This new Riu resort is on my list for my May 2026 trip–Hotel Riu Ventura just opened a couple of weeks ago and already hit 75% occupancy rate prior to high season Christmas stays, so you can be sure that this one is a highly desired family-friendly property. That kind of occupancy rate is almost unheard of in the all-inclusive resort market for soft openings (the first 3 months it’s opened).
The brand new Majestic Mirage Costa Mujeres is now open…the Grand Opening date I believe is Jan. 15, 2026. This resort is adjacent to the first resort from my most recent Cancun trip, Riu Latino. It’s got a nice wide stretch of beach with many cabanas–I just posted a short video on my Instagram account which shows all the beach lounging options and brief glimpses of part of the property from one of my daily lengthy beach walks while on vacation.
I literally cannot keep up with all the new all-inclusive resorts opening up within the next two months…Since I’m not a TA I don’t get constant info about new properties so I have to randomly come across info, and here’s another one I missed.
Riu is opening a brand new family-friendly resort in Cancun’s Hotel Zone…it’s supposed to open Dec. 2025 so we will see if that actually happens. It’s called Riu Ventura and it’s family-friendly with an adults-only rooftop pool area.
This brand new Riu resort has had many off and on starts due to its location south of Playa Delfines in Cancun’s Hotel Zone. Looks like all the permit matters got straightened out and it’s a big green light to go ahead and finish the build.
SLS Playa Mujeres opens mid November 2025. If you were expecting a Paradisus resort, forget it, it’s now an SLS property.
I’ve been wondering for several years what was to become of Paradisus Playa Mujeres. I parasailed over it, read about it, saw pics and videos about it, but it never seemed to officially open. While I don’t know exactly what happened behind the scenes, it looks like Meliá has sold this property (it is no longer advertised as a Meliá property on their website), and instead this resort will open Nov. 15, 2024, as SLS Playa Mujeres.
Is the brand new property AVA Resort Cancun ready to open on June 1, 2024 as advertised? From the brief video below is looks pretty close to being done on the exterior; if it’s like many new resorts there’s usually several amenities that won’t be open on their opening date.
Hyatt Vivid Grand Island to the right, Dreams Grand Island to the left in this pic
Royal Resorts added another resort/beach webcam at their new family-friendly all-inclusive, Royal Uno. I like this one because you can see a lot of the actual resort property in addition to what the beach conditions generally look like.