Hotel Esencia
Esencia is a single house on a bay they still describe as undeveloped, with a reservations desk and a record they are willing to print in years.
- From where you are
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Xpu-Ha, Mexico
Hotel Esencia
A beach house on Xpu-Ha bay, begun as the private home of an Italian duchess, where the jungle meets an undeveloped shore.
Our read
Esencia is a single house on a bay they still describe as undeveloped, with a reservations desk and a record they are willing to print in years.
Come here for
- A quiet bay south of Cancun
- Travellers who want one house, not a corridor of resorts
Skip it if
- You want the Tulum town beach
- You want a large all-inclusive
01 - Arrive
The place itself
Hotel Esencia sits where the Yucatan jungle meets Xpu-Ha bay, on the road from Cancun to Tulum. The address they publish is Carretera Cancun - Tulum km 265, Xpu-Ha, Quintana Roo 77750. They describe the house as begun as the private home of an Italian duchess, and as one of the shores on this coast that is still not built up. The front desk number on the site is +52 984 873 4830. Room reservations by WhatsApp are +52 984 100 2753. Email contact@hotelesencia.com. Book on hotelesencia.com. Rates are on their site. In their own words, for 2026, they are the only hotel on the Riviera Maya with three Michelin Keys, and they list that recognition for 2024, 2025, and 2026. They also say they are the first independent hotel in Mexico with a Forbes Travel Guide five-star rating across 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. This page repeats those claims as they print them.
02 - Feel
Why it is different
Xpu-Ha, not the hotel strip
Kilometre 265 on the Cancun to Tulum road, where they say the jungle meets a still-open bay.
A house with a past
They trace the hotel to the private home of an Italian duchess.
A desk and a WhatsApp line
Front desk +52 984 873 4830. Reservations WhatsApp +52 984 100 2753.
Three Michelin Keys, as they print it
They say they are the only Riviera Maya hotel with three keys, listed for 2024, 2025, and 2026.
Forbes five stars, as they print it
They call themselves the first independent hotel in Mexico with that rating for 2022 through 2026.
03 · Live here
How the days go
Arrive
Kilometre 265 on the Cancun to Tulum road, where they say the jungle meets a still-open bay.
Feel
Esencia is a single house on a bay they still describe as undeveloped, with a reservations desk and a record they are willing to print in years.
Live here
Front desk +52 984 873 4830. Reservations WhatsApp +52 984 100 2753.
Stay
A stay at the Xpu-Ha house.
Go
They call themselves the first independent hotel in Mexico with that rating for 2022 through 2026.
More of the place
More of the place
05 - Know
Before you go
Find it in MapsWhere is Hotel Esencia?
Xpu-Ha, Carretera Cancun - Tulum km 265, Quintana Roo 77750, Mexico.
What was here before the hotel?
They say it began as the private home of an Italian duchess.
How do I call?
Front desk +52 984 873 4830. WhatsApp reservations +52 984 100 2753. Email contact@hotelesencia.com.
Which recognitions do they publish?
Three Michelin Keys for 2024, 2025, and 2026, and a Forbes Travel Guide five-star rating for 2022 through 2026, in their wording.
How do I book?
On hotelesencia.com or contact@hotelesencia.com.
06 · Go
Hotel Esencia