Originally from the time of the “green gold” (around
the end of 1800), haciendas were born and made a living from the henequén
bonanza. By mid 1940, when synthetic fibers were created, the henequén industry
plummeted and with it, the splendor of haciendas.
In the last decade of the XX century, the haciendas
of Yucatan recovered economic growth and splendor, this time as spots of perfect
harmony for relaxation, reflection, and meditation; but mostly to offer unique
experiences to the visitors of Yucatan.
In other times, machinery houses, today restaurants
serving contemporary Yucatan cuisine; before, stables and farmyards, now, pools
and spas; stately ranches of old, today real estate of peculiar charm from
Yucatan to the world.
HACIENDA XCANATÚN
A henequen hacienda of the XVIII century, transformed into a luxurious hotel with 18 suites, located in Merida.
No detail is overlooked to offer comfort and exclusiveness to all guests.
It has a gourmet restaurant of the highest world cuisine, as well as traditional food, truly exquisite. Its ample gardens, suitable for taking relaxing walks, alongside the luxurious rooms and a spectacular bathroom, will give you a unique experience. It has spa service, pool, and you may hire other services such as horseback riding, golf, and visits to archaeological zones.
ÍNDIGO HACIENDA MISNÉ
The first Indigo hotel in Mexico is located within a Yucatan hacienda of the XIX century, in which tradition is combined with the advantages of modern hotels. It has a beautifully restored main house; the grounds are surrounded by a huge fence that protects the hacienda and its splendid tropical gardens. It has 50 rooms, gym, meeting rooms and a fine food restaurant. It is located 6 km from Merida’s downtown, very close to the road to Cancun. A true oasis within the city.
HACIENDA SANTA ROSA DE LIMA
It is located 50 minutes away from Merida’s International Airport. Its rooms and
suites are within the original building, which has been completely restored and
adapted to the Hotel’s needs. All rooms are spacious, have air conditioning and
ample bathrooms with modern amenities. Some rooms and suites (except La Casita)
have ceilings up to 7 meters high. All rooms have a hammock to allow guests to
sleep Mayan style. The rooms and suites are comfortable and romantic, decorated
entirely in last century’s colonial style. Walls are painted with mineral paint
in pastel tones.
HACIENDA SAN JOSÉ CHOLUL
San José is located 40 minutes away from Merida’s International Airport. This hacienda’s rooms and suites respect the disposition and style that marked the colony times.
The old garage, the machine room, the main house and the administrator’s house are now cozy rooms with high ceilings, wide walls and large shady windows. The terrace, a paramount space to get fresh air in the evening, suggests placid hours of relaxation. Hacienda San José Cholul has 15 rooms, two superior rooms, eight garden juniors, four Mayan villages, and one garden suite.
TEMOZÓN SUR
Is located at 35 minutes of Merida’s International Airport. The rooms and suites
are located in the original building, which completely has been recovered and
adapted to the needs of the hotel. All the rooms have the name of their original
function; for example: the pharmacy, the school, the kitchen; they are wide,
with air-conditioned and extensive baths with modern amenities. Some rooms and
suites have ceilings up to 7 meters. All the rooms have a hammock that allows
the guest to sleep “Mayan style”. The decoration is past century style, like in
the times of greater prosperity of the haciendas.
HACIENDA PETAC
It is located near Merida. Built in the XVII century over the ruins of a Mayan site.
It has 5 rooms. It offers an exceptional combination of luxury, service and total privacy; easy to get to from historic downtown Merida. Experience the life as was lived here in other times; exotic natural surroundings and exquisite details make Hacienda Petac unique. Each room has all services: private bathroom, air conditioning, bath robes, custom made furniture, comfortable and spacious. 12 people can be accommodated with all possible comfort and luxury.
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SAN ANTONIO MILLET
Hacienda San Antonio Millet, located 23 km away from Merida, opens its doors and
invites its visitors to tour a landscape of millenarian trees. The Mayas named
this place Cerro rojo (red hill), mul chac; it that was a farm for cattle since
1667, and later a henequen farm, just as all the neighboring lands. Today it’s a
private residence with nine rooms, beautifully decorated and spotlessly
furnished, with traditional hammocks to remember the style of past owners.
Yucatan, also famous for its land and sea delights, offers at Hacienda San
Antonio Millet quite a culinary luxury.
OCHIL
Intimate and charming hacienda with a restaurant, gift shop, craftsmen shops and a museum which has many interesting photos tracing out the history and restoration of Ochil, as well as examples of products and items from the times when haciendas were fully operational.
SOTUTA DE PEÓN
To visit Hacienda Sotuta de Peon is to travel into the past and go back to the
history of haciendas of over 100 years ago. The trip is done by truck, pulled by
mules, with metallic wheels running on long cauville rails. Extensive henequen
plantations welcome us as an introduction to the tour in which we will get to
know closely Sotuta de Peon, a live hacienda.
