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Applicable Dates:
Booking Dates: 13 Mar 2020 onwards
Travel Dates: 13 Mar 2020 onwards
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Unlimited-Luxury Inclusions!

UNLIMITED - LUXURY® INCLUSIONS

  • Limitless access to gourmet à la carte dining options without reservations required
  • Unlimited international and domestic top-shelf spirits
  • Unlimited natural fruit juices and soft drinks
  • 24-hour room and concierge services
  • Pool and beach wait service
  • Daily refreshed mini-bar with soft drinks, juice, bottled water and beer
  • Daily maid service
  • Endless daytime activities and live nightly entertainment
  • Theme parties, oceanfront bars and entertainment venues
  • No wristbands required
  • All taxes and gratuities
  • Enjoy free Wi-Fi and free international calling to the US, Canada and local landlines with Unlimited Connectivity. The mobile app also allows guests to view the schedules of all events, activities and restaurants at the resort, plus to learn about local destinations, excursions, and much more.
Applicable Dates:
Booking Dates: 01 Nov 2018 onwards
Travel Dates: 01 Nov 2018 onwards
*Applicable promotions will display with your room selection. Some restrictions may apply.

Resort Details

OnSite Dining
  • Barefoot Grille
    Delicious grilled favorites are served beachside.
  • Bordeaux

    This restaurant is for Adults Only.

    Enjoy a la carte French cuisine in a romantic atmosphere with a wine cellar.

  • Coco Café
    Premium coffee & snacks in a casual and relaxed atmosphere. 

    Late Night Bites served.
  • El Patio
    A la carte restaurant offering authentic Mexican cuisine

  • Himitsu
    A la carte restaurant specializing in Pan-Asian cuisine.

  • Oceana
    Variety of fresh grilled local and international seafood specialties served a la carte.
    Approximate seating capacity: 82
  • Portofino
    Recently renovate a la carte restaurant featuring the authentic flavors of the Mediterranean & Italian.

  • Romantic Dining Experience
    For your honeymoon, wedding anniversary or when you just decide to have a very special dinner with your sweetheart or friend, we can set a spectacular private dinner for your party, with a delicious menu, served exclusively at one of our appointed spots. This special dinner is served only by advance reservation through our concierge.
  • Seaside Grill

    A newly renovated, exotic grill of selected fish, poultry and beef in the evening served à la carte.
    • Located by the beach 

    • Preferred Club guests only for breakfast & lunch, open to all guests for dinner 

    • Approximate seating capacity: 60 

  • Various Lounges/Bars

    - Barracuda

    - Desires (temporarily closed)

    - Manatees 

    - Rendezvous

    - Revive 

    - Sugar Reef 

  • World Cafe
    A newly renovated, buffet-style restaurant serving local and international specialty items and classics. 
    Approximate seating capacity: 202
On-Site Amenities
  • All-inclusive meal plan
  • Babysitting†
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Boutiques/stores†
  • Children programs
  • Concierge desk
  • COVID test onsite
  • Golf,Offsite†
  • Health club†
  • Laundry/Valet service†
  • All-inclusive meal plan
  • Babysitting†
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Boutiques/stores†
  • Children programs
  • Concierge desk
  • COVID test onsite
  • Golf, Offsite†
  • Health club†
  • Laundry/Valet service†
  • Nightclub†
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pool
  • Restaurant†
  • Spa†
  • Water sports†

† Fees may apply

On-Site Recreation
  • Bike rental
  • Billiards
  • Bocce court
  • Children's program
    Explorer's Club - Fully supervised children's program entertains kids ages 3-12 with daily programs based on science, nature and exploration including: Sandcastle competitions, arts and crafts, big screen movies on the beach, Euro-bungee, game room, large playground, weekly campout adventure
  • Motorized Water Sports †
  • Non-Motorized Water Sports
  • Outdoor pool
    3 outdoor swimming pools
  • Pool †
    Dreams Riviera Cancun has three pools and two hot tubs located on property. There is one main infinity pool adults only overlooking the ocean, an activities pool and a children’s pool. There is one outdoor hot tub located on each side of the resort for use by all guests. There is a Splash Park.
  • Spa †

    DREAMS SPA BY PEVONIA® offers a sublime atmosphere of pure indulgence that combines hydrotherapy and indigenous treatments and creates a refreshing, invigorating and peaceful experience. Swiss showers, saunas, steam rooms, private showers and relaxing areas are here for you to enjoy. Massages, body treatments, facials, manicures, pedicures and a full service beauty salon are all available to you.

