Dreams Aventuras Riviera Maya

Riviera Maya, Mexico

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The hotel

A fantastic fun-filled resort for both families and couples, Dreams Aventuras Riviera Maya provides everything you need for a memorable Mexican holiday, and then some! As well as a great location, overlooking a beautiful stretch of private beach, the resort boasts multiple speciality themed restaurants and bars, and an endless range of day and evening activities. There's also a great kids' club to keep younger guests entertained with weekly camp-out adventures!

Amenities

  • Kayaking
  • Snorkelling
  • Babysitting service
  • Kids Club
  • Families
  • Honeymoon
  • Bar
  • Evening Entertainment
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Internet Access
  • Laundry Service
  • Night Club

Where is it

Overlooking a private beach in the resort community of Puerto Aventuras with its 9-hole golf course and eclectic collection of shops, restaurants and clubs. 15 minutes south of Playa del Carmen and 20 minutes from Tulum's Mayan ruins. Transfer time from Cancun Airport: 1 hour.

Hotel information

305 rooms and suites in 1 building of 7 floors with lifts. All rooms have air conditioning, private balcony or terrace, TV, concierge service, telephone, mini-bar refreshed daily, coffee maker, 24-hour room service*, safe, cloth steamer, shower, bathrobes and slippers and hairdryer. Deluxe Rooms with garden, pool or marina views from a private furnished terrace or balcony, have 1 king-size bed or 2 double beds.

All Inclusive of: Unlimited-Luxury® includes all meals (buffet and à la carte) and snacks, afternoon tea, all alcoholic and soft drinks (premium and domestic brands) by the glass. Stocked in-room mini-bar with water, soft drinks and beer. 24-hour room service is also included. All activities and entertainment above unless otherwise stated. No restaurant reservations are required. Concierge service and pool and beach waiter service. No wristbands required.

Enjoy the 'Sip, Savour and See' dining experience which includes sipping artfully prepared cocktails at the bar or lounge of your choice, savouring complimentary cuisine at the restaurant of your choice and seeing the resort's nightly entertainment at companion properties (dinner only. Guests are responsible for cost of transportation to and from the resort. Terms and Conditions apply).

Deluxe Ocean View Rooms are located on the 3rd-6th floors, with a private furnished balcony from which to admire the views across the stunning ocean, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Preferred Club Ocean Front Rooms with private, furnished balcony or terrace and 1 king-size bed or two-double beds, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.

Preferred Club Premium Suite Marina View King with Hot Tub with private terrace and 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults and 2 children.

Preferred Club Swim Out rooms have a private furnished terrace with direct pool access. These rooms have 1 king-size bed or two-double beds with the option of a rollaway bed on request, sleeping maximum 3 adults and 1 child or 2 adults and 2 children.

Preferred Club Family Room Marina Views feature a private terrace or balcony. These rooms are larger and sleep maximum 5 adults and 1 child or 4 adults and 2 children.

Preferred Club Family Pool View Rooms are located on the 2nd-3rd floors with a private furnished balcony and 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 3 adults and 3 children or 2 adults and 4 children.

Preferred Club Family Ocean View Rooms are located on the 3rd through 6th floors with ocean views, with 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 3 adults and 3 children or 2 adults and 4 children.

Preferred Club Family Room Pool View have a private furnished terrace. These rooms are larger with two double beds, and sleep maximum 3 adults and 2 children or 2 adults and 3 children.

Preferred Club Honeymoon Hot Tub Ocean View Rooms have a furnished terrace with a hot tub. Each room features 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Preferred Club Marina View Rooms are located on the penthouse floor (7th floor) facing the Marina, with private balcony, the rooms have 1 canopy king-size bed or 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 3 adults and 1 child or 2 adults and 2 children. These rooms offer superior amenities including 32” cable TV, pillow menu, superior room service menu, upgraded mini-bar and access to Preferred Club Lounge.

Preferred Club Ocean View Rooms have either 1 king-size bed or 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 3 adults and 1 child or 2 adults and 2 children. This room type includes Preferred Club benefits.

Preferred Club Family Room Ocean Views have 2 double beds and sleep maximum 3 adults and 3 children or 2 adults and 4 children.

Preferred Club Family Room Ocean Front sleeping maximum 5 adults and and 3 children.

Preferred Club Master Suite Ocean View Rooms are located on the penthouse floor with spectacular views of the ocean and a private furnished terrace. There is 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 1 child. A rollaway bed is available upon request.

