the beach at Playa Delfines in Cancun: Pikilita1024 - CC0 · source
  • Sunset over the Nichupte Lagoon from a boat dock in Cancun's Hotel Zone: Manuel Canela from Cancun, Mexico - CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Avenida Tulum, the main avenue of downtown Cancun, with a shared minibus at the kerb: Sharon Hahn Darlin - CC BY 2.0 · source