Rosewood Mayakoba

Rosewood Mayakoba offers an absolutely stunning beach experience! The white sandy shores were pristine, and the entire area was beautifully maintained. The crystal clear waters and peaceful atmosphere made it a perfect paradise for relaxation. A must visit for anyone looking for a luxurious beachfront escape!

We recently stayed at the Rosewood Mayakoba for 8 nights. I struggled with the rating but decided it's average for this price class (which is more like European pricing than Mexico pricing). I would say 3.5, but I am going to round it up because the individuals working here are very nice. We had some hiccups which would prevent us from coming again at this price point, which I'll share below. But first, here are the things I really loved: - The setting is beautiful, truly a breathtaking area - We loved being able to bike around - The property is well-staffed and feels extremely safe - They have trained hawks at the pool to scare away the birds - Our son loved the kids club! - At one point did get sick and they sent a doctor within 30 minutes. It cost $100. She wrote me an Rx and the hotel went and picked it up and delivered it to the room. I felt very taking care of. - Having a hotel greeter and ride to the resort was really helpful. This was an extra cost, but well worth it - The welcome cookies are the best cookies I've ever had! - The wildlife is really fun. We saw monkeys, iguanas, coati, and more! We had two rooms (one beachfront studio suite and one deluxe lagoon suite). Despite the beachfront studio suite being $1K more per night than the deluxe lagoon suite, it was not as nice. The room (520) had more wear and tear (perhaps because of its proximity to the beach), the outdoor furniture was ratty, and there was a pretty big staircase up to the front door. Plus, the view was not really of the beach -- it was of the rooftops of the beach-front villas (you could see the ocean beyond that). We decided to downgrade to a deluxe lagoon suite (315) which was larger and newer. Despite it being a downgrade in terms of pricing ($1k/night less), we were not compensated for the difference. I would personally recommend either splurging on the beachfront villa OR the deluxe lagoon suite. Beyond this, we did have a few kinks in our stay that make this resort a notch below a 5-star experience: - The website is misleading and needs to be updated. On the individual room class page, it says the "terms and conditions" which include free airport transfer, daily breakfast, etc. However, these are only the terms and conditions for the villas. They should only include the T&C for the room class that is on the page. - Our keys didn't work when we went back to the room on the first day - They gave the kids water bottles, but they were used with other kids names on them - The food is hit or miss. We did enjoy the variety and being able to go to other restaurants in Mayakoba. - If you have young kids, beware of things keeping them up at night. One night they were cleaning the unit below us at 10PM. And on our last night (the night before a 5AM departure to the airport) there was loud music from a wedding until 11:15PM. - It's really hard to get a boat to go anywhere. It's wonderful having it to take you to the room at the beginning of the trip, but oth

This is our third visit to the beautiful Mayakobo, a secure oasis amongst all the mayhem of Cancun. We stayed at Rosewood on our two previous visits. At the moment we are staying at Banyon Tree next door which is an equally beautiful property and very similar in many ways, although Rosewood distinguishes itself. During Rosewood stays, we go over to Banyan Tree for the occasional dinner and we are currently doing it in reverse. If you have never before been to Mayakoba I can highly recommend it. We go for the ocean front suites rather than lagoon views. The way it works is the hotels will book restaurants for you in any of the properties and transport you there and back. The top two properties are definitely Rosewood and Banyan Tree. We dined at Casa Del Lago at Rosewood. This has got to be one of the best restaurants in Mayakobo. Every course was excellent, wines by the glass were very good and they have terrific champagnes by the glass using the corovin system. Our waiter was Sergio and his knowledge and passion on F and B was infectious. We discussed wines, champagnes and various Rosewood properties as well as restaurants in other countries. Sergio is a sommelier as well as having worked as a chef. He made our night…as did the chef.

Expensive for what you get; the facilities are not even new. Breakfast included, but 50,000 yen for two people for two nights is overpriced. The food isn’t particularly good either. I’ll never stay here again. This area doesn’t even have Uber, and taxi drivers try to rip you off. I’ll never visit again.

Had heard and read amazing things. Other friends had experiences close to ours but seemed like a fluke, but it is definitely not... Proceed with caution as this is not your typical Rosewood experience..... Food is amazing and rooms are nice yet, but that's avialable in many places. We come for the Rosewood Experience...this property is not. The guest service's ability to accurately coordinate family activities is incompetent, likely due to either poor processes or inadequate staffing as people are nice---- except the shocking time they accused us of canceling an activity (so we were told it wasn't available) when the texts say otherwise). We have numerous examples of trying to plan pre arrival and during where requests not followed up on or even worse confirmations received for other families while ours were ignored. Also, our planned scuba trip (though the hotel) was cancelled due to the instructor not showing up for the scheduled dive-- after we waited for almost an hour past checkin time to learn about it. The staff (and presumably management) is aware of such problems but have done nothing to rectify Additionally, the wild raccoons and other larger animals are aggressive around smaller children and the hotel not caution us about it, and does nothing to help mitigate. Not a typical Rosewood level experience. Rosewood should de-Flag this property as it brings down the overall brand. Be wary of management responses that simply "apologize" in the comments ...this is a deep rooted organizational issue.

Impeccable hotel! Amazing hotel with impeccable service and staff!