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Best Sustainable Hotels & Eco Lodges in Mexico: The best sustainable hotels, eco lodges and beach retreats in Mexico, hand picked from off grid Pacific resorts to Yucatan haciendas.
Best Sustainable Hotels and Eco Friendly Stays in Mexico
The best sustainable hotels and eco lodges in Mexico put conservation, solar power and local ownership first. A short hop or a winding coastal drive can carry you from an off grid solar treehouse above a wild Pacific beach, to a cenote fed hacienda deep in the Maya jungle, to a whitewashed desert hideaway beneath the Baja stars. From beachfront eco resorts in Mexico to jungle lodges, every eco friendly stay in Mexico here treads gently, so you can choose an eco stay in Mexico that gives back to the place that makes it special.
The best sustainable stays in Mexico, from off grid Pacific eco resorts to solar powered Yucatán haciendas, run by people who put genuine effort into the planet, with the wholesome, thoughtful touches you respect and the comfort you come back for. Here is where to stay, from Playa Viva to Chablé Yucatán.
These are the sustainable stays we rate most in Mexico. Each one is hand picked and checked for how it actually runs, its energy, water, food and who owns it, so every stay on this list is the real thing.
Exploring more of the region? See our guides to sustainable stays in Canada and sustainable stays in the United States, or browse the whole Caribbean eco stays directory. This page is part of our growing North America collection.
How we decide the best place to stay in Mexico
The 10 best places to stay in Mexico are genuinely sustainable, chosen for real credentials such as B Corp certification, off grid solar power, community and ejido ownership and Maya conservation rather than green marketing. We look at how each one is powered, how it handles water and waste, where its food comes from and who owns and benefits from it, so your money supports places that tread lightly. Where a property makes bold eco claims we could not verify, we left it off.
At a glance
| Stay | Why it stands out |
|---|---|
| Playa Viva | Playa Viva is a B Corp certified regenerative eco resort on a wild Pacific beach near Juluchuca, Guerrero, running fully off-grid on solar power. |
| Hacienda Chichen Resort and Yaxkin Spa | Hacienda Chichen is one of Mexico's earliest eco hotels, a restored colonial hacienda set in a private 200 hectare Maya jungle reserve beside Chichen Itza, Yucatán. |
| Chablé Yucatán | Chablé Yucatán is a wellness focused luxury resort built around a cenote on a restored henequen estate near Mérida, powered largely by nearly 1,800 solar panels. |
| Hotel Escondido | Hotel Escondido is a minimal-rustic adults only beach retreat on Oaxaca's Pacific coast, built from natural local materials with a low-impact, minimal footprint design. |
| Canto de la Selva | Canto de la Selva is a community and ejido owned jungle lodge in the Lacandon rainforest of Chiapas, conserving over 1,000 hectares of primary forest off-grid. |
| El Patio 77 | El Patio 77 is widely credited as Mexico City's first eco friendly B&B, a restored 19th century mansion with solar water heating, rainwater harvesting and grey water filtrat… |
| Rancho Pescadero | Rancho Pescadero is a botanical beachfront retreat near Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, with an on-site solar farm, desalination plant and water recycling. |
| Paradero Todos Santos | Paradero Todos Santos is an architectural adults only retreat outside Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, using passive climate design and an on-site regenerative farm. |
| El Perdido | El Perdido is a genuinely off-grid desert hideaway near Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, built low-impact from adobe and thatch using natural local materials. |
| Casa Adela | Casa Adela is an intimate countryside retreat outside San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, with a naturally hot-spring fed pool and a chemical free kitchen garden. |
Top Picks, Where To Stay in Mexico
- Playa Viva
- Hacienda Chichen Resort and Yaxkin Spa
- Chablé Yucatán
- Juluchuca, Guerrero
Playa Viva
Playa Viva is a B Corp certified regenerative eco resort on a wild Pacific beach near Juluchuca, Guerrero, running fully off-grid on solar power.
Playa Viva is a pioneering regenerative eco resort on a wild stretch of Guerrero’s Pacific coast near the village of Juluchuca. It is B Corp certified and runs entirely off-grid on solar power, with on-site water treatment that replenishes the aquifer, treehouse and beachfront casitas built from local materials, and a sea turtle sanctuary alongside a farm and community health and education programmes. Largely plant-forward and deeply low impact, it suits conscious travellers who want barefoot luxury with a genuine social and ecological mission.
- Chichén Itzá, Yucatán
Hacienda Chichen Resort and Yaxkin Spa
Hacienda Chichen is one of Mexico’s earliest eco hotels, a restored colonial hacienda set in a private 200 hectare Maya jungle reserve beside Chichen Itza, Yucatán.
Hacienda Chichen Resort and Yaxkin Spa is one of Mexico’s earliest eco hotels, a restored colonial hacienda set within a private 200 hectare jungle reserve right beside the ruins of Chichen Itza in Yucatán. Cottages sit among subtropical forest sheltering more than 150 bird species, and the resort runs reforestation, water treatment and Maya community welfare programmes alongside its Yaxkin holistic spa. It suits history minded travellers who want a quiet, nature immersed base for exploring the Yucatán’s Maya heartland.
