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Hotel Esencia, Xpu-Ha, Mexico

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courtesy,
Hotel
Escencia

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October 22, 2015

2-TIMES · Travel

Hotel Esencia, 
Xpu-Ha, Mexico

Feeling: 
Where art
meets
the beach. 

A new look: 
Undertaken in
2014, new
owner Kevin 
Wendle 
orchestrated
an 18-month
redesign
project 
including the
renovation
of all 29
rooms, suites
& public areas,
a new beach-bar
and grill, the
introduction 
of a unique
collection of
contemporary
art & antiques,
and the launch
of two private
villas –
Villa Xpu-Ha
& Villa Bell-Ha. 

Creative 
direction: 
C.S. Valentin
(ex-Miu Miu
& Joseph). 

Architecture: 
Gabriel and
Alfonso Nunez. 

Music: 
Hotel
playlists
by Michel
Gaubert. 

Dining: 
Executive chef
Juan Carlos
Gutierrez
Chavira
(ex-Chanel).

Furniture 
design: 
Tables and 
chairs by
Charlotte
Perraind &
Pierre
Jeanneret,
papel amate
drawings
and custom
handwoven
wool rugs. 

Artworks 
by: 
Fernando
Botero &
Eduardo
Santiere,
and ceramics
by Pablo
Picasso. 

Address: 
Carr. Cancun-Tulum 
Km 265, Xpu-Ha, 77710, 
Playa del Carmen, 
Quintana Roo, Mexico

Telephone: 
+52 984 873 4830.