Line by line, per person
Every figure on this page is what one person pays. Lodging also shows the whole-place price, because a house and a resort residence are booked whole and then split evenly.
| Who | Legs | Status | Each |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doing both legs | Detroit to Mexico City, Mexico City to Cancun, Cancun to Detroit | quoted | $1,923 |
| City only | Detroit to Mexico City, Mexico City to Detroit | quoted | $3,139 |
Priced on Google Flights 2026-09-25. See the flights table for each leg. Flight numbers, times and the alternatives considered are in the flights table on the front page.
Seven people are in Mexico City, but only six share the accommodation: two couples and two singles. The seventh books their own hotel, so the lodging line splits 6 ways while every other line below is a seven person trip. Dropping from 8 to 7 breaks Pujol's eight tasting menu minimum, which the birthday dinner line still assumes.
| Item | Status | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Casa KM, 4BR penthouse, Del Valle Norte, 5 nights $3,837 for the whole flat, 5 nights, split 6 ways Booked 18 October. $3,836.93 all in: $634.20 a night for 5 nights plus $665.91 of tax. Split 6 ways that is $639.49 each. Paid $1,585.51 on booking with $2,251.42 scheduled for 14 December. The nightly rate rose about 29 percent between the 12 October quote of $2,944 and booking, which is $148 more per person than the figure this page carried. | booked | $639 |
| New Year's Eve Placeholder is the St. Regis gala at MX$5,500 per adult, the only one of the three galas with a published price. The private chef approach works out to about $69 each plus a holiday premium, and the potluck approach about $31 to $69 each. See the New Year's Eve options. Expect this line to fall sharply. | open | $324 |
| Birthday dinner, 2 January Placeholder is Pujol's private dining room at MX$3,795 each, eight tasting menus minimum, no room fee. Em is the same price point at MX$3,900. Maximo Bistrot or Rosetta would be $56 to $100 each. See the birthday dinner options. | open | $223 |
| Hot air balloon over Teotihuacan, 2 January Volare family private basket, MX$3,600 each. Provisional: Volare has not confirmed 2 January 2027 operations or a 2027 holiday rate. | estimate | $211 |
| Ling Ling, 29 December | estimate | $125 |
| Casual dinners and drinks, 2 nights | estimate | $138 |
| Taco day, 30 December Replaces the Sabores food tour, which would have been about $115 each. | estimate | $40 |
| Museums and city transport Basing in Roma Norte keeps most of the itinerary on foot. The Polanco alternative would have cost $56 to $88 each in rideshare. | estimate | $50 |
| Mexico City, per person | $1,750 | |
Booked 18 October. $3,836.93 all in: $634.20 a night for 5 nights plus $665.91 of tax. Split 6 ways that is $639.49 each. Paid $1,585.51 on booking with $2,251.42 scheduled for 14 December. The nightly rate rose about 29 percent between the 12 October quote of $2,944 and booking, which is $148 more per person than the figure this page carried.
Payment dates and the refund cliff are on the accommodations page.
The Fives Oceanfront Puerto Morelos, one Two Bedroom Oceanview Residence: 1421 sq ft, sleeps up to 8. Quoted live, taxes included. A 32% discount is running and a further 5% comes off through their loyalty programme.
| Rate option | Non-refundable | Each | Flexible | Each |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room only then eat in Puerto Morelos | $4,525 | $754 | $5,323 | $887 |
| All inclusive instead | $7,054 | $1,176 | $7,852 | $1,309 |
Flexible terms: Free cancellation, refundable until 13 December 2026.
| Item | Status | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Two Bedroom Oceanview Residence, flexible room-only $5,323 for the whole residence, 5 nights, split 6 ways Taxes included. Non-refundable is $754 each, but refunds nothing from the moment it is booked. | quoted | $887 |
| Food in town, 5 days About $65 per day including tip. | estimate | $324 |
| Chichen Itza private tour | estimate | $119 |
| CUN airport transfer, round trip The transfer is $100 to $125 for the van at any headcount, so this falls if more people come. | estimate | $21 |
| Riviera Maya, per person | $1,351 | |
All-inclusive works out to $84.30 per adult per night at the current discount, so full board costs only $98 more each than room-only plus eating in the village. That gap used to be $239 each. Break-even is about two resort cocktails a day. Room-only is still the pick given the 16 minute village walk, but it is now close enough to put to the group.
| Item | Status | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Isla Mujeres ferry MX$580 each, round trip. | estimate | $34 |
| Tulum beach club day Unpriced. Table minimums for 6 in early January have never been quoted. 87 minutes each way. | open | TBD |
| Rental van for the week Net, after skipping the airport transfer. Only worth it with two or more excursions. | estimate | $56 |
| What | Terms |
|---|---|
| Casa KM Airbnb, booked 18 October | Committed. $1,585.51 already paid, $2,251.42 due 14 December, and only a partial refund until 16:00 on 22 December. Nothing after that. |
| The Fives, flexible rate | Free cancellation, refundable until 13 December 2026 |
| Pujol, if booked | MX$2,000 each, 48 hour window |
| New Year's Eve galas | Typically prepaid |
| Balloon | Volare cancels free to 48 hours. Weather cancellations are refundable with no fee. |
The one traveller leaving after Mexico City pays $4,889, almost as much as the $5,024 paid by the six doing the whole eleven days, because the MEX to DTW Delta nonstop is $1,893 one way. Connections that day run $774 to $956. Taking one saves about $1,040 and brings them to roughly $3,850. This used to apply to two people; the drop on 12 October left one.