The immense pool area is complete with water-falls and an elevated jacuzzi. Four restaurants, four bars, tennis courts, complete health club. The Melia Cancun is the Spanish chain's premier Mexican property and is located on Cancun's Caribbean side. This glass and concrete pyramidal structure is ultramodern and dramatic and houses 450 rooms, most of which are junior suites. An enormous terrarium and Mayan-thumbed lobby greet guests.
Guest rooms are medium-sized with contemporary decor and open to terraces with sea or lagoon views.
Another large pool imitates a beach with its sloping shoreline. This former Presidente hotel is one of the two original hotels in Cancun, thus its ideal location. The beach is on the calm, bay side, shops and golf course are within walking distance, the cab ride to Cancun city is short. The original structure is five stories with a new 14-story tower added several years ago, bringing the room total to 292. Wide sandy beach leads into shallow swimming beach.