Cancun's Holiday Inn Express is a standard mid-range hotel: It offers good value, but it's nothing special. The hacienda-style structure is well-maintained, with 119 rooms that surround a spacious outdoor pool, lawn, and courtyard area with a few palm trees. The pool is worth elaborating on, as the details are impressive -- stone steps, stone arches, and a waterfall. But that's where guests will spend all of their time, as this hotel is actually not on a beach (a free shuttle takes guests to local beaches twice a day), and there is nothing else in the way of amenities here. However, the rooms, while basic, are clean and comfortable, and have small private balconies, flat-screen TVs, free Wi-Fi, and coffeemakers. Business travelers can use the 24-hour business center and meeting room (it holds 25 people), and may appreciate being so close to the convention center. And the free daily breakfast buffet makes for a nice start to the morning. However, vacationers, especially families, might not appreciate having to pay for a taxi ride to go out and get lunch and dinner every day (there's no full restaurant on-site) -- or travel on a bus to the beach.
Cancun's Holiday Inn Express is a standard mid-range hotel: It offers good value, but it's nothing special. The hacienda-style structure is well-maintained, with 119 rooms that surround a spacious outdoor pool, lawn, and courtyard area with a few palm trees. The pool is worth elaborating on, as the details are impressive -- stone steps, stone arches, and a waterfall. But that's where guests will spend all of their time, as this hotel is actually not on a beach (a free shuttle takes guests to local beaches twice a day), and there is nothing else in the way of amenities here. However, the rooms, while basic, are clean and comfortable, and have small private balconies, flat-screen TVs, free Wi-Fi, and coffeemakers. Business travelers can use the 24-hour business center and meeting room (it holds 25 people), and may appreciate being so close to the convention center. And the free daily breakfast buffet makes for a nice start to the morning. However, vacationers, especially families, might not appreciate having to pay for a taxi ride to go out and get lunch and dinner every day (there's no full restaurant on-site) -- or travel on a bus to the beach.
The 879-room mid-range Oasis Cancun is an all-inclusive beach hotel that bills itself as an entertainment resort. This is a year-round party property with a young, spring break atmosphere 24/7. Rooms are generic with substandard amenities, though balcony views are beautiful. Alcohol flows and there are constant crowds at the fun pool and gorgeous beach lining up for dinner and dancing till dawn. Families may want to venture north and try the Grand Oasis Palm, a quieter, more kid-friendly alternative. Partiers should be weary of fees for the safe and Wi-Fi, but would be hard pressed to find a better scene for revelry and drinking in Cancun -- there are three swim-up bars and a nightclub on-site -- vodka shots are dispensed via soda guns.
The 879-room mid-range Oasis Cancun is an all-inclusive beach hotel that bills itself as an entertainment resort. This is a year-round party property with a young, spring break atmosphere 24/7. Rooms are generic with substandard amenities, though balcony views are beautiful. Alcohol flows and there are constant crowds at the fun pool and gorgeous beach lining up for dinner and dancing till dawn. Families may want to venture north and try the Grand Oasis Palm, a quieter, more kid-friendly alternative. Partiers should be weary of fees for the safe and Wi-Fi, but would be hard pressed to find a better scene for revelry and drinking in Cancun -- there are three swim-up bars and a nightclub on-site -- vodka shots are dispensed via soda guns.
This budget hotel is located at the entry point to the Hotel Zone of Cancun near Kilometer Marker 4. The rooms offer a choice of ocean or lagoon views, but they're basic, with no Wi-Fi and hot water issues in the showers. A traditional Mexican-style restaurant is available on-site, and offers a continental breakfast (included in some packages). The hotel also has two pools and a garden area. It's one of the cheaper options near the beaches in the Hotel Zone, but most will prefer the similarly priced and more modern Real Inn Cancun, which is even closer to the beaches -- but none of its rooms offer ocean views.
This budget hotel is located at the entry point to the Hotel Zone of Cancun near Kilometer Marker 4. The rooms offer a choice of ocean or lagoon views, but they're basic, with no Wi-Fi and hot water issues in the showers. A traditional Mexican-style restaurant is available on-site, and offers a continental breakfast (included in some packages). The hotel also has two pools and a garden area. It's one of the cheaper options near the beaches in the Hotel Zone, but most will prefer the similarly priced and more modern Real Inn Cancun, which is even closer to the beaches -- but none of its rooms offer ocean views.