Sea Adventure Resort & Waterpark Cancun, Cancun, Mexico

Fun and Family Friendly Waterpark Resort near Cancun

I am a mom of two young children (they were 1 & 5 at the time of our vacation) when we took them on a vacation to Mexico. One thing I enjoy most about planning a vacation is the RESEARCH: finding the best combination of fair price, amenities and location. I especially enjoy reading reviews from families who have children a similar age to mine so I can learn how age appropriate the resort is for my family. I hope that this review on MINITIME will help other families research upcoming vacations! My careful research paid off when we booked a vacation to Sea Adventure Resort & Waterpark Cancun. We found the Sea Adventure Resort & Waterpark Cancun to be a wonderful resort for families with young children. The water activities were wonderful! There was a pool (with swim up bar) overlooking the ocean. The pool had an enclosed shallow area which was great for our little ones. We would spend mornings at the pool, eat lunch at the adjoining restaraunt then walk across the street to the waterpark. The resort has an underground tunnel to get to the waterpark- so there are no worries about traffic and the little ones can run. Our kids LOVED the waterpark- there were fun slides and squirting things for our toddler and five year old (bigger kids seemed to have a great time, too!!) The beach was SO lovely- really clean, sugar soft sand, hammocks and beach beds. So very nice and our kids loved playing there, too. The food was perfect for us– buffet with lots of variety. There was always something to eat whenever our kids got hungry. When you are traveling with little ones- that becomes more important frankly than 5 star food. We did enjoy what we ate just fine! The entertainment was also great. The entertainment staff works so hard to make sure you have a great time. We didn’t take our 5 year old to the kids club until the last day. She had so much fun she did not want to leave. Our son was not quite old enough for the kids club. At night, there were entertaining shows that appealed to all ages. A very fun time, indeed! The resort is north of Cancun and out of the hotel zone. We were happy about this as it was much quieter and low key than other options in Cancun. Some people may wonder where they are going when they take the taxi to the resort- but we found it to be very safe. All in all- a great time was had by all– Enjoy your vacation!

Tips for Families

We really enjoyed our vacation, but there are a couple of small things that could have made it even more family friendly: While the resort is all-inclusive and you can access all of the alcohol you would like, we were not able to access bottled water for our room. I was able to sweet talk a bartender into a coffee carafe which I filled at the Garafon (water pitcher) in the dining area and brought back to our room. I did find eventually that if I left a tip each day for the cleaning person- that a bottle would be left in the fridge, but it was not enough for a family of four. There is a BEAUTIFUL beach at this resort and free access to catamaran, children’s paddle boats, kayaks, volleyballs,etc… but no sand toys for our little ones. Again, a simple thing that would have made life a little easier for a family traveling with a one and five year old. Buying sand toys at the gift shop is quite expensive… so consider packing a shovel and pail! With a plethora of water activities (at the pool, waterpark and beach)- I was happy that I invested in a small life vest for my one year old. We brought it on our trip and it allowed him to have fun in shallow water with fewer worries for us!