2026 location index
Best Hotels in Mexico
Compare 77 hotels using seven years of Forbes Travel Guide recognition history, weighted toward recent performance.
Ranked for consistency
Mexico hotel rankings
77 hotels
| Property | Score | Destination | Country | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chileno Bay Resort & Residences, Auberge Collection | 5.00 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Esperanza, Auberge Collection | 5.00 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, Mexico | 5.00 | Riviera Nayarit | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort | 5.00 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Maroma, A Belmond Hotel, Riviera Maya | 5.00 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Montage Los Cabos | 5.00 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos Resort | 5.00 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Rosewood Mayakoba | 5.00 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Rosewood San Miguel de Allende | 5.00 | San Miguel de Allende | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal | 5.00 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Hotel Esencia | 4.97 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| La Casa de la Playa | 4.96 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Zadún, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve | 4.96 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Nizuc Resort & Spa | 4.92 | Cancun | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Grand Velas Los Cabos | 4.58 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Banyan Tree Mayakoba | 4.22 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Casa Velas | 4.00 | Puerto Vallarta | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Casa de Sierra Nevada, A Belmond Hotel, San Miguel de Allende | 4.00 | San Miguel de Allende | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Fairmont Mayakoba, Riviera Maya | 4.00 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City | 4.00 | Mexico City | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Grand Velas Riviera Maya | 4.00 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit | 4.00 | Riviera Nayarit | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hotel Xcaret México | 4.00 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Las Alcobas, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Mexico City | 4.00 | Mexico City | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Live Aqua Urban Resort San Miguel de Allende | 4.00 | San Miguel de Allende | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Solaz, A Luxury Collection Resort, Los Cabos | 4.00 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The Cape, A Thompson Hotel | 4.00 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The St. Regis Mexico City | 4.00 | Mexico City | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Viceroy Riviera Maya | 4.00 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Nobu Hotel Los Cabos | 3.99 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Atelier Playa Mujeres | 3.97 | Cancun | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Banyan Tree Cabo Marqués | 3.97 | Acapulco | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Conrad Punta de Mita | 3.97 | Riviera Nayarit | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Four Seasons Resort Tamarindo | 3.97 | Costalegre | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Hotel Xcaret Arte | 3.97 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Kempinski Hotel Cancún | 3.97 | Cancun | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| Le Blanc Spa Resort Cancun | 3.97 | Cancun | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Le Blanc Spa Resort Los Cabos | 3.97 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| One&Only Mandarina | 3.97 | Riviera Nayarit | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort | 3.90 | Riviera Nayarit | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Grand Velas Boutique Hotel | 3.86 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 4 | 4 | ||||
| The Ritz-Carlton, Mexico City | 3.86 | Mexico City | Mexico | 4 | 4 | ||||
| The St. Regis Kanai Resort, Riviera Maya | 3.86 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort | 3.73 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Four Seasons Resort Cabo Del Sol | 3.69 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 4 | |||||
| Naviva, A Four Seasons Resort, Punta Mita, Mexico | 3.69 | Riviera Nayarit | Mexico | 4 | |||||
| Waldorf Astoria Riviera Maya | 3.69 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 4 | |||||
| ME Cabo | 3.57 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancún All Inclusive Spa Resort | 3.25 | Cancun | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Waldorf Astoria Cancun | 3.25 | Cancun | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Grand Fiesta Americana Puebla Angelópolis | 3.00 | Puebla | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Hotel Matilda | 3.00 | San Miguel de Allende | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Live Aqua Beach Resort Cancun | 3.00 | Cancun | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Live Aqua Ciudad de México, Bosques de las Lomas | 3.00 | Mexico City | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Paradisus La Perla | 3.00 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| TRS Yucatan Hotel | 3.00 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Viceroy Los Cabos | 3.00 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa | 2.98 | Cancun | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| SLS Cancun Hotel & Residences | 2.98 | Cancun | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| TRS Coral Hotel | 2.98 | Cancun | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Conrad Tulum Riviera Maya | 2.89 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Four Seasons Resort and Residences Los Cabos at Costa Palmas | 2.89 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Grand Fiesta Americana Guadalajara Country Club | 2.89 | Guadalajara | Mexico | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Grand Fiesta Americana Oaxaca | 2.89 | Oaxaca | Mexico | 3 | 3 | ||||
| JW Marriott Hotel Mexico City Polanco | 2.89 | Mexico City | Mexico | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Alexander Hotel | 2.77 | Mexico City | Mexico | 3 | |||||
| Etéreo, Auberge Collection | 2.77 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 3 | |||||
| Jungala Park Hotel at VidantaWorld Riviera Maya | 2.77 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 3 | |||||
| Palafitos Overwater Bungalows | 2.77 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 3 | |||||
| The Riviera Maya EDITION at Kanai | 2.77 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 3 | |||||
| Royal Hideaway Playacar | 2.46 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Grand Fiesta Americana Los Cabos All Inclusive Golf & Spa | 2.44 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Kimpton Aluna Tulum | 2.44 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Grand Fiesta Americana Monterrey Valle | 1.69 | Monterrey | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Live Aqua Urban Resort Monterrey | 1.69 | Monterrey | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Thompson Playa del Carmen Main House | 1.69 | Riviera Maya | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Grand Solmar Land’s End Resort and Spa | 0.72 | Los Cabos | Mexico | 3 | 3 |
Our methodology
Recognition that lasts
Hoslog looks across seven years of published designations. Recent recognition carries more influence, while earlier years reveal consistency. When a hotel goes unlisted, its previous recognition gradually fades.
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