Travel Agent - November 24, 2008 - (Page 40) DESTINATIONS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 38 styles, each with different views of a unique portion of the resort. Closest to the lobby, the Fairmont Rooms are perfect for convention and meeting attendees. Sprinkled through the 90 Casita buildings, the Deluxe Casita Rooms include private balconies and marble bathrooms, with views of the forest or mangroves. The room I stayed in was a Signature Casita Room, which overlooked the lagoon, and had a king-size bed, soaking tub and private, glass shower stall. The spacious room had a garden adjacent to the bath, his-and-hers sinks and plenty of closet space. Furnishings were simple but fitting with the natural theme of the resort. The view included sights of cormorants nestled in the mangrove trees and fish that would surface as soon as I stepped outside. The Private Oceanfront Casitas include beach and ocean views, private stairways to the beach and a spacious terrace. Each Oceanfront Casita includes the services of a butler. All private facilities, including the Private Oceanfront Deluxe Casita Suite, the Private Signature Casita Suite and the Private Oceanfront Casita Suite, are located on the beach side of the resort, on—or a few steps from—the beach, and include the services of a butler. Two Specialty Suites, the Coral and the Bambu, are available. The Coral Suites are located near the lagoons of the Main Island and include spacious master bedrooms. The Bambu Suites are on the top floor of the Bambu Building and can be paired with a Fairmont Room for a two-bedroom accommodation. There are two Presidential Suites—La Tortuga and El Camaleon—the former located on its own island near the Main Pool area, and the latter on the beach. Both can be paired with nearby casitas to make multi-bedroom suites. There are 65 connecting rooms at the resort and 180 rooms with two beds. The Fairmont Mayakoba has two AAA FourDiamond Award restaurants and bars—Las Brisas and El Puerto. Reservations for dinner are required at both locations. Las Brisas is renowned for its Pacific Yellow Fin Tuna, while guests of El Puerto can enjoy fresh seafood, including Caribbean lobster, shellfish, clams and oysters. La Laguna Grill & Bar, next to the main pools, features indoor and outdoor seating, a breakfast buffet and Mexican-inspired cuisine. Las Olas Pool Bar and the Aqua Pool Bar are 40 | TravelAgent November 24, 2008 A Private Oceanfront Deluxe Casita Suite is just steps from the Caribbean perfect places to lounge in the water while enjoying a cocktail. Guests can also choose from a wide selection of sushi, as well as drinks, tea, coffee and tapas in El Lobby Lounge, located next to the lobby. Adjacent to the lounge, guests will find several conference rooms and a business services center, with onsite staff to assist with all your clients’ business needs. There are 15 workstations, five equipped with Windows operating systems, five with special software and high-resolution scanners and five with laptop docking stations. All work stations come with hands-free headsets and local, long-distance and international call support. In addition, the Fairmont Mayakoba has 27,000 square feet of indoor meeting space and 13,000 square feet of outdoor meeting space. Activities for All Christmastime, when the weather is in the 80s, is the most popular—and expensive—time of year to book a room, says Sales Manager Claudia Pacheco (claudia.pacheco@fairmont. com). Prices for the Fairmont Rooms, the resort’s least expensive accommodations, range from $275 to $615 per night during the holiday season. Holiday packages are available, and Pacheco recommends making reservations for the Christmas season six to nine months in advance. For large families, she recommends the Deluxe Signature Casitas. Christmas and New Year’s at the Fairmont Mayakoba means tree decorating and lighting ceremonies, a visit from Santa Claus and gala parties to bring in a new year. At the Willow Stream Spa, guests aged 18 and older can choose from 18 body experience treatments, two seasonal, three bath and several other massage, facial and sports-inspired experiences. The spa has 20 different treatment rooms to choose from, plus saunas, steam rooms and showers. Travel agents can book spa treatments with the hotel or guests can book at least one day in advance. The spa’s signature experience is the Mayan Clay Purification. The spa uses its own line of treatment products, the Willow Stream Collection, as well as B. Kamins, Tara and Kerstin Florian product lines. The spa and fitness facility, both in the same complex, are open from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Contact Spa Director Maxime Cormier at maxime.cormier@fairmont.com or 011-52-984-206-3039. The 18-hole, par-72 golf course, El Camaleon, is the first in Mexico designed by Greg Norman. Paspalum turf—which more easily allows irrigation with high-salinity water—is used on this course. One unique feature on the first fairway is a cenote—a sinkhole that leads to water. Contact Douglas Goubault (doug. goubault@fairmont.com, 011-52-984-2063081), director of golf, for more information. Guests will find the Fairmont Mayakoba’s use of lanchas (covered boats), bicycles and chauffeured golf carts on the pathways a fun and environmentally friendly way to see the area. Bicycles can be left at any of the resort’s bike racks for use by other guests who need them. River boats run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day and several different nature tours by boat are offered, including the Mayan Serenade CONTINUED ON PAGE 42
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