Check out the most scorching hotels south of the border right now.
By: Sherri Eisenberg
Riviera Maya
Resort We Love: One Playa del Carmen
Why We Love It: This Fiesta Americana-owned resort is the newest, chicest boutique hotel in the area--and the most reasonably priced. It's not close to the beach, but that's not why you stay here: head to the sceney main strip, filled with restaurants, bars and even sometimes mariachi bands.
Price: Rooms start at $60/night; onehotels.com.
Resort We Love: Ocean Breeze Riviera Maya
Why We Love It: This is a veritable hotel-within-a-hotel, simply put. The 96-room boutique-style spot is actually part of the much larger Grand Mayan and Mayan Palace Resort, which means access to all the amenities without the extra people, noise or whatever else comes along with a jumbo-sized hotel.
Price: Rooms start at $90/night; oceanbreezehotels.com.
Resort We Love: Hotel Reina Roja
Why We Love It: This new hotel oozes pure sex appeal with an industrial-chic pool plus themed rooms with all the trimmings--offerings include the erotic suite, which aims to "free the senses and the imagination." Count us in.
Price: Rooms start at $140/night; reinarojahotel.com.
Resort We Love: Jade Riviera Cancun
Why We Love It: Located just south of Cancun, this brand-new all-inclusive hotel has modern decor, tons of hot tubs, five restaurants and three pools. And there are beach movie nights!
Price: Rooms start at $172/night; nowresorts.com.
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