--- description: Find out why Hotel Xcaret in Riviera Maya, Mexico is on TIME’s 2018 list of the World’s 100 Greatest Places. title: Hotel Xcaret Is One of the World’s Greatest Places 2018 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1666ede6b92169db/6989385886f68eac806e9f57/hotel-xcaret-riviera-maya-worlds-greatest-places-20181.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Aug 22, 2018 # Hotel Xcaret Riviera Maya, Mexico by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Courtesy of Hotel Xcaret This [resort](https://www.hotelxcaret.com/en/ "undefined"), which opened in December, is the first in Mexico to earn an “EarthCheck” certification for its sustainability efforts, such as following a strict composting program and donating to wildlife conservation efforts. Should guests tire of its on-site amenities—spa treatments, pools, restaurants—they can take a free shuttle to XCaret’s eco theme parks, which offer activities like zip-lining and snorkeling. —_Samantha Cooney_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5359173/hotel-xcaret-riviera-maya-mexico/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5359173/hotel-xcaret-riviera-maya-mexico/"},"headline":"Hotel Xcaret","datePublished":"2018-08-22T14:43:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:25:59.941Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5359173/hotel-xcaret-riviera-maya-mexico/","keywords":["World's Greatest Places 2018"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1666ede6b92169db/6989385886f68eac806e9f57/hotel-xcaret-riviera-maya-worlds-greatest-places-20181.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1666ede6b92169db/6989385886f68eac806e9f57/hotel-xcaret-riviera-maya-worlds-greatest-places-20181.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/worlds-greatest-places-2018/5359173/hotel-xcaret-riviera-maya-mexico/","name":"Hotel Xcaret"}}]}] ```