The Ambiance Villas has a perfect beachfront location that provides high quality accommodation with self-catering facilities and child-friendly amenities.

Guests can choose a luxurious one bedroom suite, with fully equipped kitchen and comfortable sitting room, and then add one or two more bedrooms as required. The suites are also indulgent enough for honeymooners, with their spacious king bedrooms and large dressing area. For an economical choice, there is also a range of large one-room studios with kitchenettes.

Playa Azul is a lovely small hotel that positively oozes with Mexican charm. Located in a quiet area of Cozumel, just opposite Cozumel Country Club, it is just 10 minutes drive from the main town, San Miguel, and the ferrry dock.

The hotel has just 50 rooms, in both the original hotel building and a newer section located around the pool. Room interiors are bright and spacious and feature lovely pieces of Mexican arts and crafts throughout, and almost all have great views of the Caribbean. It offers an excellent selection of accommodation from romantic Master Suites for couples, spacious Suites for families, and versatile Standard Rooms that are perfect for couples, friends or families with young children.

This small artistically designed hotel is located in the very center of Playa del Carmen; just a few blocks from the beach and a block away from 5th Avenue.  There are just 12 imaginatively styled guest rooms which are arranged around pretty courtyard gardens.

Its white stucco buildings and terraces adorned with colourful plants are inspired by Greek architecture.  Rooms feature plasma TVs, air-conditioning, ceiling fans and mini-bars.   They feature artwork from the owner and face the peaceful tropical gardens

Ideally located at the end of Playa del Carmen's lively 5th Avenue this small hotel is an excellent choice for families. It's just a pleasant ten-minute stroll into the center of town, passing some wonderful bars and restaurants en-route, but without the noise of more centrally located hotels.

It's also just one block from the finest stretch of beach in Playa del Carmen, where you'll find the most popular beach clubs (hotel guests enjoy complimentary access to one of these clubs, so they can use the sun loungers and beach towels there and of course enjoy bar service by the ocean).

Al Cielo is located on a fabulously long, wide powder-soft beach on Mexico's Caribbean coast. For those yearning for the simple life, it is heaven indeed.

The hotel has a chic "bare feet and linen" restaurant, a couple of beach bars within walking distance, and just four rooms - each with balcony or terrace and hammock and all with views of the dazzling Caribbean beach.

Casa del Agua offers the perfect combination for us; it is a stylish, intimate villa in a beautifully tranquil setting, yet within easy reach of many activities. It is quite unique, and having been built from local materials and in Yucatecan style, is quite unobtrusive on the palm fringed white sand beach.

Each of the four Suites here is completely different, beautifully designed and decorated, and each has its own special feature.

Mayakoba is a group of luxurious and prestigious resorts which have been developed in the tropical forests and mangroves that edge an idyllic stretch of Caribbean coast.  The Fairmont was the first resort to open here and offers extensive facilities and amenities including championship golf course, Willow Stream Spa, fitness room, restaurants and swimming pools.   Many of the rooms are arranged in small buildings of just two or four and set around one of the many fresh water rivers that run through the resort.  This is an excellent choice for families with children of all ages, as well as being a romantic and exotic retreat for couples.

Maroma is truly special - a discreet hideaway on a perfect Caribbean beach with a welcome that makes you feel at home within minutes. You won't believe that you're less than an hour from the crowds at Cancun - from the moment you leave the coastal highway you really are in a different world. After clearance at the gatekeeper's lodge, it takes a good fifteen minutes' bumpy drive through the jungle before you catch a glimpse of white stucco walls and thatched turrets.

Within you'll find a world of rounded white walls, lush green foliage and stylish furnishings, with views of the turquoise Caribbean and one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

This unique small resort is located on a wonderful beach in Tulum.  There are just 7 beautifully appointed rooms.  The style of the property is very different to others in this area.  It is less beach cabana and more of a elegant but rustic hotel.  Canopied beds, rattan furniture and cream stone bathrooms which feature a large soaking tub add to the style. 

The hotel has a very good spa which offers a range of services from massages to facials and some wonderful spa ritual packages.  There is a small restaurant which serves breakfast.  Lunch and dinner are available with prior reservation.  The hotel is also within walking distance of several other good restaurants.

Mezzanine is changing the sleepy image of Tulum with its inspired modern design and a lively party beat. It's set to become the coolest bar in town, and the four guestrooms are guaranteed to be amongst the most coveted addresses for the in-crowd.

Positioned just yards from the ocean, the guest rooms are eminently comfortable as well as being sleek and stylish. Each has a double height sleeping area and novel mezzanine level for additional guests or for lounging.

The nine cabanas at Om Tulum offer a rustic yet stylish retreat from the rush of everyday life. Furnished in a minimal style, the rooms offer the basic essentials for an uncomplicated beach vacation. Each room has a balcony or terrace from where you can enjoy views of the hotel's lush tropical gardens or even the Caribbean Sea. Electricity is available from 8:30am to 1:00am daily and there are electrical outlets in the rooms for guests use.  Om Tulum is situated on a fine white sand beach that stretches for miles into the local biosphere reserve yet only a short distance from the history of Tulum ruins.

A small and friendly rustic resort located on a beautiful stretch of beach with comfortable, spotlessly clean rooms and a great restaurant. Though the rooms themselves aren't directly on the beach, they are all only a few steps away and most have glimpses of the powder-white sand and turquoise ocean.

Although there are no electrical outlets there is 24-hour electrical lighting and the recent addition of surprisingly effective tower fans ensures that the rooms are kept cool in the evenings.  We were also pleasantly surprised to find other amenities not typically found in this part of Tulum, including room service, and wireless internet access in the restaurant and surrounding beach area.