Hotel Esencia
A Mexican beach retreat for Hollywood elite
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A
narrow jungle road leads down toward the hidden-away Hotel Esencia. Upon
reaching a palapa, you are ushered by the concierge into a small lobby designed
in contemporary tropical style highlighted by Mexican art.
After
check-in, take a golf cart ride along palm-lined paths until you reach the
hotel itself. First you’ll come across the jungle area with its white villas
peeking out from between the trees, beyond which you'll spot the gardens and
main house. Two pale blue pools beckon you out to the unspoiled white sand
beach at the property’s edge.
Sprawled
across 50 acres between Tulum and Playa del Carmen, Hotel Esencia is a personal
project of Emmy-winning Hollywood producer Kevin Wendle, who has gone to great
lengths to create an elegant home-away-from-home experience that you won't soon
forget.
Getting There
Carretera Cancún, Tulum km 265 Xpu-Ha Quintana Roo, 77750 Mexico
TEL 52-984-873-4830
NEARBY AIRPORT(S)
CUN (1 hr 5 min-1 hr 15 min)