What We Love

  • Experience the true magic of the Caribbean with seaside, candlelight dining.
  • Enjoy a wide range activities perfectly suited for adults and families alike. 
  • Find the perfect meal for every occasion at one of several unique onsite restaurants.

Things to Know

  • The resort is only 20 minutes from the airport.
  • Upgrade to the Preferred Club and get exclusive access to bigger rooms and outstanding amenities.
  • Maximize your vacay hours by checking pick-up times on scheduled transfers.
Hotel Promotions
Non-Refundable Category
This category is non-refundable at time of booking. This supersedes any other hotel cancel policies. 
Applicable Dates:
Booking Dates: 13 Mar 2020 onwards
Travel Dates: 13 Mar 2020 onwards
*Applicable promotions will display with your room selection. Some restrictions may apply.
Unlimited-Luxury Inclusions!

UNLIMITED - LUXURY® INCLUSIONS

  • Limitless access to gourmet à la carte dining options without reservations required
  • Unlimited international and domestic top-shelf spirits
  • Unlimited natural fruit juices and soft drinks
  • 24-hour room and concierge services
  • Pool and beach wait service
  • Daily refreshed mini-bar with soft drinks, juice, bottled water and beer
  • Daily maid service
  • Endless daytime activities and live nightly entertainment
  • Theme parties, oceanfront bars and entertainment venues
  • No wristbands required
  • All taxes and gratuities
  • Enjoy free Wi-Fi and free international calling to the US, Canada and local landlines with Unlimited Connectivity. The mobile app also allows guests to view the schedules of all events, activities and restaurants at the resort, plus to learn about local destinations, excursions, and much more.
Applicable Dates:
Booking Dates: 01 Nov 2018 onwards
Travel Dates: 01 Nov 2018 onwards
*Applicable promotions will display with your room selection. Some restrictions may apply.

Resort Details

Guests will enjoy delicious international cuisines and drinks from various restaurants.
OnSite Dining
  • Barefoot Grille
    Delicious grilled favorites are served beachside.
  • Bordeaux

    This restaurant is for Adults Only.

    Enjoy a la carte French cuisine in a romantic atmosphere with a wine cellar.

  • Coco Café
    Premium coffee & snacks in a casual and relaxed atmosphere. 

    Late Night Bites served.
  • El Patio
    A la carte restaurant offering authentic Mexican cuisine

  • Himitsu
    A la carte restaurant specializing in Pan-Asian cuisine.

  • Oceana
    Variety of fresh grilled local and international seafood specialties served a la carte.
    Approximate seating capacity: 82
  • Portofino
    Recently renovate a la carte restaurant featuring the authentic flavors of the Mediterranean & Italian.

  • Romantic Dining Experience
    For your honeymoon, wedding anniversary or when you just decide to have a very special dinner with your sweetheart or friend, we can set a spectacular private dinner for your party, with a delicious menu, served exclusively at one of our appointed spots. This special dinner is served only by advance reservation through our concierge.
  • Seaside Grill

    A newly renovated, exotic grill of selected fish, poultry and beef in the evening served à la carte.
    • Located by the beach 

    • Preferred Club guests only for breakfast & lunch, open to all guests for dinner 

    • Approximate seating capacity: 60 

  • Various Lounges/Bars

    - Barracuda

    - Desires (temporarily closed)

    - Manatees 

    - Rendezvous

    - Revive 

    - Sugar Reef 

  • World Cafe
    A newly renovated, buffet-style restaurant serving local and international specialty items and classics. 
    Approximate seating capacity: 202
This all-inclusive resort offers a spa, pools, bike rentals, concierge and more amenities.
On-Site Amenities
  • All-inclusive meal plan
  • Babysitting†
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Boutiques/stores†
  • Children programs
  • Concierge desk
  • COVID test onsite
  • Golf,Offsite†
  • Health club†
  • Laundry/Valet service†
  • All-inclusive meal plan
  • Babysitting†
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Boutiques/stores†
  • Children programs
  • Concierge desk
  • COVID test onsite
  • Golf, Offsite†
  • Health club†
  • Laundry/Valet service†
  • Nightclub†
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pool
  • Restaurant†
  • Spa†
  • Water sports†

