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The Riviera Maya offers Lovebird-Perfect Hideaways
For those who are looking to cocoon themselves in honeymoon bliss, the pick is the Riviera Maya, a 100-mile-long, white-powder Caribbean beach backed by unbroken jungle. The region’s Mayan temples and mysterious underground cenote limestone caves form an exotic backdrop to your love nest. Riviera Maya hotels are pretty and peaceful.
Grand Velas Riviera Maya, one of Mexico’s most upscale all-inclusive resorts, features various environments from buzzy and pool-clubby to “do not disturb.” The hotel’s spacious Zen Grand Pool Suites, set amidst pristine jungle and lagoon lakes, are made for romance. They’re earthy and comfy, with patios and private plunge pools overlooking a jungly landscape of mangrove trees. The intimate Frida restaurant and palmfrond palapas dotting the beach add to the romantic allure (room rates start at $695 a night and are all-inclusive; grandvelas.com).
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At Zoëtry Pueblo de la Bonita, a gracious and intimate all-inclusive, all 90 suites run alongside the turquoise Caribbean. Rooms are furnished in stone and gilt, with leopard-print touches for jungle chic and massive stone tubs for romance. Tip: Groundfloor rooms have plunge pools. Dining is indoors and out. In addition to including spa treatments, wildlife-spotting sets Zoëtry apart — the pinkstucco Bird Lounge houses parrots and macaws (some Spanish-speaking) and it’s common to spy a friendly iguana or coatimundis (Mexican raccoon) by the pool (room rates start at $774 a night and are all-inclusive; zoetryresorts.com).
Photo courtesy of Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resort
Casa de las Olas is tucked beside the picturesque Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve at the quiet end of the Riviera Maya. This eco-sustainable inn’s five oceanfront suites, cooled by Caribbean trade winds, feature white-netted canopy beds, hammocks, kitchenettes, WiFi, bikes to borrow and a roving masseuse. If you choose to leave the hideaway, area activities include Tulum’s groovy yoga and café scene; cenote caves to snorkel in and the area’s Mayan ruins and vast Sian Ka’an to explore (room rates start at $250 a night, three-night minimum; casadelasolas.com).
