Paraiso de la Bonita, formerly Zoëtry Paraiso de la Bonita (and now a Marriott resort), had their Grand Opening Jan. 2025, and since then I’ve been searching for a good video to post which highlighted the massive renovations the resort has supposedly made. This is the best one I could find so far, and happy to post it for those who want to know what the resort now looks like.
Has anyone ever stayed at the Grand Hyatt Playa del Carmen? I believe at one time this was an all-inclusive optional family-friendly resort, and as of summer 2025 it now is an adults-only all-inclusive resort called Devossion by Live Aqua Playa del Carmen. The resort is supposed to have its grand opening Oct 15, 2025.
Remember Now Emerald? It closed early 2024 for an extensive renovation by Hyatt and will be open Oct. 2025 as (drum roll)…Secrets Mirabel Cancun.
Hyatt has decided to rename several existing resorts since purchasing Playa Resorts last week. Here is the short list of those affected in Mexico’s Cancun and Riviera Maya areas: Continue reading
I guess it’s really no surprise, but Karisma dumped their Azul Beach Resort Riviera Cancun property 2024 after the horrific electrocution death of a guest in one of the resort’s hot tubs. It’s now a Tafer resort–the deal occurred later on in 2024. The new name is Palmar Beach Resort Riviera Maya. It’s still family-friendly and is being marketed as a multigenerational resort.
Remember Hacienda Tres Rios? I’ve almost completely forgotten about this very special all-inclusive resort but that’s because it’s been closed since the end of 2023 for a complete renovation. In Nov. 2024 the resort changed to a Kimpton property (this is Kimpton’s first venture into the all-inclusive market), and Kimpton is under the Playa Resorts umbrella, so you can expect major changes in terms of the renovation. The resort is now called Kimpton Tres Rios, check out the computer generated pics on the resort website to see what it will look like with 7 restaurants, 5 bars, 4 pools, and an adults-only guest room tower or watch the video below done by Life and Travel.
Take a quick look at what the newly rebranded and renovated Paraiso de la Bonita looks like…this resort used to be known as a Zoëtry property.
Zoëtry Paraiso de la Bonita recently reopened after being closed since Dec. 2023 for a complete renovation and transition to a Marriott property. The resort is now called Paraiso de la Bonita Riviera Maya, and is part of Marriott’s Luxury Collection.
Here’s another suggestion for larger families or parties traveling together–the Hilton Cancun Mar Caribe was just listed as #24 out of 25 “Best All-Inclusive Resorts For Families” by Travel and Leisure. (Don’t confuse this Hilton resort with Hilton Cancun, that is another resort located in the Riviera Maya). This resort is situated in Cancun’s Hotel Zone and about a 25 min. drive north of the Cancun airport. With its location on an eastern-facing beach in the Hotel Zone, parents and vacationers in general may want to keep in mind that the surf is rough in this section of the Hotel Zone and there are chances of experiencing rip currents–not exactly swimming conditions you’d want beginning swimmers to experience. You may find that many vacation days at the beach may be red-flagged which means dangerous swimming conditions where getting into the ocean past your knees is inadvisable.
Kind of in a rush to get to work this a.m. so I’m not going to say much except here’s a video on what the brand new SLS Playa Mujeres looks like…it was supposed to be a Melia property (Paradisus Playa Mujeres) but that never opened, so here’s what it looks like with new owners.