Travel Agent - January 21, 2008 - (Page 31) approximately 400 suites in two- and threestory villas. Accommodations categories are Deluxe Junior Suites, Golden Junior Suites, Ocean Front Junior Suites and Diamond Suites. All rooms have a hydromassage bathtub, and Diamond Suites—which have a separate living room—also have a Jacuzzi on the terrace. Diamond Suite guests receive one complimentary 30-minute Swedish massage during their stay. Golden Junior Suites are built around a horseshoe-shaped pool. It’s a pool that’s so large you can hardly see from one end of it to the other. The rooms on the first floor are “swimup”—they have direct access into the pool. There are seven à la carte restaurants and a buffet restaurant onsite. Unlimited snacks and drinks are available round-the-clock at no extra charge. Guests must be at least 18 years old. The property expects to attract an upscale crowd between the ages of 35 and 60. It offers weddings and honeymoon packages, so that market should be popular as well. Agents can contact Veronica Celedon, director of business development, at 011-52-984206-3660 or v.celedon@valentinmaya.com. In the U.S., agents can call Robyn Mitlitsky, director of sales and marketing, at 718-358-2401 or e-mail r.mitlitsky@valentinmaya.com. Rosewood Mayakobá is situated along a mile of beach, encompassing several small islands surrounded by a mangrove jungle. Its spa occupies a private island with a cenote, a natural limestone pool fed by subterranean springs. For more active guests, the resort has a championship 18-hole Greg Norman golf course and tennis courts. Also offered are lectures about ancient Mayan culture and the Yucatan ecosystem. The resort has 128 suites, on either the beachfront or a lagoon. Signature room categories include Over-the-Water Spa and Lagoonview Suites and Deluxe Oceanview Suites. Call 888-ROSEWOOD or e-mail mayakoba@ rosewoodhotels.com. mentary private boat to the resort’s pier. The Unik resort will consist of 84 rooms and suites with such amenities as flat-screen TVs, CD/DVD players, iPods, high-speed wireless Internet and 400-thread-count bed linens. Six restaurants and bars will serve Mexican, Asian and Continental cuisine. To book clients at the hotel, call 877-888-8645. Resort Adds Fifth Hotel The Barceló Maya Palace (www.barcelo. com), in Puerto Juarez on the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula, opened on Christmas Eve, the fifth hotel at the Barceló Maya beach resort on the Riviera Maya. The hotel contains 756 junior suites, as well as honeymoon and presidential suites. The Barceló Maya Palace’s architecture is Moorish in influence, with palazzos and patios opening to the sea. There are French and Caribbean restaurants and a Brazilian-style grill. In addition, the hotel has two buffet restaurants, a lobby bar, a beach grill and pool bar. Guest suites contain sleeping and sitting areas and large contemporary spa-style bathrooms finished with natural stone and featuring CONTINUED ON PAGE 32 Unik Resorts Plants Flagship Unik Resorts (www.unikresorts.com) will open its eponymous flagship hotel on April 15 on Isla Mujeres, a small island a short distance off the northeast coast of the Yucatan. Upon arrival at the Cancun airport, Unik guests will be transported via hotel-arranged car service to a dockside registration/reception area, where they are greeted with drinks and light appetizers before boarding the compli- The living and dining area of a suite at the Casa Dorada Los Cabos Arriving This Month Mandarin Oriental Riviera Maya (www. mandarinoriental.com/rivieramaya) was slated to welcome its first guests January 15. Set on 36 acres near Playa del Carmen, the resort has 128 guest rooms in contemporary-styled bungalow villas or two-story villas. The Grand Selva Suites and Beachfront Casitas have private pools, while a butler and chef are available for the Presidential Villa. Twenty guest suites are adjacent to the resort’s 25,000-square-foot spa, which embodies Mayan philosophy blended with Asian-rooted healing rituals. Book the hotel at 866-526-6567 or mocun-reservations@ mohg.com. Sales e-mail is omolina@mohg.com. Discovering Mayakobá At Mayakobá, an ecological master-planned village on the Yucatan’s Caribbean coast, about 40 minutes south of Cancun, Rosewood (www.rosewoodmayakoba.com) had a soft opening in late December and is expected to be fully operational on February 1. In this growing destination, the Banyantree at Mayakobá and the Viceroy Mayakobá are set to open during the 2008-09 season. January 21, 2008 TravelAgent | 31 http://www.barcelo.com http://www.barcelo.com http://www.unikresorts.com http://www.mandarinoriental.com/rivieramaya http://www.mandarinoriental.com/rivieramaya http://www.rosewoodmayakoba.com
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