Hotel Esencia
Xpu-Ha, Xcaret & Tulum · Riviera Maya, Cancún & Tulum
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because it holds five-star standing and Three MICHELIN Keys – one of three hotels in Mexico with the Guide's top distinction – on a private stretch of Xpu-Ha beach, with sixty rooms and villas and no brand between you and the house.
- Independent, on fifty acres of beachfront at Xpu-Ha – the stretch of coast south of Playa del Carmen and north of Tulum.
- Began as the 1970s estate of a duchess, and keeps the scale of a private house rather than a resort.
- Sixty rooms and villas in all.
- Holds five-star standing in 2026 and Three MICHELIN Keys, awarded in 2024 and kept in the 2025 selection – one of three hotels in Mexico with the Guide's top distinction.
Rooms at Hotel Esencia
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Master Ocean Suite
king bedthe grounds, our main pools, and the Caribbean
From $3,600 per night
The Esencia Mansion
10,000 sq ft · 929 m²
Rates confirmed by concierge
Good to know
- Address — Carretera Cancún – Tulum km 265, 77750 Xpu-Ha, Quintana Roo
- Telephone — +529848734830
The neighborhood
Xpu-Ha, Xcaret & Tulum
The south, the farthest and wildest end of the coast, running down to the edge of the Sian Ka'an biosphere. It takes in the Xcaret parks and their coves, Xpu-Ha's long beach and the cenotes of the Tulum jungle; the biosphere's edge lies past the Tulum ruins.
- Xpu-Ha beach itself, from the door.
- Akumal's bay and its turtles, a short drive south.
- The Tulum ruins on their cliff, farther south along the highway.
“A duchess's 1970s estate on Xpu-Ha beach, independently run and the most decorated address on the coast.”
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