The Riviera Maya runs south from Cancun airport through Playa del Carmen, and it trades some of Cancun’s convenience for bigger grounds and more private beach. For a multi-day South Asian celebration that usually means more room to separate the mehndi, the sangeet and the ceremony into genuinely different settings.<\/p>\n
Below is every resort in the Riviera Maya we have vetted for South Asian weddings, with the largest published capacity at each and how many separate wedding venues it publishes. Every figure comes from the resort’s own venue information, and each name links to the full venue-by-venue breakdown.<\/p>\n
| Resort<\/th>\n | Largest venue<\/th>\n | Venues published<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|
| Hard Rock Riviera Maya<\/a><\/td>\n | 1,500<\/td>\n | 19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Grand Velas Riviera Maya<\/a><\/td>\n | 1,200<\/td>\n | 9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| UNICO 20\u00b087\u00b0 Hotel Riviera Maya<\/a><\/td>\n | 1,120<\/td>\n | 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Generations Riviera Maya<\/a><\/td>\n | 400<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hyatt Vivid Playa del Carmen<\/a><\/td>\n | 300<\/td>\n | 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Hard Rock Riviera Maya has the largest single space at 1,500 guests. 5 of the 5 can hold 300 or more in one room, which is the number that decides whether a large guest list eats in one place or gets split across two.<\/p>\n The question that decides your sangeet<\/h2>\nAsk every resort on this list for its entertainment curfew, in writing, per venue and per night, along with the cost of an extension. Outdoor spaces on this coast are routinely capped earlier than indoor rooms, and a sangeet or reception cut short at 10pm is not the night you are planning. It is the single most useful answer you can get before signing, and almost nobody volunteers it.<\/p>\n Morning events are the quiet advantage: a haldi or pithi at 10am is unaffected by any evening rule, so the curfew only ever bites on the two events that run late.<\/p>\n What none of these resorts publish<\/h2>\nCapacities are published. Mandap specifications, open-flame policy for the havan, baraat routes and animal policy, and named South Asian planner certifications generally are not. We do not estimate any of those. Ask for each in writing, and treat a resort that will not put it in writing as having answered you.<\/p>\n The costs that are not in a package<\/h2>\nA resort package covers the setup, ceremony structure, dinner and bar. It does not cover the photographer, videographer, DJ, dhol player, dance floor or uplighting, and bringing your own triggers an outside vendor fee on top of what the vendor charges you. The four figures to request together are the entertainment curfew, the outside vendor fee, the day pass rate for anyone not staying on site, and the legal ceremony fee. We set these out with published numbers in what an all-inclusive wedding package does not include<\/a>, and the full multi-resort price comparison is in the true cost of a South Asian destination wedding<\/a>.<\/p>\n Our planning is free to couples because the resorts pay us. Send us your dates and guest count<\/a> and we will get all four answers in writing for whichever of these you are considering.<\/p>\n |