Preferred Club Master Suite Ocean View with Hot Tub Rooms are located on the penthouse floor with spectacular views of the ocean and a hot tub. There is 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 1 child. A rollaway bed is available upon request.

Preferred Club Master Two Bedroom Suite Ocean Front is also available, sleeping maximum 6 adults.

Preferred Club benefits include:

- Personalised check-in and check-out with concierge service

- Access to private lounge

- Complimentary access to wet areas of the spa from 1-2pm every day

- Upgraded mini-bar service

- Pillow menu

- Upgraded luxury bath amenities

- Daily continental breakfast service, afternoon hot and cold hors d’oeuvres and exquisite desserts and fine liquors served in the lounge

- Complimentary newspaper in suite daily (English and Spanish)

- Complimentary computer access in private lounge and complimentary internet access in suite

- Exclusive access to lunch and dinner at Oceana Restaurant

- Exclusive access to Preferred Club pool area.

8 dining options: World Café (International buffet; open for breakfast, and lunch), Portofino (Italian à la carte; open for dinner), El Patio (Mexican à la carte; open for dinner), Oceana (seafood à la carte, open for breakfast and lunch for Preferred Club guests only; open for dinner for everyone), Gohan (sushi à la carte; open for dinner). Coco Cafe/Gelato Factor (open 24-hours). Seaside Grill (steak dinner, à la carte) and Barefoot Grill (beachside brick oven pizza and Italian "trattoria" menu; open for lunch and dinner twice per week). 4 bars: Manatees (swim-up bar for Preferred Club guests only), Sugar Reef (poolside swim-up bar), Barracuda (beachside), Desires (Music Lounge/Sports Bar). Please note: all restaurants may not be open every night due to occupancy levels. No reservations required at à la carte restaurants.

Enjoy the 'Sip, Savour and See' dining experience which includes sipping artfully prepared cocktails at the bar or lounge of your choice, savouring complimentary cuisine at the restaurant of your choice and seeing the resort's nightly entertainment at companion properties (dinner only. Guests are responsible for cost of transportation to and from the resort. Terms and conditions apply).

Regular daily and evening entertainment. Themed nights and events. Big-screen family films on the beach. Spectacular live performances, theme nights and festive outdoor events.

2 swimming pools (the Main Pool has a designated area for young kids). 2 hot tubs. Water park annex featuring two water slides, natural saltwater pools, kids' spray park, 30-person beachside heated Jacuzzi. Dreams Spa* with beauty salon*, Jacuzzis*, steam bath*, sauna*, massages*, kids and teens special treatments (all treatments require advance reservations). Billiards. Fitness centre with fitness classes. Multi-purpose sports court. Aerobics and yoga. Volleyball, ping-pong. Water sports include: sailboats, snorkelling, kayaks, catamarans*. Bicycle centre and Exploration of Puerto Aventuras*. Dance, cooking and Spanish lessons. Board games. Explorer's Club for kids, (supervised activities for 3-12 years). Outdoor lounge area and Core Zone teens' club (age 13-17 years). Pool and beach waiter service.

Babysitting service*. Convenience shop*. Dry-cleaning/laundry service*. Medical facility*. Business services*. Computers are available for guest use*. Complimentary WiFi access throughout.

Guests staying in the Mexican state Quintana Roo are required to pay a travel tax of $11 per adult (over 15 years old). The payment can be made prior to travel, upon arrival or during your stay, as the tax will be imposed upon departure. There is also an additional Environmental Sanitation Tax of approximately $2 USD per person per night that will be added to your hotel bill (payable locally, subject to change).

* Denotes local charge.

Please note: child ages at this property are up to and including 12 years.

