New Family Resorts in Cancun and the Riviera Maya for 2026 and 2027

A resort that has just opened has a lot going for it: new rooms, new pools and a kids' club nobody has worn out yet. Here are the openings we could date around Cancun and the Riviera Maya, from November 2025 to February 2027, that are not adults-only: when it opened or opens, where that date comes from, what it says about children, and what a brand-new resort means for your family photos.

The New Openings, by Date

We read each brand's own announcement or website first, or the resort operator's. Where we could not find a date from either, we used Caribbean Journal, a travel publication that follows Caribbean openings closely, and the table says so. Several of these dates moved at least once in 2026, so confirm yours with the resort before you book flights.

"Reported" means the detail comes from Caribbean Journal rather than the brand. Casa Nizuc is the only resort here without a photo guide of ours.

Open Now: Six New Resorts

Iberostar Selection Riviera Cancun. Iberostar announced on November 4, 2025 that this five-star all-inclusive near Puerto Morelos, 20 minutes from Cancun International Airport, had joined its portfolio on November 1, with 444 suites that include family rooms and swim-up suites. Its own page lists the Star Camp kids' club, for ages 4 to 6 and 7 to 12, and a splash park with slides. Our Iberostar Selection Riviera Cancun guide covers the beach and the photographer's access.

Hotel Riu Ventura. RIU announced on December 9, 2025 that it had just opened the 705-room Riu Ventura beside Playa Delfines, its sixth hotel in Cancun. Its own page calls it a family resort, with the RIU Land kids' club, a children's pool with slides and two-bedroom family rooms, and the announcement describes an adults-only pool and Sky Bar on the sixth floor. Our Riu Ventura guide has the spots and the best hours.

Majestic Mirage Costa Mujeres. Majestic Resorts lists a soft opening on December 12, 2025 and a grand opening on January 15, 2026 for this all-suite, all-inclusive resort just north of Cancun. It has separate sections for adults and for families: The Club is for adults 18 and over, and families with children can use the Kids Club, the Teens Club and the on-site water park. Our Majestic Mirage Costa Mujeres guide covers the beach and the light.

The St. Regis Costa Mujeres Resort. Marriott announced its opening on June 23, 2026: 163 guestrooms and 50 suites in the quiet enclave of Costa Mujeres, just north of Cancun, with a Kids Club and programming for families and multigenerational travelers. Marriott does not describe it as all-inclusive, which matters when you compare rates. See our St. Regis Costa Mujeres guide.

Mondrian Cancun. Ennismore announced on August 25, 2026 that Mondrian Cancun had opened as the brand's first all-inclusive: 400 rooms on Grand Island, between the Caribbean and Nichupté Lagoon, about 15 minutes from the airport. Neither that announcement nor the resort pages we read mention a kids' club, and the Mondrian+ rooms, their lounge and the rooftop pool are for adults, so ask the resort about children before booking. Our Mondrian Cancun guide covers the lagoon at sunset.

Kimpton Tres Rios. Hotel Equities, which operates Kimpton's first all-inclusive, announced its opening on September 23, 2026, and on November 8 Caribbean Journal reported a kids' club for ages 4 to 12. The resort has a guide of its own: our Kimpton Tres Rios family guide covers it in detail.

Opening This Winter

Park Hyatt Riviera Maya. Hyatt said on June 25, 2026 that Park Hyatt Riviera Maya, an all-inclusive with 148 rooms and suites in the private AMAI enclave between Cancun and Puerto Morelos, would open by the end of 2026. On November 10, Caribbean Journal reported that Hyatt is taking reservations from December 3, after earlier dates of February 15 and January 8, 2027. Hyatt has not published a children's policy, and the same report says one of the four pools is reserved for adults. Our Park Hyatt Riviera Maya guide has the light and the questions to ask.

Casa Nizuc. This 235-room Tribute Portfolio resort sits in the gated Aldea Nizuc community, at km 23.5 of the Hotel Zone, and it is not all-inclusive, according to Caribbean Journal, which also reported a separate children's pool and water slides. Marriott said on September 29, 2026 that it expected a November debut; on October 3, Caribbean Journal reported December 8.

Grand Hyatt Cancun Beach Resort. Hyatt said on September 15, 2026 that its 500-room all-inclusive in Puerto Cancun, a gated community with a marina about 25 minutes from the airport, is expected to open in December, with a Grand Kids Club, 47 suites and nine pools, one of them for adults only. Caribbean Journal reported an opening date of December 10 the next day; in its earlier reports, the first bookable date had moved from September 8 to November 17. Our Grand Hyatt Cancun guide has a section for families.

