Fairmont Mayakoba
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A labyrinth of lagoons and cenotes just 30 minutes from Cancún remained overlooked for centuries—until a group of luxury hotels created Mayakoba, an environmentally conscious, 1,600-acre planned development. Fringed with emerald-green foliage, those waterways, which take guests in boats with thatched roofs past restaurants and pools, form the most stunning component of a resort that includes an eco-friendly, Greg Norman–designed golf course and a thalassotherapy spa. The Fairmont chain offers classic Mexican style—bright colors, wood accents—while Rosewood’s suites affect a modern look, and Viceroy’s 1,500-square-foot villas bring to mind second homes (Banyan Tree and La Casa Que Canta open next year).
Insider Tip: Traveling with kids? Ask the Fairmont’s concierge about tours led by its on-staff marine biologist, who educates guests about sea turtles and other local wildlife.
Room to Book: At the Fairmont, the 458-square-foot deluxe casita rooms give guests a jungle view from a private balcony; at Rosewood’s resort, the deluxe over-water lagoon suites hover, as their name suggests, over the water with floor-to-ceiling windows, giving visitors the feeling that they’re living in the middle of the jungle.
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From Travel + Leisure, Jun 2007
“The Riviera Maya’s first environmentally conscious golf-and-spa complex is an eco-friendly alternative to the Cancún strip on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula...” MORE>>
From Food & Wine, Dec 2005
“the first of five luxury hotels slated to launch in the resort area known as Mayakoba, about 40 miles south of Cancún...” MORE>>
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