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AVA Resort Cancun
Cancún, Mexico · AVA · Accessible Luxury
Every one of the roughly 1,600 rooms faces the sea at this all-inclusive megaresort, which held its official opening in June 2024. Two ten-storey towers bookend a site packing 27 restaurants and bars, a 22,000-square-foot spa, a waterpark, a boxing ring, and a vast saltwater lagoon, all about ten minutes from Cancun's airport. Boris Pena Architects worked with Gensler on the design, with Lasvit lighting the lobby.
- 1,622 rooms
- Opened 2024
- Neighborhood: Zona Hotelera
- Rooms from 463 sq ft (43 m²)
- Architect: Boris Pena Architects with Gensler
About AVA Resort Cancun
- Official opening 20 June 2024; every one of roughly 1,600 rooms faces the sea across two ten-storey towers.
- A 120,000-square-foot saltwater AVA Bay uses Crystal Lagoons technology, with 27 restaurants and bars.
- Boris Pena Architects worked with Gensler; Lasvit lit the lobby. World Travel Awards named it Mexico and Central America's Leading Luxury All-Inclusive Resort in 2025.
- Entry-level rooms start at 463 sq ft (43 m²).
History
AVA Resort Cancun is a vast oceanfront all-inclusive resort that held its official opening on 20 June 2024, following a soft opening earlier that summer. Developed by RCD Hotels with sales and marketing by AIC Hotel Group, the new-build resort comprises two ten-storey buildings at the north and south ends of the site and offers roughly 1,600 ocean-facing guestrooms, suites and AVA Villas - every room with a sea view - about ten minutes from Cancun International Airport.
Designed by Boris Pena Architects with Gensler (and HKB Design for its venues, and Lasvit lighting in the lobby), the resort packs in some 27 restaurants and bars, a 22,000-square-foot spa, a waterpark, a boxing ring, pickleball courts, six pools, a 120,000-square-foot saltwater AVA Bay built with Crystal Lagoons technology, 90,000 square feet of event space and thousands of solar panels.
Experiences
- AVA Bay saltwater lagoon — Swimming, kayaking, sailing and stand-up paddleboarding in a 2.8-acre saltwater lagoon created with Crystal Lagoons technology
- ACTO Live Theater — AVA's immersive venue for performances, pop-ups and live entertainment for all ages, with a rotating lineup of shows and special events, located at AVA North opposite the convention center.
- Culinary programme — More than 17 restaurants, cafés, bars and signature concepts, including steaks, contemporary Mexican and Mediterranean cuisine.
- Wellness and rejuvenation therapies — Rejuvenating therapies at The Spa at AVA and fitness at FIIT Wellness Center
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Kids' club
- All-inclusive
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
- Mexico & Central America's Leading Luxury All-Inclusive Resort 2025 (World Travel Awards) (2025)
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