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating The good and the bad

Apr 16, 2026 966nancyp Montreal, Canada

I must start off by saying that if you booked this place already, you will not be disappointed that much as there is still a lot of good points to it. We were a family of 4 generations on this vacation and didn't take the privilege club. However we spoke to a lot of people who had the club and there really wasn't a general consensus that it was… Read more
I must start off by saying that if you booked this place already, you will not be disappointed that much as there is still a lot of good points to it. We were a family of 4 generations on this vacation and didn't take the privilege club. However we spoke to a lot of people who had the club and there really wasn't a general consensus that it was worth it. Bad Snack bar has no fries or bar service, not super bad thing but sometimes you just want those fries and burger No burgers, pasta station at buffet or even grilled meats. The buffet for both breakfast and lunches were disappointment. No full bars and no space to sit at lobby. This is the only gathering place at the hotel and there just isn't a full bar or space when waiting for our a la carte restaurants. Terrible that only bar after 10:30pm is at club and it is very loud and no kids allowed. Other than the mixology stand (amazing btw) once that closed you had to get drinks at the club which was extremely loud and only 1 staff bar man at most times. Drink selection is not 5 star. No top brands unless you are the privilege club. There is no quite pool, again unless you are in the privilege side. I had my small grand daughters who would want to nap and there just wasn't a quite area. Lots of games and activities all the time. Would have been nice to have quiet pool for everyone to enjoy. Even though we saw a lot of people cleaning the pool it seemed to always be very dirty. Chairs are another problem around the pool. Someone of our group had to go out early to reserve chairs, just not enough pool chairs or space. Lots at the beach however. Seeing as they only have 1 pool for everyone (not club) and it isn't that big of a pool, the chairs were an issue. Also if you if you leave your things for 2 hours or more, staff take a picture and remove your towels and items if you don't come back to them within that time frame. Didn't happen to us but we saw it happen. Good Towel service for pool and beach is great. Lots of towels and no need for a card. You can get as many as you like. Food everywhere at all the a la carte was amazing. We did them all and not complaints anywhere. The waiting times were not that bad. Like I mentioned in the bad side, if they had a good bar and lobby area, waiting around with a drink would not be that bad. Mixology bar was fun and gave us some excellent drink options. But if you wanted a beer or something standard, you couldn't get it at the lobby. Andretti at the buffet did make it enjoyable and pleasant with his great service! Beach is small but clean and safe for small children. The wall did protect it from a lot of the sargasse and workers constantly cleaned what little there was. Basically if you got a good deal on this place and already booked go for it. Otherwise I would go somewhere else. Read less
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Apr 15, 2026 Daniel B North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Moral a little off front desk manager doesn’t have the best attitude. Beds need to be upgraded and food was a bit cheap. Location is great
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Apr 13, 2026 GrandTour66437927063

Unless you bought the preferred package, the staff is inattentive. We were not offered the package. The food is average, taste like cruise food.
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Beautiful sunrises great place to chill and relax, but average beach with no access to the ocean.

Apr 13, 2026 Trail41864064339

Decent place to chill and relax, but the value is in the accessibility to outside the resort activities. The resort itself falls short by not giving you access to the ocean. For an hour and 15 minute drive from the airport, I would expect it to be cheaper or higher end. The rooms were spacious, Staff were very hospitable and accommodating.… Read more
Decent place to chill and relax, but the value is in the accessibility to outside the resort activities. The resort itself falls short by not giving you access to the ocean. For an hour and 15 minute drive from the airport, I would expect it to be cheaper or higher end. The rooms were spacious, Staff were very hospitable and accommodating. Overall, a great place to stay chill and relax, but for the price, I felt like we could definitely do better, especially with the average beach area and no access to the Ocean. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating A great Easter holiday

Apr 12, 2026 R2207YCalisonh England, United Kingdom

Our first trip to Mexico and we loved it. We prefer smaller hotels so this was ideal for us. We were not in a preferred room but our room was spacious - we would have welcomed a king size bed though. The food was really varied and we could all always find something we wanted to eat. It was much better quality than we had expected from other… Read more
Our first trip to Mexico and we loved it. We prefer smaller hotels so this was ideal for us. We were not in a preferred room but our room was spacious - we would have welcomed a king size bed though. The food was really varied and we could all always find something we wanted to eat. It was much better quality than we had expected from other reviews - it is a mid range AI after all. Room service was handy - it meant our teen could eat early before hanging out with her friends while we had dinner out. We also loved the coco cafe and used that a lot. The staff were all very welcoming, attentive and friendly in all areas. The porter gave us a great welcome and remembered our names throughout our stay which was really nice. Zabdiel, Abigail, Itza, Edwin and Perla in the entertainment team worked hard to keep us and our daughter entertained without being annoying. It felt like they really wanted to make sure we had a good holiday. I recommend the guided walk and/or bike ride to see the local community. It was my birthday whilst I was there and the banner and birthday cake was also a nice touch. The main negative for me was the sunbed situation - the pool was full by 8.30am even towards the end of our holiday when the hotel was quieter. They did try and stop people reserving them but there was just not enough to go around. The pool area isn't that big but they have a terrace above the seaside restaurant, if they added a bar and some shade they could try putting more loungers up there. All in all we thought great value for money and we would happily stay again. Read less