    Spa facilities include:
    - Massage and body treatments cabins 

    - Relaxing, aromatherapy and sport massages

    - Reflexology
    - Main hydrotherapy area
    - Cold plunges
    - Outdoor cascading whirlpool
    - Exfoliation treatments
    - Facials
    - Bathrobes, towels and slippers
    - Yoga classes
    - Steam room and dry sauna
    - Hair and beauty salon, manicures and pedicures
    - Elegant locker, vanity and dressing areas
    - Shampoo, body gel, body cream, deodorant
    - Main lounge for men and women
    - Spa boutique

  • Volleyball
  • Windsurfing †
Off-Site Recreation
  • Golf †
    Guests at select resorts in Cancun and Riviera Maya can enjoy discounted green fees at nearby golf courses: Playa Mujeres Golf Course, El Tinto Golf Course at the Cancun Country Club, El Mayakoba, Riviera Maya Golf Course, or Gran Coyote Golf Riviera Maya.

† Fees may apply

Guest Reviews

Customer Ratings & Reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating

TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_4.5 13355 reviews
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 1.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Ocean View room is not Ocean View

    We were sold on the Ocean view Room (room #2527) where in fact it was a view on the nearby hotel and it's parking. Beach is not clean (a lot of seaweed, can't swim there). Food is good (except Buffet at Dinner time). Infinitiy pool is good

    Jun 14, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 5.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Staff made the holiday

    Home a week after spending 11 nights in the hotel. Many thanks to all the staff throughout the resort who couldn’t be more helpful. Especially Abraham, Estella & Arcenio in the Seaside grill who took care of us for breakfast & lunch. Spent everyday at the preferred beach where Santiago & Cruz made it a very enjoyable experience.

    Jun 14, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 5.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Dreams resort it’s actually a dream

    We were there this month jun 2025 I’m going to start first for the stuff and service is not just one all of them they are so respectful and helpful in every situation My 10 years old daughter enjoyed so much with my 2 year old son. We got room with pool nice views with trees and park. I recommend same room if you want nice little private and peaceful spaces The food is amazing French restaurant Mexican and morning buffet. Is excellent. The steak is very good at buffet and the restaurant by the pool

    Jun 13, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 4.0 star tripadvisor rating
    A solid family-friendly All-Inclusive

