Cancun Guidebook
Food Scene
Within walking distance, with delicious buffet-style food and "tree top" seating available. Live music after 9 PM
99 locals recommend
Marakame Cafe
Avenida Xpujil SurWithin walking distance, with delicious buffet-style food and "tree top" seating available. Live music after 9 PM
Mr.Pampas Cancun
200 Av. BonampakDelicious Brazilian style steakhouse
The food is delicious, very reasonable, with delicious samplers, burgers and great drinks! This restaurant is about a two minute drive from the condo
24 locals recommend
XB Restaurante, Suc. Yaxchilán
822 Avenida YaxchilánThe food is delicious, very reasonable, with delicious samplers, burgers and great drinks! This restaurant is about a two minute drive from the condo
Drinks & Nightlife
La Chilanguita Cancun
Mz1 Av. BonampakLive music Wednesday through Saturday- minutes away by car
6,000 person capacity and world's largest disco ball, movable dance floors
72 locals recommend
The City Nightclub Cancun
Km 9.5 Blvd. Kukulcan6,000 person capacity and world's largest disco ball, movable dance floors
Sightseeing
A short taxi ride and a short ferry ride will get you to Isla Mujeres - plenty of bars, eateries, and sights to take in - we highly suggest renting a golf cart for the day and touring the whole island!!
577 locals recommend
Isla Mujeres
A short taxi ride and a short ferry ride will get you to Isla Mujeres - plenty of bars, eateries, and sights to take in - we highly suggest renting a golf cart for the day and touring the whole island!!
Tulum Nationa Park
Caleta Yalku13th century Mayan ruins
Chichén Itzá
Incredible archeological site......but stay hydrated!
Shopping
If you're looking for trinkets, local art, hand crafted items, all with negotiable pricing, this is your spot
392 locals recommend
Mercado 28
Mz 13 Xel-haIf you're looking for trinkets, local art, hand crafted items, all with negotiable pricing, this is your spot
So so many shopping and dining options at this shopping mall - you may even find unexpectedly good prices on some things, but luxury shopping is also available
86 locals recommend
Plaza Malecon Americas
7 Avenida BonampakSo so many shopping and dining options at this shopping mall - you may even find unexpectedly good prices on some things, but luxury shopping is also available
Essentials
Great prices on just about everything - foreign credit card may or may not work though
56 locals recommend
Soriana Híper Plaza el Paseo
Sm 37 Av. KabahGreat prices on just about everything - foreign credit card may or may not work though
This grocery store is especially good for meat, produce, and everything else. Two or three minutes from the condo by car.
64 locals recommend
Mega Soriana Rodrigo Gómez
mz 4 Av. Rodrigo GómezThis grocery store is especially good for meat, produce, and everything else. Two or three minutes from the condo by car.
Parks & Nature
If you're interested in archeology, a trip to Chichen Itza is essential . It is about a 2.5 hour drive from Cancun but totally worth it!!
Urbano Kabah Park
13 Av. NichuptéThis is an urban park across the street from the condo
This park is good for zip lining and bungee jumping, ATVs, 4WD adventures, cenotes, etc.
32 locals recommend
Selvatica - The Adventure Tribe
Quintana Roo Puerto Morelos - Leona VicarioThis park is good for zip lining and bungee jumping, ATVs, 4WD adventures, cenotes, etc.
This gigantic archeological site is a two-hour car drive from the condo on Carretera 180D, a very smooth toll road that will run you somewhere around $400MXN. We hear taking a bus from Cancun is about three hours. Make sure you bring water, the place is hot!!
1362 locals recommend
Chichén Itzá
This gigantic archeological site is a two-hour car drive from the condo on Carretera 180D, a very smooth toll road that will run you somewhere around $400MXN. We hear taking a bus from Cancun is about three hours. Make sure you bring water, the place is hot!!
Beaches
All of the beaches in Cancun are accessible to the public, with something like 18 public access points to the entire Hotel Zone coastline. For a great experience, you can get all-inclusive day passes at several different resort options. Venturapark.com lists all of the beaches by location and quality.
Grand Oasis Cancún
Km 16.5 Blvd. KukulcanReasonably priced day passes
Playa Delfines
17 Punta Nizuc - CancúnGreat swimming spot