Hilton Cancun: Your Perfect Family Getaway
Summer is here, and Hilton Cancun, an all-inclusive resort, offers the ideal family-friendly escape in Mexico. Nestled in Cancun’s Hotel Zone, the resort is set on 100 acres of Mayan coastline, providing a secluded experience with direct access to the Caribbean Sea. Cancun is truly a paradise destination, just a two-hour flight from Miami and a bit over four hours from New York or Toronto.
Upon arrival, we checked in smoothly and received EasyGoBand wristbands. These wristbands unlock your room and provide access to the Digital Directory for activities, menus, and room service. Soon, we were on the beach, already planning our next meal.
Hilton Cancun offers 12 unique dining options, 715 rooms with ocean or mangrove views, and access to an exclusive spa sanctuary. Daily activities include pool parties, live music, and a water playground for kids. The staff was incredibly friendly, polite, and patient, especially as we practiced our Spanish with a Canadian twist!
The resort is a modern, walkable, family-friendly space, so you can easily relax without leaving the property. However, the surrounding area is full of exciting adventures. Visit Chichén Itzá, explore cenotes, go snorkeling, or try zip-lining through jungle parks. The possibilities are endless.
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Lobby at Hilton Cancun, an all-inclusive resort in Mexico, family friendly
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Modern Rooms And Suites
Hilton Cancun, Mexico: Ocean Front Two Queen Room
Our stay at Hilton Cancun was a true retreat. The modern, spacious rooms and suites offered several options, including 398 rooms with breathtaking ocean views. The Mexican-inspired décor featured natural wood, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
We stayed in a two queen room, perfect for relaxation. You can also opt for a king-size bed if preferred. The room had all the amenities we needed, including:
— A massive 65-inch HDTV
— Safe
— Iron and hair dryer
— Individual A/C
— Mini-fridge
— Nespresso machine
— Large private balcony facing the ocean
The balcony was my favorite spot, furnished with a table, chairs, and a comfortable lounge. It was perfect for sipping a morning soy latte while enjoying a good book.
This family-friendly resort also offers spacious suites that can accommodate up to six people, with the option for connecting rooms for larger groups.
Activities, Entertainment, And Kids Clubs
Chill pool view at Hilton Cancun; Mexico
Stay cool and soak up the warm Mexican sun at their two large infinity pools overlooking the rolling waves and Mayan coastline. There is towel service, lifeguards, and you can order refreshing cocktails and snacks to your lounge chair or Bali bed. Pool classes include aqua awakening, a floating casino, aqua gym, cross net volleyball, and volleyball on the beach. Or wake up early for the sun salutation class or sunrise tai-chi, yoga.
The beach at Hilton Cancun, an all-inclusive resort in Mexico
When the sun sets nighttime activities include entertaining music, Karaoke, glow parties, Latin shows, a silent disco, and live DJ. Keep in shape on your vacation by visiting their fully equipped fitness center with treadmills, cardio equipment, resistance machines and classes. My son was at the gym daily and loved the free weight options.
Fitness Center at Hilton Cancun
Family friendly resort offerings include a kids club for ages four to 12 with scavenger hunts, games, baking, crafts, face painting, movies, and rockstar night. There is a fun family splash playground with waterslides and refreshing water activities. Teens age 13 – 17 have a place all to themselves at the teens club with video games, ping pong, and pool games. It’s the perfect opportunity for teens to connect with others from around the world.
Splash playground for kids at Hilton Cancun, an all-inclusive resort in Mexico, family friendly
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Delicious Food With Plant-Based Options
With twelve dining choices including outstanding speciality restaurants (3 highlighted below), a vibing lobby bar, café, food carts, pool bar, and Vela, a global buffet with a healthy breakfast smoothie bar and mouth-watering diverse food stations, you will not go hungry at Hilton Cancun. Gluten-free items are labeled on menus and if you are traveling with food restrictions just speak to staff before ordering. My son and I follow a plant-based diet and were thrilled to discover that restaurants here have an entire vegan section on their menus with multiple dishes to choose from. The Chefs created some of the best meals we’ve ever had that were visually appealing and totally delicious.
