My girlfriend and I came to Esencia after having received two personal recommendations from friends.... Having read all of the reviews at Trip Advisor and hearing such glowing recommendations from friends, I had VERY high expectations. Esencia and its staff lived up to every one of those expectations.

We arrived mid-day and had several hours to kill before our scheduled couples massage. The Garden Suite was absolutely immaculate. The room was very spacious, clean, and the contemporary decor was simple and not overdone. We popped open the two beers from the minibar (stocked daily with complementary soda, juice, water, and beer) and began relaxing. In addition to the minibar beverages, the hotel gave us a complimentary bottle of red wine.
The room was cleaned daily and brought back to the same pristine state it was in when we arrived. The cleaning staff fished fallen leaves from the pool and resupplied the room with fresh towels and shampoos/conditioners.

There was so much jungle vegetation surrounding our back patio; the plunge pool was entirely and privately ours. Privacy was never once brought into question throughout the entire trip. We used the plunge pool every day so I can’t possibly see how we would return without having our own pool.

There were a few technical glitches. The heater for the pool was broken on our first day and we were disappointed that we couldn’t take advantage of it on our first night. However, the maintenance crew worked their magic in the background the next morning and repaired it. On the second day of our trip we came back to our room from the beach to find there was no water. The concierge told me it was a property wide issue, but was being worked on. 10 minutes later, we had running water again. Those were the only two problems we ran into and both were addressed quickly.

The room was equipped with speakers in the bedroom as well as in the bathroom, each having independent volume controls. It was nice to have the ability to turn on the bathroom speakers and leave the back door open so we could listen to music while relaxing in the pool. The hotel supplied an iPod with a variety of relaxing music, but you can easily plug in your own iPod.
Mosquitoes weren’t a problem until it rained. The hotel supplies each room with plenty of mosquito repellant spray and candles, but there was no keeping them away. I was pretty chewed up, but the mosquitos weren’t anything compared to the Southern US mosquitos we were accustomed to dealing with.

We went with Esencia’s “Splurge on the House” deal which was TOTALLY worth it for us. We had a couples massage, deep tissue massage, detoxing body wrap, and couples facial. The staff in the spa was super polite, very professional, and did an amazing job. While rather expensive, the visiting the spa at least ONCE on your trip should be mandatory.

The beach was a clean and beautiful as the Corona commercials. As other reviews have mentioned, the water is a bit rocky. You can’t wade more than 20-30’ before you hit rock, but this wasn’t an issue for us. We were there to relax. Not surf!

Sincere kudos go out to the hotel for proactively and laying out rose petals on our bed on the last night of our stay. They paid attention to us throughout the trip and took note that this was indeed a romantic getaway for us. It was such a nice surprise for us both!

I cannot say enough good things about Hotel Esencia. We will absolutely be going back!

One word I can describe my stay at Esencia: excellent. It has an excellent location, all quiet and very clean. Excellent view of the beach. The only thing I did not like so much is that the main pool is not in the same building and you have to walk .

Overall, I found all excellent and would go again without a second thought.

Wouldn't know where to start in describing this place. I felt ridiculously pampered, between the daily spa treatments, helpful staff, and incredible dining. It was one of those trips that sounded expensive when we were paying, and felt completely worth it while we were there. Would recommend it highly to couples or groups of friends who want something a little more sophisticated than your average Mexican beach getaway. (I don't think they have cheap tequila at this place.)

We got one of the specials that basically gave us the nightly room cost as a daily allowance, which really let us enjoy the meals and the spa treatments, definitely take advantage of one of the special offers if you can as you get so much more for your money.

Ten years ago, we spent our honeymoon in Tulum, Mexico. To celebrate our ten year anniversary, we decided to return. We upgraded our accomodations to Esencia - which turned out to be a perfect decision. For four days, we enjoyed the beautiful beach, spa, food, accomodations, and all the special little touches that make this hotel such a unique place to stay.

We have stayred at various resorts in Medico before, but Esencia is unique. The service is exceptional. The staff anticipates your every need. Each night, you realize the little things they've done to make your comfort a priority, e.g, the complimentary wine and beer, water and fruit juices, the fresh fruit served to your room, the daily pre-breakfast coffee and fresh pastries delivered to the room each morning and stored outside your door, waiting for you. At night, while you are out, not only do they have standard turn down service, they prepare outdoor smoke candles to keep away the mosquitos and light interior esential oils to fragrance the room. Though there was no wi-fi service to the room, our concierge had a router brought to the room so that we could use the internet there. I forgot my charger, and they happily let me borrow the one in the concierge office each morning.

We didn't venture far in the four days we stayed, but during that time we did enjoy the spa, where i had a lovely aromatherapy massage. We had a fantastic cooking lesson with Chef Bernardo and his sous chef Fermin. I enjoyed that a great deal, particularly as all the dishes we prepared were served to us later in the restaurant, pool side. He has wonderful recipes for ceviche, guacamole, and fresh fish wrapped in banana leaves with achiote. The food in the restaurant (both poolside and at Sal y Fuego) is exceptional. Don't miss the prailine hazelnut souffle.

The service on site at the pool and beach is really lovely. My husband and I have the priviledge of living in Bermuda, which is also a highly travelled beach destination. So, we're very familiar with the hospitality mentality. But Esencia staff show us how its done. Truely friendly, very helpful, always willing to accomodate.

I can't sy enough good things about this hotel, and I'm looking forward to our next trip back. Muchas gracias para todos.