- Near Mérida, Yucatán
Chablé Yucatán
Chablé Yucatán is a wellness focused luxury resort built around a cenote on a restored henequen estate near Mérida, powered largely by nearly 1,800 solar panels.
Chablé Yucatán is a wellness focused luxury resort built around a natural cenote on a restored henequen estate near Mérida. Its casitas and Maya inspired spa sit amid farm-to-table gardens in traditional Maya raised beds growing dozens of native species, while 1,848 solar panels supply around 60 per cent of the resort’s energy and single-use plastics are banned. Refined rather than rustic, it suits travellers seeking design led comfort with real sustainability substance and deep Maya cultural grounding.
- Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca
Hotel Escondido
Hotel Escondido is a minimal-rustic adults only beach retreat on Oaxaca’s Pacific coast, built from natural local materials with a low-impact, minimal footprint design.
Hotel Escondido is a serene, minimal-rustic beach retreat on Oaxaca’s Pacific coast from design led operator Grupo Habita. Sixteen spare palapa roofed cabins with private plunge pools sit on a near empty beach, built from natural and local materials that tread lightly on the landscape, with a restaurant leaning on locally sourced seafood and produce. Adults only and gloriously undeveloped, it suits couples and solo travellers wanting understated design, solitude and a strong sense of place over resort scale amenities.
- Lacandon rainforest, Chiapas
Canto de la Selva
Canto de la Selva is a community and ejido owned jungle lodge in the Lacandon rainforest of Chiapas, conserving over 1,000 hectares of primary forest off-grid.
Canto de la Selva is a remote, community owned jungle lodge on the banks of the Lacantún River, facing the Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in the heart of the Lacandon rainforest in Chiapas. Owned and run by ejido members who protect more than 1,000 hectares of primary forest, its handful of cabins use off-grid energy, water and waste systems. Reached only after a long journey, it suits adventurous travellers drawn to biodiversity, kayaking and genuine Indigenous led conservation over comfort.
- Mexico City
El Patio 77
El Patio 77 is widely credited as Mexico City’s first eco friendly B&B, a restored 19th century mansion with solar water heating, rainwater harvesting and grey water filtration.
El Patio 77 is widely credited as Mexico City’s first sustainable bed and breakfast, set in a restored 19th century French style mansion in the leafy Santa María la Ribera district. It pairs antique filled rooms and Mexican art with rooftop solar water heaters, rainwater collection, grey water filtering and energy saving systems. Central yet peaceful, it suits urban travellers who want a characterful, green boutique base for exploring the capital’s museums, markets and neighbourhoods on foot.
- Todos Santos, Baja California Sur
Rancho Pescadero
Rancho Pescadero is a botanical beachfront retreat near Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, with an on-site solar farm, desalination plant and water recycling.
Rancho Pescadero is a botanical beachfront retreat on Baja’s Pacific coast near Todos Santos, reborn under Hyatt’s Unbound Collection. It moves guests by electric cart and bicycle only, grows produce in sprawling organic gardens and is building towards a self-sufficient power grid with a large solar farm, desalination plant and on-site water recycling. Wellness focused and design forward, it suits couples and spa lovers who want polished, sustainable luxury within easy reach of Cabo yet away from its crowds.
- Todos Santos, Baja California Sur
Paradero Todos Santos
Paradero Todos Santos is an architectural adults only retreat outside Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, using passive climate design and an on-site regenerative farm.
Paradero Todos Santos is an architectural adults only retreat set where desert, mountains, farmland and sea converge outside Todos Santos. Its raw concrete rooms use passive climate design such as breezeways and thermal mass rather than active cooling in shared spaces, while an on-site regenerative farm supplies the kitchen, sourcing stays local and single-use plastics are banned. Immersive and design driven, it suits travellers who want striking low-impact architecture, guided desert experiences and slow, nature connected downtime over conventional resort trappings.
- Near Todos Santos, Baja California Sur
El Perdido
El Perdido is a genuinely off-grid desert hideaway near Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, built low-impact from adobe and thatch using natural local materials.
El Perdido is a tiny off-grid desert hideaway between the Pacific and the Sierra de la Laguna near Todos Santos. Its seven adobe walled jacales with thatched roofs are hand finished in the colours of the desert and built from natural local materials to disappear into the land, offering a deliberately analogue, low-impact escape. Quiet, rustic and unpretentious, it suits independent travellers who value simplicity, dark skies and a light footprint over polish, and who want to feel genuinely away from it all.
- Near San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Casa Adela
Casa Adela is an intimate countryside retreat outside San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, with a naturally hot-spring fed pool and a chemical free kitchen garden.
Casa Adela is an intimate countryside retreat on an eight acre estate in the high desert just outside San Miguel de Allende. Its seven rooms overlook mountains and an orchard, and a naturally hot-spring fed pool sidesteps energy intensive heating while a chemical free orchard and vegetable garden supply the kitchen. Peaceful and design conscious, it suits travellers who want a calm rural base, farm fresh food and hot air balloon dawns within easy reach of San Miguel’s galleries and colonial streets.