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Architecture Emilio Heredia
Situated on a 900-meter stretch along the Mayan Riviera, the barefoot luxury camp has an urban spirit that encourages visitors to come together and be inspired. The thatch-roofed cabañas are ecologically built with local materials, including palapa roofing, wood/plaster composite walls, and bamboo window coverings. Each possesses a rustic charm while celebrating the luxury of simplicity.
Interior design Emilio Heredia
The rooms encourage residents to soak in the warmth of the elements, both physically and mentally. The separation between man and nature diminishes in these rustic spaces and the absence of electrical outlets becomes a welcome reminder to truly unplug. The ultimate luxury in most of the cabañas is the private porch, where hammocks swing guests in-sync with Tulum’s laidback rhythm.
The Originals Emilio Heredia
Lifestyle The Papaya Playa Project vision
Saturday Celebrations, an iconic ritual of high energy, music, and movement, bring the jungle to life with world-renowned artists and unforgettable performances under the stars. Beyond hospitality, Papaya Playa Project is a living ecosystem. The grounds are home to a diverse range of wildlife, including the majestic and endangered Yucatán peacock, as well as mammals, reptiles, and vibrant birdlife—each part of the natural rhythm that surrounds the guest experience.
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From locally sourced, organic cuisine served with a sea breeze on the Beach Club terrace, to impromptu jam sessions and experimental cocktails, every moment is alive with intention.
Sustainability Keeping an eye on our Conscious Hotel Principles
Buildings use ancestral techniques like low thatched roofs to keep areas cool and walls finished in the ancient chukum technique. Facilities are elevated so as not to disturb roots and animal burrows.
The hotel reuses and repurposes constantly. Towels and linens become cleaning rags, puffs are filled with reusable filling, wood and furniture are fixed and reused, and plastic is limited.
Tulum uses highly polluting diesel generators. Papaya Playa Project installed the infrastructure to join Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission grid, avoiding the production of 1,164,070 tons of carbon dioxide per year.
The hotel treats wastewater with an aerobic process treatment plant and has installed a reverse osmosis plant. In this way, it avoids transporting the equivalent of over 200 truckloads of garbage per month.
Whenever possible, products are sourced locally and the remainder is purchased from fair-trade Mexican manufacturers. On-site workshops produce 90% of the hotel’s furniture and sew textiles.
The hotel collaborated with groups like Letras Itinerantes to benefit Mayan communities and LADLE (Los Amigos de la Esquina) to offer activities to kids to keep them off the streets.
The hotel takes care of hundreds of turtle nests and sees thousands of baby turtles hatch each year. Guests are invited to be a part of the experience.
Papaya Playa Project
Carretera Tulum Boca Paila, Km 4.5
Tulum 77780
Mexico
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