A couple of weeks back, I shared how it looked like the Andaz Mayakoba would be closing, and would become the Alila Mayakoba. Well, there’s now an update, as the plans have been officially announced.
Continue reading: Andaz Mayakoba Closing, Reopening As An Alila Resort In Late 2025
Share your questions, experiences, and thoughts below.
I read the press release as well, but what I'm most interested to know is will this resort stay family-friendly? I sure hope so.
From what I understand, discussions are still ongoing and a decision on whether the resort will be family friendly or adults only, has not been made yet.
I agree Alila really needs to improve brand consistency. The Alila Kuala Lumpur is one of the worst hotels I’ve stayed in in a long time. Granted rates were sub $100, but horribly slow elevators, rooms falling apart and poorly furnished, very little service, made it feel worse than most HP. At best it is a low quality Hyatt regency.
From what I understand it’s around a 50 Million dollar Reno. Resort had good bones.
Thank god, this property has always seemed kind of crappy to me. Bad location in the middle of a swamp, reports of bad service, and room design going for minimalist that ended up looking bare and ugly. Alila seems like a much better fit.
We love the Rosewood Mayakoba. It became our getaway during Covid and we've kept returning. We've also enjoyed great meals at the Banyan Tree. The Andaz always seemed out of place at Mayakoba, and a bit cheesy compared to the Rosewood and Banyan. I've never heard of Alila. It would have to been incredible to tear us away from the Rosewood.
I've stayed twice (and at the Banyan Tree next door) and it's actually quite nice with good service and good food in my experience. You do need to pay to stay oceanfront to have a nice experience, but it's not a massive cost jump.
Banyan Tree and Rosewood are of course nicer rooms and service, but for Mexican food I actually slightly prefer the Andaz over the Rosewood dining which is has other cuisines.
Fairmont Mayakoba is the resort that desperately needs to be shut down and heavily renovated.
Which all-inclusives are people getting rebooked in?
They told me no on Hyatt Ziva Cancun.