We made our first trip to Mexico this November and we couldn't find a better Place!
We know many 5 star resorts all over the World, but the Esencia is one of the best!
The Hotel esencia is the perfect hideaway to stay. Great Hotel, very clean, attentive Staff, many small things that counts. Great food and a perfect spa!
Thank you so much to all of you, for making our stay so unforgettable.
We can recommend you in every way and will come back to you for sure!

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.