Top 10 Five-Star All-Inclusive Resorts in the Riviera Maya

·Exceptional all-inclusive dining program with eight restaurants and Michelin-starred Cocina de Autor.

Grand Velas does all-inclusive at a genuinely luxe tier, eight gourmet restaurants, a cavernous SE Spa, and a choice of jungle or beachfront suites with personal concierge service. It manages to be both family-capable and couple-romantic depending on which section you book. Riviera Maya at its most refined. Best November through May.

·Butler

·Exceptional swimmable beach and snorkeling.

Secrets Akumal is an adults-only resort of 434 suites on Akumal Beach, and the beach is why it scores 9.3 with us. The water is calm, the reef is close enough to snorkel from the sand, and this is turtle habitat, so the local rules about sunscreen and distance are worth reading before you swim. Sargassum still reaches this coast most springs and summers, which is the one thing the resort cannot manage for you.

·True luxury resort with optional all-inclusive convenience.

·Excellent adults-only romance profile.

·Exceptional design, art-focused architecture and strong food identity.

The adults-only, arts-themed member of the Xcaret family, and the headline perk is included access to the Xcaret and Xel-Há eco-parks. On site you get rivers and cenotes to swim, hands-on art workshops, and ten restaurants from celebrity chefs. Creative and very Mexican. Best November through May.

·Service

JOIA Paraiso is an adults-only all-inclusive on the Riviera Maya, for couples who want a butler and a whole complex to dine around. It is about 35 minutes from Cancun's airport, with 310 suites, five themed restaurants and a buffet, five bars, and adults-only pools with swim-up suites along them. This was Iberostar Grand Paraiso until the rename, and it is the adult corner of a much larger Iberostar campus whose restaurants JOIA guests may use.

·Exceptional beach and shore snorkeling.

·Food for an AI

·True 24-hour all-inclusive