Rosas Y Xocalat - Merida

The ‘Xocolat’ in the hotel’s name references this area’s history as the place where the Mayans first discovered cocoa and offered it up to their gods. The ‘Rosas’ conjurs up the hotel’s romantic aura and dusky pink colour scheme, not to mention the fresh cut roses which are strewn throughout the 17 guestrooms and suites.

Once made up of two colonial mansions, the haute-pueblo building has been restored, Rios and Larrain melding the rustic elegance of the historic mansions with modern accoutrements, like state-of-the-art entertainment systems and open-to-the-sky bathtubs. Chocolate-based spa treatments and sweet-smelling amenities have been lovingly engineered by master chocolatier Mathieu Brees, who runs an in-hotel Belgian-Mexican fine chocolates boutique. With its prime location on the prestigious Avenue Paseo Montejo and use of local materials like hand-fabricated cement tiles and chucum stucco, guests to Rosas y Xocolate can fully experience the old-world charm of the Yucatan peninsula.