Hotel El Rey del Caribe

Cancún


El Rey is a true ecohotel – it recycles, employs solar collectors and cisterns, uses gray water on the gardens, and has some rooms with composting toilets. This beautiful spot has a swimming pool and Jacuzzi in a jungly courtyard that's home to a small family of tlacuaches (opossums). Each room has a fully equipped kitchenette, comfortable beds and a fridge.

Offers good online deals.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Cancún attractions

1. Avenida Tulum

0.3 MILES

Cancún's main north–south thoroughfare is Avenida Tulum, a wide boulevard lined with banks, shopping centers and restaurants.

2. Avenida Náder

0.3 MILES

This avenue one block east of Avenida Tulum has emerged as one of the Centro's top restaurant and bar zones.

3. Parque de las Palapas

0.34 MILES

An outdoor venue for free concerts, dance performances and other cultural events. Vendors sell affordable snacks on and around the square.

4. Plaza de Toros

0.97 MILES

Built into the Plaza de Toros are several bars, some with music, that draw a largely local crowd.

5. Kilometer Zero

1.38 MILES

A favorite spot for Cancun athletes. Set where the Zona Hotelera meets Cancún Centro, Kilometer Zero has a lush green outdoor gym in the middle of the…

6. Playa Las Perlas

1.52 MILES

A small beach with a great kids’ playground, bathrooms and free palapa-topped tables. Access just north of the Holiday Inn Cancun Arenas.

7. Parque Kabah

1.58 MILES

Beloved by local nature-lovers and fitness-lovers alike, this jungle park in the city remains mostly untouched. Runners and walkers flock to the 1.9-km…

8. Playa Langosta

3.07 MILES

In the middle of the north end of Zona Hotelera, Playa Langosta is a gem of a place for swimming. Facing Bahía de Mujeres, the beach is coated with Cancún…