Yesterday I wrote about the way it regarded just like the Andaz Mayakoba can be closing for a lot of 2025. There’s now an replace, as this has been confirmed.
Andaz Mayakoba closing as of March 3, 2025
The 214-key Andaz Mayakoba opened again in 2016, and has been a preferred property with World of Hyatt members. Nonetheless, for many of 2025, the property might be closing — between March 3 and December 1, 2025, the Andaz Mayakoba gained’t be welcoming any friends.
The resort is anticipated to endure a refresh, although particulars about what might be altering haven’t but been introduced.
Hyatt is reportedly providing to rebook friends at different Hyatt properties within the space, together with Hyatt Inclusive Assortment resorts. It doesn’t seem that the resort is keen to accommodate friends at different properties within the Mayakoba advanced, as these embody the Banyan Tree, Fairmont, and Rosewood.
On the one hand, these properties are far more costly. Then again, they’re all owned by the identical group, so that you’d at the least assume that they might accommodate individuals there within the off season.
I think about this might be a giant disappointment for a lot of. In any case, we’re underneath two months from the closure, and presumably many individuals have finalized spring break plans (and extra) primarily based on this resort. Being accommodated at a resort that provides a really completely different expertise may not attraction to some. Then once more, maybe some individuals can get a keep at an all-inclusive out of this, which might be an excellent higher worth.
Will the Andaz Mayakoba be rebranded?
We all know that the Andaz Mayakoba is present process some kind of refresh, although we don’t know something past that, at the least as of now. Within the FlyerTalk thread devoted to the Andaz Mayakoba, in-the-know poster bcosinteno means that the Andaz Mayakoba might be rebranded, seemingly as an Alila property.
Whereas that hasn’t been formally introduced, that may be a fairly logical branding. It could make sense that the homeowners would need to transfer the property upmarket a bit, with the intention to command greater charges. As talked about above, the Andaz is (by far) essentially the most moderately priced property within the advanced, with the opposite resorts being the Banyan Tree, Fairmont, and Rosewood.
Alila is Hyatt’s higher-end resort model, so it looks as if match. It additionally is sensible that this wouldn’t turn into a Park Hyatt, since there’s a Park Hyatt deliberate for Cancun.
I do should say, Alila is evolving as one of many extra uncommon resort manufacturers on the market when it comes to consistency. The model has every part from the $2,000+ per night time Alila Ventana Huge Sur, to the $60 per night time Alila Solo.
If the objective is actually to remodel the Andaz into an amazing Alila, I’d anticipate it would take greater than 9 months to finish the undertaking. Then once more, perhaps the homeowners are simply doing a light renovation and rebranding, and hope that may justify doubling the worth.
Backside line
The Andaz Mayakoba might be closing between March 3 and December 1, 2025. The property might be up to date, although it stays to be seen what occurs to the resort when it reopens. Rumor has it that this might be rebranded as an Alila, although that hasn’t been formally introduced. I’ll make sure you present updates once we know for positive.
What do you make of the Andaz Mayakoba closing, and the prospect of it being rebranded?
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