Cancún is the gateway to the Riviera Maya. It offers large hotel complexes between gorgeous white beaches. Cancún offers everything a modern beach vacation hotspot must have. Visitors love the miles of white powder beaches on the Caribbean Sea. Cancún is home to five great golf courses and is the starting point for round trips by rental car to the Mayan sites of Yucatán. Those who like a lot of comfort and infrastructure will feel at home here. We recommend Cancún for the starting night before round trips. For longer beach stays, however, we recommend the places along the Riviera Maya or one of the offshore islands.