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Banyan Tree Mayakoba opened 18 months ago, and marked the Asian chain’s debut in Latin America
once holidayed there, staying in a $2,200-a- night villa.
For mere mortals, the cheapest rooms start at an advertised rate of $385 a night. Rustic chic decor includes canopied beds and vast traditionally tiled baths plus a veranda with hammock. The emphasis on relaxation is underlined by the absence of televisions in rooms, although there is wifi and a commu- nal TV room.
Neat personal touches include a tea tray left outside the door each morning, a la carte
Esencia’s white walls and large windows give it a Mediterranean feel
breakfasts and day beds on the beach. The only criticisms of this village-style resort, most of which was built in 2005, is the diffi- culty at first of navigating your way around, an over-attentive service in the restaurants plus unnecessary touches like repeatedly pleating the ends of toilet paper, otherwise, this is high-end accommodation at its best. Maroma prides itself on being one of the finest hotels in Mexico and if your clients want a discreet bolthole and can afford it, this is one of the places to send them.
Banyan Tree
The first impressions of Mayakoba as you drive through the entrance are of a sterile environment due to the road running through a golf course. However, Banyan Tree has planted its Asian Zen concept around dunes, mangrove and a lagoon that extends from the lobby down to the beach. Guests can hitch a ride on the boat that travels from reception past some of the rooms to the beach 1.5 kilometres further into the hotel’s grounds. Banyan Tree’s style
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