Hyatt Zilara Cancun rooftop pool

Summary

• Access

  Adults-only infinity pool

• Day pass for non-guests

  Not published

• Age rules

  Adults only, minimum age 18

• Heated

  Not published

• Open all year

  Not published

Hyatt Zilara Cancun is a five-star hotel on Blvd. Kukulcan at KM 11.5, in Punta Cancun at the north-east end of the Hotel Zone. The pool is on the roof, with a bar up there and sea views. The hotel doesn't publish its pool hours, season, water temperature or any day pass.

The good

• Pool and bar are both on the roof
• Sea views from the pool
• Five-star hotel in Punta Cancun
• Google rating 4.6 from 4,035 reviews

What we think

If you want a rooftop swim with a drink to hand and you're booking a room anyway, we'd put this on the shortlist. The roof has its own bar and looks over the sea. The address is in Punta Cancun, the Hotel Zone's busiest stretch for nightlife, with Coco Bongo, Hard Rock Café and Señor Frog's nearby.

The catch is access. The hotel doesn't publish a day pass for the roof. A visit can't be planned the way it can at Royalton Chic Cancún (passes from USD $120 per person) or Hive Cancun by G Hotels (a MX$700 day pass). It also doesn't state heating or season, which matters in winter, so ask before you book.

Book it for

• Guests wanting a rooftop bar
• Sea views from the water
• A stay in Punta Cancun

Downsides

• No published day pass for non-guests
• Hours and season not published
• Heating not stated
• Punta Cancun is the zone's busiest nightlife stretch

Check first.The hotel doesn't publish pool hours, season or non-guest access. Ask before you plan a swim, especially for a winter stay.

Planning a visit

Go forNo under-18s

How to get in

The hotel doesn't publish a day pass for the rooftop pool, so staying here is the sure way up. Whether non-guests can buy access isn't stated.

The hotel doesn't publish age rules for the roof. Ask when you book, particularly if you're travelling with children.

Quick answers

• The rooftop has a bar, so you can drink without leaving the pool area.
• The hotel doesn't say whether the roof has shade, so ask before a midday swim.
• The hotel is at KM 11.5 on Blvd. Kukulcan, the zone's one main road.

Prices and passes

Day pass for non-guestsNot published

Nightly room rateDepends on dates

Rates move with the season and the day of the week; check your own dates.

Location

Blvd. Kukulcan KM 11.5, Punta Cancun, Zona Hotelera, 77500 Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico, Punta Cancún. Map · +52 998 881 5600 · The hotel's website

The busiest stretch of the Hotel Zone, nicknamed the Party Zone, with Coco Bongo, Hard Rock Café and Señor Frog's. It suits swimmers who want nightlife close to the pool.

Other pools close by

• 

  Royalton Chic Cancún

  About 15 min walk (1.0 km)

  Adults-only day-party pool on Level 18, with an open bar

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  Hyatt Ziva Cancun

  About 25 min walk (1.8 km)

  Five-star resort in Punta Cancún, with pool access rules unpublished

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  Aloft Cancun

  About 30 min walk (2.1 km)

  A 4-star base in Punta Cancun's Party Zone, with few pool details

What guests say

On Google the hotel scores 4.6 (4035 reviews), for the whole stay rather than the pool alone.