This charming room is located in the Casa Principal of the hacienda, facing a garden to the rear of this building. It has a lovely, serene terrace furnished with a hammock, table and chairs.

Veleta has a king size bed and, like all the rooms at the hacienda, has both air-conditioning and a ceiling fan.

The bathroom is spacious and features a large shower. It’s just as colorful as the bedroom, offering a cheery start to every day.

The second superior room is #9.  It is located in the Old Machine House and has two double beds.  This amazing room has its bathroom built around the lower half of a huge Ceiba tree. Mayan culture has great respect for these tall trees, considered to be the “tree of life” – it is very unlucky to uproot them.

This room doesn’t have a plunge pool, but the large main swimming pool is only a few yards away. In front of the room, a terrace with outdoor furniture overlooks the central gardens.

Each Superior room has a luxurious bathroom with a huge walk-in in shower and a stylish vanity area.

Tapenko is located near to Veleta in the Casa Principal. This room has incredibly high walls and a beamed ceiling. The windows are shuttered in the traditional hacienda style, and it’s easy to imagine yourself back in the 19th century.

Each room was individually furnished by the owners, and you’ll find many unique pieces here. The bed heads were made locally to their designs, yet blend perfectly with the antiques.

Bathrooms at the hacienda have all the modern comforts. In this room there is an indulgent shower with a large shower rose. Hairdryers are provided in all the rooms.

Madinina is a newer double room located near to the chapel. It has two queen beds and is very spacious, with a bright and cheery decor.  The bathroom has a stylish vanity area and a generously sized walk-in shower.

Immediately adjacent to Madinina is a similar room with a king bed, Malanga, and the two rooms would be a good choice for a family or friends who prefer rooms close together. These two rooms share a shady patio area.

Malanga is a spacious room with a king bed and a more modern decor. It is adjacent to, and shares a patio with, the two queen bedded room Madinina.

Like all the rooms at the hacienda, Malanga has remote-controlled air-conditioning to keep you cool even during the summer months.

A curtain divides the bedroom area from the large bathroom. There is an attractive vanity unit and a walk-in shower.

We love this pretty junior suite with its curved white walls, almost Greek in style. It was originally the dwelling of a Franciscan monk, and is located next to the chapel.

It is romantic and cozy enough for a couple, but there’s also a second room with a single bed and a high ceiling. An open doorway connects the two rooms.

This colorful junior suite has a bedroom with a king bed and a further sleeping area with a single bed. The two areas are divided by an arch and curtain. The high ceilings make the room seem very light and airy.

There’s an open doorway to the bathroom, which has a shower. Outside the suite is a small terrace that overlooks the gardens. This suite is located near to the pretty chapel.

The Junior Suites work well for a couple with one child, or even for two friends who want to share a room but prefer to have some privacy.

The hacienda’s “casita” can accommodate up to six people very comfortably and is just perfect for a large family to share. Walking into the suite from the shady terrace, you’ll find a bedroom to your left that has a double bed and two single beds. To your right is the master bedroom, with a queen size bed. Drapes separate the two bedrooms.

La Casita has a large bathroom that can easily handle family bath times with boisterous children. It has a large walk-in shower.

The Casita has a private terrace with outdoor seating to the rear of the suite. To the front is a lovely verandah with several hammocks strung up in the shade.

The Hacienda Santa Cruz’s Master Suites are just perfect for a family of four. It’s unusual to find two bedroom suites or connecting rooms in hacienda hotels, but these suites offer plenty of space for parents with children who are too young to have their own rooms.

The Master bedroom has a romantic four poster bed with a large ceiling fan above it. Traditional shuttered windows overlook the picturesque gardens and keep the room cool when closed. There’s a glazed door between the bedroom and the huge bathroom, which has an oversized tub and a huge walk-in shower.

The second bedroom has two twin beds and is divided from the Master bedroom by an archway. Both bedrooms have air-conditioning units as well as ceiling fans, but you’ll find that these rooms are naturally cool and fans alone are usually sufficient.

Suite Pozo has a very shady terrace with a hammock and outdoor seating from which you can admire the tranquil landscape.

This very spacious Master Suite has a lovely, shady terrace with a hammock, only a few paces from the swimming pool. “Kancab” is a ancient Mayan limestone mix that is used to line the walls of the hacienda, leaving a smooth and slightly glossy finish.

When renovating the hacienda, the owners took great care to replicate as much as possible the materials that would have been used in the estate’s heyday. The tiles covering this verandah sourced in France just as they would have been hundreds of years ago. When the sisal boats returned from supplying Europe with their “green gold” they brought back French tiles, fine furniture and other commodities much sought after by the wealthy land owners.

This suite has a Master bedroom with a king bed and a second bedroom with two beds. There are doors between the two rooms. Entering from the terrace, the first room you see is the second bedroom; then you can walk through to the Master Bedroom.

The grand bathroom is the size of some guest rooms in other hotels! It has a huge tub and a pretty vanity area, plus a capacious walk-in shower.

Karukera is a spacious Master Suite in the Casa Principal of the hacienda. It has a bedroom with a king bed and a separate bedroom with two beds.

The bathroom is huge and features a large stone tub.