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Hard Rock Hotel CancunvsHotel & Spa Xbalamque Cancun Centro
Both hotels are endorsed by professional travelers. Overall, Hard Rock Hotel Cancun is the choice of most professionals compared to Hotel Xbalamque Resort & Spa. Hard Rock Hotel Cancun comes in at #17 in Cancun with recommendations from 6 publications such as Star Service, Fodor's and Oyster.
Hard Rock Hotel Cancun
Fodor's
Jetsetter
Star Service
The Telegraph
Travel + Leisure
Condé Nast Traveler
Boulevard Kukulcan Km 14.5, Cancun 77500
From $451/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
"In keeping with Hard Rock tradition, the property showcases a collection of authentic musical memorabilia and hosts an ongoing schedule of live concerts and celebrity-driven soirees." Full review
"High-octane beachfront all-inclusive where guests party like rock stars and bed down in beach-facing cribs." Full review
"This all-inclusive 12-story resort has always had good bones, and it offers plenty of activities, as well as guest rooms tailored for romancing couples." Full review
9.0
"An all-inclusive hotel that really does include everything, from top-shelf drinks to live rock concerts on the beach." Full review
"This is, hands-down, Cancun’s coolest all-inclusive hotel." Full review
"The all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotel Cancun is a party place. The “rock star digs” (as the rooms are called) have private balconies, personal whirlpool tubs, and “sleep like a rock” bedding." Full review
Hotel & Spa Xbalamque Cancun Centro
Fodor's
DK Eyewitness
Frommer's
Oyster
Frommer's
Av. Yaxchilan No. 31, Cancun 77500
From $25/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Concierge
- Restaurant
"A refreshing retreat from the bustling streets of El Centro, this hotel has a lobby adorned with a palapa roof, waterfalls, tropical birds, and stone flooring." Full review
"An unusual hotel on a lively street in Cancún city, lined with enjoyable restaurants that are favorites with locals."
"Creatively designed to resemble a Maya temple, this downtown hotel features a lovely pool and waterfall, full-service spa, and authentic Mexican cantina." Full review
i
Ask for a room overlooking the ivy-filled courtyard.
Budget
"There are a lot of property features for this category, including a pool, a spa, performance venues, and several dining options." Full review
"This unique hotel's public areas could be the entrance to a Disney "Maya Adventure" ride—stone block walls, replicas of Maya statues and stelae, murals of ancient myths and warriors, reliefs that could have been lifted from a Maya temple, stone archways (even in the sapphire-blue waterfall swimming pool)" Full review
i
Don't miss the floor-to-ceiling city views from the third-floor corridor.