Excellence Coral Playa Mujeres opened Feb. 12, 2025, and since then there have been questions about whether or not to book this luxury adults-only resort–it’s not exactly cheap and right now there are more than enough adults-only luxury resorts in the Playa Mujeres/Costa Mujeres part of Mexico from which to choose.
Here’s a short video highlighting some of the major resort amenities and some facts about this new all-suites resort at Majestic Mirage Costa Mujeres. This resort is for families but it does have an adults-only section–you have to use the spa next door at the Majestic Elegance Costa Mujeres property, however.
For those of you interested in the brand new Ocean Allure Costa Mujeres, I found a lengthy but comprehensive video about this resort with an emphasis on upgraded Privilege amenities. (And by the way, my upcoming reservation is for a Privilege room, so the info was helpful in understanding just what is available with this upgrade).
Iberostar Selection Riviera Cancun, not to be confused with Iberostar Selection Cancun which is located in Cancun’s Hotel Zone, recently opened its doors after a rather lengthy period of being in limbo after a guest death when it was a Karisma resort. TAFER bought it and put $ in it, but rather quickly sold it to Iberostar who put some more $ in it and opened its door to families and adult vacationers alike in late 2025.
In terms of total transparency, I haven’t yet stayed at either of these two newer resorts but they are definitely on my “to do” list. I do know from emails sent to me that many vacationers are interested in which of these resorts to choose for their next vacation.
If anyone follows vloggers/frequent videos out about resorts, there are a few that currently stand out in terms of quality and thoroughness. My personal favorites are the following: 3 Days 3 Noches, Coolist, Memories and Mojitos, Christine Turner, Where We Going Next, and the Flip Flop Traveler.
I found another video which just came out highlighting amenities at the brand new Ocean Allure Costa Mujeres. This one’s done by a solo traveler, Roland Baker, and he does a pretty good job of giving viewers a look into what’s available at this property.
For those of you following the newly opened Ocean Allure Costa Mujeres, here’s a new video done by Dennis and Teia Travels which highlights various amenities of this adults-only resort, including Privilege upgrades.
There are a lot of new resorts just opening or have recently opened within the last week. Well, here’s another one–Ocean Allure Costa Mujeres. It’s a brand new H10 property and is located between Secrets Playa Blanca and Riu Palace Costa Mujeres in the area north of downtown Cancun.
Just in case you haven’t been following the saga about this resort, Iberostar Selection Riviera Cancun recently opened its doors a couple of weeks ago. This property used to be a Karisma Azul resort, then after a Jacuzzi fatality Karisma sold it to Tafer, then Tafer sold it to Iberostar. Complicated but it looks like Iberostar wants this to be a keeper.