    We just got back from a 1 week trip to this resort and overall it was a vey nice experience and a wonderful trip. We had an Oceanfront master suite and the room was phenomenal. The bedroom portion of the suite has floor to ceiling windows and you can access the balcony from both rooms. Our view was amazing. The sargasm was pretty terrible but it is not the resort's fault, and you can see the constant effort they put in to try and clear it up. The room was very clean and the housekeeping service did a great job of keeping it clean and replacing towels, etc. This category of room put us as "preferred" which comes with some other amenities such as a separate check-in/check-out, personal concierge service (Maria was great), a lounge/bar with food and a separate a la carte restaurant for breakfast. Overall I thought the added amenities were nice but my stay would not have been hampered without them. We are not beach people in general, but if that is your thing then I would look for a resort near playa mujeres or another area not in the riviera maya. The water is more of a dark green color in this area, at least at the time of our trip, and once again the sargasm was pretty bad. We spent all of our time at the pool. The pools are lovely. There are three pools and they are all right next to each other. There is an infinity pool overlooking the beach and ocean, and it has a swim up bar. There is an "activities" pool and there is a "kids" pool that has some small slides and splash pad type equipment. We got a cabana each day and it was great for us to have a shaded area for the kids, and we got a lot of attention from the wait staff. Shout out to Jonathan who was a very nice and attentive waiter we had 6 out of our 7 days there. My only advice regarding the cabanas would be to book it when you get to the resort, as opposed to reserving them and paying online as there was some confusion regarding this. The entertainment team is amazing. We were especially thankful for Jonathon (a different one) and Antonio, who made my family feel very special. On the last day Jonathon sought out my daughter to give her a bracelet he had made (one of the activities), and she cherished it. Every day at 3 pm they have "Crazy Games" at the pool. This was something different each day including racing other guests on inflatable rafts, jumping over ropes while on a paddleboard, or some sporting challenges. They were inclusive of everyone including my 6 year old daughter who liked to participate every day. There are many activities listed on the app throughtout the day from "sip and paint", to archery , to dance lessons, aqua-zumba, Spanish lessons and more. The night time entertainment was pretty good. They had some cool shows like the African acrobatics show, the "fire show", magicians, samba and capoiera show. While I liked the shows, I didnt love the theater as much as watching the shows outside near the lobby. We have to young kids so we didnt participate much in any late night activities other than karoake so I can not comment much on that. My only criticism would be about the food. The buffet was very small. It was great for breakfast as there were multiple omelette stations and plenty of breakfast options. However it didn't seem appealing for lunch and dinner. My wife liked the ceviche but otherwise the options seemed somewhat limited for lunch and dinner. We tried each specialty restaurant except for the French restaurant as that is adults only. My in-laws ate there and said it was good, but did not necessarily blow them away. We ate at the Asian restaurant Himitsu twice.....once for the main menu and the second time for hibachi. I thought the food was very good here. I like the Italian restaurant, Portofino, but once again it did not blow us away. The menu is good but it just seemed like the food lacked some flavor. The Seafood restaurant was the same.....pretty good but lacked much flavor. The steakhouse is a lovely restuarant for ambiance as it is oceanside. However it took a really long time (2 hours) to get our food and the steaks were severely undercooked. My wife ordered a filet medium and it was rare to raw. This happened twice in a row. The Mexican restaurant was another that was pretty good, but not great. I will say that the wait staff at all of the restaurants were very friendly and attentive and the food issues were not their fault. My wife and I got massages at the spa one day and it was a great experience. The spa was very clean and it had great ambiance. The massages and the hydrotherapy were both excellent. Overall we had a great time at Dreams Riviera. The resort itself is on the smaller size, but we loved it and there was plenty to do. I would recommend the resort to anyone, especially families, who is looking for a nice, clean all-inclusive resort to vacation and relax.

    Jun 13, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 5.0 star tripadvisor rating
    It was a great trip and we had a wonderful experience.

    Antonio, Uzzy and Jonathan were all extremely amazing on the entertainment staff. Always taking care of us and being great hosts. They deserve to be rewarded!

    Jun 13, 2025
Hotel Advisories
  • AdvisoryImportant Information For Our Guests Please be aware that due to changing weather and ocean conditions, beach shapes and characteristics may vary.
  • AdvisoryStudent Groups (Spring Breakers) are not permitted at Hotel. A student group consist of those that travel without parent supervision or a responsible adult in each room. This could refer to but not limited to high school students or college students booking multiple rooms. The hotel reserves the right to deny lodging to any reservations of this type.
General Policy
  • Check In: 3:00 PM
  • Check Out: 12:00 PM
  • Minimum Check-In Age: 18
  • General Policies:

    Check-in Policy - Hotel requires a credit/debit card authorization or cash deposit upon check-in for incidentals; this will place a hold on your funds.

    Convention Policy - Individuals attending a convention cannot book this property for their stay. If found attending a convention, guests may be subject to higher room rates upon arrival.

    Hotel Spring Break Policy - This hotel cannot guarantee a spring break-free environment.

    Transfer Policy - A price may display when children stay free, if your vacation includes transfer to your hotel.

    General Information - Room taxes are included in vacation price. Minimum night stay restrictions may apply. Reservation changes may not be permitted unless authorized by the hotel.

     

  • Pet Policy : Pets Allowed:
    • Resort allows small dogs under 22 lbs. Please contact the resort prior to booking to confirm all requirements are met and they can provide you the current cost per night. This fee will be payable to the hotel. Proper paperwork must be provided to the hotel prior to check-in.

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