Grand Fiesta Americana Hotels & Resorts

There’s plenty to do here on the Sea of Cortez. Guests have access to both courses at the Cabo del Sol Golf Club, including the famous Jack Nicklaus Ocean Course. But the resort’s most unique feature is the SOMMA WineSPA. Appropriate for an upscale spa in Mexico’s wine country, treatments include champagne mud wraps and chardonnay sugar facials. Food is a highlight here, so it’s no surprise that the resort’s cooking classes are a popular activity.

Everything at Fiesta Americana’s flagship property focuses on luxury. With this all-suite resort comes beautiful ocean views, plus all-inclusive amenities like the AAA five-diamond Le Basilic restaurant. It’s also home to one of the largest spas we’ve ever seen - a spacious and airy oasis where your treatment starts with a 90-minute, 10-step hydrotherapy circuit. The private, protected Coral Beach is considered one of Cancun's best swimming beaches.

Come here to have a great time with friends and family. Once you arrive at the resort’s enormous open-air lobby, there’ll be no doubt you’re on vacation. With Mayan-inspired art on the walls and regional cuisine a specialty, there’s also no doubt you’re in Mexico. By the end of your stay, the staff will probably not only know your name, but your favorite drink. Dig your feet into the sand at the beachside cevicheria for all the fresh seafood and beer you could want.

Even though this all-inclusive resort is one of the biggest on Cozumel, the tropical forest that surrounding it makes it feel more like an intimate hideaway. But this is not a place for the idle: there’s a private beach club with plenty of water activities, over-water sunbeds, and a boat dock. This is our pick for snorkelers and scuba divers looking for a home base from which to explore the Great Mesoamerican Reef.