Ok, so after hearing everyone saying 'go to market 28, its so much cheaper' - we did. Well, we didn't realize that those same people were probably going to the REAL expensive places to compare it to. Here goes my suggestion: Go to the Mexican Outlet (the yellow stores). There are a few of them on the strip - my... more

July 6, 2008 I just arrived back from Cancun with my daughter, we absolutely loved shopping at Mercado 28. It was exactly what I thought it would be like. You have to haggle of course with the people, but you will get a good price for the things you want if you are smart and don't buy the first thing... more

The market is not worth the visit. My husband and I went there on our trip to Cancun. One vendor wanted to charge us $35 U.S. for a small bottle of vanilla - and when we finally bargained down ($5 U.S.), we still paid more than in the store - which we found out later was $3.50 U.S. A silver... more

Market 28 was pretty easy to get to from the hotel zone via bus. There are no signs to the market when exiting the bus so ask the driver. And...on the way back, you need to get to Walmart and it's difficult crossing the streets so be careful. I think it was worth the trip overall..but the shopping experience was... more

I agree with what most people say about the market. It seems that Mercado 28 has the benefit of many tourists which tend to drive the prices up. It is true that you're not missing much in the way of shopping, however there is some excellent seafood available at very affordable prices. I can't remember the name, but in the... more

After hitting almost every tourist flea market in Cancun, this was the last place I went. True, everything you see here you can find in another market... everything. Each market had something, but this place had everything. And what I refused to buy in the other markets because it was overpriced, I got a much better deal here. You can... more

On my way to Market 28, I envisioned my self haggling for bargains and buying tons and tons of goods, but I was disappointed with my experience there. First of all, it was extremely hot and so the first thing I did when I got off the bus for scramble for shade. Inside Market 28, there was a plethora of... more

My boyfriend and I went to Mercado 28 while visiting Cancun the week of September 5, 2005. Not only was it pretty grubby (and we are from NYC, so we know grubby), but the vendors were WAY too aggressive. And they weren't so ready to give a good price either. We were looking for a guitar store, but there wasn't... more

The Mercado 28 was okay.....but after going to the markets in the hotel zone of Cancun l realized that there was no sense in going to Mercado 28. It was a little more uncivilized then the other markets we went to. All the stalls seemed the same. Seen one seen them all. The silver wasnt' as good as downtown and... more