Dreams Riviera Cancun Resort & SpavsHotel & Spa Xbalamque Cancun Centro
Both properties are rated very highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Hotel Xbalamque Resort & Spa is the choice of most writers compared to Dreams Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa. Hotel Xbalamque Resort & Spa scores 79 with positive reviews from 4 publications like DK Eyewitness, Frommer's and oyster.com.
Dreams Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa
 Oyster
 Fodor's
 Travel + Leisure
 Travel + Leisure
Carretera Federal 307, Chetumal–Puerto Juárez, Benito Juárez, Puerto Morelos 77580 
From $247/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Hot Tub
 - Free Internet
 - Room Service
 - Free Breakfast
 - Laundry Service
 
 Upscale
 "All in all, this is a good value for this caliber." Full review
 "This sprawling resort offers a wide range of activities and a good (albeit expensive) spa." Full review
 "The all-inclusive Dreams Riviera Cancún brings a feeling of close-knit tranquility (and zero fuss) to its prime location on the Riviera Maya." Full review
 "Booking an "Unlimited-Luxury" package, guests have access to unlimited food and drink, day and nighttime entertainment, and best-in-class service...every room has a view (be it garden, ocean or pool)" 
Hotel & Spa Xbalamque Cancun Centro
 Fodor's
 DK Eyewitness
 Frommer's
 Oyster
 Frommer's
Av. Yaxchilan No. 31, Cancun 77500
From $25/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Free Internet
 - Room Service
 - Free Breakfast
 - Concierge
 - Restaurant
 
 "A refreshing retreat from the bustling streets of El Centro, this hotel has a lobby adorned with a palapa roof, waterfalls, tropical birds, and stone flooring." Full review
 "An unusual hotel on a lively street in Cancún city, lined with enjoyable restaurants that are favorites with locals." 
 "Creatively designed to resemble a Maya temple, this downtown hotel features a lovely pool and waterfall, full-service spa, and authentic Mexican cantina." Full review
 i 
Ask for a room overlooking the ivy-filled courtyard.
Budget
 "There are a lot of property features for this category, including a pool, a spa, performance venues, and several dining options." Full review
 "This unique hotel's public areas could be the entrance to a Disney "Maya Adventure" ride—stone block walls, replicas of Maya statues and stelae, murals of ancient myths and warriors, reliefs that could have been lifted from a Maya temple, stone archways (even in the sapphire-blue waterfall swimming pool)" Full review
 i 
Don't miss the floor-to-ceiling city views from the third-floor corridor.