Rosewood Mayakoba
Lagoon rooms, limestone, and Mayan cooking by the Caribbean
Rosewood Mayakoba is a luxury hotel in Playa del Carmen, Mexico holding 2 MICHELIN Keys; a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating for 2026; a place on The World's 50 Best Hotels (No. 95 in 2025); a La Liste rating of 99.5. It ranks 7.04 out of 10 on the finehotels.world prestige index, which is built only from public award data. Every award recorded here is published by the body that grants it, and this page links to the listing that evidences it.
Rosewood Mayakoba is a 128-room resort in the Mayakoba development near Playa del Carmen, Mexico, set among winding lagoons and the Caribbean coast with direct beach access. Its accommodations pair private plunge pools, garden showers, and sundecks with interiors built around wood and limestone, materials suited to the setting. A recent interior renovation by Bando x Seidel Meersseman draws on Mexican culture and craft without turning the resort into a theme set.
At the heart of the property, Sense, A Rosewood Spa occupies a private island. It is a Five-Star spa, while guests can use Mayakoba’s wider roster of 20 restaurants and bars. La Ceiba Garden & Kitchen serves Mayan-inspired flavors at a communal table beneath a ceiba tree; Zapote Bar handles cocktails and local ingredients. Butler service and the choice of lagoon or ocean settings make this a practical fit for travelers who value privacy, water access, and high-touch service. Its MICHELIN Two Keys, Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating for 2026, and placement at No. 95 on the 2025 World’s 50 Best Hotels list confirm a broad consensus.
At a glance
- Lagoon and ocean accommodations
- Private island spa
- La Ceiba communal dining
- Mayan-inspired cuisine
- Butler service
How this hotel is scored
The prestige score is our own index, built from public award data: MICHELIN Keys, Forbes Travel Guide star ratings, placement in the World's 50 Best Hotels across 2023, 2024 and 2025 weighted equally, and a minor sway from La Liste. It is not a paid placement and no hotel can buy its way up. Read the full method.
Questions people ask about Rosewood Mayakoba
Is Rosewood Mayakoba worth staying at?
By the public record it is one of the most decorated hotels in the world. It holds 2 MICHELIN Keys; a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating for 2026; a place on The World's 50 Best Hotels (No. 95 in 2025); a La Liste rating of 99.5. On our index that works out to a prestige score of 7.04 out of 10. In short: Lagoon rooms, limestone, and Mayan cooking by the Caribbean. Whether that suits you depends on what you want from a stay, which is why the description on this page is written plainly rather than as marketing copy.
What awards has Rosewood Mayakoba won?
Rosewood Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen, Mexico holds 2 MICHELIN Keys; a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating for 2026; a place on The World's 50 Best Hotels (No. 95 in 2025); a La Liste rating of 99.5. Those come from the four independent systems finehotels.world tracks: the MICHELIN Guide hotel selection and its Keys, Forbes Travel Guide star ratings, The World's 50 Best Hotels, and La Liste. None of them can be bought, and neither can placement on this site.
How is the prestige score for Rosewood Mayakoba calculated?
The score is a point total built only from award facts, then shown on a scale of 5.00 to 10.00. MICHELIN Keys carry the most weight, a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating adds a flat six points, placements in The World's 50 Best Hotels for 2023, 2024 and 2025 are weighted equally, and a La Liste rating moves the total slightly. It has 128 rooms. The full formula is published on the methodology page, so the figure shown for Rosewood Mayakoba can be reproduced from the awards listed on this page.
How can the awards for Rosewood Mayakoba be checked?
Each award is published by the body that grants it, and this page links to the public listing that evidences the MICHELIN Keys award where one is held. MICHELIN, Forbes Travel Guide, The World's 50 Best Hotels and La Liste each remain the authority on their own award. finehotels.world is independent of all four, records what they publish, and does not review hotels itself.