† Fees may apply

A jogging trail, golf, water sports, children's programs and more fun activities are available.
On-Site Recreation
  • Bike rental
  • Billiards
  • Bocce court
  • Children's program
    Explorer's Club - Fully supervised children's program entertains kids ages 3-12 with daily programs based on science, nature and exploration including: Sandcastle competitions, arts and crafts, big screen movies on the beach, Euro-bungee, game room, large playground, weekly campout adventure
  • Motorized Water Sports †
  • Non-Motorized Water Sports
  • Outdoor pool
    3 outdoor swimming pools
  • Pool †
    Dreams Riviera Cancun has three pools and two hot tubs located on property. There is one main infinity pool adults only overlooking the ocean, an activities pool and a children’s pool. There is one outdoor hot tub located on each side of the resort for use by all guests. There is a Splash Park.
  • Spa †

    DREAMS SPA BY PEVONIA® offers a sublime atmosphere of pure indulgence that combines hydrotherapy and indigenous treatments and creates a refreshing, invigorating and peaceful experience. Swiss showers, saunas, steam rooms, private showers and relaxing areas are here for you to enjoy. Massages, body treatments, facials, manicures, pedicures and a full service beauty salon are all available to you.

    Spa facilities include:
    - Massage and body treatments cabins 

    - Relaxing, aromatherapy and sport massages

    - Reflexology
    - Main hydrotherapy area
    - Cold plunges
    - Outdoor cascading whirlpool
    - Exfoliation treatments
    - Facials
    - Bathrobes, towels and slippers
    - Yoga classes
    - Steam room and dry sauna
    - Hair and beauty salon, manicures and pedicures
    - Elegant locker, vanity and dressing areas
    - Shampoo, body gel, body cream, deodorant
    - Main lounge for men and women
    - Spa boutique

  • Volleyball
  • Windsurfing †
Off-Site Recreation
  • Golf †
    Guests at select resorts in Cancun and Riviera Maya can enjoy discounted green fees at nearby golf courses: Playa Mujeres Golf Course, El Tinto Golf Course at the Cancun Country Club, El Mayakoba, Riviera Maya Golf Course, or Gran Coyote Golf Riviera Maya.

† Fees may apply

Guest Reviews from CheapCaribbean Customers

Customer Ratings & Reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating

TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_4.5 14100 reviews
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 5.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Just the two of us

    My husband and I visited for five days and had a great time. This is an overview of what we observed. There were so many weddings—this place definitely knows how to do weddings. There were also a lot of young kids, probably age six and under. This didn’t bother us since we have kids of our own (and these were not our kids 😄). No one was rowdy or out of control—maybe because we didn’t stay up very late. Overall, the resort felt very mellow. We did the VIP check-in and were upsold a room, which we were fine with. We enjoyed it, especially the view. However, we were then handed off to a timeshare representative and invited to breakfast at their sister hotel… hard no. That was my least favorite part of the entire hotel experience. The spa was wonderful! Amiela, who gave me a hot stone massage, was excellent. Theresa assisted with the hydrotherapy. I had to leave hydrotherapy early to make my massage appointment, and they were kind enough to invite me back the next day to finish it—just lovely. All the drinks were great. The guys at the Barracuda bar were a blast (though we wished the swings were hung a little higher). Clever and Enrique at the lobby bar were our favorites—homeboys can remember your name and your drink after just one visit. The food was good. Since we were “VIP,” we could eat breakfast at the Seaside Grill, which was much more our speed. We walked into the buffet once and immediately walked back out. The food wasn’t appealing, the lighting was artificially bright, and it was too loud. Watching the sun rise while having breakfast and coffee at Seaside was a perfect way to start the day. Also, VIP tip, get your coffee at the VIP lounge.

    Feb 03, 2026
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 5.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Wonderful Three-Generation Holiday Week

