Cancun is a city with an ample offer of accommodation for all tastes and pockets of travelers. Where to sleep in Cancun? Choose your BEST option??

The city of Cancun is divided into two very different parts: the city of Cancun and the zona hotelera from Cancun, where there is the largest all-inclusive offer and hotels on the beach.

If you come with a vacation package, you will most likely stay at the Zona Hotelera. Many pass through Cancún, as a center of arrival and departure to other areas.

In this article we talk about the accommodations in the city of Cancun.

Know well what it offers Cancun city

As usual in the blog, the accommodations that I recommend you know them first hand or recommended by a traveler or friend with whom I share criteria. In this case, as I have lived many years in Cancun I have not stayed, but I have gone to meet them and I have asked travelers, not to recommend without knowing.

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Areas to sleep in Cancun city:

The city of Cancun is divided into two very different parts: the city of Cancun and the zona hotelera from Cancun. 

Cancún It is a city of more than 800.000 thousand inhabitants, the most populated of Quintana Roo. The bus terminal is in the center of Cancun, and the airport is 18 kilometers from the center. There is ADO buses from the airport.

  • DOWNTOWN AREA: in downtown Cancun you can find all types of accommodation for all budgets. Close to the ADO bus terminal, where the airport buses and the main destinations arrive, there is a very popular area of ​​cheap hostels and traveling environment. You also find a wide range of hotels that are sure to meet your needs in the area.
  • ZONA HOTELERA FROM CANCUN: The resorts and all-inclusive are in this area that faces the sea. An avenue of more than 20 kilometers where hotels, beaches and fun are the protagonists.

Discover it zona hotelera from Cancun

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Criteria for recommending accommodations

The accommodations are divided according to budget:

  • Economic budget: from 100 to 500 Mexican pesos (mxn).
  • Average budget: from 500 to 2,000 mxn.
  • High budget: 2,000 mxn onwards.

Si reservations through the blog it is not more expensive, you benefit equally from the offers, and it is a way of support my work when receiving a commission with your reservation. All accommodations have their direct booking link.

The hotels that I recommend neither invite me nor pay me to be on this list. I always choose my accommodations according to my criteria, I think it is the most correct way to be able to talk freely about the places and not to advertise for the fact that they pay you or invite you to sleep.

The hotels usually have parking for your customers, so you will not have problems parking.

Accommodations in downtown Cancun: 

I link downtown hotels with good value for money and with the nearby transportation services. Cancun is very large and there is a huge variety of accommodations.

ECONOMIC BUDGET

COCO HOSTEL: a hostel of travelers and backpackers great, comfortable and good atmosphere LOCATION: is located at 200 meters from the bus terminal and next to the urban transports to go to zona hotelera or Playa del Carmen HOSTAL DESCRIPTIONNice, with comfortable stays, clean and well done. Shared rooms with air conditioning. SERVICESbreakfast included, towels, pool and WiFi  THE BEST: Location, atmosphere, spaces and breakfast, everything has it.

BOOK COCO HOSTEL

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MEZCAL HOSTEL: another of the best hostels in Cancun, good facilities and atmosphere LOCATION: is located in the area of ​​the Nader, an area with several restaurants and environment, 500 meters from the bus terminal and very close to urban transport to go to zona hotelera or Playa del Carmen HOSTAL DESCRIPTION: common rooms and great services. Rooms with air conditioning. SERVICESbreakfast included, towels, pool and WiFi  THE BEST: location, atmosphere, spaces and breakfast, it also has everything

BOOK MEZCAL HOSTEL

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NOMADS HOTEL HOSTEL & BAR: another one of the best LOCATION: is located in the area of ​​the Nader, an area with several restaurants and environment, 500 meters from the bus terminal and very close to urban transport to go to zona hotelera or Playa del Carmen DESCRIPTION OF THE HOSTEL: the common rooms are great. Shared rooms with air conditioning, some private rooms. SERVICES: breakfast included, pool, restaurant, bar and WiFi  THE BEST: location, atmosphere, spaces and breakfast, another very full hostel

BOOK NOMADS HOTEL

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MEDIUM BUDGET

LQ HOTEL BY QUINTA INN: a hotel that I like for the one offered and the location LOCATION: It is located a kilometer and a half from the bus terminal, very close to the Las Americas shopping center, very central and comfortable for everything HOTEL DESCRIPTION: rooms with air conditioning, flat screen TV, private bathroom, coffee maker, microwave and comfortable beds SERVICESbreakfast included, pool and WiFi  THE BEST: location and value for money

BOOK LQ BY QUINTA INN

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HOTEL SMART CANCUN BY OASIS: a good hotel with good services, the classics of Cancun LOCATION: It is located at 1 kilometer from the bus terminal, very close to Las Americas shopping center, central and very convenient to get around Cancun HOTEL DESCRIPTION: rooms with air conditioning, flat screen TV, private bathroom and comfortable beds SERVICESbar, restaurants, spa, pool and WiFi  THE BEST: hotel location and quality

BOOK here and check out the photos and reviews of other travelers at Smart Cancun by Oasis

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HOTEL MARGARITAS: another classic of Cancun with good prices, functional and cozy LOCATION: It is located at 500 meters from the bus terminal, central and comfortable HOTEL DESCRIPTION: Comfortable rooms with air conditioning, flat screen TV and private bathroom SERVICESpool and WiFi  THE BEST: location and quality-price

BOOK Hotel Margarita

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If you arrive by plane to Cancun and you are interested in transfer from the airport you can contract with this company: it offers good services and prices. You can look at other ways to get there from Cancun airport to the city or the zona hotelera.

BOOK YOUR TRANSFER FROM THE AIRPORT

Remember that if reservations through the blog it is not more expensive, you benefit equally from the offers, and it is a way of support my work when receiving a commission with your reservation.

What to do and how to go to the area zona hotelera from Cancun

I leave you a list with the offers of the moment in Cancun, I understand that there are many accommodations to choose the ideal for you, maybe you are looking at the beach or in an area closer to the airport. Any questions I gladly support you.

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Sandra Salvadó Training photographer, traveler by vocation and certified tourism guide by the Government of Mexico. We promote natural wonders and contemporary Mayan culture. Great fan of pre-Hispanic history. Author of the blog and co-founder of The Shortest Path Travel, agency that guides you through alternative paths in Mayan lands. Social and sustainable tourism in the Yucatan Peninsula and Chiapas.
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