Banyan Tree Mayakoba is located on the famous Mexican coast of the Riviera Maya, within the Mayakoba private development. The hotel preserves an ecosystem comprising dunes, mangroves, and freshwater lagoons, home to a great variety of endemic fish, birds, and mammals. The hotel is near the beach and El Camaleón Golf Club, 9 kilometers (5.5 mi) from Playa del Carmen and 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from Xcaret. Cancun International Airport (CUN) is 50 kilometers (31 mi) away. This deluxe hotel has 154 villas that combine Asian architectural features with Mexican details. Each villa has its own garden with a private heated pool and whirlpool tub, Mayan-inspired furniture, interactive TV, high-speed WiFi, and private bathroom with shower and two sinks made of talavera, as well as exterior shower and tub. Accommodations offer complimentary use of 2 bikes. Facilities include restaurants serving from Thai and Asian gastronomy up to healthy eclectic cuisine, a pool, a kids club, and meeting rooms. The awarded spa has zones inspired by the environment, some of them located over the canals and others surrounded by gardens, with deluxe equipment that include sauna, outdoor tub, and rain shower; and offers The Rainforest experience, a hydrothermal circuit with thermal cabins and eight different experiences. The hotel offers a boat tour in the mangroves and access to the 18-hole El Camaleón Golf Club designed by Greg Norman in the jungle, amidst dense mangroves and wide sand oceanfront areas. ***Banyan Tree Mayakoba is the recipient of the Five Diamond rating by the AAA. ***By order of the local municipality, the hotel will charge a mandatory tax to be paid directly at the establishment: 1 guest $33.94 MXN, 2 guests $56.57 MXN, 3 guests $73.54 MXN, 4 guests $84.86 MXN, 5 guests $96.17 MXN, 6 guests $107.48 MXN, 7 guests $118.80 MXN; minors under 12 years of age staying with their parents are exempt of this tax.. ***Rates including breakfast apply only for Mexican residents showing the INE card upon check-in. In case that card is not shown, the breakfast will have to be paid directly at the hotel. ***Before your trip, please check directly with the national government the entry and stay requirements of the country you are visiting. Keep in mind that it is the responsibility of the traveler to meet the rules and regulations established by the destination country.