(800) 441-1414. 401 rooms; most are casitas; 34 on beach. 5 freshwater pools; 4 restaurants; full-service spa; 18-hole golf course; powdery white beach.
Mayas believe that if you lead a good life, you will become a crystal. Be careful or you might turn into one here. Canal boats and golf carts transport guests through the 47-acre Fairmont Mayakoba jungle resort. All rooms are beautifully decorated and have deep soaking tubs and private terraces. The spectacular clean-lined spa has a signature coconut-orange fragrance, sells a line of mineral make-up that doesn’t melt, and provides a fitness room with ergonomic Italian equipment.
It’s a good idea to take time to observe the colonies of rare stingless Melipona bees, and I’m glad I didn’t miss a beer tasting (this is the only Riviera Maya hotel that offers this). I had the pleasure of experiencing a beer tasting/food pairing led by Luis Garces, a certified beer server (as a sommelier is to wine) from Veracruz who speaks flawless English. We tasted Calavera brand beers distinguished by a skull logo and produced in Mexico state near Mexico City. Made for Mexicans by Mexicans, only the hops are imported. My favorite was a Dubbel that originally, long ago, was made by monks in abbeys. The brew is dark, tastes of prunes and chocolate, and was deliciously paired with a blue-corn sope stuffed with pork and plum sauce.
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images c2013 Carole Terwilliger Meyers
-watermark.JPG "beach at Fairmont Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen, Mexico") |
| beach at Fairmont Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen, Mexico |
Mayas believe that if you lead a good life, you will become a crystal. Be careful or you might turn into one here. Canal boats and golf carts transport guests through the 47-acre Fairmont Mayakoba jungle resort. All rooms are beautifully decorated and have deep soaking tubs and private terraces. The spectacular clean-lined spa has a signature coconut-orange fragrance, sells a line of mineral make-up that doesn’t melt, and provides a fitness room with ergonomic Italian equipment.
It’s a good idea to take time to observe the colonies of rare stingless Melipona bees, and I’m glad I didn’t miss a beer tasting (this is the only Riviera Maya hotel that offers this). I had the pleasure of experiencing a beer tasting/food pairing led by Luis Garces, a certified beer server (as a sommelier is to wine) from Veracruz who speaks flawless English. We tasted Calavera brand beers distinguished by a skull logo and produced in Mexico state near Mexico City. Made for Mexicans by Mexicans, only the hops are imported. My favorite was a Dubbel that originally, long ago, was made by monks in abbeys. The brew is dark, tastes of prunes and chocolate, and was deliciously paired with a blue-corn sope stuffed with pork and plum sauce.
-watermark.JPG "beer tasting at Fairmont Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen, Mexico") |
| beer tasting at Fairmont Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen, Mexico |
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images c2013 Carole Terwilliger Meyers
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