Esencia is a boutique hotel built in the year 2004 and was remodeled in the year 2007. This hotel is a pristine white Italian-style villa, steps from Xpu-Ha beach and with a world-class Mayan-themed spa.

The hotel offers a total of 29 guest rooms all designed beautifully with scavenged pieces of driftwood, coral, and shells. The furniture, too, is elegantly simple, with sitting areas and bed platforms built into the smooth plastered walls. The best villa rooms are on the second floor and have large balconies overlooking the pool and sea. Families will prefer the multi-bedroom cottages, which have private pools.

For guests who are planning to stay on this hotel, the Aroma Spa is a must. It takes cues from local culture, using precious stones, heated rocks, seaweed, and cacao to help melt away stress and balance energy flow.

For couples who want to celebrate their honeymoon or anniversaries, they offer a very nice package that includes 3 nights stay in an oceanview room, daily breakfast, spa ritual (couples massage) and a candlelit dinner with champagne for price ranging from $2,679-$2,839. Visit HotelEsencia.com.