Inside the Tulum eco resort with sustainability at its core

Set against a 900-metre-long stretch of picturesque Caribbean Coast, Playa Papaya Project is a luxe hippie paradise in the middle of Telum, Mexico. The feel is commune-like and down-to-earth with holistic activities like yoga, tai chi and meditation, plentiful offerings of fresh local food, drink and snacks at the Beach Club and relaxing massages and beauty treatments. It’s the perfect place to unplug, reconnect with nature and just lie back in a hammock and listen to the melodic crash of waves.

Created as a collaboration between Design Hotels and owner Emilio Heredia, the vision was to create a sustainable, creative hub in the idyllic beach town but with a focus on social responsibility, through giving back to the local Mayan people and crafting ecologically built rooms with local materials such as palapa (thatched) roofing, timber/plaster composite walls and bamboo window coverings.

The property features 100 rooms of many types, from intimate casitas (with your very own plunge pool on the roof) to treehouse jungle hideaways, plus rustic thatched roof cabanas on the sand and three bedroom villas complete with numerous lounging spaces. Add to this a 20 person outdoor dining area, hammocks galore and a private pool, there really is something for everyone. The design is simple and organic, utilising natural and imperfect materials like varying shades of timber, grey linen, textured cushions and tactile, creamy rendered walls to give a rustic and authentic air.

If a dance is your thing, then the world’s best DJs head to the Mexican town to play their hypnotic beats almost every night. Full moon parties are notorious here. The communal areas are intended to encourage creativity and play – like the amphitheatre on the beach to facilitate performances and readings, and outdoor local art at every twist and turn of the winding pathways along the property.

If you manage to time your visit at the right time of year – between May and October, you may be lucky enough to witness a moonlit sea turtle nesting. Loggerhead and Green turtles travel across the ocean back to the exact same beach where they hatched from to nest. A magical experience.

Playa Papaya Project’s setting could not be perfect – it’s right in the thick of the buzzing Tulum main street where you can borrow a bike to get to plentiful nearby attractions. Another drawcard is the proximity to many types of must-visit, awe-inspiring Cenotes – refreshing natural springs all stemming from the one natural underground reservoir, only found here, in Yucatán, Mexico.

Set against a 900-metre-long stretch of picturesque Carribean Coast, Playa Palaya Project is a luxe hippie paradise. The feel is commune-like and down-to-earth with holistic activities like yoga, tai chi and meditation, plentiful offerings of fresh local food, drink and snacks at the Beach Club and relaxing massages and beauty treatments. It’s the perfect place to unplug, reconnect with nature and just lie back in a hammock and listen to the melodic crash of waves.

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