Viceroy Riviera Maya
Riviera Maya's beachfront hideaway
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When you need a break from the massive all-inclusive resorts in Mexico, the beachfront Viceroy Riviera Maya offers an escape hatch.
Upon arrival at the intimate hideaway, relax in the open-air lobby with a mug of refreshing lemongrass-infused coconut milk. The hotel’s Mayan shaman will greet you with a blessing, using an incense of copal (an amber-colored tree resin native to these parts) to banish any stress before the start of your stay.
Then the bellman will lead you down a maze of paths lined with dense tropical jungle — we even encountered one of the resident spider monkeys there — before dropping you off at your thatched-palapa-roof villa for in-room check-in.
The beach will beckon, but you also could join in a yoga class on the hotel’s own pier, sit in the
temazcal (a purifying Mayan sweat lodge) or take a guacamole class. But if you need another escape, make your way to the Four-Star
spa. The small facility ensures you’ll get peace and quiet while the aesthetician rubs your weary body with a mud made from that aromatic copal.
Getting There
Playa Xcalacoco Frac 7, 77710 Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico
TEL800-578-0281
TEL52-984-877-3000