| Cancun HotelsThere are about 140 hotels in Cancun with more
than 24,000 rooms and 380 restaurants. Four million visitors
arrive each year in an average of 190 flights daily. The Hotel
Zone of Cancun is shaped like a 7 with bridges on each end
connecting to the mainland. Hotels on the vertical or long
side of the 7 tend to have rougher beaches and beach erosion
can be a problem. Resorts on the horizontal or short end of
the seven tend to have more gentle surf because the waves
here are blocked by the island of Isla Mujeres which lies
just off shore. The Hotel Zone offers a broad range of accommodations,
ranging from relatively inexpensive motel-style facilities
in the older section closest to the mainland, to high-priced
luxury hotels in the later sections.
Many of the hotels are time-share condominiums with kitchen
facilities. Some all inclusive hotels where all meals, drinks
both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, hotel activities, entertainment,
non-motorized water sports, tips and taxes are included in
the price of the hotel rooms. There are also upscale private
residences and lavish condominiums for rent that cater to
the rich and famous. Restaurants, bars and shops in the hotel
zone tend to be rather expensive compared with the downtown
area and other Mexican resorts. Travelers will find many well-known
theme restaurants and clubs here. Although the Hotel Zone
is frequently described as "posh" or "exclusive"
the main Cancún tourism market is middle- and upper-middle-class,
according to government statistics, which also report that
more than 37% of Cancún visitors are Mexican.
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