Fairmont Mayakoba
The Fairmont Mayakoba beachfront resort, is an AAA five-diamond ward winner, and recognized as the 2008 best resort within all Fairmont's properties around the world. At first glance through the main entrance, it might bring forth its undoubtedly European-style architecture surrounding the majestic fountain gardens, but its harmonious blend with the native vegetation and landscapes throughout the resort makes of it an exquisite palette of visual delight.
The Fairmont Mayakoba features four exceptional restaurants, offering a wide range of fine dining options, more than 400 luxury guest rooms, 34 suites in its low-rise European style building and 90 two-stories Casitas-Suites that rise slightly over the tree tops. These are located adjacent to a natural lagoon that guests can traverse aboard of a tropical gondola with palapa roofs and navigate under low picturesque bridges that will sure bring memories of Venice.
For golf enthusiasts, the resort offers its own exclusive course: El Camaleon Golf Course is an 18-hole, par-72 course designed by Greg Norman and the only official PGA Tour destination outside of the United States and Canada, The Makayoba Classic held on February of each year. Its landscape, as the name Camaleon suggests traverses through three different horizons of tropical jungle, mangroves, cenotes (subterranean water bodies) and dunes boarding the soft sandy beaches of the turquoise Caribbean. The Clubhouse offers a professional golf shop, restaurants and bars to refresh yourself after each game.
Fairmont Mayakoba Riviera Maya
Carretera Federal Cancún Km. 298
Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico
+52 (984) 206 3000
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort
The Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort is an all-inclusive luxury resort that offers its guests the only Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course in Cancun: a 72-par, 7,165-yard course surrounded by Cancun's tropical landscape and natural wetlands. The layout of the course provides a dynamic and challenging game to players of all levels, considering the strategic placement of bunkers and the vegetation that golfers will need to circumvent along the game. At the Club House, guests can an enjoy a splendid dinner in one of the two restaurants, where Italian or Asian cuisine are always served.
The accommodations in the resort feature a variety of superior deluxe suites as well as grand presidential suites, all including private balconies and double Jacuzzi. On the premises, guests will enjoy state-of-the-art swimming pools, tennis and basketball courts, fitness centers, a theater and a nightclub as part of the entertainment activities. For fine dining, there are 14 dining options, from award-winning restaurants that offer international cuisine as well as authentic Mexican gastronomic delicacies.
Guests of one of the Palace Resorts along the Riviera Maya can take advantage of the other Palace Resorts' facilities, be it restaurants, swimming pools or entertainment attractions.
Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort
Carretera Cancun-Chetumal KM. 340
Cancún, Q. Roo 77500
+52 (998) 881 6000
Hilton Cancun Golf & Spa Resort
The Hilton Cancun Golf & Spa Resort is an AAA four-diamond award winner and a great option for a luxurious beachfront resort. It is located in the southernmost part of Cancun's Hotel Zone. The hotel is in close proximity to the El Rey Mayan ruins, which is an archaeological site that borders the resort near the nineteenth hole of the Hilton Cancun Golf Course. The course is a 6,734-yard, par 72 course surrounded not only by a natural jungle vegetation and lagoons, but also by its wildlife, such as basking iguanas, crocodiles and guacamayas. The club counts with a professional golf shop and the option of al fresco dining at the nineteenth hole.
The resort has 426 accommodations, including deluxe suites and private villas. It overlooks the Caribbean ocean and has infinity pools that visually blend with the turquoise waters on the beach. The array of world-class culinary options range from Mexican authentic cuisine and seafood to Italian. Guests of Hilton Cancun can take advantage of preferential tee times and discounted green fees.
Hilton Cancun Golf & Spa Resort
Boulevard Kukulcan, Km. 17
Cancun, Mexico 77500
+52 (998) 881 8000
About The Author
Emilio Alvarez has a B.S in computer science from San Diego State University and a minor in music composition from Southwestern College, San Diego. He has been writing since 2002 and has published short stories with a Editorial Dunken, (Buenos Aires, Argentina), where his work is part of a Spanish anthology: "El libro de talleres."