    We were a group of 7 with 6 adults and one 2.5 year old in 3 preferred rooms. As you can see from the picture from the balcony of 1551, the resort is lovely and we found the rooms clean and comfortable. Jarwmy kept our room spotless. We flew Sunwing from Toronto and waited an hour for our bags then had a 35 minute transit to the resort. Check in was smooth and we ate from the preferred food bar while we waited. The rooms have limited space for clothes so pack light or set your suitcase up on a stand. Make sure you ask for no perfumes or aromatherapy if you hate or are sensitive to scents. We rented a cabana near the kid's pool. Eric Ramirez, the Pool Concierge, arranged it when we arrived. He was very helpful all week. All the staff at the cabana were super. Great bar service! We saved seats at the beach at sunrise and spent the morning there then enjoyed the cabana till 5. Eric always brought us 2 extra lawn chairs. We paid by the week so had a 20 percent reduction on the usual 100 US per day. We found this really worthwhile as it gave us a home base and a great napping place. We tried every restaurant. We got seated right away by going at 6 pm. The food was all pleasant with good service but few dishes stood out. The soups seemed uniformly salty. Every waiter and host we encountered was super friendly. The seaweed on the beach was no problem and almost gone by day 3. We swam a bit every day but it was a cold week so less than usual. We enjoyed the weddings we saw and everything was quiet by 11 pm. This is my 3rd time here and I was totally happy with the resort, rooms and service. We don't drink much but liked having the better whiskies at the preferred lounge. Room service was great! We ordered something twice a day as the little one was always hungry and ditched took about 45 minutes, was tasty and the service very friendly. We ate at the Seaside for breakfast 3 times and had great service from the fellow in the photo whose name escapes me. We also liked the buffet for breakfast. It is too bad the buffet does not have a patio but you can just ask for a take out plate and eat outside. We were tired in the evenings but really enjoyed the man who sang in the lobby Sunday night. We did the free hydrotherapy that came with Sunwing preferred. It was a bit cold this week but still refreshing. One perpsn had an amazing massage and facial at the spa. Two of our group tried the Aztec CBD ceremony and found it very helpful and soothing. The staff were great with the little one. Always smiling and helpful. She played in the baby room at the Club one windy day and liked it but was too little for the club. We saw some guests sad it was a bit cool but we made the best of it and it sure beat minus 17 back home:) We will be back!

    Feb 02, 2026
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 4.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Nice, relaxing vacation

    We loved this resort. The grounds and beach were beautiful and clean. The food was great, offered a wide variety. Drinks were delicious. Staff of course were wonderful. Only downfall was there was little to do at night. After dinner, there's not much to do, besides go to the different bars. They had live music but was usually just an independent singer. We are early, birds so wasn't a huge let down for us but would have been nice to have a show or something after dinner.

    Feb 02, 2026
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 5.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Pleasurable Trip

    We hada a Wonderful week at Dreams Riviera, from stepping out of the taxi to getting back onto a shuttle to the airport we felt welcome and special. All STAFF were very friendly, accomodating, helpful, even with our lack of the Spanish language, and even though one of the Activity Staff took the time one day to teach us a few words. Food was excellent wherever we went to eat. The grounds were always being worked on and kept up. The pools were cleaned on an on going bases. The daily activities and the evening entertainment were GREAT. A GREAT place for the WHOLE Family!!

    Feb 02, 2026
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 5.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Awesome Custumer service.

    El Latio Mexican restaurant has awesome food. But the hostess Anah V. And Cisneros made our dinner experience very special

    Feb 01, 2026
Hotel Advisories
  • AdvisoryImportant Information For Our Guests Please be aware that due to changing weather and ocean conditions, beach shapes and characteristics may vary.
  • AdvisoryStudent Groups (Spring Breakers) are not permitted at Hotel. A student group consist of those that travel without parent supervision or a responsible adult in each room. This could refer to but not limited to high school students or college students booking multiple rooms. The hotel reserves the right to deny lodging to any reservations of this type.
General Policy
  • Check In: 3:00 PM
  • Check Out: 12:00 PM
  • Minimum Check-In Age: 18
  • General Policies:

    Check-in Policy - Hotel requires a credit/debit card authorization or cash deposit upon check-in for incidentals; this will place a hold on your funds.

    Convention Policy - Individuals attending a convention cannot book this property for their stay. If found attending a convention, guests may be subject to higher room rates upon arrival.

    Hotel Spring Break Policy - This hotel cannot guarantee a spring break-free environment.

    Transfer Policy - A price may display when children stay free, if your vacation includes transfer to your hotel.

    General Information - Room taxes are included in vacation price. Minimum night stay restrictions may apply. Reservation changes may not be permitted unless authorized by the hotel.

     

  • Pet Policy : Pets Allowed:
    • Resort allows small dogs under 22 lbs. Please contact the resort prior to booking to confirm all requirements are met and they can provide you the current cost per night. This fee will be payable to the hotel. Proper paperwork must be provided to the hotel prior to check-in.

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