Arriving at Banyan Tree Mayakoba, you need to do a double take. Are you still in Mexico? The hotel is just a few miles outside Playa del Carmen, the lively party beach and party town on the coast of Quintana Roo on the Yucatan Peninsular, so this should definitely feel like Mexico.
The old saying that “You can't judge a book by its cover” needs to be updated. These days, we judge everything not by the cover of the book, brochure or pamphlet, but by it's website.
There's no denying that Cabo is as hot as the Baja Peninsula sun when it comes to international luxury destinations. Easily-accessible from the U.S., Cabo has transformed into a discerning travelers paradise, offering everything from world-class golf to panoramic ocean views amongst unmatched surroundings.
It takes just 25 minutes on a ferry, across from the mainland port of Chiquila on the northern tip of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsular, to reach Isla Holbox.
A good hostess is friendly and welcoming. It doesn't make a good first impression for any hotel if they're aloof and noisy, as happens at Belmond Maroma Spa and Resort.
Life is hard. Vacationing should be easy. The Villa del Palmar Resort in Loretro, Mexico, on the Baja's east coast, figured out that vacationers yearn for the opposite of their hectic life back home.
Rees Jones is listening. The man known internationally as “The U.S. Open Doctor” paid homage to golf industry pushback by designing a Baja peninsula masterpiece that he considers one of his finest creations. Jones sees his dance in the desert design to be a rare best-of-both-worlds golf communion.
I'm lying in the same bed that Oscar winners have slept in, gazing out at my private pool and listening to the waves of the Pacific Ocean. With a touch of a button the blackout shades come down and I'm off to dreamland. I awake before dawn and step into the infinity-edge pool right from my suite. Floating, I gaze up at the star-filled sky. I'm not sure if I'm awake or still dreaming. This is what it feels like to stay at Casa Majani.
The “Beyond All-Inclusive, Beyond All Compare” Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit introduces its first annual multigenerational Wellness Week inclusive of top chefs, vegan menus, culinary workshops, fitness activities, and spa offerings from October 24-30, 2016.
This month, SLH welcomes three new properties in Mexico to their worldwide portfolio of boutique luxury hotels. The hotels join alongside seven other SLH properties in Mexico.
Mexico's iconic colonial city, San Miguel de Allende, was the only city in the Americas to be included in Travel + Leisure magazine's World's Best Awards 2016 reader survey of the 10 Best International Cities for Food, thanks to its world-class restaurants and unique cuisine.
Mesa1 at the newly opened W Punta de Mita in Mexico may soon be known as the most exclusive restaurant in the world as it is privately situated on an island in the middle of a spring-fed lake and accommodates only one seating daily.
W Hotels Worldwide, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, expands its Latin American portfolio with the opening of W Punta de Mita in Mexico's Riviera Nayarit.
Mexico's Velas Resorts continue to push the boundaries of traditional expectations of an all-inclusive resort with dining fit for foodies.
The Viceroy Rivera Maya presents a unique resort experience with the authentic shaman, Jose Colli. As the gatekeeper of the resort's Mayan-centered guest experience, it is imperative that Colli comes from a long family line of Mayan shamans from a nearby Yucatan village.