Finest Riviera Cancun. Finest Resorts lists the opening as February 11, 2027. Its November 2026 fact sheet describes an all-ages resort in Puerto Morelos with family suites that have a separate bedroom with two single beds, the Imagine Kids Club, a splash park, a water slide park and three child-care lounges near the restaurants, while the Excellence Club areas are for adults 18 and over. See our Finest Riviera Cancun guide.

Announced, Not Yet Dated

Marriott announced the 283-room JW Marriott All-Inclusive Costa Mujeres in November 2022, with an opening in 2026. Marriott has not announced its opening: on October 6, 2026, Marriott called JW Marriott Costa Elena, in Costa Rica, the brand's first all-inclusive resort worldwide, and its Mexico update of September 29 did not list Costa Mujeres among the coming openings. Marriott has not said whether it will take children. Our JW Marriott Costa Mujeres guide covers the beach in the meantime.

Further out, Marriott said in October 2024 that The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, Punta Nizuc, a 131-room hotel about 10 minutes from the airport, would open in 2027. It gave no month and no children's policy, and its newsroom shows no later update.

Searching for a new Dreams? Hyatt's newsroom, read on November 14, 2026, lists no new Dreams resort around Cancun or the Riviera Maya since January 2025; the latest Dreams opening it lists is Dreams Playa Esmeralda, in the Dominican Republic, on September 2, 2025.

We left out adults-only openings, airport and city hotels, existing resorts that reopened after a renovation or under a new name, and announcements we could not confirm.

Photos at a Resort That Just Opened

A new resort photographs beautifully, but in its first months a lot is still settling. The rule for outside photographers may be new to the staff, nobody has found the best corners yet, and gardens planted for the opening can still look thin. At a resort that opened last month, we are discovering the spots too.

So before every session, we confirm the resort's current rule for outside photographers. Some hotels charge a fee for an outside photographer; if yours does, you pay it to the hotel, not to us, and we confirm the rule with you before the session. Our guide to bringing a photographer to a Costa Mujeres resort goes through the usual questions.

“She handled everything as far as coming to the resort (contacted reception to set up her visit)”

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Openings move, and plans can move with them. Our sessions have no deposit: you pay at the end of the session, by card or in cash, and you can cancel free of charge until a day before. If your resort's opening slips, there is no deposit of ours to recover.

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For resorts that have been open longer, our resort photographer page lists our guides hotel by hotel, kids' clubs at Cancun all-inclusives compares ages and hours, and where to stay in Cancun with kids compares the areas. When you are ready, our guide to booking a family session walks through the steps, or you can book directly at ivaestudios.com/book.

Where These Dates Come From

All read on November 14, 2026: the brands and resort operators first, Caribbean Journal second.

• Iberostar: opening of Iberostar Selection Riviera Cancun, November 4, 2025, and the resort page.
• RIU: opening of the Riu Ventura, December 9, 2025, and the Riu Ventura page.
• Majestic Resorts: Majestic Mirage Costa Mujeres page, with its soft and grand opening dates.
• Marriott: St. Regis Costa Mujeres opening, June 23, 2026; Mexico update, September 29, 2026; JW Marriott Costa Elena opening, October 6, 2026; Costa Mujeres signing with AB Living Group, November 30, 2022; The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, Punta Nizuc, October 9, 2024.
• Ennismore: Mondrian Cancun opening, August 25, 2026, and the Mondrian Cancun website.
• IHG: the Kimpton Tres Rios page, with its address.
• Hotel Equities: opening of Kimpton Tres Rios, which it operates, September 23, 2026.
• Hyatt: Grand Hyatt Cancun Beach Resort, September 15, 2026; Park Hyatt Riviera Maya, June 25, 2026; Dreams Playa Esmeralda, September 2, 2025; and the newsroom archive.
• Finest Resorts: Finest Riviera Cancun and its November 2026 fact sheet.
• Caribbean Journal: Kimpton Tres Rios, November 8, 2026; Park Hyatt Riviera Maya, August 28 and November 10, 2026; Casa Nizuc, March 24 and October 3, 2026; Grand Hyatt Cancun, April 25, June 4 and September 16, 2026.