If you’re the kind of traveler who judges a Cancun resort by two things first (the pool and the food), you’re going to want this one on your radar. Here at The Cancun Sun, we keep a close eye on which properties are actually delivering “luxury” in real life, not just in marketing photos. And …
If you have 50 tabs open on your browser right now and feel like you want to throw your laptop out the window, we have good news: You are not alone. One of the most frequent emails we get at The Cancun Sun is the simple, yet impossible question: “Where should I stay?” While we …
If you haven’t booked a trip to the Mexican Caribbean in a few years, you are in for a shock when you see the checkout screen. The days of snagging a 5-star oceanfront suite for $200 a night are officially over. Here at The Cancun Sun, we have tracked the pricing trends, and the numbers …
We at The Cancun Sun are used to talking about sargassum like it’s a spring-and-summer problem. That’s why what just happened in Playa del Carmen is making people do a double-take. On Thursday, January 8, an unusual surge of sargassum hit Playa Mamitas, dumping an estimated 25 tons of seaweed onto one of the area’s …
One of the most popular adults-only properties in the exclusive Playa Mujeres enclave is back online, and it looks completely different. Secrets Playa Mujeres Golf & Spa Resort has officially reopened following a massive top-to-bottom renovation. For years, this resort was a fan favorite because of its location—tucked away in a private gated community north …
If you ask ten different people for their favorite Cancun resort, you usually get ten different answers. But for 2026, when travelers demand the absolute best all-inclusive experience—where the food tastes like actual cuisine and the service is flawless—the internet has stopped fighting and started pointing to one specific name. Atelier Playa Mujeres. Here at …
If you rewind a few years, Tulum felt like the place Americans couldn’t stop talking about. The jungle-meets-Caribbean aesthetic. The “I found a secret beach” energy. The kind of trip that basically planned your Instagram grid for you. But here’s the thing we at The Cancun Sun are seeing right now: while Quintana Roo is …
The numbers for the peak holiday season are in, and they paint a very clear picture of how travelers are prioritizing their peace of mind in 2026. While the hotel sector in Cancun and Quintana Roo popped champagne with occupancy rates soaring above 90% to close out the year, the vacation rental market—platforms like Airbnb …
You have the flights booked, the resort picked out, and you can practically taste the margarita. But none of that matters if you get turned away at the airline counter because of a passport technicality. Here at The Cancun Sun, we see the panic every day. Travelers arrive at Cancun International (CUN) expecting a breeze, …
If Cancun feels like it’s everywhere right now, that’s because it kind of is. And we don’t just mean on your Instagram feed. When we at The Cancun Sun talk about Cancun being “globally connected,” we’re talking about something very specific: how many places you can fly to nonstop from Cancun International Airport (CUN). And …