Hotel Xixim in Celestún

The tiny Gulf Coast town of Celestún already feels incredibly remote, but to reach our hotel, we had to continue past the final shack, and along a ridiculously bumpy dirt road for another half hour. Hotel Xixim is truly the back of beyond, but on pulling into the parking lot, we immediately knew the wearying trek was about to pay off.

More than just a simple hotel, Xixim is like a reconstructed Maya village. Guests gets their own deluxe Maya-style thatch-roofed hut, complete with a hammock on...