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The Riviera Maya EDITION at Kanai
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico · EDITION · High Luxury
Mexico's first EDITION opened in 2024 on the 620-acre Kanai nature reserve, where less than ten percent of the land is built upon. Conceived by Ian Schrager beside the Sian Ka'an UNESCO World Heritage Biosphere Reserve, its Sky Rooftop Villa ranks among North America's largest penthouse suites.
- 182 rooms
- Opened 2024
- Neighborhood: Kanai
- Rooms from 646 sq ft (60 m²)
- Interiors: Ian Schrager
About The Riviera Maya EDITION at Kanai
- The Riviera Maya EDITION at Kanai opened on February 27, 2024, as Mexico’s first EDITION hotel.
- The Riviera Maya EDITION at Kanai stands at Paseo Kanai 14 within the gated Kanai development in Solidaridad, a 620-acre nature reserve along Federal Highway 307 roughly 40 minutes south of Cancún International Airport.
History
The Riviera Maya EDITION at Kanai opened on February 27, 2024, as Mexico’s first EDITION hotel. According to EDITION, it was developed on a 620-acre nature reserve with two miles of white-sand beaches and designed to minimize environmental impact while preserving the mangrove ecosystem. The property features 182 guest rooms and suites, including North America’s largest penthouse suite, and positions itself as a sustainable luxury resort on the Caribbean coast. EDITION also highlights a lagoon-sized pool, a cenote-inspired destination spa, and five food-and-beverage venues as core parts of the guest experience. [EDITION Hotels](https://www.editionhotels.com/riviera-maya/)
The setting
The Riviera Maya EDITION at Kanai stands at Paseo Kanai 14 within the gated Kanai development in Solidaridad, a 620-acre nature reserve along Federal Highway 307 roughly 40 minutes south of Cancún International Airport. Two miles of undisturbed white-sand beach and a dense mangrove forest are preserved with less than ten percent of the reserve built upon—a restraint reflected in the resort's cenote-inspired pool and minimal construction footprint. Conceived by Ian Schrager as EDITION's first Mexico property, the hotel crowns the mangroves with a Sky Rooftop Villa among North America's largest penthouse suites, while the adjacent Sian Ka'an UNESCO World Heritage Site marks Kanai as the Riviera Maya's most ecologically serious luxury address.
Restaurants and bars
- Kitchen at EDITION — Restaurant · Chef Paco Ruano
- SO’OL Beach Club — Poolside · Mediterranean · Tomas Bermudez
- KI’IS — Restaurant
Amenities
- 182 guest rooms and suites
- Lagoon-sized pool
- Cenote-inspired destination spa
- North America’s largest penthouse suite, The Sky Villa
- Private terraces with plunge pools
- State-of-the-art ballroom
- Versatile meeting spaces
- Five food-and-beverage venues
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Recommended (2026)
- AHEAD Americas Landscaping & Outdoor Spaces (2024)
- AHEAD Americas Lobby (2024)
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