Singapore – Award-winning Asian hospitality brand Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts marks its entry into North America with Banyan Tree Mayakoba, located on Mexico’s pristine Riviera Maya, amidst the exclusive and ecologically-sensitive Mayakoba development. marks its entry into North America with Banyan Tree Mayakoba, located on Mexico’s pristine Riviera Maya, amidst the exclusive and ecologically-sensitive Mayakoba development.
On March 1, 2009, Banyan Tree Mayakoba opened its doors, introducing the first branded exclusive all-pool villa resort and Banyan Tree Spa to the area, offering the brand’s authentic Asian gentility, sensuality and luxury accommodations to the Americas market. Banyan Tree Cabo Marqués, in Acapulco, will soon complement its sister Mayakoba resort in August 2009, as Banyan Tree’s second property in North America.
Banyan Tree is redefining the Mexico hospitality market with the allure of experiential, personable products and services. Guests will be spoiled in their all-pool villas, with 132 to choose from, with in-villa pools starting from 30 square meters. The masterfully designed villa categories include three-bedroom Beachfront Pool Villas, two-bedroom Sunset Beach-Lagoon Pool Villas and Sunrise Lagoon Pool Villas, and Spa Pool Villas. The villas also feature outdoor terraces and select villas offer outdoor heated jet-pools or sunken baths, massage beds, and steam rooms.
Banyan Tree Mayakoba blends the romance of travel with a unique sense of place and signature touches of Asian hospitality, making it one of the most exclusive resorts on Mexico’s Riviera Maya. The earth-toned guest rooms are designed with the finest natural materials, and filled with unique Mayan-inspired furnishings infused with Asian touches. All 132 villas are freestanding units on land or over water, tucked amidst undulating lagoons, canals and lush mangroves, to create an intimate oasis.
With the emergence of Banyan Tree Spa in the Mexican Caribbean region, locals and travelers alike can experience signature treatments delivered by trained spa therapists from the exclusive Banyan Tree Spa Academy in Thailand. These trained Asian therapists will deliver the most indulgent Asian-inspired spa experiences in intimate outdoor spa pavilions, located in the lagoon. The Rainforest hydrotherapy centre offers a trail of wellness treats designed to revitalise the senses.
To rejuvenate guests, Banyan Tree Mayakoba offers a number of dining facilities: Banyan Tree’s signature Southeast Asian restaurant, Saffron; Tamarind restaurant, which specializes in spa entrée options catering to a holistic lifestyle; The Beach Club restaurant, featuring light snacks and refreshing beverages poolside or in the pool’s wet bar.
Banyan Tree’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility is reflected group-wide and also in the design of Banyan Tree Mayakoba. The architecture of the property was designed to preserve a stretch of pristine tropical mangrove, teeming with wild life and birds, located within the property. Each villa is designed to maximize connection with its natural surroundings. Within a “U”-shaped design, guests have a private sanctuary, complete with jet-pool and gazebo, without increasing the built-up area of the villas. The resort is located along the Great Mayan Barrier Reef, the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere. Featuring spectacular coral formations, the reef is a natural refuge for a variety of marine creatures.
Banyan Tree Mayakoba presents a rare opportunity to own the brand’s first real estate offering in the Western Hemisphere. On a limited basis, 50 of the resort’s 132 luxury villas and terrace residences are for sale. Secluded and serene, each masterfully designed one- to three-bedroom villas and terrace residence reveals sensuous spaces for outdoor bathtubs and showers as well as spacious sundecks with private pools located beside sea, mangroves and manicured fairways.
An intimate, ecological haven, Banyan Tree Mayakoba is located within the private Mayakoba integrated resort development comprising five leading hotel brands and is situated just 10 minutes from Playa del Carmen – the charming Mexican pueblo coined “the vibrant heat of the Riviera Maya.”
For reservations, please call Banyan Tree Reservations at (800)-591-0439 or email mayakoba@banyantree.com. One–stop reservations at the best rates can be made on the award-winning website, www.banyantree.com.
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About Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts
The leading international operator in the boutique resort, residences and spa industry, Banyan Tree offers a signature blend of romance and travel with a green conscience. The philosophy behind the hotels, resorts, residences, spas, retail galleries and destination club is based on rejuvenation of the body, mind and soul – a Sanctuary for the Senses. Angsana Hotels and Resorts is the ideal complement to Banyan Tree, comprising contemporary, chic and ecologically sensitive retreats. Based in areas of outstanding natural beauty and exciting city hubs, Angsana hotels, resorts, residences, spas and retail galleries reflect the spirit and communities of its environment. To date, the Banyan Tree Group manages and/or has ownership interests in over 20 resorts and hotels, over 60 spas, in excess of 60 retail galleries; as well as two golf courses.
About Mayakoba
Mayakoba is situated just south of Cancún on México's prized Caribbean coast - the Riviera Maya. A mere 40-minute drive from the towering hotels of Cancún visitors will discover a completely different experience. Here, nestled in a lush natural paradise, lies Mayakoba, a truly unique resort destination. Mayakoba is comprised of four luxury resorts, each featuring a range of culinary and spa experiences. An 18 hole Greg Norman championship golf course, El Camaleón, managed by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, offers players an ever-changing terrain that moves gracefully from mangroves to the sea. Created to harmonize with the unspoiled tropical forest, Mayakoba is connected with a series of lagoons enabling guests to wander effortlessly from place to place through the resort using the "lanchas" (covered boats) as well as a network of trails. Mayakoba, a luxury destination like no other where you are immersed in unspoiled natural beauty and the mysteries of an ancient civilization.
Banyan Tree Media Contact:
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