Opening nextCaribbean oceanfront under the Maya ruins, and Mexico’s retreat capital.
10 towns
Riviera Maya & Yucatán
Caribbean oceanfront from Cancún to the Costa Maya, and the Gulf at Progreso.
Turquoise water, white sand, reefs and cenotes, but almost no surf. Tulum and Akumal open next, for retreats and families; the islands and the Costa Maya follow. Progreso is Mérida’s beach on the Gulf of Mexico.
Opening next
On our list
On our listThe hotel zone’s white sand, plus quieter beach houses to the north.
On our listA small island twenty minutes from Cancún by ferry, with the calmest beach in the Caribbean at Playa Norte.
On our listA low-rise fishing town on a protected reef, between Cancún and Playa.
On our list
The Riviera Maya’s main town: Quinta Avenida, beach clubs and the ferry to Cozumel.
On our listMexico’s diving island, with a wild, empty east coast.
On our listA car-free sandbar island where whale sharks gather in summer.
On our listA one-street village on the Costa Maya, near the Banco Chinchorro reef.
On our listMérida’s beach on the Gulf of Mexico, with beach houses running east to Telchac.
For owners
Own a home on the sand? Keep more of every booking.
Vrbo now takes 12% from every host. We feature a small number of genuinely oceanfront homes, and build owners their own direct-booking site, so repeat guests book with you, not a platform.
- A feature here
- Photographed and written up after we visit, with the “On the sand” mark.
- Your own booking site
- Live prices and availability from the calendar you already use.
- Search, sorted
- People already search for many villas by name. We make sure they find you first.