Hotel Hacienda Viva Sotuta de Peon - Village Resort

It is a bit expensive but worth it, great tour and place to visit. Tours are only at 10 and 1 this time of year. You can visit the chapel and gardens, we were early and needed to kill some time. Changing for the Cenote, swimming cavern, in advance is recommended. There are English and Spanish tours.

Amazing experience. Great for families and groups. You will get to learn about the history of haciendas in the region, about the henequen industry. The landscape is also beautiful and it has a small but stunning looking cenote at the end. Also the food didn't disappoint.

Absolutely loved our stay! The dinner was delicious, the room was spacious and super comfy, and being surrounded by jungle made it feel like a real escape. The henequén tour was fascinating and ended perfectly with a dip in the cenote.

Everything about here is amazing other than its quite remote location. A lot of people say about animal cruelty however the animals only have to pull a cart on wheels along a flat track for around 20 minutes at most and they are kept in wide fields in good condition and they are let out often if you think that is animal cruelty then you clearly have no idea what you are talking about. I would love to give this place a 5 star rating however we fond a small tarantula in our room on the first day. Other that that would definitely recommend.

Only reason this place exists is for tourism; not a working plantation. But the tour was giving in an excellent manner. You learn quite a bit and get to experience the area 100 years ago. There's also a pretty cool cenote at the end you swim in. Plan in being here for 4 hours.

Such a peaceful place! Very friendly staff and good food. The tour was fantastic and the tour guide was great. The pool, which surrounds the restaurant, is pretty large and the view is magnificent too. The cabanas are clean and comfortable. An enjoyable experience - highly recommended.

Such a beautiful place! We stayed one night and wished we had more time. The food was excellent, especially dinner, and the room was large and very cozy. The tour of the henequén fields and cenote was a highlight.

The grounds of this hacienda were absolutely breath-taking. The tour is special in itself, and differentiates from other hacienda tours in the Yucatan as they have an actual machinery museum and rein-act all the procedures of making the henekén. If you are staying the night, the shared pool by the dinner restaurant is so nice, and 4-course the dinner was delicious. You can walk around the hacienda grounds and find the different pools, visit the buildings, and pet the animals. They have a variety of ponies, horses, sheep, donkeys, etc. Also, don't forget your camera as it's super picturesque! Beware - They use real horses to tow tourists to the cenotes and back. The horses seem well-fed and cared for, but it's extremely hot out and the route to the cenote is over 2 kilometers. Plus, they load around 12 tourists on to one cart. I imagine it's heavy for the horse. Where the hacienda fell short was in the service. First of all, my husband requested a special set up in the room we rented (the deluxe king villa) as it was our anniversary and the request was confirmed by the hotel. Upon arriving, there was no set up. Secondly, we had to wait for an extra 20 minutes to check-in to our room at 3 pm. While walking to the villa, we saw the cleaning staff walking out - they hadn't cleaned it on time for our check-in. Thirdly, the villa was full of mosquitos and no mosquito net was offered. We came out of there covered in mosquito bites and contemplated returning to Mérida late at night to get away from the bites. The staff were professional and very nice the entire time, I think it's just a matter of organization and communication that needs to be worked on. At that price, they could have done the special set up requested and gotten us checked-in on time.