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Banyan Tree Mayakoba
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico · Banyan Tree · Grand Luxury
Banyan Tree Mayakoba opened in 2009 within the 595-acre Mayakoba community and distinguishes itself from its neighbors through an all-villa format. Each of the 163 villas sits immersed in the mangrove canopy with its own private pool and canal access, bringing the brand's Southeast Asian villa formula to Mexico's Caribbean coast.
- 163 rooms
- Opened 2009
- Neighborhood: Mayakoba / Riviera Maya
About Banyan Tree Mayakoba
- The resort holds AAA Five Diamond, MICHELIN Two Keys, and Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star recognition at once, a rare trio of ratings for one property.
History
Banyan Tree Mayakoba is Banyan Tree's all-villa resort on Mexico's Riviera Maya, and the official property pages today describe it as a private-villa retreat integrated with mangroves, lagoons, and beachfront facilities. The resort is part of the Mayakoba development and is marketed around wellness, nature, and destination dining, with signature features including private pools in every villa and suite. Current official materials emphasize the spa, eco-boat tours, golf, and family facilities, but do not clearly attribute the resort's original architecture or a recent rebrand year. The property page also indicates 163 hotel accommodations in the Mayakoba meetings-and-events materials.
Banyan Tree Mayakoba, opened 2009 within the 595-acre Mayakoba community, distinguishes itself from its neighbors through an all-villa format: each of the 163 villas is immersed in the mangrove canopy with a private pool and canal access — delivering the ecological intimacy of Southeast Asia on the Caribbean — earning both AAA Five Diamond and Michelin Two Keys recognition.
The setting
Banyan Tree Mayakoba sits within the Mayakoba eco-resort community at Federal Highway Kilometre 298, a 595-acre gated estate on Mexico's Riviera Maya approximately 48 kilometres from Cancún International Airport. Six miles of freshwater canals thread through mangrove forest and cenotes to a mile of Caribbean beach, with the Greg Norman–designed El Camaleón Golf Course—the first PGA Tour venue in Mexico—as the community's defining prestige amenity. Within this enclave, Banyan Tree distinguishes itself through pool-villa seclusion: each villa is immersed in the mangrove canopy with a private pool and canal access, delivering island-like intimacy alongside four world-class spas and 30-plus dining outlets shared across the community.
Restaurants and bars
- Saffron — Restaurant · Thai
Awards
- AAA Five Diamond (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
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