Any luxury hotels with private villas/plunge pools, & butlers in Mexico or Caribbean?
Apr 27, 2014, 4:10 pm
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Any luxury hotels with private villas/plunge pools, & butlers in Mexico or Caribbean?
My husband and I would like to stay at a luxury hotel in a private villa with a plunge pool and butler. Something like the Ritz Carlton Reserve Phulay Bay would be ideal, but we don't want to go halfway around the world. We hope to find such a hotel in Mexico or the Caribbean. Would anyone please be able to offer suggestions? Thanks in advance 
Apr 27, 2014, 4:55 pm
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St Regis Punta Mita has a few villas with private pools. All their suites have butler service. It's a beautiful property. The private villas are just off the sand. We were upgraded to one for one night of a stay. It was extraordinary.
Apr 27, 2014, 6:30 pm
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Banyan Tree and Rosewood Mayakoba are both all villa resorts. Each room has a plunge pool so its nice to not have to buy up to the upper room levels to get a pool.
No Butlers that I know of, but the service at both are exceptional.
No Butlers that I know of, but the service at both are exceptional.
Apr 27, 2014, 7:28 pm
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Second the Banyan Tree and Rosewood Mayakoba. In that area, Maroma has some plunge pool suites as well. Four Seasons Costa Rica and Ritz Reserve in Puerto Rico also have pool suites - have not been, but we are trying both over the coming months. Viceroy Anguilla also has plunge pools, but the service would not be on par (although the beach is definitely up there with resorts in Asia). Look forward to hearing other recommendations!
Apr 27, 2014, 7:56 pm
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My husband and I would like to stay at a luxury hotel in a private villa with a plunge pool and butler. Something like the Ritz Carlton Reserve Phulay Bay would be ideal, but we don't want to go halfway around the world. We hope to find such a hotel in Mexico or the Caribbean. Would anyone please be able to offer suggestions? Thanks in advance
As for your requests, both properties are luxury hotels and have plunge pools, but the Rosewood is the only one that offers a butler. If you book through FHR or Virtuoso, their buffet breakfast is included and it's absolutely amazing.
Apr 27, 2014, 8:43 pm
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Rosewood Mayakoba has "butlers"
http://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/may...about/services
You won't find dedicated butlers at almost any property unless you book a multi-room accommodation / presidential type. Lots of Mexican properties offer a butler service, but it is shared among a group of rooms and really isn't anything more than a dedicated point person to quarterback your requests. Experience at Mayakoba at both Fairmont and Rosewood and Punta Mita backs this up. Others are free to disagree.
Sounds like you are looking for a resort with a high guest to staff ratio.... Besides the Punta Mita options already suggested, i'd look into Imanta, Jumby Bay (weak plunge pool to be honest), Amanyara and Ritz Dorado Beach.
http://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/may...about/services
You won't find dedicated butlers at almost any property unless you book a multi-room accommodation / presidential type. Lots of Mexican properties offer a butler service, but it is shared among a group of rooms and really isn't anything more than a dedicated point person to quarterback your requests. Experience at Mayakoba at both Fairmont and Rosewood and Punta Mita backs this up. Others are free to disagree.
Sounds like you are looking for a resort with a high guest to staff ratio.... Besides the Punta Mita options already suggested, i'd look into Imanta, Jumby Bay (weak plunge pool to be honest), Amanyara and Ritz Dorado Beach.
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Apr 28, 2014, 5:40 am
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Rosewood Mayakoba has "butlers"
http://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/may...about/services
You won't find dedicate butlers almost any property unless you book a multi-room accommodation / presidential type. Lots of Mexican properties offer a butler service, but it is shared among a group of rooms and really isn't anything more than a dedicated point person to quarterback your requests. Experience at Mayakoba at both Fairmont and Rosewood and Punta Mita backs this up. Others are free to disagree.
http://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/may...about/services
You won't find dedicate butlers almost any property unless you book a multi-room accommodation / presidential type. Lots of Mexican properties offer a butler service, but it is shared among a group of rooms and really isn't anything more than a dedicated point person to quarterback your requests. Experience at Mayakoba at both Fairmont and Rosewood and Punta Mita backs this up. Others are free to disagree.
Apr 28, 2014, 6:06 am
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Check these out: http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Proper...ault.htm?tab=2
2nd Floor Suite with rooftop pool looks especially enticing
2nd Floor Suite with rooftop pool looks especially enticing
Apr 28, 2014, 10:55 am
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I had a great time at Rosewood and stayed in the lowest category room which was still huge and had a plunge pool. I also generally like the St Regis Punta Mita but the pool suites on the beach have no privacy at all during the day (although the pools at the Rosewood are not that private either)
Apr 28, 2014, 12:17 pm
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The Sugar Beach in St Lucia meets all your requirements. Each villa and even the cheapest accommodation has a plunge pool and butler service. Although you do share the butler with other villas they do all the normal 'butler' things like unpacking and packing etc.. I thoroughly reccomend it - the setting is spectacular.
Apr 28, 2014, 1:06 pm
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My husband and I would like to stay at a luxury hotel in a private villa with a plunge pool and butler. Something like the Ritz Carlton Reserve Phulay Bay would be ideal, but we don't want to go halfway around the world. We hope to find such a hotel in Mexico or the Caribbean. Would anyone please be able to offer suggestions? Thanks in advance
Banyan Tree Cabo Marques also has pool villas.
Apr 28, 2014, 5:55 pm
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I manta in Punta Mita also has private pools with most all their casas. The one I had was quite a nice size and with beautiful vegetation around it. There are guest experience managers that essentially function as on call butlers - and the resort is so small, you get immediate attention.