Mexico is in the midst of a luxury renaissance — particularly, in some of the hot spots that were previously thought of as touristy but not elevated. I’m talking about Cabo, I’m talking about Cancun. No, all of the Señor Frog’s have not closed (sorry), and the cheesy all-inclusive factories haven’t vanished. But recently, some ultra-high-end hotels and resorts have opened nearby. Instead of being in the center of the action, hotels from top brands like Rosewood, Auberge Resorts Collection, and One&Only are debuting in the private gated communities popping up around the country (see Mayakoba, Mandarina, and Punta Mita, for example). I went to one of the newest resorts on the Riviera Maya — in the gated community of Kanai — to see if true luxury could be found within an hour of the Cancun airport.
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