La Luce – Italian
La Luce Restaurant; Hilton Cancun, an all-inclusive resort in Mexico
We loved La Luce so much we went twice for dinner. This elegantly designed Italian restaurant has a wood-fired pizza oven and serves pasta, pizza, salads, soups, and Mediterranean classics. Enjoy a bubbly spritz or glass of wine as you nibble on starters and antipasti. We loved the Mediterraneo pizza with vegan cheese and wild mushrooms, and minestrone soup loaded with veggies. La Luce was so good it reminded me of the Italian meals I ate in Italy.
Maxal – Mexican
Maxal Restaurant, Hilton Cancun, an all-inclusive resort in Mexico
Lively singers and exceptional culinary presentation in every authentic dish make Maxal a vibrant and memorable dining experience. They serve upscale Mexican cuisine featuring local ingredients, creative dishes, and unique flavor combinations. It’s the perfect restaurant to discover the spices of Mexican ancestral cooking practices and this transcends into their vegan dishes too. Our friendly and smiling server, Alejandra, explained the history of the items and my son had his first tortilla soup while I enjoyed Ceviche de Jícama. The entrees are exceptional and I suggest the Portobello Relleno de Garbanzo or Camote Rostizado con Mole Negro, an authentic Mexican sauce and marinade, veganized to perfection.
Sunan – Asian
Sunan Restaurant; Hilton Cancun, an all-inclusive resort in Mexico
With outdoor dining just steps from the rolling waves on the beach, Sunan is the perfect place to enjoy flavors of Southeast Asia. We shared delectable spring rolls, Vietnamese rolls in rice leaves, and seaweed salad. Their main courses are next-level and my son loved the noodles with veggies and my favorite dish of our trip was Yakimeshi, a hot bowl with fried rice, steamed broccoli, and tofu.
Raising the bar for plant-based dining, Hilton Cancun stands out for its health-conscious vegan offerings.
Luxurious And Spiritual Spa Services
Waldorf Astoria Spa Riviera Maya Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Guests of the resort have access to a world-class spa next door at the Waldorf Astoria Spa Riviera Maya. Relax and unwind with wellness rituals inspired by authentic Mexican traditions. This exclusive spa sanctuary is truly an oasis and features 21 specialized treatment rooms, lush gardens where they source fresh herbs and oils for treatments, steam room, sauna, gorgeous outdoor pool and hydrotherapy area with towering palm trees, and a relaxing lounge to sip tea. As we walked down the tree lined corridor into the circular spa lobby we were welcomed by wonderful smelling incense that I learned was burning copalli, an aromatic resin from a tree sacred to the Maya. The generic term, copal, comes from the healer tree family called Bursera and dates back to the ancient language of the Aztecs.
Waldorf Astoria Spa Riviera Maya Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Mayan inspired spa treatments include massages, facials, and lavish therapeutic body rituals. I chose the Sacred Ceiba Ritual that combines old recipes for ointments and oils from ancient Mayan wisdom to create an authentic full body experience that left me feeling at peace. The ceiba ritual starts with a rejuvenating and detoxifying body scrub, then an all over mask is applied to release muscle tension, and the heavenly treatment ends with a massage to improve circulation with camphor.
Chatting with a staff member I learned about ancient Ceiba trees on the property and their cultural significance. The ceiba tree is a connection between three worlds – the underworld via the tree’s roots, the entrance to heaven from the branches, and our present world on earth is the tree trunk base.
Ceiba tree at Waldorf Astoria Spa Riviera Maya in Cancun Mexico; by Miriam Porter
Being the tree hugger that I am, I couldn’t resist hugging the Ceiba tree on my way out.