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The St. Regis Kanai Resort, Riviera Maya
Playa del Carmen, Mexico · St. Regis · High Luxury
The first St. Regis on the Riviera Maya, opened December 2022 at Paseo Kanai within the 620-acre Kanai nature reserve — whose circular architecture, inspired by the Mayan constellation Pleiades, is suspended above dense mangroves on elevated walkways — directly bordering the Sian Ka'an UNESCO World Heritage Biosphere Reserve, with TORO by Richard Sandoval as its signature restaurant.
- 143 rooms
- Opened 2022
- Neighborhood: Kanai
- Rooms from 592 sq ft (55 m²)
- Interiors: Chapi Chapo Design
About The St. Regis Kanai Resort, Riviera Maya
- TORO's chef-partner Richard Sandoval also runs restaurants across Mexico City, Cabo, and beyond.
- The resort shares its 306-room complex with the adjacent Riviera Maya EDITION, one of the Riviera Maya's largest luxury pairings.
History
The St. Regis Kanai Resort opened in December 2022 (officially March 2023) as the brand's debut on the Riviera Maya. The resort adjoins The Riviera Maya EDITION hotel in a shared complex of 306 rooms — one of the largest luxury resort pairings on the Riviera Maya. The design draws directly from ancient Mayan artistic traditions: "Kanai" echoes the same pre-Columbian cultural context as the adjacent Sian Ka'an Reserve, meaning "where the sky is born" in Mayan.
The setting
The St. Regis Kanai Resort, Riviera Maya rises at Paseo Kanai 15 in Solidaridad, within the Kanai gated reserve on Federal Highway 307, approximately 45 minutes south of Cancún International Airport. Inspired by the Mayan constellation Pleiades, the resort's circular architecture is suspended above a dense mangrove forest on elevated walkways, giving most of its 124 rooms unobstructed views over two miles of Caribbean beach. The Sian Ka'an UNESCO World Heritage Biosphere Reserve directly adjoins the property—one of Mexico's largest protected coastal zones—and Kanai's sub-10-percent construction footprint across 620 acres ensures one of the Riviera Maya's most pristine luxury addresses.
Restaurants and bars
- TORO by Richard Sandoval — Restaurant · Chef Richard Sandoval
- Jack's Club — Restaurant
- The Beach Club — Poolside
Amenities
- Private beach access; adult and family pools with private cabanas; Beach Club
- Adjacent to Sian Ka'an Reserve (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- 8,666 sq ft meeting space; St. Regis Butler Service
- Water sports; snorkelling; Riviera Maya eco-adventures
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Five Diamond (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
- AAA Four Diamond (2025)
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