Iberostar Paraiso Maya

Iberostar Paraíso Maya offers an all-suite, all-inclusive retreat on Mexico’s Riviera Maya just 30 miles south of Cancún. Part of Iberostar’s Playa Paraíso resort complex, it shares a shopping center, dance clubs, convention center, and 18-hole P.B. Dye–designed golf course with three other Iberostar properties—plus access to the common areas of all seven. Visitors inevitably run out of time before they run out of things to do and see at the s prawling complex.

Guests of the Paraíso Maya arrive in a lobby guarded by stately Mayan figures near a soaring Mayan pyramid bar, comfy Internet corner, chic cigar lounge, buffet restaurant, and five internationally themed eateries. Outside, the Mayan motif centers on a tropical courtyard and playground of pools complete with lazy river, wave pool, lagoon pool, and activities pool. Sun seekers also flock to the natural wonder of Playa Paraíso, a legendary stretch of white-sand beach complete with hammocks and palapas, bar and grill, and pristine Caribbean waters.

Back onshore, a concierge for every wing attends guests of the 434 accommodations. All spacious junior suites, they provide sunken living rooms, cable TV, DVD players, Internet access, and private balconies or patios with hammock swings. For business and social events,the convention center entertains with more than 15,000 square feet of indoor-outdoor space designed to meet the needs of all types of gatherings.