Two Mexico hotels have been added to AAA’s prestigious list of Five Diamond Award hotels for 2020, taking the total number to 26. The two Mexico hotels added to the list were both located in Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo.
Hotel Xcaret Mexico, Riviera Maya
- Hotel Xcaret Mexico (Playa del Carmen, Mexico) – This all-inclusive resort is packed with activities, including eight theme parks, many pools, three exercise rooms, and a private island. Many of the modern rooms open up to pools or the river. (New listing)
- UNICO 20°N 87°W Hotel Riviera Maya (Akumal, Mexico) – This unique property features guest rooms with spacious balconies offering an oversize seating area and large oval-shaped hot tubs. Each guest room is assigned a local host who is tasked with ensuring that guests have a pleasurable stay to maximize their valuable vacation time. (Upgraded from Four Diamonds)
“AAA Five Diamond hotels and restaurants represent the best of AAA’s transformed Diamond Program,” said Stacey Barber, executive director, AAA Travel Information & Content. “These hotels and restaurants consistently exceed expectations by providing their guests highly personalized, memorable experiences. They truly represent the upper echelon of the hospitality industry.”
Five Diamond hotels, which include just 0.4% of the nearly 27,000 AAA Diamond lodgings, are noted for world-class luxury, amenities and indulgence for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
2020 Five Diamond Hotels in Mexico
MEXICO
Baja California Sur
CABO SAN LUCAS
Esperanza An Auberge Resort (2017)
Montage Los Cabos (2018)
Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal (2012)
Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal
Distrito Federal
MEXICO CITY
Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City (2016)
The St. Regis Mexico City (2018)
Guanajuato
SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE
Rosewood San Miguel de Allende (2018)
Jalisco
PUERTO VALLARTA
Hotel Mousai (2015)
Nayarit
NUEVO VALLARTA
Grand Luxxe Residence Club (2014)
Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit (2007)
Quintana Roo
AKUMAL
UNICO 20°N 87°W Hotel Riviera Maya (2019)*
CANCÚN
Le Blanc Spa Resort (2010)
NIZUC Resort & Spa (2018)
The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun (1996)
SAN JOSÉ DEL CABO
Grand Velas Los Cabos (2017)
Las Ventanas al Paraiso, A Rosewood Resort (2002)
One&Only Palmilla (2014)
PUNTA MITA
Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, Mexico (2001)
The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort (2009)
PLAYA DEL CARMEN
Banyan Tree Mayakoba (2018)
Fairmont Mayakoba (2007)
Grand Luxxe Riviera Maya (2017)
Grand Velas Riviera Maya (2010)
Hotel Xcaret Mexico (2019)*
Rosewood Mayakoba (2009)
Secrets Maroma Beach Riviera Cancun (2013)
PUERTO MORELOS
Zoëtry Paraiso de la Bonita Riviera Maya (2004)
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