Cenote del Mar, Tankah Bay

Cenote del Mar is the estate for a group of twenty who want a five-star resort reserved for themselves. It is specified closer to a hotel than to a rental, and the detail is where that shows: Hypnos mattresses in the bedrooms, Dyson and GHD equipment in the bathrooms, and a level of finish that private houses rarely attempt.

Eight bedrooms are spread across eight thousand six hundred square feet on a completely private run of Caribbean beachfront in Tankah Bay. The split is what makes twenty guests workable. Six double suites fill the main villa, and two four-person apartments occupy the guest house, so families with young children can take the guest house and the rest of the party keeps the main villa.

The interiors are elegant and organised around a wellness core drawing on Mayan heritage. There is a gym, and treatments can be arranged at the villa. Living, dining and media spaces are scaled for the full group, with a full kitchen behind the dining areas.

Outside, terraces and loungers face the private sand, and an outdoor kitchen handles meals by the water. Housekeeping runs daily, with Wi-Fi and air-conditioning throughout.

For multi-family trips and milestone celebrations that would otherwise need a hotel floor, Cenote del Mar is the alternative with nobody else on the beach. Enquire for availability.